FI122787B - Remote Monitoring System - Google Patents

Description

REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM

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The invention relates to a remote monitoring system. In particular, the invention relates to a remote monitoring system for the undetectable monitoring of elderly, children, domestic animals, livestock, groups of people, real estate, etc., in a home-like space, such as a home, holiday home, nursing home or the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

10 In Western societies, the number of older people will increase dramatically in the coming decades. Advanced health care also allows people to grow older and physically fit. However, memory loss, for example, makes it necessary for relatives and society to monitor the aging of the elderly at home.

15 Nowadays, this monitoring is done, for example, by municipal home services, such as a home carer visiting the elderly one or more times a day or week, etc. However, such a service is expensive and resource intensive and does not necessarily provide real information about the condition being monitored. it is impossible to monitor real-time medication when visiting a home care provider. In practice, information about the well-being of an elderly person, for example, the duration and quality of sleep, remains largely dependent on information obtained from the client himself, and many visits and inquiries by strangers and sometimes relatives regarding such issues as:

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25 taking medication, toileting and fitness. In addition, there is a great risk that, for example Therefore, memory impairment and other significant changes in the health status of a single elderly individual are not detected in time.

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o In addition to older people, school-age children and pets, for example, would often need to be supervised while alone at home. Many parents of schoolchildren have solved this by giving the schoolchildren a cellphone, but even so, the knowledge of what the child does at home is largely left to the child's own notice, and the 2-child cellphone is prone to being forgotten or lost. Instead, it is very difficult for pets to trace home control.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a solution in which the above drawbacks are eliminated or alleviated. In particular, the invention seeks to resolve how a monitored object can be invisibly monitored in a home environment without violating the monitored object's privacy, gathering information about the monitored object's status, and detecting changes in the controlled object's state at an early stage that require action.

The objects of the invention are achieved by means of a remote monitoring system according to the present invention, wherein the remote monitoring system comprises data acquisition means arranged in the premises to be monitored and data processing arranged to functionally connect with said data acquisition means. The remote monitoring system is provided to process data collected by the data acquisition means, to store other, off-target, information, to identify and learn from the processed data, to monitor the monitored object, to determine anomalies based on routine and -set of values.

The remote monitoring system according to the invention is characterized in what is set forth in the characterizing part of claim 1.

£! The process according to the invention is characterized in what is stated in the characterizing part of claim 14.

The remote monitoring system comprises at least data communication means to be located in the premises to be monitored, which may be wireless or wired sensors, such as motion, approach, vibration, pressure, door, fire, humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide. and £ 2 light sensors, a sensor camera combined with an image recognition program, S acoustic sensors, and a data processing system for receiving data produced by the data acquisition means. According to one embodiment, the data processing arrangement is

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calls at least the server. According to yet another embodiment, a terminal is also located in the monitored premises, which terminal collects the data produced by the data acquisition means and forwards it to the server.

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According to one embodiment of the invention, the other information acquired by the remote monitoring system may be, for example, weather conditions, time of year, sports or other events, TV shows and shows, anniversaries and holidays in the same area, for the same age group / sex / life situation. information, statistics and previously reported behavioral changes. By gathering other information, there are clear benefits to learning mines and recognizing abnormalities in routines.

According to one embodiment, the remote monitoring system undergoes a learning cycle before the system is deployed, and according to a further embodiment, learning the routines of the 10 objects to be monitored is continuous.

In yet another embodiment, the remote monitoring system is bidirectional such that the remote monitoring system further comprises means for transmitting real-time and / or delayed information to the subject being monitored, such as a display, printer, speaker, buzzer, light, and electronic communication device.

The utility of the remote monitoring system of the present invention is based on a number of things. The remote monitoring system of the present invention can be applied in a variety of ways to control a variety of subjects, such as elderly people in good health, those suffering from memory disorders, domestic punishment, schoolchildren, livestock, and livestock. The present control system may also be able to control real estate, such as holiday homes. It may be possible to use the remote monitoring system in a variety of facilities, such as a home, a service house, or other similar home space, barn, and the like.

^ Installing a remote monitoring system in a monitored room can also be easy and quick, and maintaining and maintaining an existing system can also be easy 4 and hassle free. It may also be possible to install a remote monitoring system on premises,

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^ which do not have a fixed data connection and / or telephone line.

Ee The remote monitoring equipment may be unobtrusive to the subject being monitored, and the subject receiving the alert may not necessarily need to learn how to use the monitoring equipment, otherwise perform activities related to the monitoring equipment, or change their lifestyle. In addition, the object to be monitored does not need to put on or attach sensors or measuring devices.

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but it is possible with the present invention to place all sensors in a controlled state.

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The present invention may be able to detect early signs of physical or mental health problems of the target subject, such as various musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, memory disorders, insomnia, sleep apnea, depression and alcohol problems. Alarms from remote monitoring equipment allow the supervised person to perform further investigations, review existing treatment and / or intervene, and prevent potential problems at an early stage. It may also be possible to utilize the information collected by the monitoring equipment on the routines of the subject being monitored.

10 When using remote monitoring equipment to control the property, it may be possible to detect, for example, leaking water taps, overhead electrical equipment, water damage, pipe freezes, malfunctions and malfunctions of heating and air conditioning equipment.

In addition to learning and following the routines of the subject being monitored, the present kek-15 invention is readily utilized for home security monitoring.

As used herein, the term "subject being monitored" means a person, such as an elderly person, an out-of-home care person, a home-schooled person, a sentenced person, or an animal, such as a pet or domestic animal or herd, or , whose supervised subject's routines are monitored, and whose supervised person's routine deviation can be alerted.

For the purposes of this application, the term "supervised facilities" refers, for example, to home-like premises, such as a home, a holiday home, a service house, where, when the supervised entity is a person, the person lives or spends longer periods of time, e.g. . If the target subject is an animal or livestock, then the home-like premises, such as a barn or other animal shelter, cc.

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The term "routines", as used herein, refers to the routine daily or frequent or periodic repetitive activities and activities of the supervised subject or co-supervised subject whose routine provides information about the well-being of the supervised subject or subject. For example, when the subject of the control is real estate, routines are those routines related to the normal use and operations of the property where regularity can be observed.

As used herein, the term "sensors" may include any prior art methods for measuring and detecting various quantities and phenomena such as, but not limited to, motion, approach, vibration, pressure, door, fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide, overflow, light and optical sensors, and acoustic sensors, as well as cameras used as sensing features, for example in conjunction with an image recognition program.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are also disclosed in the dependent claims.

