AU2021105326A4 - Method for Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS based system for child health monitoring and movement tracking - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for Internet of Things (loT) sensors and GPS based system for child health monitoring and movement tracking The present invention is related to a method and system for child health and movement monitoring based on Internet of Things (loT) sensors and GPS system. More specifically, the field of the proposed invention is to build a complete automated system for child health and movement monitoring using Internet of Things (loT) sensors and GPS system using already available internet infrastructure like internet infrastructure and smartphones. The said system comprises loT sensors based wearable tag which may be in the form of a bracelet or any other preferable wearable form which is fastened on the body of the child to be tracked. The wearable tag may establish local wireless connections within location loT hubs or with wide area network. The loT based wearable tag establishes local wireless connection through Bluetooth standard protocol or WiFi protocol while global wireless connections through standard RFID Zigbee protocol. An electronic wearable tag is registered with each and individual child to be monitored along with the photo of the child and details of the guardian. The said system can be accessed through mobile terminal, laptop, personal digital assistant or any kind of computing device providing user interface and registering child with particular tag and associating photo of the child and details of guardian/caretaker like contact number, email-id etc. with the tag through the camera of the said device. Further, the information with respect to sending notification/alarm of the particular child to be monitored like email-id, mobile number and any other information are also registered through the User interface. The wearable tag uses global positioning system to track the movement of the child. If the movement of the child is not within the permissible premises, then the said system sends alarm/notification to the caretaker/guardian of the child. The said system also provides the history of the movement of particular child plotted on the map. The said system is also competent enough to send alarm/notification in case the wearable tag is detached from the child. The tag also comprises various loT sensors equipped with various biomedical sensors to monitor health related data including but not limited to body temperature, heart rate variability, motion, sleep, stress, fitness level, recovery level, effect of a workout routine on health, caloric expenditure etc and environmental data. If any abnormal health data and environmental data is observed by the tag then the said system sends alarm/notification along with the data to the caretaker/guardian of the child. Thus, the said system is fully automatic and competent enough to monitor the movement and health of the child and provides alarm/notification in case of abnormal conditions. The proposed system can be adopted by the schools, creche, caretakers or individuals for providing additional safety and security to the child. 1 Register the child along with photo and guardian/caregiver detail with email-id and mobile number (201) Collect location, physiological and health data by smart wearable devices having GPS system and biomedical sensors periodically (202) automatically transmitting gathered data to central server using communication network (203) Analyze the collected data regularly by central server and check whether the movement is within permissible premises and physiological/health parameter within range (204) 2 Send alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver in the form of email or SIMS (205) Sending alert/notification in case tag is detached from the child (206) Access the system by the authorized guardian/caregiver through OTP and access the data through mobile application (207) Figure 2 - Flow-diagram of the method for child health monitoring and movement tracking system using Internet of Things (loT) sensors and GPS system 2

Description

Register the child along with photo and guardian/caregiver detail with email-id and mobile number (201)

Collect location, physiological and health data by smart wearable devices having GPS system and biomedical sensors periodically (202)

automatically transmitting gathered data to central server using communication network (203)

Analyze the collected data regularly by central server and check whether the movement is within permissible premises and physiological/health parameter within range (204)

Send alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver in the form of email or SIMS (205)

Sending alert/notification in case tag is detached from the child (206)

Access the system by the authorized guardian/caregiver through OTP and access the data through mobile application (207) 2

Figure 2 - Flow-diagram of the method for child health monitoring and movement tracking system using Internet of Things (loT) sensors and GPS system

Method for Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS based system for child health monitoring and movement tracking

FIELD OF INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of Internet of Things (IoT) and monitoring child. The field of the invention is to monitor the health and track the movement of child using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system.

[0002] More particularly, this present invention relates to the field of remotely monitoring the child with regard to movement and any health-related issues and automatically sending the alarm/notification to the guardian/caregiver in case of any unwanted movement or health abnormality.

BACKGROUND & PRIOR ART

[0003] The subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches, which in-and-of themselves may also be inventions.

[0004] In today's world, where people are moving from joint family to nuclear family, people are getting busy in their day-to-day life. In metro cities, where people are busy from morning to night in doing their job and living in a nuclear family, it is very difficult to take care of their Childs. People are bound to kept their child in day care in schools or creche. Further, some people prefer to keep caregiver at home and left their child in the responsibility of the caregiver. Crimes are increasing day by day related to children's such as child amusement, rapes, murders, illegal relationship, parent are much worried about their child when they are not with them. Due to the amusements, the emotional and mental stability of the children gets affected which in turn ruins their career and future. These innocent children are not responsible for what happens to them. So, parents are responsible for taking care of their own children. children cannot complain about amusements which they face in their daily life to their parents. They can't even realize what actually happens to them at their age. It is also difficult for parents to identify their children are being abused. But, due to economic condition and aims to focus on their child's future and career, parents are forced to crave for money. Hence, it becomes difficult to cling on to their children all the time. For avoidance of such kind of crime also, parents need to track every step of their child.

