Automatic system for monitoring independent person requiring occasional assistance

US6611206B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

• Larry J. Eshelman · Ossining, US
• Srinivas Gutta · Buchanan, US
• Daniel Pelletier · Somers, US
• Hugo J. Strubbe · Yorktown Heights, US
• John Milanski · Tarrytown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 26, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S128/92
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Briefly, an alarm system monitors conditions of an independent person, yet one requiring some supervision, such as an elderly person living alone at home. The system monitors a variety of independent signals and combines them to recognize subtle cues that may indicate there will be a need for intervention by a supervisor.