10 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is an example of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS The following embodiments illustrate the application of the present invention to the monitoring of the condition and well-being of an elderly person mainly living in a home or home, such as a person in good condition. However, the present invention can be more broadly applied, for example, to the control of other persons, such as schoolchildren and adolescents alone, outpatient patients and prisoners, and pet and domestic animals, livestock, real estate, such as holiday property, oo. Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the invention. The remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises data acquisition means 6, such as sensors 102, for collecting data to be transmitted to the data processing system 104. The data processing system 104 is provided to obtain information from outside the controlled space 106. The arrangement is further provided to process the data produced by the sensors 102 and to learn the daily routines of the subject being monitored based on the above-mentioned data. If there is a deviation exceeding the predetermined thresholds in the routines of the target being monitored, the data processing 104 will trigger an alarm 108. In addition to alarms, the supervisor or other remote monitoring system user may receive other real-time and / or delayed information about the target. According to an optional embodiment, real-time and / or delayed information 110 may also be transmitted via the data processing system 104 to the monitored state.

Depending on the embodiment, the data acquisition means may be sensors, sensor matrices, sensor modes combining sensors measuring a number of different properties, and / or sensor networks utilizing, for example, the IEEE 802.15.4 -15 standard. The physical size of the sensors may also vary depending on the application. The sensors used can also be micro-sensors, especially in places where the physical size of the sensor is important. However, sensors are selected so that their presence does not interfere or cause as little disruption to the normal daily life of the object being monitored.

20 The sensors used can be either wired or wireless, or both wired and wireless sensors can be installed in the same monitored space. Some of the benefits of using wireless sensors are, for example, the rapid installation of remote monitoring systems. The wireless sensors naturally comprise means, such as a transmitter or transceiver, for transferring data to the data processing arrangement. Data transfer from data acquisition means 25 to a data processing arrangement may be arranged in a number of different ways, for example, for wired sensors by cable solutions such as CAN, ^ RS, Interbus, Ethernet, USB or optical cables, of which the part can also be used for wireless data transfer, or using something else

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wired data communication solution.

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30 For wireless sensors, communication can be accomplished by utilizing

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for example, over a network over a local area network, intranet, or the Internet using o a telephone or cellular network such as GSM, GPRS, Edge or UMTS, ^ or utilizing other radio frequency technologies and / or networks,

Wi-Fi, RFID, Bluetooth, WLAN, ZigBee, UWB, or Wibree technologies, or other known techniques for data transmission, such as power transmission or the IrDa standard. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the above conditions for data transmission are exemplary only, and in addition to and above all applicable techniques may be used for data transfer between the data acquisition means and the data processing system.

The sensors used may also comprise a processor, such as a microprocessor, and / or memory, which memory may be either working memory (RAM) and / or non-volatile memory. The processor in the sensor can be used to control the sensor, the sensor matrix, the sensor mode and / or the sensor network, but in addition, the sensor may also have functions that allow it to process the collected data already in the sensor, for example, data averaging, signal processing, steps in data processing related to routine identification and learning. Em. in the case of a sensor matrix, mode and / or network, the data processing may also be performed on one, several or all sensors.

The data produced by the sensors is transmitted to a data processing arrangement which is described in more detail below with its various components and functions.

Figure 2 illustrates, by way of example, a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment. The sensors used in the example of Figure 2 are wireless, but as noted above, wired sensors can also be used if it is convenient for data collection. A plurality of sensors 20 are located in the monitored space, which sensors may be numerous in a variety of ways and suitable for various purposes, such as, but not limited to, motion, approach, vibration, pressure, door, humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide. such as overflow sensors, light sensors, and optical and acoustic sensors, which can utilize all available prior art measurement and detection techniques. In addition, the sensor feature- £! The camera can also be used with, for example, an image recognition program and a microphone.

In addition, the present invention is also easy to use for safety monitoring by incorporating, for example, fire, smoke and / or carbon monoxide alarms, water overflow detectors and / or household appliances such as co 30 cookers, washing machines, dryers. , dishwasher and microwave ovens, overheat sensors or 2 sensors. Further, for example, sensors can be connected to sockets and water taps to detect the use of devices and taps.

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and to monitor the safety of the use of the equipment, such as noticing that the coffee maker, iron and / or water tap is left on. The above-mentioned information 8 collected by sensors related to road safety can also be used to learn and monitor the routine of the target being monitored.

As described above, the remote monitoring system of the present invention can also be used to control monitored spaces such as window and / or door locking and monitoring and control of, for example, lighting, air conditioning, heating and / or electrical equipment. Opening and / or opening doors, such as an exterior door and / or storage door, or windows can generate an alarm in a remote monitoring system, or doors and / or windows can be opened by a system, for example on the basis of an alarm generated by remote monitoring systems. Similarly, for example, lighting, air conditioning, heating and / or electrical equipment may be connected to a remote monitoring system and may be controlled by parameters that generate an alarm in the remote monitoring system, such as switching off lighting, air conditioning, heating and / or electrical equipment. or the alarm is triggered on some other basis. The remote monitoring system can also be used to regulate the aforementioned lighting, air-conditioning, heating and / or electrical equipment, either programmatically, for example by keeping the temperature of the controlled premises as desired, or based on an alarm generated by the system.

According to a further or alternative embodiment, the remote monitoring system also comprises emergency service functions, such as, for example, means by which the subject being monitored can call for help when needed. Such means may be, for example, an emergency button and / or a microphone connected to a remote monitoring system. The remote monitoring system can also be equipped with emergency service features that can trigger an alarm other than by the user. For example, the crash of a monitored object can be tracked by an acoustic sensor placed in the 25 controlled spaces, or a crash can be detected,

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ς if the subject being monitored is stationary for a long time in an abnormal location such as the bathroom floor.

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Monitored routines are most preferably a monitored subject's daily routine, frequently or regularly repeated activities such as, but not limited to, eating, resting, taking medication, general activity, meeting needs, and CO .... .

^ outdoor activities whose activities provide the best information about the general condition and condition of the object being monitored. General activity may include, for example, moving from controlled premises, alertness, ie how often and how fast the monitored object moves, activities related to washing and daily activities such as cleaning, laundry and laundry, watching television, reading magazines and / or books, radio or listening to music.

