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Granted Patent B2
US 11,462,094 · App. 17/574,874 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Sensing peripheral heuristic evidence, reinforcement, and engagement system

Inventors: Aaron Williams (Congerville, IL); Joseph Robert Brannan (Bloomington, IL); Christopher N. Kawakita (Bloomington, IL); Dana C. Hunt (Normal, IL)
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
G08B21/0484G06N20/00G08B21/0423G08B21/0469G08B21/0476G16H80/00
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Patent No.
US 11,462,094
App. No.
17/574,874
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying a condition associated with an individual in a home environment are provided. Sensors associated with the home environment detect data, which is captured and analyzed by a local or remote processor to identify the condition. In some instances, the sensors are configured to capture data indicative of electricity use by devices associated with the home environment, including, e.g., which devices are using electricity, what date/time electricity is used by each device, how long each device uses electricity, and/or the power source for the electricity used by each device. The processor analyzes the captured data to identify any abnormalities or anomalies, and, based upon any identified abnormalities or anomalies, the processor determines a condition (e.g., a medical condition) associated with an individual in the home environment. The processor generates and transmits a notification indicating the condition associated with the individual to a caregiver of the individual.

Claims (33)

1. A computer-implemented method for identifying abnormal conditions, the method comprising:

capturing sensor data by one or more home-mounted sensors associated with a home environment;

analyzing the captured sensor data using a trained machine learning model, the trained machine learning model being trained using historical sensor data collected at a plurality of home environments and historical condition data, the historical condition data indicating conditions associated with individuals in the plurality of home environments,

wherein the trained machine learning model comprises a neural network comprising one or more layers, wherein at least one layer of the one or more layers is associated with at least one selected from a group consisting of an activation function, a loss function, and an optimization function;

determining an abnormal condition of an individual in the home environment based upon the analysis using the trained machine learning model, the abnormal condition of the individual being a fall, wherein the determining an abnormal condition of an individual in the home environment comprises determining an impact level of the fall using the trained machine learning model based on the captured sensor data;

generating an electronic notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual via one or more processors;

transmitting, via the one or more processors, the electronic notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual to a caregiver device to be presented with one or more options; and

in response to receiving a selection of the one or more options, requesting an emergency service to be provided to the individual.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the captured sensor data comprises image data captured by one or more home-mounted cameras.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the neural network model is trained using the historical sensor data, wherein the historical sensor data comprises historical image data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the trained machine learning model comprises an image recognition model.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the electronic notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual comprises requesting an emergency service to be provided to the individual.

6. A computer-implemented method for identifying abnormal conditions, comprising:

receiving, via one or more processors of a caregiver device, a notification indicating an abnormal condition of an individual in a home environment from a device, wherein the device is configured to capture sensor data one or more home-mounted sensors associated with a home environment and analyze the captured sensor data using a trained machine learning model to determine the abnormal condition of the individual, wherein (i) the abnormal condition of the individual is a fall, wherein the determining an abnormal condition of an individual in the home environment comprises determining an impact level of the fall using the trained machine learning model based on the captured sensor data, and (ii) the trained machine learning model is trained using historical sensor data collected at a plurality of home environments and historical condition data, the historical condition data indicating conditions associated with individuals in the plurality of home environments, wherein the trained machine learning model comprises a neural network comprising one or more layers, wherein at least one layer of the one or more layers is associated with at least one selected from a group consisting of an activation function, a loss function, and an optimization function;

in response to receiving the notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual, presenting one or more options via the one or more processors of the caregiver device; and

in response to receiving a selection of the one or more options, requesting an emergency service to be provided to the individual via the one or more processors of the caregiver device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the captured sensor data comprises image data captured by one or more home-mounted cameras.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the neural network model is trained using the historical sensor data, wherein the historical sensor data comprises historical image data.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the trained machine learning model comprises an image recognition model.

10. A computer system comprising:

a first device comprising:

one or more home-mounted sensors configured to capture sensor data associated with a home environment; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to:

analyze the captured sensor data using a trained machine learning model, the trained machine learning model being trained using historical sensor data collected at a plurality of home environments and historical condition data, the historical condition data indicating conditions associated with individuals in the plurality of home environments, wherein the trained machine learning model comprises a neural network comprising one or more layers, wherein at least one layer of the one or more layers is associated with at least one selected from a group consisting of an activation function, a loss function, and an optimization function;

determine an abnormal condition of an individual in the home environment based upon the analysis using the trained machine learning model, the abnormal condition of the individual being a fall, wherein the determining an abnormal condition of an individual in the home environment comprises determining an impact level of the fall using the trained machine learning model based on the captured sensor data;

generate a notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual; and

transmit the notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual to a caregiver device; and

the caregiver device comprising at least one processor and configured to:

receive the notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual;

in response to receiving the notification indicating the abnormal condition of the individual, present one or more options; and

in response to receiving a selection of the one or more options, request an emergency service to be provided to the individual.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the captured sensor data comprises image data captured by one or more home-mounted cameras.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the neural network model is trained using the historical sensor data, wherein the historical sensor data comprises historical image data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2022
From: WILLIAMS, AARON; BRANNAN, JOSEPH ROBERT; KAWAKITA, CHRISTOPHER N.; HUNT, DANA C.
To: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059914/0158 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17077785
Continuation 16169544 · Oct 24, 2018
Provisional Application 62658682 · Apr 17, 2018
Provisional Application 62654975 · Apr 9, 2018
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