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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Paul Edward Cuddihy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Jenny Marie Weisenberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Edward Cuddihy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Jenny Marie Weisenberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.