ES2993919A2 - Wristwatch for monitoring dependents living alone - Google Patents

Abstract

The watch for the monitoring procedure for dependents who live alone, object of the present invention, consists of a watch whose software is attended by health personnel when the contact data of the person in need of help is received from the alert or SOS (2) of the watch, having the possibility of connecting or linking with the personnel who are caring at that time for that person in need of medical help or being able to discharge or deregister him/her, assign a health professional for his/her control, and have all the clinical and medical personal data necessary for the control of the user.

Description

DESCRIPTION

WRIST WATCH FOR MONITORING PROCEDURE

OF DEPENDENTS WHO LIVE ALONE

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

On 06/26/2023, the utility model application number U20231128 was filed by the same applicant entitled "BRACELET TO MONITOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS" which was later changed in modality to a patent and consisted of a telematic bracelet to have greater control of the residents who were in senior residences, monitoring in real time the location, temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose of the residents. Said data was sent to the corresponding software through the building's Wi-Fi network from said telematic bracelet (hardware) that had sensors for all these parameters, placed on the wrist of the residents who use senior residences, expandable to other uses and circumstances, and in a different embodiment the bracelet could be a bracelet with the same functions as the bracelet.

The problem it solved was to avoid, as far as possible, medical or health problems of the elderly in a residence and to resolve them with immediate action in real time, especially when necessary due to a serious health problem involving loss of consciousness, low body temperature or low or high blood pressure and high or low heart rate, being able to be attended to immediately, since the bracelet also reported the location of the resident in real time.

As a practical example, the following situation was described: An elderly person suffers a cardiac arrest in a toilet and thanks to the low blood pressure alarm programmable in the software and the blood pressure sensor installed in the bracelet, this person can be rescued in record time, thanks to knowing their exact location at all times, whereas without this system this person could die due to being in an area that could not be located and not being able to notice the problem in the time necessary to save their life.

The main function of the application was to monitor in real time the residents of nursing homes, although it could also be applied to elderly individuals who are not in these homes. With the bracelet of this invention, it was possible to have real-time information on the location, temperature control, blood pressure, heart rate and a vibration alarm of the elderly residents.

The equipment that comprised this application, both software and hardware, would be an individual bracelet for each resident and the software necessary to manage the data received by the central computer from said bracelet.

The advantages were that all the necessary parameters of each resident could be monitored at all times.

This monitoring provided complete control over the resident's health status: location, control of body temperature, oxygen level and blood pressure, heart rate, as well as an S.O.S button to send an alarm signal to the central system. The resident's location was possible by incorporating the building's plans into both the application software and the main computer, since in each case the computer application would be customizable.

The functions of the telematic bracelet were to send the real-time location of the residents to both the App and the main computer, so that their exact location would be immediate, this information being very important when the resident had a visit, or had to be given some medication and most importantly to have complete health control of both their body temperature and their blood pressure, blood oxygen, and heart rate, as well as an S.O.S button, thanks to the sensors incorporated in said bracelet, launching an alarm in case of low or high temperature and if the blood pressure was not correct and the blood oxygen levels were correct, or the heart rate was not correct, said parameters are fully configurable from the App software and said alarm would be detectable both by the resident himself with a vibration and by the mobile devices of the workers as well as by the main computer of the residence, it would also have an alarm so that in case the resident felt unwell it could launch an alert to the system, so that the action in case of emergency would be immediate, thus being able to avoid the resident's death.

The present invention, which is requested with internal priority, also refers to a system for monitoring and controlling dependent or disabled people, but who are alone in their private homes, or in any other place but being alone.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to provide a complete service to all those people who, for multiple reasons, have to spend their day to day at home and that the public or private health system cannot provide full hospital coverage to all these people, due to lack of beds, waiting lists... These people are dependent or have some degree of disability and need extra medical support, as they are people who prefer to spend as much time as possible in their family environment despite their physical or health limitations, as the saying goes "there's no place like home".

But how can it be possible for these people to remain at home, in accordance with their wishes, to be monitored and to act as soon as possible in the event of a medical emergency? This is possible with the system that is the object of the present invention, which keeps these people monitored and watched in their homes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. And this is achieved with watch devices that monitor all their main vital signs, that is: blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen and body temperature. All this data is collected by Bluetooth beacons, which in turn are sent to the Wi-Fi system that must be available in their private home.