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According to the present invention, data collected from routines of the target subject may include e.g. the quality of the routine, the moment, the duration, and the venue. According to one embodiment, only coarse basic information is collected from the monitored object, such as whether the monitored object is awake / asleep, moving / staying stationary, and / or indoors / out. According to other embodiments, the data collected by the sensors is used to further specify the routines of the subject being monitored; which routine data will be presented in more detail below.

In the example of Figure 2, a few exemplary sensors are shown to illustrate the way in which the daily routines of the subject being monitored can be observed and the security of the co-ordinate state monitored. Figure 2 illustrates a door sensor 202 connected to an exterior door, a sensor 204 connected to a television receiver, a motion detector 206 e.g., located on the ceiling, a door sensor arranged to a refrigerator door 208 and a sensor, sensor matrix and / or sensor mode 210 arranged to a bed.

The door sensor 202 is provided, for example, to detect the opening and / or opening of the door. According to one embodiment, the door sensor is also provided with means for controlling a door lock so that, for example, when the system is performing an alarm, the door can be opened or locked by an alarm system according to the present invention. According to one embodiment, the doors, especially the exterior door (s) of the controlled space, are also provided with means for identifying a person passing through the door. Em. the means may be, for example, a camera coupled with an image recognition program or, for example, recognizing a tag included in a key used to open an exterior door when opening or in transit. Other known methods of identifying a person passing through a door can also be used, however, so that the subject being monitored does not have to perform any non-routine actions while traveling through the door.

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^ measures. In some embodiments, the door sensor connected to the exterior door is also provided with a burglar alarm system for detecting and alerting unauthorized intruders to controlled premises and / or exits from controlled co.

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In some embodiments, door sensors are also installed in the interior door of the controlled room.

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to collect information, for example, on the movement of the subject being monitored in different parts of the apartment, providing information on general activity and / or routines, on the door / cover of the medicine cabinet or box to collect information on the drug, and on the door of the refrigerator, freezer and / koh-35 for tea.

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In addition to door sensors, the subject's monitor can be monitored more closely, for example by connecting a camera with image recognition to the refrigerator, freezer and / or mocca, connecting to a stove, microwave, toaster and / or coffee maker, and other information related to information from the door sensor on the freezer and / or mocca. In addition, for example, sensors connected to kitchen chairs, armchairs and couches can be observed for a subject to be monitored. Thus, in addition to the time and duration of the subject being monitored, information such as fashion quality and quantity can be collected and, for example, programmatically, the relationship of the subject to other thoughts, such as watching television and / or reading a magazine.

In addition to or instead of the door sensors provided in the doors, the overall activity of the subject being monitored in the controlled spaces may also be monitored by motion sensors 206 and / or proximity, pressure and / or temperature sensors, microphones, cameras or other optical and / or acoustic sensors. sensors for detecting movement in the premises. Depending on the type and technology of the sensor, the aforementioned sensors may be arranged in the monitored premises, for example on the ceiling, walls, floor, under the carpet, furniture such as chairs, sofas or other locations that reliably detect the movement of the monitored object.

For example, in the example of Figure 2, the sensor 204 provided in conjunction with the television receiver may collect information about the times when the television is on and / or programs being viewed on the television. Similar sensors may also be connected to, for example, a radio receiver, stereo equipment, set-top boxes, dvd players, computers, and other similar consumer electronics devices that provide information cv £ appropriate to the target subject's mines, cv io seat with a sensor (s) connected to the seat, a sensor connected to the flush button, sensors connected to the floor and / or door of the WC-x space and / or motion sensors mounted in the toilet. Similarly, the washing of the target subject can be monitored by utilization-

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for example, sensors connected to the floor of a washroom, sensors following the use of a water tap, for example a water meter, door or motion sensors.

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Further, the subject's sleep can be monitored, for example, by the sensor (s) placed on the subject's bed, the sensor matrix and / or the -35 mode. The presence of a target subject in bed can be detected in a variety of ways, 11 such as pressure and / or temperature sensors, a camera, a microphone, etc. Acoustic sensors may be used to monitor sleep quality, phases, and sleep disturbances, such as a microphone or sleeper movements and / or temperature sensing sensors. Information about sleep can be collected, such as the time of falling asleep, the stages and quality of sleep, and the number of wakes between sleep and wake duration, as well as the time of waking. In addition, for example, respiratory arrests during sleep, the time of their occurrence, and their duration may be observed in the subject's sleep.

The data collected by data acquisition means, such as sensors 202-210, are transmitted to a data processing system 104, which data processing system is provided in an operative connection with the data acquisition means.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data processing system comprises a server, which server may be located in the monitored premises or elsewhere if the communication between the data acquisition means and the server allows it. The server 15 may be a device or software on another device configured to perform functions assigned to a server of the remote monitoring system of the present invention.

According to another embodiment shown in Fig. 2, the data processing arrangement comprises not only server 214 but also terminal 212, which terminal 212 is located in or in connection with the monitored premises and which terminal 212 is provided with means for data transfer between terminal 212 and terminal 212. and server 214. The communication between the terminal 212 and the server 214 may be accomplished in a variety of ways, depending on the embodiment, for example by transmitting data over a network over a LAN, an intranet or the Internet using a telephone or cellular network such as GSM-c3, GPRS, Edge or UMTS utilizing other radio frequency technologies 0 and / or networks or utilizing other existing technology for data transmission between the terminal 212 and the server 214. The server 214 may also be provided to receive da-30 data transmitted by the terminal and / or data acquisition devices from one or more monitored states. . Of those used in supervised facilities

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depending on the data acquisition means, the data acquisition means may directly transmit data o to the server or first transfer the data to the terminal device provided in connection with the monitored state.

The server 214 and / or the terminal 212 is preferably provided with control of the server 214 35 and / or the terminal 212 to facilitate the components 12 normally associated with said devices, such as user interface 216 with optional displays 218 and input media 220, communication means 228, processor 222, memory 224, the memory may be random access memory and / or random access memory (RAM), as well as software 226 comprising at least command commands from server 214 and / or terminal 5 212 and data processing functions stored in memory of at least another device 212, 214. In addition, means for bidirectional communication 110 with the state being monitored can be provided in connection with the server 214 and / or the terminal 212 by connecting means 110 to the server 214 and / or the terminal 212 for transmitting information to the subject being monitored. Such means include, but are not limited to, a display, a printer, a speaker, a buzzer, a light, and an electronic communication device.

