Home occupant detection and monitoring system
A home occupant detection and monitoring system has a sensor unit having a radio wave transmitter, a radio wave receiver, and a wireless transmitter configured to detect and receive vital signs of an occupant; a user interface having a microcontroller, a wireless receiver configured to receive the wireless signals transmitted from the sensor unit, a means for user input, and a network card; and a means for alerting occupants and third-parties to a triggering event; wherein the microcontroller, based upon logic, activates the alerting means at the triggering event.
1. A method of detecting and monitoring occupants in a building comprising:
using radar to detect human signals of multiple occupants within the building, wherein the step of using radar to detect the human signals comprises using a transmitter having an antenna to transmit a narrow beam radio frequency signal and receiving a return of the narrow beam radio frequency signal;
rotating the antenna such that the narrow beam of the radio frequency sweeps one or more rooms of the building;
comparing a number of occupants whose human signals were detected by the radar within the building to a number of occupants previously allocated by a user; and
upon determining that the number of occupants detected is greater than the number of occupants allocated, alerting one or more individuals.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is rotated mechanically.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is rotated electronically.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more individuals are alerted via a mobile alert.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more individuals are alerted via a house alarm.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human signal comprises information with regard to a heartbeat of the occupant.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human signal comprises information with regard to a breathing pattern of the occupant.
8. A method of detecting and monitoring occupants in a building, comprising:
producing a signal and transmitting the signal comprising radio waves from a transmitting antenna to one or more rooms of a building;
receiving a returned signal in a receiving antenna, wherein the returned signal comprises information with regard to a returned human signal of an occupant of the one or more rooms;
comparing the returned human signal information with information contained in or more stored signals comprising stored human signal information; and
identifying the occupant based upon the comparison of the returned human signal information to the stored human signal information.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein upon determining that the returned human signal information does not correlate to the stored human signal information, activating an alert device.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of comparing the returned human signal information with the stored human signal information to determine if the returned human signal information comprises an irregular signal; and wherein when an irregular signal is received, alerting one or more occupants to the irregular signal received.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising initiating an alert or alarm when an occupant leaves the structure.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the human signal information comprises information regarding an occupant's heartbeat.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the human signal information comprises information regarding an occupant's breathing pattern.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the irregular signal comprises information indicating an increase in heart rate.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the irregular radar signal comprises an information indicating an increase in respiration.
16. The method of claim 8 , further comprising a step of storing stored human signal information for an occupant when the occupant visits the one or more rooms of a building a predetermined number of times.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the stored human signal information comprises information indicative of an occupant's unique heartbeat.
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the stored human signal information comprises information indicative of an occupant's unique breathing pattern.
19. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of transmitting the signal comprises transmitting a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave signal, and the step of receiving the returned signal comprises receiving a return of the Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave signal.
20. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of transmitting the signal comprises the step of transmitting a narrow beam radio frequency signal, and the step of receiving the returned signal comprises receiving a return of the narrow beam radio frequency signal.