This new system, object of the present invention, is divided into two parts. The first is installed in the home of the dependent person, where the devices called clock, beacon, optional surveillance cameras and the Wi-Fi network, which can be the same as the one already available in the building, are located. This installation is carried out by an IT company, which is responsible for connecting the beacon to the Wi-Fi network and, once this step has been completed, the device or clock sends the data correctly to the server where the central management software is located.

A second part is made up of the management and control software for this system, and is installed on a cloud server, which has two variants: A first one to which the Call Center staff operating 24 hours a day has access, being this staff the ones who in the first instance receive the alert or SOS notices sent by the device or watch placed on the wristband of the person who needs to be controlled or monitored, said staff attending to that person, and since in said alert or SOS they receive the contact information of that person in need of help together with the telephone numbers, if necessary, of the closest relatives, as well as the images from the optional surveillance camera that automatically starts working when receiving the alert or SOS and through which said staff can not only observe but would also have the ability to hear and listen to the live sound of the room where the camera is located and thus even be able to speak to the person in need of help. This Call Center has the ability to connect or link, if necessary, with the medical or professional staff who is currently caring for that person in need of medical help in case it is necessary for said professional to appear in person to care for that person at home.

This first variant of the control or management software does not have the ability to monitor the wearer of the watch device, nor to have clinical data of that person and could not configure the device parameters in which the maximum and minimum alerts or SOS are determined.

The second variant of the management or control software is that which is accessible to public or private health services of the autonomous community or health centres, such as the family doctor of the user of the system that corresponds to the place of residence of the person to be monitored. In this second variant of the software, these doctors do have the capacity and authorisation to register or deregister the people who use this service, assign each user a health professional for their control, have all the personal clinical and medical data necessary for the control of the person to be monitored, such as medication, latest monitoring and alerts or SOS, configure the parameters of the watch device such as the maximum and minimum of its vital signs in order to launch the alerts or SOS.

The mobile app of the healthcare professional in charge of the personnel carrying out the control has the capacity, once the alert or SOS has been received at the Call Center, to receive the notification of said notice, including said notification the name of the person who has issued the alert or SOS, and the type of alert or SOS which may be for: blood pressure, arterial tension, temperature or oxygen levels. In the event that the alert or SOS is voluntary, for which the corresponding button on the device is pressed, it would only be received by the assigned healthcare professional if deemed appropriate by the Call Center personnel who would only process the alert in cases where its urgency is determined. Once the emergency has been attended to, it can be considered resolved from the mobile application and said notification would also be received at the Call Center and in the software variant of the public medical services of the autonomous community or of the health centers where the family doctors of the user of the system are located in the town of residence of the person in question.

Therefore, it is determined that the complete system consists of a software with two variants and a mobile app.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Although no invention identical to the one described has been found, we present below the documents found that reflect the state of the art related to it.

Thus, document ES1251469U refers to a bracelet for measuring and monitoring physiological parameters consisting of a fastening strap attached to a casing characterised in that the bracelet has: - a first physiological sensor that generates data when said sensor is close to the individual - a set that integrates an electric battery that supplies power to the electronic components and the physiological sensors, a processor associated with the physiological sensors that generates signals based on the parameters received, a set of luminous elements that emit lights of different colours based on the signal received from the processor.

ES1140767U describes a device with a QR code and other elements for reading dissociated health data, characterized by a physical support in the form of a card of variable dimensions and shapes that can be made of plastic, paper, cardboard or PVC, which can be engraved on the front and/or back, in different formats and organized according to the availability of space on the support.

ES1091581U proposes a support system for the identification of people characterized by initially being shaped like a bracelet.

ES2376455A1 claims a personalized identification bracelet, which is made up of a strip made up of two sheets that can be fixed together by means of a layer of adhesive, on which sheets areas are established for fixing control labels, for printing identification data for personalizing the bracelet, and die-cut areas for closing and reporting fraudulent opening of the bracelet itself, it is characterized in that the sheet on which the information is printed is a sheet of thermally adhesive polypropylene, while the sheet is a sheet of non-woven fabric, allowing the information to be printed without the need for external elements.

Conclusions: As can be seen from the research carried out, none of the documents found solve the problems raised as the proposed invention does.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention, requested with internal priority in relation to U20231128, also refers to a system for monitoring and controlling dependent or disabled people, but which instead of being carried out from residences can also be carried out from their private homes, or from wherever they are, as long as they are alone.

