Systems and methods for improved assisted or independent living environments

Abstract

The present embodiments relate to detecting instances of individuals being in peril within an independent or assisted living environment. According to certain aspects, with an individual's permission or affirmative consent, a hardware controller (such as a smart or interconnected home controller, or even a mobile device) may receive and analyze sensor data detected within the independent or assisted living environment to determine whether an individual may be in peril. In this circumstance, the hardware controller may generate a notification that indicates the situation and may communicate the notification to a proper individual, such as a family member or care giver, who may be in a position to mitigate or alleviate any risks posed by the situation. The foregoing functionality also may be used by an insurance provider to generate, update, or adjust insurance policies, premiums, rates, or discounts, and/or make recommendations to an insured individual.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method of detecting periled individuals within a property, the property, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the hardware controller, sensor data from at least one sensor located within the property, of a plurality of sensors installed at various locations on the property;   analyzing the sensor data by one or more processors, wherein analyzing the sensor data includes analyzing sensor data associated with a room of the property, and wherein analyzing the sensor data is based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the room of the property;   based upon the analyzing, determining that an individual located in the room of the property has experienced a fall;   responsive to determining that the individual in the room of the property has experienced a fall, generating a notification indicating that the individual in the room of the property has experienced a fall; and   communicating the notification to an electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes imaging data. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes motion data. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a personal digital assistant device. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein analyzing the sensor data is further based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the individual. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein analyzing the sensor data based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the individual includes learning a routine associated with the individual. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein analyzing the sensor data comprises:
 analyzing the sensor data to determine a current condition of the individual;   receiving updated sensor data from the at least one sensor; and   determining, from the updated sensor data, that a current condition is maintained for a threshold period of time.   
     
     
         8 . A hardware controller for detecting periled individuals within a property, the hardware controller in communication with a set of sensors installed at various locations on the property, comprising:
 a communication module adapted to interface with a plurality of sensors installed at various locations on the property;   a memory adapted to store non-transitory computer executable instructions; and   a processor adapted to interface with the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to:
 receive, via the communication module, sensor data from at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors installed at various locations on the property, 
 analyze the sensor data, wherein analyzing the sensor data includes analyzing sensor data associated with a room of the property, and wherein analyzing the sensor data is based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the room of the property, 
 based upon the analyzing, determine that an individual located in the room of the property has experienced a fall, 
 responsive to determining that the individual in the room of the property has experienced a fall, generating a notification indicating that the individual in the room of the property has experienced a fall, and 
 communicate, via the communication module, the notification to an electronic device. 
   
     
     
         9 . The hardware controller of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor data includes imaging data. 
     
     
         10 . The hardware controller of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor data includes motion data. 
     
     
         11 . The hardware controller of  claim 8 , wherein the electronic device is a personal digital assistant device. 
     
     
         12 . The hardware controller of  claim 8 , wherein to analyze the sensor data, the processor is configured further to access baseline sensor data associated with the individual. 
     
     
         13 . The hardware controller of  claim 12 , wherein analyzing the sensor data based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the individual includes learning a routine associated with the individual. 
     
     
         14 . A computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions for detecting periled individuals within a property, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive sensor data from at least one sensor located within the property, of a plurality of sensors installed at various locations on the property;   analyze the sensor data, wherein analyzing the sensor data includes analyzing sensor data associated with a room of the property, and wherein analyzing the sensor data is based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the room of the property;   based upon the analysis, determine that an individual located in the room of the property has experienced a fall;   responsive to determining that the individual in the room of the property has experienced a fall, generate a notification indicating that the individual in the room of the property has experienced a fall; and   communicate the notification to an electronic device.   
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions of  claim 14 , wherein the sensor data includes imaging data. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions of  claim 14 , wherein the sensor data includes motion data. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions of  claim 14 , wherein the electronic device is a personal digital assistant device. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions of  claim 14 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to analyze the sensor data include instructions that cause the one or more processors to analyze the sensor data based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the individual. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions of  claim 18 , wherein analyzing the sensor data based on accessing baseline sensor data associated with the individual includes learning a routine associated with the individual. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable medium storing non-transitory instructions of  claim 14 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to analyze the sensor data include instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
 analyze the sensor data to determine a current condition of the individual;   receive updated sensor data from the at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors; and   determine, from the updated sensor data, that a current condition is maintained for a threshold period of time.