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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G08—SIGNALLING
  • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
  • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
  • G08B25/14—Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
  • A61B5/0002—Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network
  • A61B5/0015—Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network characterised by features of the telemetry system
  • A61B5/0022—Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
  • A61B5/74—Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient ; user input means
  • A61B5/7465—Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network
  • A61B5/747—Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G08—SIGNALLING
  • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
  • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
  • G08B25/01—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium
  • G08B25/08—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using communication transmission lines
  • G08B25/085—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using communication transmission lines using central distribution transmission lines
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
  • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
  • G16H40/00—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
  • G16H40/60—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
  • G16H40/67—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a centralized system for the service inside homes or the like.
• such service systems of known type envisage the use of a special control unit installable on the wall inside one of the rooms of the house, having an interface able to allow the modification of the settings and the verification and reading of any available information and reports.
• control unit itself with a display suitable for the display of information and with a series of control buttons.
• control unit To the control unit a plurality of sensors are commonly connected, suitably located within the various rooms of the house to monitor.
• Such sensors may comprise, e.g.: ceiling sensors for smoke detection, sensors for flooding detection, volumetric, perimeter anti-break in sensors or of another type.
• control unit is commonly connected to a remote operational station able to collect all the information related to the user, to the special services provided to the specific user and information related to the home, and able to manage the reports and any intervention in case abnormal events being detected.
• control unit inside the home can be connected to the remote station through a conventional data/voice line, the type of a conventional GSM line or the like.
• the remote operational station is able to send alerts regarding potentially dangerous situations even by sms or phone calls on one or more mobile or smart phones indicated by the user.
• the main aim of the present invention is to provide a centralized system for the service inside homes or the like which allows to improve the method of sending notifications to the user.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a centralized system for the service inside homes or the like which allows to improve the quality and detail of the information notified to the user.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a centralized system for the service inside homes or the like which allows to overcome the mentioned drawbacks of the prior art within the ambit of a simple, rational, easy, effective to use and low cost solution.
• FIG. 1 is a general block diagram of the system according to the invention. Embodiments of the Invention
• a centralized system generally usable generally for servicing users inside homes, usable e.g. for the processing and sending of personalized communications and for the detection and management of sudden and undesired events such as, e.g., the break in of thieves inside homes, the spread of smoke or the flooding of one or more rooms.
• the system 1 comprises a control unit 2 installable inside a home, e.g. on a wall, and a plurality of sensor devices 3 installed and suitably located inside the various rooms of the home to be monitored and operatively connected to the control unit 2.
• the sensor devices 3 can be composed of one or more sensors for smoke detection, one or more sensors for flooding detection, one or more anti- break in sensors of the volumetric, perimeter type or of other type such as, e.g., at least a camera for the collection of images.
• the camera in particular, can be integrated within the control unit 2 or can be composed of an external camera connected to the control unit 2 itself and located in a different room.
• the system 1 also comprises a remote control station 4 operatively connected to the control unit 2 and having a storage unit 5 able to store information related to the users U of the system 1, to the special services provided to the specific users U and/or to information related to homes inside which the control units 2 are installed.
• the system 1 comprises a digital receiver device 6, the type of a digital decoder or the like, connectable to at least a television T inside the home and operatively connected to the remote control station 4.
• control station 4 comprises generation means 7 able to generate and send messages M to the digital receiver device 6 and the digital receiver 6 comprises display means for displaying such a message on the television T.
• the system 1 is able to send signaling messages M directly on the screen of television T inside the home.
• the system 1 can display on the television T, through the digital receiver 6, signaling messages M of abnormal events or of any potential hazards detected by one or more of the sensors 3.
• the messages M sent from the control station 4 and displayed by the digital receiver 6 on the television T can be used to signal to one or more users U deadlines and activities to be carried out.
• the system 1 also comprises a distribution station 8 of a digital signal operatively interposed between the control station 4 and the digital receiver 6, managed e.g. by a conventional provider of digital terrestrial television services or digital satellite television services.
• the distribution station 8 has receiving means 9 of the message M from the remote control station 4 and sending means 10 of the message M to the digital receiver device 6.
• the same can be used to check whether or not the user U performs a requested action through the sending and displaying of a message M on the television T.
• the message M sent and displayed on the television T can be used to remind the user U that a deadline for taking a particular drug is approaching and to ask the user U to take this drug.
• the camera 3 can be used to check whether the user U actually takes the drug.
• the images taken by the camera 3 can be displayed on the television T' of another user U' who acts as a controller.
• the transmission of any further messages M' and images to the television T' can be made via a further digital receiver 6' and through the provider 8 of digital terrestrial or satellite services.
• control unit comprises at least a user interface able to allow the modification of the settings of the system 1 and/or the verification and reading of information and reports related to the system itself.
• the user interface can be composed of a display 11 and of one or more control buttons 12.
• system 1 can comprise a remote service center 13 operatively connected to the control unit 2 and, possibly, to the control station 4.
• control unit 2 has means for the voice communication with the service center.
• means for voice communication can comprise, e.g., a call button 14, a microphone and a loudspeaker integrated in the control unit 2 itself.
• both the control unit 2 and a possible camera 3 can be integrated within the digital receiver 6.
• the system 1 can also comprise one or more portable communication devices 15 operatively connected to the control station 4.
• portable communication devices can be composed, e.g., of mobile phones, smart phones, personal computers or similar devices.
• the communication between the control unit 2 and the control station 4 can occur through a conventional telecommunications network 16.
• a conventional telecommunications network 16 can be made by means of a conventional data/voice line, the type of a GSM line or the like.
• control station 4 can be operatively connected to an external service station 17 able to use the data and information collected by the remote station for the provision of services such as, e.g., insurance services, remote medical services or other.
• services such as, e.g., insurance services, remote medical services or other.
• the system according to the invention in particular the possibility to send personalized messages through a conventional digital transmission channel and through a conventional television, enables to improve the sending method of notifications to the user and improve the quality and detail of the information notified to the user.

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