This new system is divided into two parts, the first being the one installed in the home of the dependent person, where the devices called clock, beacon, optional surveillance cameras, as well as the Wi-Fi network, which can be the same as the one available in the building, are located. This installation is carried out by a company that is responsible for connecting the beacon to the Wi-Fi network and once this step is completed, the device or clock sends the data correctly to the server where the central management software is located.

In a second part, there is the management or control software for this system, which is installed on a server in the cloud and which has two variants: A first variant to which the Call Center staff operating 24 hours a day has access, who are the ones who initially receive the alert or SOS notices sent by the device or wristwatch placed on the person to be controlled or monitored, said staff attending to that person, since in said alert or SOS they receive the contact information of that person in need of help together with the telephone numbers, if necessary, of the closest relatives, as well as the images from the optional surveillance camera that would automatically start operating upon receiving the alert or SOS and through which said staff can not only observe but would also have the ability to hear and listen to the live sound of the room where the camera is located and thus even be able to speak to the person in need of help. This Call Center would have the ability to connect or link, if necessary, with the medical or professional staff who is currently caring for the person in need of medical help in case it were necessary for said professional to appear in person to care for the person at home.

This first variant of the control or management software does not have the ability to: monitor the wearer of the device or watch, nor to have clinical data of that person, nor could it configure the parameters of the device itself in which the maximum and minimum alerts or SOS are determined.

The second variant of the software of the present invention is that which is accessible to the public health services of the autonomous community or health centres, such as the family doctor of the user of the system that corresponds to the place of residence of said user. In this second variant of the software, said medical personnel do have the capacity as well as the authorisation to: register or deregister the users of this service, assign each user a health professional for their control, have all the personal clinical and medical data necessary for the control of the user, such as medication, latest monitoring and alerts or SOS, configure the parameters of the watch such as the maximum and minimum of their vital signs in order to launch the alerts or SOS.

The mobile app of the healthcare professional in charge of the personnel carrying out the control has the capacity, once the alert or SOS has been received at the Call Center, to receive notification of said notice, including said notification the name of the person who has issued the alert or SOS, and the type of alert or SOS which may be for: blood pressure, arterial tension, temperature or oxygen levels. In the event that the alert or SOS is voluntary, for which the corresponding button on the watch is pressed, it would only be received by the assigned healthcare professional if the Call Center staff deems it appropriate, who would only process the alert in cases where its urgency is determined. Once the emergency has been dealt with, it can be considered resolved from the mobile application and said notification would also be received at the Call Center and in the software variant of the public medical services of the autonomous community or the health centers where the family doctors of the system user and the town of residence of the person in question are located.

Therefore, it is determined that the complete system consists of a software with two variants and a mobile app.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of this description, some drawings are attached that represent a preferred embodiment thereof:

Figure 1: Front view of the watch.

Figure 2: Schematic view of the system

Figure 3: Schematic view of the chamber

Figure 4: Schematic view of the beacon

Figure 5: Schematic view of the wifi router

Figure 6: Schematic view of the cloud server

Figure 7: Schematic view of the mainframe

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A preferred embodiment of the bracelet object of the present invention, with reference to the numerical references, may be based on a procedure for monitoring and controlling dependent or disabled persons that is carried out from their private homes, or from wherever they are, as long as they are alone.

This new procedure is divided into two parts. On the one hand, there is the surveillance and control part, which is installed or carried out at the home where the devices called clock (1), beacon (4) and optional surveillance cameras (3) are located, as well as the Wi-Fi network (5), which can be the same as the building's. This installation is carried out by a company dedicated to this task, which is responsible for connecting the beacon (4) to the Wi-Fi network (5) and once this step is completed, the device or clock sends the data correctly to the central computer (7) where the central management software is located.

On the other hand, there is the management or control software of this system, which is installed on a server in the cloud (6) which has two variants: A first variant to which the Call Center staff operating 24 hours a day has access, who are those who initially receive the alert or SOS notices sent by the wristwatch device (1) placed on the person to be controlled or monitored, said staff attending to that person, since in said alert or SOS (2) they receive the contact information of that person in need of help along with the telephone numbers if necessary of the closest relatives, as well as the images of the optional surveillance camera that would automatically start operating upon receiving the alert or SOS (2) and through which said staff can not only observe but would also have the ability to hear and listen to the live sound of the room where the camera is located and thus even be able to speak with the person in need of help. This Call Center would have the ability to connect or link, if necessary, with the medical or professional staff who is currently caring for the person in need of medical help in case it were necessary for said professional to appear in person to care for the person at home.