According to one embodiment, the terminal is preferably provided, for example in the event of a power failure, with means, such as a battery, batteries or other means, which can guarantee the operation of the terminal even in the event of mains power being inaccessible. According to yet another embodiment, other devices directly connected to the terminal, such as data acquisition means and optional communication means towards the monitored premises, are arranged to receive their operating voltage from the devices arranged in the terminal during a power failure.

According to one embodiment, any of the data acquisition means used, or some of the data acquisition means used, may also comprise means for acting as a server and / or terminal in or in a controlled state.

It is also possible to change the settings of the remote monitoring system by means of data processing, for example, the operation of the sensors in the monitored premises can be controlled from the server and / or the terminal.

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In some embodiments, the remote monitoring system also comprises means for bidirectional communication. Such means include, but are not limited to, a display, a printer, a speaker, a buzzer, a light, and other electronic communication devices. The means used for communication directed to the monitored state is preferably connected to a terminal or server located in the monitored state. Usually, this. the means <2 30 are arranged to receive their operating voltage from the mains power, but the means arranged in the terminal or server located in the controlled spaces 5, for example in case of power outage, advantageously guarantee the two-way communication means;

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Communication towards the supervised state can be used, for example, in connection with an alarm generated by the remote monitoring system, but also at other times. Real-time and / or delayed information can be sent to monitored facilities, such as uploading photos or information, such as reminders on drugs, announcements of who is coming or who has last visited, to the monitor in the monitored rooms. In one embodiment, the subject being monitored is reminded of a drug sample by any available means if the remote monitoring system detects a delay in drug intake. You can also be reminded by default, even if there was no delay. Such a reminder may be, for example, text on screen, verbal or other loud memory of the loudspeaker, buzzer and / or light signal and / or utilization of other available means. A similar reminder can be given, for example, about eating. In addition, communication means located in the monitored premises can convey external information, such as weather information and an invitation to go outside or a warning of impending rain, or news of interest to the monitored site.

According to one embodiment of the invention, bidirectional communication can be utilized, for example, in communicating information to a home attendant or other home help arriving at a supervised facility. Thus, for example, input means may be provided in connection with the terminal 20 located in the supervised premises to verify the identity of the attendant or other person entering the supervised premises, for example by logging in and subsequently providing suitable information to this user or user group. Ko. the information may be real-time or delayed as needed. In the same way, the. the user can store information on 25 monitored items for the desired user or group of users.

Figure 3 illustrates a flow chart of a method for monitoring a monitored item in a home-like state 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment, the remote monitoring system undergoes a learning step 301 i- (indicated by dashed lines in Figure 3) before enabling the remote monitoring system.

| 30 The learning step may be accomplished by manually entering into the system information related to routines of the target subject to be monitored and / or the system may be configured to collect data from the data acquisition media without alarm settings. Such learning phase monitoring can be performed, for example, for about 1 week to 2 months, more preferably, for example, about 2 to 4 weeks. Manual learning materials may include, for example, interview information and / or medical records and / or statistical material selected from, for example, the age, gender, place of residence, health status, and / or other subjects of the subject being monitored. based on similar considerations. Third-party information may also be used as initialization material for the remote monitoring system, such as data collected from other subjects of the same age, same-sex, and / or same status, which data are assumed to be sufficiently consistent with the subject's routines.

According to one embodiment, the learning step is implemented using the remote monitoring system of the present invention without alarms. In this way, the data collected from the 10 objects to be monitored is obtained, and when the remote monitoring system is put into actual use, for example, default thresholds can be added to the deviations of the learned routines, based on which the alarm is performed.

In step 302, data from the monitored object is collected by data acquisition means located in the monitored premises. Depending on the type of sensor and the measurement method, the data acquisition means may be arranged to collect data continuously, for example every minute, or the data acquisition means may be activated by another sensor or other indication related to the presence or approach of the target. The operation of the data collection tools and the data collected have been discussed in more detail in the past. The data acquisition means are provided to transmit data in the remote monitoring system 20 to another sensor, terminal and / or server.

In step 304, other information is obtained outside the target subject. The acquired external information may be real-time and / or non-real-time information. The external information may include, but is not limited to, weather conditions and forecasts in the area of the monitored area, season, sports or TV events, anniversaries, holidays, c3 in the same area, others in the same age group. , gender, and / or life status of controlled subjects, previously observed and / or observed behavioral changes, and statistics.

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the sided information is preferably stored in a memory located in the same component of the remote monitoring system where information about the ru-35 pregnancies of the subject being monitored is stored, most preferably in the memory of the server. However, the external information can also be stored elsewhere, for example on a server located on the network, whereby the external information can also be used as external information of other objects to be monitored, either completely or as appropriate. Acquisition of external information can be arranged on a continuous basis such as retrieving weather information and news several times a day, or data such as anniversaries and holidays are stored in the system at one time.

In step 306, the data collected by the data acquisition means are processed in a remote monitoring system. As stated above, depending on the embodiment, the data collected by the data acquisition means may be processed at many different locations and / or stages. Depending on the embodiment, one, several or all of the data acquisition media used may have data processing functions and / or data may be processed on the terminal prior to transfer to the server. However, learning and recognizing routines for the target subject is preferably performed on a server, even if data processing has already been performed at an earlier stage.

15 Data processing includes, for example, routine identification, mathematical modeling of routines, and routine learning, which usually involves updating the database of the object being monitored. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the data processing may include other operations or may be omitted.

20 Routines to be monitored are identified based on data generated by the data acquisition means. The identification of routines preferably takes place in a data processing system in one or more of its components as previously described. Initialization data, default profile, and / or external information fed into the remote monitoring system using £! 25 data are compared. In addition, routine recognition may be based on data provided by a particular sensor or sensors, in a location within the monitored premises from which the sensor (s) transmit information, and / or at the time the sensor (s) registers the information. For example, the routine associated with the subject's outdoor activities may be identified by the data generated by the door sensor connected to the exterior door, or further utilized, for example, by a camera and image recognition and / or a pressure sensor located under the exterior door mat. Different sensors and

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^ the data they collect is described in more detail above. Depending on the embodiment, data can identify, for example, the following: rest, outdoor activities, food, drug intake, activity and need.

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Sleep-related routines may include, for example, time to bed, wake-up time, sleep duration and / or quality, wake-up times, number, duration, time and / or place of sleep.

Outdoor routines can be used to identify, for example, the week-5 day, time and / or duration of the event.

For example, meal-related routines can identify the number and / or timing of meal events and the place where the supervised subject eats his meal. In addition, the amount of food that can be identified from a meal event can be monitored, for example, to monitor the eating habits of the target subject and, for example, detect if more than one hot meal is missed.

