Monitoring systems and methods for personal safety
A computer-implemented method for monitoring a condition of a person includes receiving, at a computerized device, at least one signal from a condition sensor and determining if a condition is an emergency condition of a user based on the at least one signal.
1 . A computer-implemented method for monitoring a condition of a user by a smart phone device associated with the user, the method comprising:
receiving, at the smart phone device, at least one electronic signal from a sensor associated with the smart phone device, wherein the received electronic signal is indicative of user movement;
analyzing, in the smart phone device, the received electronic signal to determine if the user has fallen; and
sending, from the smart phone device, responsive to determining the user has fallen, an alert signal to a predetermined third-party indicative the user has fallen;
wherein the received electronic signal is a return signal from a sonic signal transmitted from a condition sensor associated with the smart phone device; and
wherein the condition sensor is configured to ping surroundings of the user to indicate movement of at least one object relative to the user;
the method further including the step of determining an emergency condition relative to the user responsive to determining the received signal deviates from a threshold value.
2 . The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 , further including the step: sending, from the smart phone device, responsive to determining the user has fallen, a signal to the predetermined third-party indicative of a condition of the user.
3 . The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 , further including the step: sending, from the smart phone device, responsive to determining the user has fallen, a signal to the predetermined third-party indicative of a location of the user.
4 . The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the location of the user is determined by a GPS device associated with the smart phone device.
5 . The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the location of the user is determined by a wifi signal in proximity to the smart phone device.
6 . The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined third party is a known contact to the user.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further including the steps of:
determining, by the smart phone device, if the user deviates more than a threshold distance from a predetermined travel route; and
sending, from the smart phone device, responsive to determining the user has deviated more than the threshold distance from the predetermined travel route, a signal to the predetermined third-party indicative the user has deviated from the predetermined travel route.
8 . A smart phone device for monitoring a condition of a user associated with the smart phone device, comprising:
a memory;
a sensor device;
a processor disposed in communication with the memory and sensor device, and configured to issue a plurality of instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
receive at least one electronic signal transmitted from sensor device, wherein the received electronic signal is indicative of movement of the user;
analyze the received electronic signal to determine if the user has fallen; and
send, responsive to determining the user has fallen, an alert signal to a predetermined third-party indicative the user has fallen;
wherein the sensor device is a condition sensor configured to transmit a sonic signal;
wherein the condition sensor is configured to ping surroundings of the user to indicate movement of at least one object relative to the user; and
wherein the processor is further configured to determine an emergency condition relative to the user responsive to determining the received signal deviates from a threshold value.
9 . The smart phone device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to, responsive to determining the user has fallen, transmit a signal to the predetermined third-party indicative of a condition of the user.
10 . The smart phone device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, responsive to determining the user has fallen, a signal to the predetermined third-party indicative of a location of the user.
11 . The smart phone device as recited in claim 10 , wherein the location of the user is determined by a GPS device associated with the smart phone device.
12 . The smart phone device as recited in claim 10 , wherein the location of the user is determined by a wifi signal in proximity to the smart phone device.
13 . The smart phone device as recited in claim 10 , wherein the predetermined third party is a known contact to the user.
14 . The smart phone device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine if the user deviates more than a threshold distance from a predetermined travel route; and
send, responsive to determining the user has deviated more than the threshold distance from the predetermined travel route, a signal to the predetermined third-party indicative the user has deviated from the predetermined travel route.