Development of an Anomaly Alert System Triggered by Unusual Behaviors at Home

Abstract

In many countries, the number of elderly people has grown due to the increase in the life expectancy of the population, many of whom currently live alone and are prone to having accidents that they cannot report, especially if they are immobilized. For this reason, we have developed a non-intrusive IoT device, which, through multiple integrated sensors, collects information on habitual user behavior patterns and uses it to generate unusual behavior rules. These rules are used by our SecurHome system to send alert messages to the dependent person's family members or caregivers if their behavior changes abruptly over the course of their daily life. This document describes in detail the design and development of the SecurHome system.

TV Interaction as a Non-Invasive Sensor for Monitoring Elderly Well-Being at Home

“…Additionally, efforts were made by the UC3M project partner to extend the developed API, granting the connection between a dedicated IoT module [ 30 ] and the SecurHome TV ecosystem, enhancing the former with additional information on the user’s behavior and home environment. This same work was also of great importance for the conceptualization of the IoT module, because the initial API allowed the execution of pilot tests regarding the generation of notifications for medical appointments and medication to the user.…”

“…A new API was developed by the UC3M partner considering the structure of the SecurHome TV API to support a sensory device for homes (SDH) [ 30 ] based on an IoT system, which collects information non-invasively through a network of sensors. It uses a set of sensors that allows it to collect information about the user’s environment and physical behavior.…”