System for generating periodic reports, generating trend analysis, and intervention in accordance with trend analysis from a detection subsystem for monitoring daily living activity

Claim 1

A system for monitoring a user in a user living area, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity of the user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence of said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative or said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a control information communication channel for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; a report generator for generating a scheduled periodic reports on daily living activities, said reports having collections of said information representative of selected daily living activities; a generator for generating a trend analysis in accordance with said reports of said information on said daily living activities; and means for intervening in said user living area in accordance with said trend analysis.

Claim 2

A system for monitoring a user in a user living area, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity of the user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence of said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative or said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a control information communication channel for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; a report generator for generating a scheduled periodic reports on daily living activities, said reports having collections of said information representative of selected daily living activities; a generator for generating a trend analysis in accordance with said reports of said information on said daily living activities; and means for intervening in said user living area in accordance with said trend analysis.

Claim 25

A system having a power line and a plurality of user living areas for monitoring a user in said user living areas, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller and a control information communication channel providing information representative of daily living activities within the user living areas of said plurality of user living areas, each system controller including a radio frequency receiver; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity of said user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence of said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative of said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a power line transmitter for applying said control signal to said subsystem by way of said power line; a controller receiver for receiving said control signal by way of said power line; a control information communication channel in each user living area of said plurality of user living areas for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; means fur aggregating information supplied by said control information control channels; a motion detector disposed within said user living area to detect the motion of said user and determine whether said user is out of a bed; and a timer cooperating with said motion detector for determining a period of user inactivity.

Claim 26

A system having a power line and a plurality of user living areas for monitoring a user in said user living areas, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller and a control information communication channel providing information representative of daily living activities within the user living areas of said plurality of user living areas, each system controller including a radio frequency receiver; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity of said user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence of said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative of said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a power line transmitter for applying said control signal to said subsystem by way of said power line; a controller receiver for receiving said control signal by way of said power line; a control information communication channel in each user living area of said plurality of user living areas for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; means fur aggregating information supplied by said control information control channels; a motion detector disposed within said user living area to detect the motion of said user and determine whether said user is out of a bed; and a timer cooperating with said motion detector for determining a period of user inactivity.

Claim 35

A system having a power line and a plurality of user living areas for monitoring a user in said user living areas, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller and a control information communication channel providing information representative of daily living activities within the user living areas of said plurality of user living areas, each system controller including a radio frequency receiver; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity said user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence or said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative of said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a power line transmitter for applying said control signal to said subsystem by way of said power line; a controller receiver for receiving said control signal by way of said power line; a control information communication channel in each user living area of said plurality of user living areas for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; and said activity detection subsystem including a water use detection subsystem.

Claim 36

A system having a power line and a plurality of user living areas for monitoring a user in said user living areas, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller and a control information communication channel providing information representative of daily living activities within the user living areas of said plurality of user living areas, each system controller including a radio frequency receiver; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity said user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence or said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative of said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a power line transmitter for applying said control signal to said subsystem by way of said power line; a controller receiver for receiving said control signal by way of said power line; a control information communication channel in each user living area of said plurality of user living areas for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; and said activity detection subsystem including a water use detection subsystem.

Claim 47

A system having a power line and a plurality of user living areas for monitoring a user in said user living areas, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller and a control information communication channel providing information representative of daily living activities within the user living areas of said plurality of user living areas, each system controller including a radio frequency receiver; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity of said user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence of said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative of said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a power line transmitter for applying said control signal to said subsystem by way of said power line; a controller receiver for receiving said control signal by way of said power line; a control informational communication channel in each user living area of said plurality of user living areas for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; and said activity detection subsystem including a stove use subsystem.

Claim 48

A system having a power line and a plurality of user living areas for monitoring a user in said user living areas, said system including a remote monitoring site, comprising: a system controller and a control information communication channel providing information representative of daily living activities within the user living areas of said plurality of user living areas, each system controller including a radio frequency receiver; an activity detection subsystem for monitoring a daily living activity of said user independently of physiological measurements, said activity detection subsystem having at least one detector device capable of being activated in response to said occurrence of said daily living activity and capable of determining at said user living area that said daily living activity has occurred to provide to the system controller information representative of said daily living activity, said system controller having a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to said daily living activity information; a power line transmitter for applying said control signal to said subsystem by way of said power line; a controller receiver for receiving said control signal by way of said power line; a control informational communication channel in each user living area of said plurality of user living areas for applying said control signal to said remote monitoring site; and said activity detection subsystem including a stove use subsystem.