This first variant of the control or management software does not have the ability to: monitor the wearer of the watch device (1), nor to have clinical data of that person nor could it configure the parameters of the device itself in which the maximum and minimum alerts or SOS are determined (2).

The second variant of the software of the present invention is that which is accessible to the public health services of the autonomous community or health centres, such as the family doctor of the user of the system that corresponds to the place of residence of said user. In this second variant of the software, said medical personnel do have the capacity as well as the authorisation to: register or deregister the users of this service, assign each user a health professional for their control, have all the personal clinical and medical data necessary for the control of the user, such as medication, latest monitoring and alerts or SOS, configure the parameters of the watch such as the maximum and minimum of their vital signs in order to launch the alerts or SOS (2).

The mobile app of the healthcare professional in charge of the personnel carrying out the control has the capacity, once the alert or SOS has been received at the Call Center, to receive notification of said notice, including said notification the name of the person who has issued the alert or SOS, and the type of alert or SOS which may be for: blood pressure, arterial tension, temperature or oxygen levels. In the event that the alert or SOS (2) was voluntary, for which the corresponding button on the watch is pressed, it would only be received by the assigned healthcare professional if the Call Center staff deemed it appropriate, who would only process the alert in cases where its urgency was determined. Once the urgency has been attended to, it can be considered resolved from the mobile application and said notification would also be received at the Call Center and in the software variant of the public medical services of the autonomous community or the health centers where the family doctors of the system user and the town of residence of the person in question are located.

Therefore, it is determined that the complete procedure consists of a software with two variants and a mobile app.

The computer software is intuitive and easy to use, requiring no special knowledge for its use. It is very fast to execute and is not saturated with unnecessary options that hinder or slow down its use. The data is precise and uncomplicated to provide a fast and efficient service in the event of a rapid response if necessary.

Claims (5)

1. Watch for the monitoring procedure of dependents who live alone, characterized by consisting of a wristwatch device (1) placed on the person to be controlled or monitored in order to be attended to by health personnel when, coming from the alert or SOS (2) of the watch, the contact details of the person in need of help are received together with the telephone numbers, if necessary, of the closest relatives, as well as the images from the optional surveillance camera that would automatically start operating upon receiving the alert or SOS (2) and through which said personnel can not only observe but would also have the ability to hear and listen to the live sound of the room where the camera (3) is located and thus even be able to speak with the person in need of help. 2. Watch for the monitoring procedure of dependents who live alone, according to claim 1, characterized in that this Call Center would have the possibility of connecting or linking if necessary with the medical or professional staff who is caring at that time for that person in need of medical help in case it were necessary for said professional to have to appear in person to attend to him/her at home, but without this first variant of the control or management software having the possibility of monitoring the wearer of the watch device (1), nor of having clinical data of that person so it could not configure the parameters of the same in which the maximums and minimums of the alerts or SOS (2) are determined. 3. Watch for the monitoring procedure of dependents who live alone, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the second variant of the software of the present invention is that to which the public health medical services of the autonomous community or health centers have access, such as for example the family doctor of the user of the system that corresponds to the place of residence of the same, having in this second variant of the software said medical personnel the capacity as well as the authorization to register or deregister the users of this service, assign each user a health professional for their control, have all the clinical and medical personal data necessary for the control of the user, such as medication, latest monitoring and alerts or SOS, as well as configure the parameters of the watch such as the maximum and minimum of their vital signs to be able to launch the alerts or SOS (2). 4. Clock for the monitoring procedure of dependents who live alone, characterized in that the mobile app (8) of the healthcare professional who is in charge of the personnel who performs the control has the capacity, once the alert or SOS (2) has been received in the Call Center, to be able to receive the notification of said notice, said notification including the name of the person who has launched the alert or SOS, and the type of alert or SOS which may be due to: blood pressure, arterial tension, temperature or oxygen levels. 5. Clock for the monitoring procedure of dependents who live alone, characterized because in the case in which the alert or SOS (2) was voluntary, for which the corresponding button on the clock is pressed, it would only be received by the assigned health professional if the Call Center staff deemed it appropriate, who would only process the alert in cases in which its urgency was determined.