Population monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system for predicting an epidemic disease within a live population, comprising:
- (a) local data collection means operative to derive physical condition data of a plurality of population members;
(b) a local processor for correlating and storing the physical condition data of each of said population member relative to time; and
(c) means for transferring the data of each of said population members stored by the local processor to a remote data collection means;
wherein the remote data collection means is (i) operative to access information relating to the location of each of said population members relative to time and (ii) comprises a main processor programmed to analyze the physical condition data and the location information of said plurality of population members together according to a set of rules which assign a relative significance to a departure from each of a normal background level and an expected distribution of cases of the disease and an overall significance value signaling a probability of epidemic within said population.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a live population uses a unit as a local data collection device to derive data on the physical condition of a population member. The unit has a local processor for correlating and storing the physical condition data relative to time and a mechanism for transferring the stored data from the local processor to a remote data collection device. The remote data collection device also receives data relating to the location of the population member relative to time, and analyzes the physical condition and location data for unusual events, providing a signal on the occurrence of an unusual event. The physical condition may be derived from a sensor, which is a non-invasive sensor for measuring pulse rate, temperature and oxygen levels. The location data is provided from a locator incorporated in the unit.
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1. A system for predicting an epidemic disease within a live population, comprising:
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(a) local data collection means operative to derive physical condition data of a plurality of population members; (b) a local processor for correlating and storing the physical condition data of each of said population member relative to time; and (c) means for transferring the data of each of said population members stored by the local processor to a remote data collection means; wherein the remote data collection means is (i) operative to access information relating to the location of each of said population members relative to time and (ii) comprises a main processor programmed to analyze the physical condition data and the location information of said plurality of population members together according to a set of rules which assign a relative significance to a departure from each of a normal background level and an expected distribution of cases of the disease and an overall significance value signaling a probability of epidemic within said population. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for monitoring a live population consisting essentially of monitoring a plurality of members of said population by
(i) collecting data relating to a physical condition of each of the plurality members by local data collection means; -
(ii) correlating and storing in a local processor each of the physical condition data of the members relative to time; (iii) transferring the stored physical condition of the members to a remote data collection means; and (iv) analyzing the transferred physical condition data of the members at the remote data collection means together with data received at the remote data collection means relating to the location of each of the members relative to time according to a set of rules which assign a relative significance to a departure from each of a normal background level and an expected distribution of one or more parameters and an overall significance value signaling a probability of epidemic disease within said population and an environmental condition hazardous to said population as a whole. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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