Wetness monitoring system for tracking wetness events in diapers
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1. A personal care monitoring system comprising:
- a wetness sensor configured to detect a wetness event occurring within an associated diaper;
a human life sensor configured to detect a presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper; and
a monitoring unit comprising a system controller in communication with said wetness and human life sensors, wherein said system controller monitors said wetness and human life sensors and generates data associated with detected wetness events and the presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper.
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Abstract
A personal care monitoring system is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the monitoring system may include a wetness sensor configured to detect a wetness event occurring within an associated diaper, and a human life sensor configured to detect presence of human life relative to the associated diaper. A monitoring unit having a system controller in communication with the wetness and human life sensors may be utilized in such a manner that the system controller monitors the wetness and human life sensors and generates data associated with detected wetness events and presence of human life relative to the associated diaper.
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37 Claims
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1. A personal care monitoring system comprising:
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a wetness sensor configured to detect a wetness event occurring within an associated diaper;
a human life sensor configured to detect a presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper; and
a monitoring unit comprising a system controller in communication with said wetness and human life sensors, wherein said system controller monitors said wetness and human life sensors and generates data associated with detected wetness events and the presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wearable article operable with a personal care monitoring system, said article comprising:
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a diaper comprising a liquid impermeable layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a wetness sensor configured with said diaper, wherein said wetness sensor is adapted to detect a wetness event occurring within said diaper;
a human life sensor configured with said diaper, wherein said human life sensor is adapted to detect a presence or absence of human life relative to said diaper; and
wherein said wetness and human life sensors are adapted to responsively communicate to an associated personal care monitoring unit, detected wetness events and the presence or absence of human life relative to said diaper. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A personal care monitoring system comprising:
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means for detecting a wetness event occurring within an associated diaper;
means for detecting a presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper; and
means for monitoring and controlling said wetness event detecting means and said presence of human life detecting means, wherein said monitoring and controlling means generates data associated with detected wetness events and the presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A personal care monitoring system comprising:
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a wetness sensor configured to detect a wetness event occurring within an associated diaper;
a human life sensor configured to detect a presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper;
a monitoring unit comprising a system controller in communication with said wetness and human life sensors, wherein said system controller monitors said wetness and human life sensors and generates data associated with detected wetness events and the presence or absence of human life relative to said associated diaper; and
a display unit configured with said monitoring unit and in communication with said system controller, wherein said display unit is adapted to display said generated data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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