System and method for monitoring a person

摘要

An apparatus is provided for monitoring a person. The apparatus is configured for identifying one or more undesirable conditions, by analyzing data from a sensor unit associated with the person's bed, the data being indicative of the person's presence in or absence from the bed. Upon identification of at least one undesirable condition, the apparatus emits a local alarm and transmits an alert signal to a remote apparatus, which is configured for notifying one or more responders about the undesirable condition. If one or more responders responds to the notification, or if the apparatus is reset locally, the local alarm is stopped.

主权项

1. An apparatus for monitoring a person, comprising:
a sensor port configured for receiving first signals from a sensor associated with a bed of the person; a memory unit for storing machine-readable instructions and a set of parameters used to determine one or more alert conditions related to the person's use of the bed; a timer configured for measuring time; a processor, coupled to the sensor port, to the timer, and to the memory, for executing the machine-readable instructions that causes the apparatus to:
receive the first signals from the sensor via the sensor port and determine therefrom whether the person is in the bed or not in the bed;determine time instances and time durations associated with the person being in the bed and being out of the bed based on the first signals and on time measurements by the timer;compare the time instances and time durations to at least some of the parameters in the set of parameters to determine whether an alert condition of the one or more alert conditions has occurred;generate an alert alarm signal if the alert condition has occurred; andcancelling the alert alarm signal, in response to a cancel instruction; a local linking unit configured for connecting to a local user interface, and communicating with a local user interface, such that the local user interface is configured for configured to receiving the alert signal and for conveying a local alarm warning in proximity to the local user interface, and for receiving a cancel instruction from one or more of the persons proximate to the apparatus to cancel the alert signal; and a remote linking unit configured for connecting to a remote system configured for receiving the alert signal and conveying a remote alarm alert to one or more remote communication devices associated with respective responders located remotely from the apparatus, and for receiving a first cancel instruction conveyed from the one or more responders to cancel the alert signal.