Drug-related routines can, for example, identify the time of the drug intake and, for example, the nature and quantity of the drugs to be taken, using image recognition.

For example, routine-related routines can be used to identify, for example, the number of events, times, and durations of events.

Routines related to general activity can, for example, identify subject movement; where in the apartment the object being monitored is moving, how often and how fast. The velocity of movement can be observed, for example, on a particular route in an apartment, the target of which is monitored daily preferably by several to 20 shots, for example between the kitchen and the living room. In addition, other activities such as washing, home activities such as washing, washing and cleaning, and spending time such as watching television, reading magazines and books, and / or listening to radio or music can be identified as general activity. / or duration.

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o 25 Routines based on the activity of the subject being monitored can also be identified, for example, by the use of electrical equipment. By monitoring, for example, the television x's operation and the use of the coffee maker, information can be obtained about the activity of the target being monitored.

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closely related events, such as eating a controlled subject while taking medication.

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It will be clear to one skilled in the art that recognizable routines are not only limited to the above, but also other activities of the subject being monitored where compliance can be detected, identified, and tracked.

Information about the routines of the subject being monitored may be stored in the memory of one or more components of the remote monitoring system, most preferably in the memory of the server and / or in the memory of the external system. Most preferably, a database that can be updated is collected from the routines of the target being monitored.

Following the identification of routines, the routines may be subjected to mathematical modeling, which may include, but is not limited to, 10 averaging, Hidden Markov Model (HMM), and Dynamic Time Warp (DTW) methods.

For example, averages for the week, month, and / or year can be calculated from the identified routines. The averaging can be done in such a way that some data is weighted differently than others, for example, data from the previous week or the previous 15 months may gain more weight than the older or most recent data. In addition, depending on the embodiment, the alarm deviation in the target subject's routines may be weighted more or less than other data when calculating weekly / monthly / annual averages, or the alarm deviation may be completely ignored when calculating the above averages.

Learning the routines of the subject to be monitored is about detecting and recognizing the regularity of the routines. Routine learning is usually done through mathematical modeling. The database collected from the monitored object is updated, for example, on the basis of weekly, monthly and / or annual averages calculated from routines. As discussed above, when averaging, one period may be weighted differently than others. Routine learning can be based

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A remote monitoring system with continuous learning of routines can be arranged to update the database compiled from routines, for example, by replacing older data with newer data or by adding the latest data to the collected data. In the case of an embodiment of continuous learning, whereby the older da-5 is replaced by a newer one, care should be taken to ensure that the remote monitoring system can detect slow changes in the condition and state of health of the subject being monitored over time. The long-term changes can be detected by comparing the controlled regular intervals near routines, for example, six months, a year or two years ago and 10 observing this term changes have taken place in the routine. In addition to or instead of its own historical data, the subject's routines may be regularly compared with information obtained from outside, for example, statistical data and / or within the same area, other supervised persons of the same age, same sex and / or same situation.

15 Learning may also be associated with the identification of interrelated routines, such as late night sleep, when the subject is watching television on his favorite program, or eating while watching television, or utilizing outside information. If the learning of routines is accompanied by external information such as the above-mentioned bedtime routine combined with a favorite television program on television, changes may be made to the routines, for example, by changing the timing of the program in question.

In step 308, deviations in routines are identified based on the learned mines and / or other information of the target subject. The abnormality may be, for example, a missed routine, such as taking or eating medication, an abnormal routine, such as a poorly sleeping night,

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Meal abnormalities in the routine include delayed / early meals or missed / extra meals. Changes in the quality and / or quantity of food, for example if a controlled meal replaces a hot meal with coffee and a sandwich.

5 Routine drug-related abnormalities include, for example, delayed / premature or missed / excess administration, taking extra medicines and / or taking too few or taking the wrong medicines.

Anomalies in routine visitation include, for example, high or low needs.

Anomalies related to outdoor activities in the routine include, for example, outdoor activities during an unusual time or day, an unusual duration of outdoor activities, missed or frequent outdoor activities.

Anomalies related to overall activity in the routines may include, but are not limited to, abnormal movement time and / or velocity of the target subject, general hygiene abnormalities in the routine, such as non-washing or increased / missed washes, non-completion of home routines, such as watching television, reading magazines or books, and listening to radio or music, routine deviations, such as increasing or decreasing the number of entertainment events, increasing or decreasing duration, and / or changing time.

Step 310 examines whether the deviation exceeds predetermined thresholds. For each type of routine to be tracked, C \ | ς Depending on the type of mine, the specific event time, specific frequency and / or duration. In addition, a limit can be set for each monitored routine with respect to time, frequency and / or duration of 9 min. An alarm in a routine deviation is triggered if, at the time of the mine occurrence, the recurring | there is a change in frequency and / or duration where the time of occurrence, frequency of repetition and / or duration changes more than the threshold value g 30 specified for each routine. When the above-mentioned alarm is important, an alarm is called. red alert, in another embodiment, a second cut-off value may also be set for the minin deviation, the range around which the intrinsic value of the mine is generally smaller than the first cut-off value and the alert made on this second cut-off. yellow alarm.

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External information can be used to explain deviations in routines and, depending on the embodiment, external information can be omitted, especially in the case of a yellow alarm, or external information can be added as an explanation to the alarm. In some embodiments 5 and in some cases based on external information, the red alarm can be converted to a yellow alarm or vice versa.

In addition, the remote monitoring system of the present invention may have a number of security-related anomalies that are always red alert without any limit values being set for these anomalies. Such safety-related deviations may include, but are not limited to, the alarm signals generated by burglary, fire, carbon monoxide, overflow and overheat warning and / or alarms. Depending on the embodiment, these signals can also be associated with rye recognition.

Following are some exemplary cut-offs for routine deviations and the types of alarms they result from. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that such examples are intended only to illustrate the present invention and not to limit it, and the thresholds and alarms may vary more or less depending on the embodiment and the subject being monitored.

The threshold values for sleep-related abnormalities may be defined such that a change in the sleep-wake or wake-up time from the characteristic occurrence more than, for example, preferably about 0.5h-2h, more preferably lh-1.5h, will cause a yellow alarm. If the time deviates from the characteristic event time by more than, for example, about 3h-3.5h, a red alarm can be triggered. In this case, for example, a sleepless night will cause a red alarm to be detected programmatically. If the bedtime delay is above the above-mentioned c3 limits, an explanation for the delayed bedtime before the alarm can be triggered may be sought from outside information. Delayed dormancy can be caused, for example, by a very bright season, a particular holiday season, such as New Year, when there is usually a longer period of surveillance, stormy weather that may have kept the subject under watch or awakened at night. In addition, sports or other events, such as the Independence Day Castle party, o may have been interested in overseeing the site for a longer period than usual.

