Patent ID: 9621959
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,G16H,H04H,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: detecting, by a television receiver, a command to display programming from a television provider; receiving, by the television receiver, a data signal corresponding to the programming; outputting, by the television receiver for display by a display device, a first audio-video output signal including the programming; outputting, by the television receiver for display by the display device, a second audio-video output signal corresponding to a user interface including options relating to reporting of a status of an individual associated with a residence including the television receiver; receiving, by the television receiver, input corresponding to a change in the options; modifying, by the television, a configuration of the television receiver according to the change in the options; receiving, by the television receiver, a configuration profile from a remote television receiver, wherein the configuration profile relates to reporting of the status of the individual associated with the residence; modifying, by the television, the configuration of the television receiver according to the configuration profile; detecting, by the television receiver, an in-bound telephone call from a calling device that is different from the remote television receiver; determining, by the television receiver, that a calling party associated with the in-bound telephone call is authorized to access a message that provides an indication of the status of the individual associated with the residence including the television receiver, wherein the television receiver serves as a gateway of a home automation system of the residence; retrieving, by the television receiver, data from a number of sensors associated with the home automation system and positioned within the residence; deriving, by the television receiver, the status of the individual using the data; determining, by the television receiver, the message that provides the indication of the status of the individual; playing-back, by the television receiver for the calling party, the message that provides the indication of the status of the individual; detecting, by the television receiver, input corresponding to a selection made by the calling party to instantiate an emergency response alert; instantiating, by the television receiver, the emergency response alert; transmitting, by the television receiver, a notification to the remote television receiver for display of the notification on a remote display device associated with the remote television receiver, wherein the notification includes the status of the individual; detecting, by the television receiver, an additional in-bound telephone call from an additional calling device that is different from the remote television receiver; determining, by the television receiver, that an additional calling party of the additional in-bound telephone call is unauthorized to access the message; and rolling, by the television receiver, the additional in-bound telephone call to voicemail.