[0005] Further, along with the tracking of movement of the child, parents are also worried about the health of their child in their absence. Hence, tracking of primary health related data is also much concern of the parents in today's world. Hence, the monitoring or tracking of movement of child along with primary health is of utmost requirement for the parents. Parents are worried about their children so they want complete track of them and monitor them all the time. This is physically not possible so the introduction of child Monitoring system which is helpful for monitoring or tracking the child and their activities from anywhere in the world remotely using the device available with time like mobile or laptop. The major issue of child missing can be solved with the help of child tracking system as well as parents who need to keep a track of their every step, this system plays a vital role.

[0006] Further, it is not possible for every patent to afford a high-level security system due to the money constraint. Hence, there is a need of such kind of child monitoring system which can work in collaboration with the available infrastructure such as mobile phones, GPS system etc. The proposed system here uses the basic internet infrastructure, GPS system and mobile phones to track their child in real time as and when required remotely. It makes parents to easily monitor their children in real time just like staying beside them as well as focusing on their own career without any manual intervention. The advantages of this child monitoring system will be parent could be able to track child using their separate android application provided for the parent, Parent could track the location of child and Parent can locate and retrieve details anywhere and anytime.

[0007] Hence, there is a need of a system and method based on various Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to monitor the movement and health of the children and automatically sending notification in danger like situations. There are various prior art that aim to resolve the said issue which are discussed below:

[0008] US4785291 A - A monitoring apparatus including an unmodulated radio-frequency transmitter carried by or affixed to the person to be monitored and receiver/monitor apparatus at a monitoring location for providing quantized visual and audible indicia based on received signal strength. The receiver AGC level, being a function of received signal strength, provides the variable which determines the repetition rate of tone bursts and the number of LED bar visual indicia lighted within an array of such LED bars. The response levels of those indicia are then a function of the distance between transmitter and receiver. Movement of the child (for example) beyond a predetermined range is immediately detected by a person at the receiver location. Circuitry is provided for pre-setting the maximum allowable range before alarm is instituted.

[0009] US4593273 A - An out-of-range monitor and alarm system that may be used by a convalescent home or the like to alert an attendant in the home that a supervised person has walked beyond a predetermined prescribed distance. The system includes a base unit that transmits a signal at a frequency F1 to a receiver in a mobile unit carried by the supervised person. The receiver includes a threshold circuit that is adjustable to correspond to the prescribed distance and produces a threshold output signal whenever the F1 signal detected by the receiver drops below the threshold level. In response to the threshold output signal, a transmitter in the mobile unit produces an F2 output signal to a receiver in the base unit, which in turn sounds an alarm indicating that the mobile unit has lost adequate F1 signal strength, as determined by the threshold adjustment, by exceeding the range prescribed for the supervised person.

[0010] US4899135 A - An ultra-sonic or radio-frequency monitoring system comprising a transmitting unit carried by the child and a receiving unit carried by the child's guardian that will alert the guardian when the child strays beyond a pre-described distance, is abducted or falls into water.

[0011] US5289163 A - A child position monitoring device monitors the position of a child by detecting the signal strength of a radio frequency carrier from a transmitter attached to the child. If the signal of the radio frequency carrier is to weak, the child is to far away from the adult who has the child position monitoring device. When this happens, the adult is informed that the child has wandered to far away through the use on an audio tone or through the use of vibrations coming from the device. Once the adult is notified that the child is too far away, the device also has a locating display for indicating the relative direction of the child with respect to the adult. The display uses eight LEDs arranged around an emblem used to represent the position of the adult. The LED which lights up indicates the relative direction of the child.

[0012] US5021794 A - A radio transmitter in a miniaturized transceiver concealed on a person to be located, such as a lost child, is activated and transmits a coded UHF radio homing signal upon receipt of an initiating signal containing the child's address code. The initiating signal is automatically transmitted by a repeater station in response to an audible "panic signal" containing the address code and contains the identical address code. The panic signal is a pulse tone produced by a hand-held tone generator activated by the child's parent and is transmitted to the repeater station by telephone. Tracking vehicles are provided with automatic UHF radio direction finding and distance measuring equipment for locating the source of the homing signal. Stored information concerning the child can be transmitted to the tracking vehicles.

