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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Philips North America Llc, Andover, MA (US);
Vikram Devdas, Vancouver, CA;
Shane McNamara, Vancouver, CA;
Christopher Pang, Vancouver, CA;
Richard Heaton, Vancouver, CA;
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC, Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
One variation of a method for detecting breach events by residents of an assisted living facility includes: defining a first access perimeter within a facility; assigning the first access perimeter to a first resident, in a set of residents in the facility; tracking locations of resident wearable devices associated with residents, in the set of residents, within the facility; disabling a first subregion within the first access perimeter coincident a second location of a second resident, in the set of residents, flagged for separation from the first resident; and, in response to a first location of a first resident wearable device associated with the first resident falling outside of the first access perimeter, distributing a first breach event prompt to assist the first resident, proximal the first location, to care provider mobile devices associated with care providers affiliated with the facility.