Patent ID: 11948443
Assignee: LIFELINE SYSTEMS COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
data processing hardware; and
memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware and storing instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a first movement sensor of a first device associated with a user, first measurements of movement of the user measured by the first movement sensor over time;
receiving, from a second movement sensor of a second device associated with the user, second measurements of movement of the user measured by the second movement sensor, wherein the second device is separate from the first device;
weighting the received second measurements of movement;
processing the received first measurements of movement and the received second measurements of movement to determine whether a fall by the user is detected; and
in response to detecting the fall by the user, triggering an alarm or alert indicating that the user has fallen.