^ Many sporting events, such as the Olympics or the World Cup, can also be televised at such a time that the unenseu-35 beach of the target is monitored for a longer period of time than usual.

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Early bedtime may be explained by previous information about the subject being monitored, for example, the subject being under surveillance may have had a poor sleep for the previous night or more, or the subject may have missed a day's sleep or been out for longer than usual. The subject to be monitored may also be ill, which may also appear as intermittent outdoor activities, loss of appetite, and / or decreased activity.

Early awakening may also be explained by outside information such as holidays, weather, etc. The cause of delayed awakening may, however, be due to poor sleep patterns, which may be reflected in total rest, or, for example, to the health of the target subject.

A delayed / early bedtime or early wake-up need not necessarily be a red alarm, but a yellow alarm may be sufficient. In these cases, it is more advantageous to monitor total rest volume than changes in individual events. However, if the wake-up target is delayed beyond a predetermined threshold, it is preferable to perform a red alert to check the health of the target.

For example, the total rest time may vary, for example, preferably from about 0.5h to 2h, more preferably from 1h to 1.5h, from the total rest time without alarm. One night's total resting time can be compared to, for example, weekly average, monthly average, 20-year and / or seasonal average. If the total rest time changes more than, for example, about 1.5h-2h, a yellow alarm can be performed, and if the total rest time changes more than 2.5h-3h, a red alarm can be performed. However, it is more advantageous to observe a longer time average than the one-night deviation. For example, the weekly average can be compared to the monthly, yearly, and / or seasonal average of 25 and trigger an alarm based thereon. External information may explain these deviations in a one-night rest period, but the differences should level out quite quickly, for example, the weekly average of a total breaker should already correspond to a typical total rest period, depending on embodiment x, for example, monthly average, and / or mean total rest time for other supervisors of the same age, age, sex, and / or status.

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In addition, if sleep quality is monitored, for example, restless sleep, waking during sleep, nocturnal respiratory arrest, threshold values may also be set for them, e.g., 35 nocturnal respiratory arrest can always be triggered by a red alert if 22 subjects are not known to suffer. A restless sleep alert can be made if, for example, about 20-50% of the total sleep time is interpreted as restless, and a red alert if, for example, more than 50% of the total sleep time is restless sleep. Night wakes can be triggered by a yellow 5 alarm if the number of night wakes is about 3-5, and a red alarm if the number of wakes is greater than 5 times a night, for example. It should be noted that normal sleep events are not counted as nocturnal awakenings, but are excluded either programmatically or by sensors. An alarm for restless sleep can also be set so that a second or third night of restlessness, for example 20% -30% of a sleep-deprived sleep, can cause, for example, a red alarm.

In addition, if the number of naps changes, for example, increases 2-3 times a day, a yellow alarm can be triggered. However, it is advantageous to check the history of the object being monitored to see if it has recently had, for example, poorly sleeping 15 nights or from external information for any other explanation, such as the dark season and / or bad weather. For example, as the duration of daytime sleeps increases by about 20% to 40%, a yellow alarm can also be triggered, and when the duration of daytime sleeps, for example, more than 40%, a red alarm can be performed. Also, as the time changes, for example more than, for example, preferably about 0.5h to 2h, more preferably 20h to 1.5h, a yellow alarm can be triggered, for example.

Alarms related to eating can be alerted if the time of the meal changes more than, for example, about 1.5h-2h. A yellow alarm can then be performed. As the time of meal changes, more than, for example, about 2.5h-3h, a red alarm can be triggered. For example, a yellow alarm and, for example, a second consecutive

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10 In the event of an anomaly in medication, it is preferable to always have a red alert if the medication time is delayed or brought forward, for example, by about 0.5h-1h from the time of the patient's event. In this case, a missed drug intake is also detected, which thus causes a red alarm due to the delay. In addition, it is advantageous to always have a red alert if the target subject is taking too much or too little medication and / or if the medication taken is incorrect. In addition to regular medication, alarms can also be alerted to medication that is needed, such as common pain and painkillers, and nitro, for example, with a yellow alert, so that information is also collected about these drugs used by the target.

20 An on-demand deviation can be alerted if, for example, the number of event macros changes by, for example, 3-5, from the number of characteristic event macros. In this case, for example, a yellow alert can be triggered, for example, a high or low need may indicate not only health problems but also medical problems. If the supervised entity does not accrue 25 visits per day for need-based visits,

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5 If, for example, lh-l is delayed in returning to the home of the monitored item, it is advantageous to make a red alarm to check the location and condition of the item being monitored, out of the normal return time. However, if the specific total duration of the outdoor activity is not yet complete, for example after a delayed departure, a yellow alarm can be performed and the total specific duration may be waited before the red 10 alarm is performed.

Deviations from routines associated with entertainment events such as watching TV, reading, listening to music, etc., can be alerted, for example, if the duration of the event changes, for example, from about 1.5h to 2h. Preferably, however, the alarms associated with entertainment events are yellow alarms, and examination of external information may provide an explanation for the deviation.

According to one embodiment, deviations in routines related to entertainment events are not accompanied by any alarms, but by monitoring these routines of entertainment events, for example, deviations related to other routines can be explained.

20 Deviations related to the activity of the object being monitored, such as movement in the apartment and speed of movement, may be alerted if there is a significant change in the time of movement of the object being monitored. A change in the time of overall activity, for example, about 2h to 4h, can cause a yellow alarm and a 4h to 6h change in overall activity can cause a red alarm. If the total duration of the activity changes significantly, for example about 1h to 2h, a yellow alarm can be performed and a 2h to 3h change in the total duration of the activity can cause a red alarm. Further, if the subject velocity of the target is significantly reduced, for example 20% -30% of the specific velocity, a yellow alarm can be performed, and if the subject's deceleration is greater than £ 2, for example 30% -40% of the specific velocity, red can be performed. alarm. It is advantageous to provide an alarm for a clear deceleration of the subject being monitored during normal exercise as it may indicate a potential need for assistance.

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If the monitored object is stationary for a long time, for example about 1h to 1.5h, and is not, for example, a night or day sleep, it is preferable to make a red alarm to check the condition of the monitored object.

