Cellphone based monitoring system and process
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1. A method of monitoring events associated with a first user comprising the steps of:
- (a) enabling detection control options on a first cellphone, which reporting control options include;
i. target event controls selectable by a user of said first cellphone for identifying target events to be detected for the first user; and
ii. an option for enabling said target events to be detected for the first user during a specified monitoring period, which specified monitoring period begins at a first designated time and lasts for a first designated duration; and
iii. identification data for at least one second user designated by the first user to receive reports on selected ones of said detected target events;
(b) causing said first cellphone to communicate said target events for the first user during said specified period to an Internet server computing system;
(c) processing said target events at said Internet server computing system to identify a selected event;
(d) reporting on said selected event by generating an alert from the Internet server computing system communicated to a second cellphone of said at least one second user;
wherein said detection control options permit the second user to receive alerts for said selected events over a first communications channel which is separate from a second communications channel used by the second cellphone to receive voice data signals.
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Abstract
A remote monitoring device is integrated as part of a cell phone or personal digital assistant. By sharing computing resources of a communications transceiver, the cost of a monitoring device can be significantly reduced, while still permitting sufficient functionality to effectively observe an area of interest, such as a child'"'"'s sleeping area. An alert is generated and transmitted to an observer using a separate transceiver when activity at the monitored area (i.e., sound or video activity) meets a specified threshold.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring events associated with a first user comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling detection control options on a first cellphone, which reporting control options include; i. target event controls selectable by a user of said first cellphone for identifying target events to be detected for the first user; and ii. an option for enabling said target events to be detected for the first user during a specified monitoring period, which specified monitoring period begins at a first designated time and lasts for a first designated duration; and iii. identification data for at least one second user designated by the first user to receive reports on selected ones of said detected target events; (b) causing said first cellphone to communicate said target events for the first user during said specified period to an Internet server computing system; (c) processing said target events at said Internet server computing system to identify a selected event; (d) reporting on said selected event by generating an alert from the Internet server computing system communicated to a second cellphone of said at least one second user; wherein said detection control options permit the second user to receive alerts for said selected events over a first communications channel which is separate from a second communications channel used by the second cellphone to receive voice data signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications system adapted to monitor events associated with a first user including:
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(a) a first routine adapted to enable detection control options on a first cellphone, which reporting control options include; i. target event controls selectable by a user of said first cellphone for identifying target events to be detected for the first user; and ii. an option for enabling said target events to be detected for the first user during a specified monitoring period, which specified monitoring period begins at a first designated time and lasts for a first designated duration; and iii. identification data for at least one second user designated by the first user to receive reports on selected ones of said detected target events; (b) a second routine adapted to cause said first cellphone to communicate said target events for the first user during said specified period to an Internet server computing system; (c) a third routine operating at said Internet server computing system for processing said target events to identify a selected event; (d) said third routine being further adapted to report on said selected event by generating an alert from the Internet server computing system which is communicated to a second cellphone of said at least one second user; wherein said detection control options permit the second user to receive alerts for said selected events over a first communications channel which is separate from a second communications channel used by the second cellphone to receive voice data signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications system adapted to monitor events associated with a first user within a monitored area including:
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(a) a first routine adapted to enable event reporting control options on a first cellphone, which reporting control options include; i. target event controls selectable by a user of said first cellphone for identifying target events to be detected for the first user within the monitored area; and ii. user selectable controls for identifying a threshold to be exceeded by said target events; iii. an option for enabling said target events to be detected for the first user during a specified monitoring period, which specified monitoring period begins at a first designated time and lasts for a first designated duration; and iv. identification data for at least one second user designated by the first user to receive reports on selected ones of said detected target events; (b) a second routine adapted to cause said first cellphone to communicate said target events for the first user within the monitored area during said specified monitoring period to an Internet server computing system; wherein said second routine operates in a common memory shared by other routines used for communications by the first cellphone, and said routine is further adapted to disable at least some communications functions during said monitoring mode; (c) a third routine operating at said Internet server computing system for processing said target events to identify a selected event; (d) said third routine being further adapted to report on said selected event by generating an alert from the Internet server computing system which is communicated to a second cellphone of said at least one second user; wherein said detection control options permit the second user to receive alerts for said selected events over a first communications channel which is separate from a second communications channel used by the second cellphone to receive voice data signals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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