Enhanced fire, safety, security and health monitoring and alarm response method, system and device
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring health indicating parameters of an individual using a bedside unit, the method comprising:
- operating a bedside monitoring unit having a microphone, a microprocessor, a memory having a signal signature of a health indicating parameter stored therein, and a communications port;
by operating the bedside unit, detecting sounds comprising health indicating parameters received by the microphone of the bedside unit and converting the sounds to a real time digital pattern representing the sounds;
using the microprocessor and a digital acoustic signature recognition technology, comparing the real time digital pattern to the signal signature stored in the memory, and determining if detected sound represents health indicating parameters, wherein the digital acoustic signature recognition technology comprises a technique selected from the group consisting of matched filtering, cross correlation, and neural networking; and
using the communications port of the operating bedside unit, relaying the health indicating parameters to a medical monitoring service.
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Abstract
Method, system and device useful with conventional personal computers respond automatically to an identified alarm sound by sending a notification signal via the Internet only when a special sound monitoring program is active. Additionally, bedside detection of acoustic alarms is combined with enhanced waking devices to insure the waking of a child or hearing impaired person in response to an emergency. Home safety and security are provided using a bedside unit to monitor audible safety and security alarms and send notification signals to the appropriate communication site. A health monitoring method and system utilizes the bedside device to monitor breathing patterns and other health measuring signals and communicate these patterns and signals to a medical monitoring station.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring health indicating parameters of an individual using a bedside unit, the method comprising:
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operating a bedside monitoring unit having a microphone, a microprocessor, a memory having a signal signature of a health indicating parameter stored therein, and a communications port; by operating the bedside unit, detecting sounds comprising health indicating parameters received by the microphone of the bedside unit and converting the sounds to a real time digital pattern representing the sounds; using the microprocessor and a digital acoustic signature recognition technology, comparing the real time digital pattern to the signal signature stored in the memory, and determining if detected sound represents health indicating parameters, wherein the digital acoustic signature recognition technology comprises a technique selected from the group consisting of matched filtering, cross correlation, and neural networking; and using the communications port of the operating bedside unit, relaying the health indicating parameters to a medical monitoring service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A health monitor comprising:
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a bedside monitoring unit including a microphone, microprocessor, and a communications port; and a monitoring program stored within the microprocessor, including; first instructional signals for determining when sound received through the microphone of the bedside unit represents a health indicating parameter, the first instructional signals comprising a technique selected from the group consisting of matched filtering, cross correlation, and neural networking; and second instructional signals for relaying the health indicating parameter to a medical monitoring service through the communications port. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A home health monitoring system comprising:
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a device for measuring a health indicating parameter and generating a signal in response; and a bedside monitoring unit having a microphone, a receiver for receiving a signal generated by a measuring device, a communications port, a microprocessor and a monitoring program stored within the microprocessor, including; first instructional signals for determining when sound received through the microphone of the bedside unit represents a health indicating parameter, the first instructional signals comprising a technique selected from the group consisting of matched filtering, cross correlation, and neural networking; and second instructional signals for relaying the sounds received by the microphone and the signals received by the receiver to a medical monitoring service. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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