[0013] US5115223 A - A method for monitoring the location of an individual includes (a) a band attached to the individual that has a pressure actuated tamper indicator and (b) a monitoring/tracking unit that may be used to both monitor whether the individual has left a predetermined area and to provide an indication of the direction to the individual. The band may include a latch that applies pressure to a pressure sensitive pad when the latch is closed. When the latch is opened, pressure is removed and the transmitter may provide an indication that the band has been removed. The monitoring/tracking unit may include directional and omnidirectional antennae and a self-contained power source for portable operation of the unit.

[0014] US5689240 A - A system that transmits and receives signals comprising a master unit and a remote unit, wherein a separation distance between the master unit and remote unit is continuously monitored and an alarm is activated on the master unit when no signal is received from the remote unit for at least a time longer than a pre-set interval. If the separation distance between the master and remote unit is exceeded for a time longer than a pre-set time interval, the remote unit activates an alarm attached to the remote unit. The master unit may also be used to activate manually the remote unit's alarm. A pin or key arrangement is provided that ensures that the remote unit is not deactivated without interfacing with the master unit.

[0015] US7106191 BI - A child distance and alerting system comprising a transmitter unit to be attached to a child's clothing and a receiver unit to be carried by a parent or guardian supervising the child, for preventing the child from wandering too far and becoming vulnerable to predators. The transmitter unit includes a disc-shaped body, a pin portion extending outwardly therefrom for piercing an article of clothing, and a pin-receiving component adapted for releasably clamping the pin portion so that the transmitter unit can be attached to the child's clothing. Once the pin portion and the pin-receiving component are properly joined, the transmitter unit cannot be removed from the child's clothing except by use of a special tool. The transmitter unit is designed to transmit radio frequency signals when it is attached to the child's clothing and remains activated until the pin-receiving component is removed from the pin portion. The receiver unit receives the radio frequency signals sent by the transmitter unit and produces either an audible warning sound or a silent vibrating warning whenever the transmitter unit has travelled outside the predetermined distance from the receiver unit. The receiver unit will also alert the user when an unauthorized attempt has been made to remove the transmitter unit from the child.

[0016] US5900817 A - A monitoring system for indicating to a supervisory individual, such as an adult, when a monitored individual, such as a child, has moved beyond a safe predefined maximum distance limit. The monitoring system includes a first electronic module suitably fixed to the monitored individual and arranged to exchange signals that are useful to determine the relative distance and direction the first electronic module is from a suitable second electronic module. The second electronic module, which is in the possession of the supervisory individual, is arranged to exchange signal information with the first electronic module and indicate to the supervisory individual information including when the distance between, and the direction of, the monitored individual. Should the distance between the monitored and supervisory individuals increase beyond the maximum distance limit, an alarm situation may be annunciate by an audio annunciator (or other suitable annunciation device). The second electronic module includes a direction display and distance display, that may be employed by the supervisory individual to locate the monitored individual.

[0017] US6078260 A - A system for monitoring the proximity and location of a child by a parent includes two transceiver units which communicate wirelessly. The child unit will transmit a signal to the parent unit so that the parent unit can determined the proximity of the child unit and its direction. A safe zone may be set by controls on the parent unit. When the child unit moves beyond the safe zone, the parent unit will generate an alert.

[0018] Besides this, there are various prior arts in the state of the art that claims to resolve the problem of monitoring the health and track the movement of the child but the approach adopted for solving the same need to be further refined. Hence, there is a need to provide a method and system for tracking movement and monitoring health of the child using Internet of Things (IoT) based sensor and GPS system to track movement and health related parameters for the safety and security remotely and real-time basis. The aim of the present invention is to resolve the above mentioned issued using Internet of Things (IoT) based sensors and GPS system that can automatically and timely monitor child and automatically alerting the guardian or caregiver in need.

[0019] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all Markus groups used in the appended claims.

[0020] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictate otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0021] The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.

[0022] The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. "such as") provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.

[0023] The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0024] Before the present systems and methods, are described, it is to be understood that this application is not limited to the particular systems, and methodologies described, as there can be multiple possible embodiments which are not expressly illustrated in the present disclosure. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular versions or embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to systems and methods for child health and movement monitoring using Internet of Things (IoT) based sensor and GPS system and the concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the claimed subject matter nor is it intended for use in determining or limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter.

