Remote Monitoring Alerts Using Motion and Audio Duration Thresholds
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional baby monitoring systems fail to account for the duration that audio or motion thresholds are exceeded, leading to unnecessary noise output and lack integration with professional services, and do not effectively determine which operator should receive alert notifications.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a data capture device that associates motion and audio thresholds with specific time durations and sends alert notifications only when these thresholds are exceeded for predefined lengths of time, allowing for intelligent alert management and integration with user devices and professional services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional baby monitoring systems send alert notifications when audio or motion thresholds are exceeded, then operators are notified of potential issues, but unnecessary noise output occurs and alert accuracy decreases due to lack of duration consideration
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary evaluation by measuring the duration that thresholds are exceeded before triggering an alert notification. This preliminary duration check filters out transient threshold violations that would otherwise generate false alarms, thereby improving alert accuracy and reducing unnecessary noise output without requiring complex additional hardware.
2Reliability
If conventional baby monitoring systems continuously output noise such as static noise or white noise, then the monitoring system remains active and ready to detect events, but energy consumption increases and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from continuous noise output to periodic or event-triggered noise output. White noise or static noise is only activated when threshold violations persist for the specified duration, rather than running continuously. This periodic action maintains monitoring reliability by ensuring noise is available when needed while dramatically reducing energy consumption during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring system automatically adjusts its noise output based on detected conditions without requiring manual user control. When thresholds are exceeded for the specified duration, the system self-activates noise output; otherwise, it remains silent. This self-service approach optimizes energy usage while maintaining system readiness.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional baby monitoring systems lack integration with professional services, then the system remains simple and cost-effective, but the ability to provide comprehensive care deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is designed with universal integration capabilities that enable connection to multiple professional services including pediatricians, night-nurses, and care coordination platforms. A single system architecture supports diverse service integrations through standardized communication protocols, allowing the system to adapt to different professional care needs without requiring separate specialized systems for each service type.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for capturing images and audio of a scene or environment. A motion threshold may be associated with the captured images and an audio threshold may be associated with the captured audio of the scene or environment. Based on the motion threshold being exceeded for a first length of time, the audio threshold being exceed for a second length of time, or both, an alert may be sent to one or more user devices.