In addition, a decrease in overall activity, such as passivation or immobility, may indicate depression or impairment of general condition. An increase in activity, such as restlessness, may be related to mental health problems, for example, but it is good to keep an eye out for outside information, such as holidays, such as Christmas, before which many people tend to clean and rush more than usual. Decreases in normal-10 density can also be compared to data of the same age, same-sex, same-sex, or other control data when scoring a deviation.

Alarms in other activity-related routines, such as home chores and washing, can be alerted if the number of 15 events per week, for example, changes by, for example, about 3-5 events. The alarm performed in this case may be, for example, a yellow alarm. Washing and not doing home chores can be associated with things like the general condition of the target being monitored, memory problems, insomnia and depression.

In addition, alarms can be triggered if, for example, there is a deviation in two or more known routines, which deviations per se do not exceed the yellow or red alert threshold assigned to them. For example, if a meal is delayed by about 0.5h-1h of medication, a red alert can be triggered. In addition, if outside information provides, for example, a weather warning, a red or yellow alarm, £! 25 if the monitored object is just outside, δ

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^ For example, sleep problems may be reflected in the overall activity of the subject being monitored, in eating and, for example, in the amount of outdoor activities. In this case, it can be deduced from the data collected from the routine of the supervised subject that there is a change in the condition or state of the supervised subject that requires attention, δ ^ Also, a yellow alarm repeated in a certain routine within a certain time can cause a red alarm. For example, 2-3 nights of poor sleep can cause a red alarm.

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In one embodiment, the thresholds for deviations in routine subjects being monitored may be based on known history of the subject being monitored, e.g., medical records, mental health problems, and other information such as known behavioral changes such as depression, bipolar disorder, alcoholism, and the like. For example, based on medical history, it may be known that the subject being monitored, when depressed, sleeps and eats more than usual, or a person with bipolar disorder tends to eat and sleep especially when the disease starts on a manic stage, with a significant increase in activity. It is also advantageous to adjust the thresholds when the condition of the subject being monitored changes, for example, hip surgery makes it difficult to move, and otherwise recovering from surgery may cause the subject to become more tired, so it is advisable to adjust the remote monitoring system. With its remote monitoring systems, the control can also be managed through continuous learning, whereby, for example, alarms initially occur during surgery, but later the system learns new routines for the target being monitored.

An alarm is performed in step 312 if the deviation in the routine exceeds a predetermined threshold, as described above. The alarms performed by the remote monitoring system may be of different levels depending on the severity of the deviation; the milder form of the alarm may be an announcement of a deviation in the routine of the subject being monitored (a yellow alarm) and a more serious form of the alarm (red alarm) may advantageously require immediate action such as checking the condition or state of health. In addition, other types of alarms that are not specifically described herein may be used.

Alarms can be, for example, text messages, emails, instant messages, voice-bones, buzzer sounds, remote alarm triggers, checklist and / or display results,

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The alarm can be assigned to one or more selected groups as needed, such as relatives, home care, external supervisor, etc. In addition, different types of alarms can also be assigned to different groups. Alarm connection is advantageous

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Depending on the embodiment, different types of alarms can also be communicated to 35 supervised entities via a two-way communication system. The information may be, for example, a reminder of a missed medicine or an indication that the subject will be contacted shortly to check the condition.

If the alarm is not performed, the remote monitoring system will continue executing the program from step 302. According to one embodiment, the remote monitoring system according to the present invention will record the existing alarm in memory and continue to execute the program from step 302 in the event of a yellow alarm. for example, can be acknowledged as treated. According to another embodiment, the program will wait for the alarm to be acknowledged, for example by the supervisor, before executing program 10 for this routine again from step 302.

The following is a practical example of the operation of remote monitoring systems. The example below is intended only to illustrate the use of the invention and is in no way limiting the scope of the present invention.

During the initialization process, a default profile is created for each customer. A profile can be created in 15 online services in collaboration with relatives, such as simple questions such as “Does the elderly regularly go out? 'Or' 'the elderly person typically wakes up at:?'. From the input data, a default profile is compiled into a database as remote monitoring systems of the present invention, which may be, for example:

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Normal rest- Normal outdoor Normal Normal TV- Normal sun 21-07 lu 8: 00-8: 10 and dining time, coffee-toilet Day sleeps 14: 00-15: 30 yea- 4x day cooking etc. use 11- 12:30 on a weekday at 7:30, Coffee every day- How ^ and Sunday at 12:30, full time at 7:30 and many times 9: 15-11: 30 17:00, 17:00. 4 20:00 Television daybreaking - 20:30 and times on Sundays £ 20-21: 30.

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The data collected on resting volatility can be used as a threshold in the remote monitoring system as such to trigger an alarm for resting routine abnormalities, or an additional margin of error, such as +/- 0.5h, can be added to said resting variability.

δ cv ^ 10 In the example case, the events detected by the sensors during the rest period may be, for example:

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Movement in lobby: 06:41 Movement in kitchen 06:42 Refrigerator open 06:48 -> Food timestamp

Coffee machine on 07:01 __-> Food timestamp_

It is preferable to interpret toilet events that occurred within a short period of time as the same event. The same can be done for others, such as a food event later.

5 Based on the events described above, the following data processing can be performed in the remote monitoring system:

Checking for normal wake-up time (weekly rhythm + range = 7:00 am)

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If not OK, change to web view '' sleeps yellow ', wait for max. KK throwing in awakening time. -> If OK, change to web view '' awake ', otherwise alarm_ ^ Alarm in desired format (sms, email) o cv i o Change to web view' 'sleeps red'. The alarm can also be snoozed to / $ £ message as possible reasons include: x Interrupted sleep ^ Late sleep = no sleep accrued, please wait

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Coffee machine on 07:01 Moving in the kitchen 07:04 Moving in the hall 07:13

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Door open 07:21 -> OUT timestamp

Motion in the living room at 07:24

Bathroom motion at: 08:18 -> toilet timestamp

Bathroom motion: 08:19 -> WC timestamp

Bathroom motion at: 08:20 -> WC timestamp

Coffee machine on 09:16 Shop in the hall 09:16

Front door open 09:22 -> OUT timestamp

Front door open 11:00 -> OUT timestamp

Movement in the hall 11:02

Bathroom motion: 11:10 -> WC timestamp

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Movement in the lobby at: 11:48 In the bed at: 11: 54__

As above, in this example events detected within a short time are interpreted as 5 single events.

c \ i 0 Based on the above-described events detected in the morning, data can be processed by the remote monitoring system, for example as follows:

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The following is a similar example of the events observed in the afternoon of the subject being monitored:

Movement in the lobby at 1:17 p.m.

