Controlled-environment facility resident wearables and systems and methods for use
Controlled-environment facility resident behavioral and/or health monitoring may employ controlled-environment facility resident wearables each having a band configured to be affixed around a portion of a controlled-environment facility resident, irremovable by the resident and may include sensor(s) configured to measure biometric(s) of the controlled-environment facility resident and one or more physical parameter(s) experienced by the wearable, with a transmitter transmitting the biometric(s) and/or the physical parameter(s) to a controlled-environment facility management system. The controlled-environment facility management system may predetermine one or more normal input levels of the biometric(s) and/or physical parameter(s), receive the transmitted biometric(s) and/or physical parameter(s), determine whether received biometric(s) and/or physical parameter(s) rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level(s), and alert controlled-environment facility personnel and/or law enforcement when received physical parameter(s) and/or received biometric(s) rise above or fall below the predetermined normal input level(s).
1. A controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch comprising:
a band configured to be affixed around a wrist of a controlled-environment facility resident, irremovable by the controlled-environment facility resident;
one or more biometric sensors configured to measure one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident;
one or more physical parameter sensors configured to measure one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident and/or the one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch to a controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device or to a controlled-environment facility resident communal communication and/or media terminal and the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device or the controlled-environment facility resident communal communication and/or media terminal transmits the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident and/or the one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch to a controlled-environment facility management system.
2. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 1 , wherein the biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident comprise one or more of respiratory rate, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, of the controlled-environment facility resident.
3. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 1 , wherein the physical parameters comprise one of more of the resident's location, ambient audio, acceleration, deceleration, ambient light and ambient temperature.
4. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery powering the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch; and
a charger electrically coupled to the battery, charging the battery.
5. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 4 , wherein the charger employs ambient light within the controlled-environment facility to generate electricity to charge the battery.
6. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 4 , wherein the charger employs a thermal differential between the resident's body temperature and an ambient temperature to generate electricity to charge the battery.
7. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 4 , wherein the charger employs movement of the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch to generate electricity to charge the battery.
8. The controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch of claim 1 , wherein the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch is paired with a controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or data device and operation of the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or data device is based on the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch being within a designated distance of the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or data device.
9. A controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of controlled-environment facility resident smartwatches, each comprising:
a band configured to be affixed around a portion of a controlled-environment facility resident, configured to be irremovable by the controlled-environment facility resident;
one or more physical parameter sensors configured to measure one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch to a controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device or to a controlled-environment facility resident communal communication and/or media terminal and the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device or the controlled-environment facility resident communal communication and/or media terminal transmits the one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch to a controlled-environment facility management system; and
the controlled-environment facility management system configured to:
predetermine one or more normal input levels of the one or more physical parameters;
receive one or more transmitted physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch;
determine whether one or more received physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more physical parameters; and
alert at least one controlled-environment facility personnel and/or law enforcement personnel, when one or more received physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more physical parameters.
10. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein the physical parameters comprise one of more of location, ambient audio, ambient light, acceleration, deceleration, and ambient temperature.
11. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the physical parameters comprise ambient audio and the normal input level of ambient audio is based at least in part on a volume of the sound.
12. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the physical parameters comprise ambient audio and, wherein a normal input level of ambient audio is based at least in part on a sharpness of sounds in the ambient audio.
13. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the physical parameters comprise ambient audio and, wherein a normal input level of the ambient audio sound is based at least in part on recognition, by the controlled-environment facility management system of particular keywords being spoken.
14. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the physical parameters comprise acceleration or deceleration experienced by the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch and determination the acceleration rises above or deceleration falls below the predetermined normal input level indicates rapid movement of the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch beyond the predetermined normal input level.
15. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein:
each controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch further comprises one or more biometric sensors configured to measure one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident;
the transmitter is further configured to transmit the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident to the controlled-environment facility management system; and
the controlled-environment facility management system is further configured to:
predetermine one or more normal input levels of the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident;
receive one or more transmitted biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident;
determine whether one or more received biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident; and
alert at least one controlled-environment facility personnel and/or law enforcement personnel, when one or more received biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident.
16. The controlled-environment facility resident behavioral monitoring system of claim 15 , wherein the biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident comprise one or more of respiratory rate, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, of the controlled-environment facility resident.
17. A controlled-environment facility resident health monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of controlled-environment facility resident smartwatches, each comprising:
a band configured to be affixed around a portion of a controlled-environment facility resident, configured to be irremovable by the controlled-environment facility resident;
one or more biometric sensors configured to measure one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident to a controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device or to a controlled-environment facility resident communal communication and/or media terminal and the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device or the controlled-environment facility resident communal communication and/or media terminal transmits the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident to a controlled-environment facility management system; and
the controlled-environment facility management system configured to:
predetermine one or more normal input levels of the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident;
receive one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident transmitted by the smartwatch;
determine whether one or more received biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more biometrics; and
alert at least one controlled-environment facility personnel and/or other medical personnel, when one or more received biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident.
18. The controlled-environment facility resident health monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein the biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident indicate one or more of the controlled-environment facility resident's general health, sleep state, level of agitation, and level of mood.
19. The controlled-environment facility resident health monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein the biometrics of the controlled-environment facility resident comprise one or more of respiratory rate, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature of the controlled-environment facility resident.
20. The controlled-environment facility resident health monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein:
each controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch further comprises one or more physical parameter sensors configured to measure one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the one or more physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch to the controlled-environment facility management system; and
the controlled-environment facility management system is further configured to:
predetermine one or more normal input levels of the one or more physical parameters;
receive one or more transmitted physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch;
determine whether one or more received physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more physical parameters; and
alert at least one controlled-environment facility personnel and/or law enforcement personnel, when one or more received physical parameters experienced by the smartwatch rises above or falls below the predetermined normal input level for the one or more physical parameters.
21. The controlled-environment facility resident health monitoring system of claim 20 , wherein at least one of the physical parameters comprise acceleration and/or deceleration experienced by the controlled-environment facility resident smartwatch and the determination that the acceleration rises above or deceleration falls below the predetermined normal input level indicates a fall by the resident and lack of movement after the fall.