Patent ID: 9214078
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An individual activity monitoring system, comprising: a microphone configured to receive sounds and convert them to audio signals; a memory configured to store recorded audio signal patterns of monitored water flow events selected from the group consisting of water flowing from a faucet into a kitchen sink, water flowing from a faucet bathroom sink, water flowing from a shower head, water filling a bathtub, and toilet flushing; and a microprocessor coupled to the microphone and configured to receive the audio signals, compare the audio signals to the recorded audio signal patterns, and recognize whether the audio signals represent the monitored water flow event, the microprocessor being configured to reset a reset clock in response to a recognized monitored water flow event, and being further configured to issue an alert notification in response to an absence of a subsequent monitored water flow event after the reset clock exceeds a preprogrammed time period since a last recognized monitored water flow event.