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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2006
Applicant:
David T. Anderson, Hamburg, MN (US);
Inventor:
David T. Anderson, Hamburg, MN (US);
Assignee:
Healthsense, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, devices, and systems to monitor activity. One system to monitor activity includes a remote device including a home/away sensor and a transmitter. The embodiment also includes a local interface that receives a wireless signal from the transmitter and a base station operably coupled to the local interface. The base station can include a receiver for receiving signals from a number of sensors and a logic component that institutes rules to determine whether to initiate an alert based on one or more activations of the home/away sensor.