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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2008
Douglas C. Dayton, Harvard, MA (US);
Sung Park, Newton, MA (US);
Mark R Florence, Newton, MA (US);
American Messaging Services, LLC, Lewisville, TX (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for remotely monitoring an individual may include providing a sensor integrated in a monitoring object at a first location where the monitoring object may be configured as a household item. The sensor may be associated with an environment of an individual at the first location. The sensor may also be associated with a network. The sensor data may be processed to obtain monitoring information for the activity of the individual in the environment. The monitoring information may be transmitted over the network from the first location to a receiving object at a second location where the receiving object may be configured as a household item.