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Bathroom motion: 13:19 -> WC timestamp

Moving in the living room 13:24 Moving in the living room 14:04 Moving in the lobby at 14:59

Bathroom motion: 15:18 -> WC timestamp

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An estimate of external factors for change days as well.

Changes in meals are recorded in the weekly / daily report.

Alarm if no events occur within the desired time period within the '' active time ''.

Although the use of remote monitoring systems has been described above from the perspective of a person mainly living at home or in a home, such as an elderly person in good condition, the remote monitoring system of the present invention may also be applicable to home schooling or domestic animals or cattle sheds. In addition, a remote monitoring system can also be applied to control a property, such as a holiday home.

For example, under home schooling, the remote control system of the present invention can be used to monitor a school's departure time, and optionally also use two-way communication to remind school departure, either by default or only if departure is delayed. In addition to this, it is also advantageous to keep track of school return times, the default information of which can be entered into the system, for example, in a timetable or retrieved from external information such as an electronic communication system provided by the school or school. In addition, for example, schoolchildren's mourning, such as eating a morning meal and / or a snack, can be monitored as described above. External information, such as weather data, can also be used to monitor school return times. For example, in good weather, the schoolchildren may come home later than bad weather, because the good weather is longer outdoors. According to one embodiment, the use of a home school computer and / or the Internet can be monitored and / or controlled, as well as watching and playing television. In addition, in some embodiments, it is possible to monitor the volume and trigger an alarm if the volume of the sound exceeds a certain threshold. In this way, in the absence of parents, it is possible to ensure that students in the home alone do not play music in a block of flats, for example, in a way that disturbs their neighbors. In addition, according to one embodiment, the number and / or identity of visitors at home when the parents are away can also be monitored.

A remote pet and livestock monitoring system in a home like home, barn or shed can collect information such as sleeping, eating and activity of 10 animals / animal during the day and, for example, the possibility of a dog barking alone. By monitoring the activity of the animal, possible disturbance behavior, depression and possible disease of the animal can be detected. For example, information about the animal or breed in question may be used as a source of system information. Furthermore, according to one embodiment 15, the movement of the animal in the controlled premises can be controlled by means of a remote monitoring system, for example, letting the animal into a certain space for feeding or, if it is possible to arrange in the controlled space, the animal (s).

Used for property control, the remote monitoring system can collect information and learn 20 routines related to property use and operations. For example, in the case of a holiday home, the use of the property tends to be heavily focused on the summer months and holidays. This allows external information, such as calendar and weather information, to be utilized in routine learning. The remote monitoring system can be arranged to monitor the temperature of the property, the functioning of electrical equipment such as air conditioning and refrigerator, the condition of the piping. Weather data can also be used to

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35 A remote monitoring system for monitoring a subject in a home environment comprising at least 5. one or more data acquisition means (102) disposed in the controlled areas to collect data from the subject being monitored, wherein said remote monitoring system is provided 10. to process data collected by data acquisition means (102), - to identify and learn from the processed data the routines of the subject being monitored, characterized in that said remote monitoring system is further provided - to store other information (106) external information is information that is external to the object being monitored, such as weather conditions, time of year, sports or other event, information about TV shows and shows, anniversaries, holidays, information from other supervisors in the same area, same age group / gender / life situation, past behavioral changes or statistics. 20. determine anomalies based on routines o and / or other information learned from routines of the subject being monitored; and i .9 perform an alarm (108) when the deviations exceed predetermined thresholds, to The remote monitoring system of claim 1, wherein said data acquisition means (102) are wireless and / or wired sensors (202, 204, 206, 208, 2510), and wherein said sensors are selected from the group consisting of at least: -, vibration, pressure, door, fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide, overflow, light and optical sensors, as well as cameras and microphones used as a sensor feature. 36 The remote monitoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said data processing system (104) comprises a terminal (212), said terminal (212) operatively connected to data acquisition means (102), and said terminal (212) being provided to obtain data from said data acquisition means. (102). The remote monitoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said data processing system (104) comprises a server (214) and optionally a terminal (212), the server (214) communicating with the data acquisition means (102) and / or the terminal (212), and said server (214) configured to receive data from one or more terminals (212) and / or data acquisition means (102). A remote monitoring system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the routine learning of said remote monitoring object being monitored is continuous. A remote monitoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said remote monitoring system performs, prior to commissioning, a learning sequence to learn the routines of the subject being monitored. A remote monitoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said remote monitoring system routine learning and / or utilization of other information is based on one or more mathematical methods selected from the group consisting of averaging, Hidden Markov Model (HMM), and Dynamic. Time Warp (DTW). A remote monitoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least some of the collected data is processed by the data acquisition means (102) and / or the terminal (212). (Mo 25 The remote monitoring system of any preceding claim, wherein said alarm (108) provided by a predetermined deviation is one or more x functions selected from the group including: SMS, email, instant messaging, call, buzzer, and remote alarm. C/O A remote monitoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said remote monitoring system is further configured to function as a burglar alarm. c \ i The remote monitoring system of any preceding claim, wherein said remote monitoring system is bidirectional, comprising means (110) for transmitting information 37 to a subject to be monitored, the one or more information means selected from the group including: a display, printer, speaker, buzzer, light, and electronic communications device. A remote monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein the remote monitoring system is capable of controlling a controlled space, such as window and / or door locking, lighting, air conditioning, heating and / or electrical equipment. A method (300) for using a remote monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 12 for monitoring a monitored object in a home environment comprising at least the following steps: 10. collecting data from a monitored object (302) by means of data acquisition means - storing in the ice system other information (304) outside the controlled object which is other information external to the controlled object, such as the weather, season, sport or other event in the area of the controlled object, television program information, and series, anniversaries, holidays, information from other supervisors in the same area, same age group / sex / life situation, previously observed behavioral changes or statistics, 20. handles data collected by data loggers identifying (306), - detecting anomalies in the processed data in the routine (308) of the target being monitored, - examining whether the deviation in the routine exceeds a predetermined threshold (310), and, (M io - triggering an alarm when the deviation exceeds 312). c/o The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises a pre-commissioning learning step of initializing (301) £ 2 the remote monitoring system with information related to the subject being monitored. 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