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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Catherine Mary Graichen, Malta, NY (US);
Paul Edward Cuddihy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Meena Ganesh, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jenny Marie Weisenberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Catherine Mary Graichen, Malta, NY (US);
Paul Edward Cuddihy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Meena Ganesh, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jenny Marie Weisenberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for identifying a change in walking speed of a person is provided. The system comprises a plurality of sensors disposed in various rooms of a structure. The system may also include a processor-based system that may receive signals representative of the motion and/or location of the person from the sensors. The system may establish and store a travel time for a path traveled by the person through the structure based on the signals representative of the motion and/or location of the person. The system may identify at least one path from among various travel paths traveled by the person through the structure as having a consistent travel time over a period of time. The system also identifies a change in the person's walking speed by identifying changes in the travel time for the at least one path traveled by the person through the structure.