Home management and personal assistance using a mobile communication device
a mobile communication and home management technology, applied in the field of mobile communication, can solve the problems of inability to ascertain the weather, intimidation of elders to access, and difficulty for elderly individuals to be physically or mentally strong, and achieve the effect of facilitating mobile communication
Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-17
UNIV OF FLORIDA RES FOUNDATION INC
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[0009] The present invention provides a method, system, and apparatus for providing remote management and personal assistance functions using a mobile communication device, such as a mobile telephone. More specifically, a mobile communication device can facilitate mobile communication with a home automation system in order to provide remo
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However, the operator interface devices used to control smart homes are typically intended for the technically-savvy, and can be intimidating to persons who are mentally or physically challenged, such as the elderly.
For example, it can be difficult for elderly individuals to ascertain the weather when they need to leave their homes.
Current methods for checking weather i
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[0026]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating one embodiment of a mobile communication device (MCD) 100 configured in accordance with the inventive arrangements disclosed within. As shown, the MCD 100 can include a processor 105, a mobile telephony transceiver 110, audio circuitry 115, a short range wireless transceiver 120, and a memory 125. Each of the aforementioned components can be communicatively linked via a communications bus 150, or other circuitry. For example, the MCD 100 can be implemented as a mobile phone having the features described herein.
[0027] The processor 105 can execute a suitable operating system and one or more applications for controlling the various functions of the MCD 100. For example, the processor 105 can execute an operating system that can support the execution of one or more applications intended to run on that platform and which support operation of the various functions and features disclosed herein. As the MCD 100 can function as an intelligen...
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A method of home management and personal assistance using a mobile communication device can include detecting a home protection event. The method can also include wirelessly conveying the event to the mobile communication device through a data connection via a proxy. The method can further include presenting an indication of the home protection event upon the mobile communication device.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of both U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 486,018, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jul. 10, 2003, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 490,717 filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jul. 29, 2003, the entirety of both applications is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to the field of mobile communications and, more particularly, to the use of a mobile communication device to provide home management and personal assistance functions. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Home automation systems, or smart homes, have been available to consumers for many years and offer a wide variety of functions. For example, a smart home can provide automatic timed control of lights and appliances. Additionally, a smart home can allow a homeowner to remotely monitor and / or control househol...
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Login to view more IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61B5/0205A61B5/024A61B5/053A61B5/08A61B5/11G01C21/00G01C21/20G01C21/34G05B19/00G05B19/042G06F15/16G06Q50/00G08B1/08G08B25/00G08B25/01G08B25/08G08B27/00G08C17/00G08C17/02G16H40/67H04B7/00H04L12/28H04M1/72412H04M1/72415H04M1/72451H04M1/72454H04M1/72457H04M1/72475
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Inventor GUPTA, ANURAGHELAL, ABDELSALAM G.TIAN, JUN
Owner UNIV OF FLORIDA RES FOUNDATION INC
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