Method in alarm system, including recording of energy consumption
First Claim
1. Method for an alarm system, intended in particular for the monitoring of service apartments and the like for elderly and/or handicapped persons, characterized in that the system is connected to the energy supply system of the apartment, or to a part thereof, for the purpose of recording the distribution of energy consumption during certain periods, in that the result of the recordings is produced in the form of a cumulative recording exhibiting an average distribution pattern, in that the actual distribution pattern is recorded and is compared with the recorded average distribution pattern, and in that an alarm is produced if, at the end of or during a period, the values for the average distribution pattern and the actual distribution pattern differ by a predetermined amount.
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Abstract
A method for an alarm system is intended in particular for the monitoring of service apartments for elderly and/or handicapped persons. The energy consumption of each apartment is recorded over a period, for example in a computer. The results are presented in the form of a reference curve or standard curve for each apartment. Thereafter the actual energy consumption is compared with the value for the normal curve, and alarms of various kinds and of various degrees of urgency are triggered if the values differ by a predetermined amount.
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- 1. Method for an alarm system, intended in particular for the monitoring of service apartments and the like for elderly and/or handicapped persons, characterized in that the system is connected to the energy supply system of the apartment, or to a part thereof, for the purpose of recording the distribution of energy consumption during certain periods, in that the result of the recordings is produced in the form of a cumulative recording exhibiting an average distribution pattern, in that the actual distribution pattern is recorded and is compared with the recorded average distribution pattern, and in that an alarm is produced if, at the end of or during a period, the values for the average distribution pattern and the actual distribution pattern differ by a predetermined amount.
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9. A method for monitoring human activity in a dwelling, comprising the steps of:
- sensing the amount of electrical energy supplied to the dwelling on an electricity supply circuit, periodically recording an actual chronological pattern of energy consumption during a time period, comparing each said actual chronological pattern with an expected chronological pattern of energy consumption for said time period, and generating an alarm if said actual chronological pattern differs from said expected chronological pattern by a predetermined amount.
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