Smart monitoring safety system using sensors

Abstract

A smart monitoring system comprising a plurality of sensor devices coupled to appliances and fixtures within a dwelling environment, at least one of the plurality of sensor devices comprising sensor elements including an accelerometer configured to detect a usage associated with the appliances and fixtures, and a computing device operative to receive event signals from the plurality of sensor devices, generate a collection of data with the event signals, analyze the collection of data, generate analytics and pattern data based on the analysis, and generate notifications based on abnormalities in the analytics and pattern data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A smart monitoring system, the system comprising:
 a plurality of sensor devices wherein at least one of the plurality of sensor devices are configured to detect motion associated with appliances and fixtures within a dwelling environment; and   a computing device communicatively connected to the plurality of sensor devices, the computing device operative to:   receive event signals from the plurality of sensor devices, the event signals identifying a location of an individual and indicating usage of given ones of the appliances and fixtures based on the motion, wherein the usage of the given ones of the appliances and fixtures includes a button press and a press duration that is representative of urgency unique to the given ones of the appliances and fixtures;   analyze the event signals by correlating the event signals to trends associated with the individual's health based on a determination of usage of the given ones of the appliances and fixtures by the individual and a distinctive press duration that indicates an emergency;   generate analytics and pattern data based on the analysis of the event signals;   receive configuration rules for triggering an alarm based on the analytics and pattern data;   generate notifications for the alarm based on abnormalities in the analytics and pattern data; and   transmit the notifications over a communication network to a client device,   wherein the alarm activates an interface to cause the alarm to display on the client device and enables a connection to the client device.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the computing device further correlates the event signals to trends associated with the individual's safety. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the trend includes behaviors in eating, sleeping, mobility and hygiene. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the appliances and fixtures further include a toilet, a door, a window, a refrigerator, a television remote, or a medicine cabinet. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein the computing device further:
 receives event signals from a sensor device coupled to a handle of the toilet; and 
 determines a flushing of the toilet based on the event signals from the sensor device coupled to the handle of the toilet. 
 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4  wherein the computing device further:
 receives event signals from a sensor device coupled to the refrigerator; and 
 determines behaviors in eating based on the event signals from the sensor device coupled to the refrigerator. 
 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 4  wherein the computing device further:
 receives event signals from a sensor device coupled to the television remote; and 
 determines watching of a television based on the event signals from the sensor device coupled to the television remote. 
 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the event signals include event counters, tokens or identifiers that uniquely identify events from each of the plurality of sensor devices. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8  wherein the event counters, tokens or identifier distinguish separate button presses. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of sensor devices coupled to devices outside of the dwelling environment. 
     
     
         11 . A method for monitoring a smart monitoring system, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a computing system, event signals from a plurality of sensor devices wherein at least one of the plurality of sensor devices are configured to detect motion associated with appliances and fixtures within a dwelling environment, the event signals identifying a location of an individual and indicating usage of given ones of the appliances and fixtures based on the motion, wherein the usage of the given ones of the appliances and fixtures includes a button press and a press duration that is representative of urgency unique to the given ones of the appliances and fixtures;   analyzing, by the computing system, the event signals by correlating the event signals to trends associated with the individual's health based on a determination of usage of the given ones of the appliances and fixtures by the individual and a distinctive press duration that indicates an emergency;   generating, by the computing system, analytics and pattern data based on the analysis of the event signals;   receiving, by the computing system, configuration rules for triggering an alarm based on the analytics and pattern data;   generating, by the computing system, notifications for the alarm based on abnormalities in the analytics and pattern data; and   transmitting, by the computing system, the notifications over a communication network to a client device,   wherein the alarm activates an interface to cause the alarm to display on the client device and enables a connection to the client device.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising correlating the event signals to trends associated with the individual's safety. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the trend includes behaviors in eating, sleeping, mobility and hygiene. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the appliances and fixtures further include a toilet, a door, a window, a refrigerator, a television remote, or a medicine cabinet. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 receiving event signals from a sensor device coupled to a handle of the toilet; and 
 determining a flushing of the toilet based on the event signals from the sensor device coupled to the handle of the toilet. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 receiving event signals from a sensor device coupled to the refrigerator; and 
 determining behaviors in eating based on the event signals from the sensor device coupled to the refrigerator. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 receiving event signals from a sensor device coupled to the television remote; and 
 determining watching of a television based on the event signals from the sensor device coupled to the television remote. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the event signals include event counters, tokens or identifiers that uniquely identify events from each of the plurality of sensor devices. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the event counters, tokens or identifiers distinguish separate button presses. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising receiving the event signals from at least one of a plurality of sensor devices coupled to devices outside of the dwelling environment.