Patent ID: 7443304

Claim:
A method of monitoring a patient located in a premises with a security system, comprising the steps of: strategically locating a first plurality of motion detectors in a first area under surveillance in the premises comprising a plurality of walls, a floor, a door, and a bed, by locating a first motion detector on a first wall at approximately the same height as a top surface of the bed, locating a second motion detector approximately one foot above the floor along a side of the bed the patient normally leaves from, and locating a third motion detector near the door; monitoring the first area under surveillance with the first plurality of motion detectors to ascertain if a patient has moved from an in-bed position by collecting signals from each of the first plurality of motion detectors and determining if the signals from each of the first plurality of motion detectors match a first predetermined pattern indicative of movement from the in-bed position, the first predetermined pattern comprising when the second motion detector is activated, the first motion detector is not activated for approximately five seconds after the second motion detector is activated, and the third motion detector is not activated, it is determined that the patient has moved from the in-bed position; and providing a notification if it is determined that the patient has moved from the in-bed position.