System for monitoring an inhabited environment
US6950017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/016
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A monitor system for monitoring an environment inhabited by an occupant includes a controller having data storage system, a processor, data processing software, at least one input, and at least one output, wherein at least one input includes an output signal from a signal generator associated with a utility meter, the utility meter being arranged to meter a utility entering the monitored environment, wherein the data processing software records and analyzes the or each at least one input, and wherein the at least one output includes an alarm signal generated when the data processing software determines that the utility use pattern is abnormal.
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