Mesh network personal emergency response appliance
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1. A system, comprising:
- one or more wireless nodes forming a wireless mesh network where data hops from one wireless node to another wireless node;
a user activity sensor including a wireless mesh transceiver adapted to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes using the wireless mesh network; and
a digital monitoring agent coupled to the wireless transceiver through the wireless mesh network to request assistance from a third party based on the user activity sensor, wherein the digital monitoring agent detects a weakness in left half and right half of the person'"'"'s body;
a walking pattern for loss of balance or coordination;
hand or foot movement in a predetermined pattern based on accelerometer output in accordance with the predetermined pattern;
feeling of dizziness or headache;
ability to read text image one eye at a time;
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
or if numbness is felt in the body.
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Abstract
A monitoring system includes one or more wireless nodes forming a wireless mesh network; a user activity sensor including a wireless mesh transceiver adapted to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes using the wireless mesh network; and a digital monitoring agent coupled to the wireless transceiver through the wireless mesh network to request assistance from a third party based on the user activity sensor.
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1. A system, comprising:
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one or more wireless nodes forming a wireless mesh network where data hops from one wireless node to another wireless node; a user activity sensor including a wireless mesh transceiver adapted to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes using the wireless mesh network; and a digital monitoring agent coupled to the wireless transceiver through the wireless mesh network to request assistance from a third party based on the user activity sensor, wherein the digital monitoring agent detects a weakness in left half and right half of the person'"'"'s body;
a walking pattern for loss of balance or coordination;
hand or foot movement in a predetermined pattern based on accelerometer output in accordance with the predetermined pattern;
feeling of dizziness or headache;
ability to read text image one eye at a time;
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
or if numbness is felt in the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A method to monitor a person, comprising:
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capturing and transmitting the person'"'"'s daily activities over a wireless mesh network using mesh network transceivers with data hopping from node to node; determining a pattern associated with the person'"'"'s daily activities; requesting assistance if the person'"'"'s current activity varies from the pattern or if a dangerous condition is detected; and detecting a weakness in left half and right half of the person'"'"'s body;
detecting a walking pattern for loss of balance or coordination;
requesting hands/feet movement in a predetermined pattern and reading accelerometer output in accordance with the predetermined pattern;
checking whether the person experienced dizziness or headache;
displaying a text image and asking the person to read back the text image one eye at a time;
using a speech recognizer to detect confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
or asking the person if numbness is felt in the body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 21)
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22. A method to monitor a person, comprising:
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capturing and transmitting the person'"'"'s daily activities over a wireless mesh network where data hops from wireless node to wireless node; determining a pattern associated with the person'"'"'s daily activities; requesting assistance if the person'"'"'s current activity varies from the pattern or if a dangerous condition is detected; and detecting a weakness in left half and right half of the person'"'"'s body;
a walking pattern for loss of balance or coordination;
hand or foot movement in a predetermined pattern based on accelerometer output in accordance with the predetermined pattern;
feeling of dizziness or headache;
ability to read text image one eye at a time;
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
or if numbness is felt in the body.
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