Patent ID: 7589637
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G08B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring activity of an individual, comprising: detecting changes in performance of activities associated with the individual's daily routine by: grouping multiple sensors into multiple groups of sensors based on daily living activities; monitoring each group of multiple sensors to identify activations of at least one sensor within the multiple groups; applying one or more of multiple rules, each rule defining a number of actions to be taken, by comparing at least one of a pattern or frequency of multiple identified sensor activations to at least one of a predetermined sensor activation timeframe, pattern of multiple sensor activations, or frequency of sensors activations; and determining whether to initiate an action based upon the one or more comparisons, wherein determining whether to initiate an action based upon the one or more comparisons includes changing a timer value in order to keep the value within an acceptable range based upon an analysis of the activations identified and one or more groups in which the activated sensors are grouped.