Personal monitoring system

Abstract

Systems and methods for improved personal monitoring systems and devices include the provision of sensor data from a personal monitoring device to a server system. The sensor device is provided to the server system at a first rate and subsequently analyzed by the server system. If the server system determines that a particular condition is met based on the sensor data the server system transmits a reconfiguration message to the personal monitoring device that causes the personal monitoring device to automatically begin providing data at a second rate. Among other things, the condition resulting in generation and transmission of the reconfiguration message may include a location-based condition (e.g., crossing a geographic boundary), a change in an environmental condition (e.g., temperature or air quality), or a movement-based condition (e.g., an acceleration indicative of a fall or collision).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving a request for sensor data obtainable from a user computing device, wherein the request for sensor data is received from a requesting computing device different than the user computing device;   requesting the sensor data from the user computing device;   receiving the sensor data from the user computing device; and   transmitting the sensor data to the requesting computing device responsive to receiving the sensor data from the user computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising transmitting a reconfiguration message, wherein, when received by the user computing device and wherein, when the user computing device transmits the sensor data according to a first set of parameters, the reconfiguration message causes the user computing device to begin transmitting the sensor data according to a second set of parameters. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising transmitting a reconfiguration message, wherein, when received by the user computing device and wherein, when the user computing device transmits the sensor data at a first rate, the reconfiguration message causes the user computing device to begin transmitting the sensor data at a second rate different than the first rate. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data and the includes biometric data. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes environmental data. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes movement data. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes location data. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 receiving a request for historical sensor data previously obtained from the user computing device, wherein the request for historical sensor data is received from the requesting computing device; and 
 transmitting the historical sensor data to the requesting computing device. 
 
     
     
         9 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving a request for sensor data, wherein the request for sensor data is received from a computing system, and wherein the request is transmitted by the computing system in response to a request for the sensor data from a requesting computing device different than the computing system; and   transmitting the sensor data, wherein, when the sensor data is received by the computing system, the computing system transmits the sensor data to the requesting computing device.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor data is provided according to a first set of parameters first rate, the method further comprising:
 receiving a reconfiguration message, wherein, the reconfiguration message is transmitted by the computing system; and   transmitting the sensor data according to a second set of parameters, wherein the second set of parameters is based on the reconfiguration message.   
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor data is provided at a first rate, the method further comprising:
 receiving a reconfiguration message, wherein, the reconfiguration message is transmitted by the computing system; and   transmitting the sensor data at a second rate different than the first rate, wherein the second rate is based on the reconfiguration message.   
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor data and the includes biometric data. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor data includes environmental data. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor data includes movement data. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor data includes location data. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 establishing communication with a device;   receiving an input command from a user, the input command corresponding to a function of the device; and   transmitting a control signal corresponding to the input command, wherein, when received by the device, the control signal causes the device to perform the functionality.   
     
     
         17 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 transmitting a request for sensor data obtainable from a user computing device, wherein, when the request for sensor data is received by a computing system different than the user computing device, the request for sensor data causes the computing system to:
 obtain the sensor data from the user computing device; and 
 transmit the sensor data after obtaining the sensor date from the user computing device; and 
   receiving the sensor data from the computing system.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 17 , wherein the sensor data and the includes biometric data. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 17 , wherein the sensor data includes environmental data. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 17 , wherein the sensor data includes at least one of movement data and location data.