[0025] The present invention mainly solves the technical problems existing in the prior art. In response to these problems, the present invention discloses a method and system for automatically and remotely monitor health and track the movement of the child and collect various physiological and health related parameters using biomedical sensors periodically which are updated to the server. The given solution is based on the Internet of Things (IoT) based sensor having biomedical sensors temperature sensor, pulse rate detection sensor, metal detection sensor, and the location value from GPS. The proposed invention comprises of central server which comprises of the data related to the child need to be monitored along with the details like name, photo of the child, guardian/caregiver details along with e-mail id and mobile details. The said system. The said system is performed by a computing device comprising a processor, memory, display, camera and input/output device and having basic computation capabilities. Any kind of computing device may be used for performing the functions of child monitoring system. This computing device is used to register the child with this system along with the photo of the child taken using the camera of that computing device. The registration process includes the details of the child along with the photo, details of parent/guardian/caregiver along with mail id and mobile number on which the alert/notification is to be sent. The said child monitoring system may also be used through mobile application on any mobile device whose access is given to the authorized person only through OTP authentication within the system.

[0026] The proposed invention comprises smart wearable devices which may be in the form but not limited to smart watch, electronic tag, chest strap or any kind of smart wearable devices which are registered with the child need to be monitored at the time of registration. These smart wearable devices gather the data/information continuously. The said data is locally stored within the small memory provided within the smart wearable device. These smart wearable devices comprise various biomedical sensors along with GPS system functionality which automatically measures and records a plurality of physiological data from sensors in contact with the child's body along with the location information of the child. The smart wearable device collects various kind of physiological and other parameters including but not limited to body temperature, heart rate variability, oxygen level (SpO2), motion, sleep, stress, fitness level, recovery level, effect of a workout routine on health, caloric expenditure etc along with the location information. Further, these smart wearable devices periodically update the collected data to a database on the central server in which it is stored along with the previous data of the child. The said smart wearable devices communicates to the communication network through Bluetooth standard protocol. The collected data with respect to a child is sent to the central server and kept for records which can be accessed by the authorized person at any time remotely. The wearable tag may establish local wireless connections within location IoT hubs or with wide area network. The IoT based wearable tag establishes local wireless connection through Bluetooth standard protocol or WiFi protocol while global wireless connections through standard RFID Zigbee protocol. An electronic wearable tag is registered with each and individual child to be monitored along with the photo of the child.

[0027] The present invention discloses a computer implemented method for child monitoring to track movement and health parameters using various Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system, wherein the computer implemented method is performed by a computing unit, wherein the computing unit comprises a processor, memory, input/output device, camera and communication unit. The computing unit is in communication with the central server via any communication means. The said computing device provide user interface to interact with the system and helps in registering the child to be monitored. The said user interface may be in the form of mobile application also. Further, unique wearable devices are registered with the patients to collect various location, physiological and health related parameters of a child. The computer implemented method comprising steps of: obtaining location, various physiological and health parameters periodically using biomedical sensors in smart wearable devices, transmitting the collected physiological and health parameters to the central server through communication network, determine if the child is moving in the permissible premises and if not then then the system send a notification/alarm to the registered guardian/caregiver in the form of email or SMS. The central server regularly checks for the movement of the child and if the child is moving beyond the permissible premises, then only and that instant, a notification/alarm is sent to the authorized person. Further, the central server is competent enough to detect any abnormal parameter in collected physiological and health parameter and send a notification/alarm in that case. The central server also sent a notification/alarm to the authorized person in case the wearable tag is detached from the body of the child. Further, if the authorized person wants to see the movement history of the child, then the said system also provides the history of the movement of particular child plotted on the map. Thus, the said system is fully automatic and competent enough to monitor the movement and health of the child and provides alarm/notification in case of abnormal conditions. The proposed system can be adopted by the schools, creche, caretakers or individuals for providing additional safety and security to the child. The permissible premises or range is also fed to the system at the time of registration.

[0028] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system, wherein the computing unit/mobile terminal comprises a processor, camera, input/output device and memory, communication unit and a user interface or mobile application to access the system, the method comprises: registering the child along with the photo and guardian/caregiver details, associating smart wearable devices with the child, automatically obtaining location, various physiological and health parameters periodically using biomedical sensors in smart wearable devices, periodically transmitting the gathered data to the central server, central server checks the collected data and determine whether the movement and health parameters are within permissible range; sending alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver of the child in case the movement of child is not within the permissible premises and physiological/health parameters are not within the permissible range; send a alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver of the child in case. Further, the said method also provide access to the authorized guardian/caregiver through mobile application accessed through OTP on registered mobile number and also provides the history of the movement of particular child plotted on the map.

[0029] Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system, wherein the computing unit/mobile terminal comprises a processor, camera, input/output device and memory, communication unit and a user interface or mobile application to access the system, the method comprises: registering the child along with the photo and guardian/caregiver details, associating smart wearable devices with the child, automatically obtaining location, various physiological and health parameters periodically using biomedical sensors in smart wearable devices, periodically transmitting the gathered data to the central server, central server checks the collected data and determine whether the movement and health parameters are within permissible range; sending alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver of the child in case the movement of child is not within the permissible premises and physiological/health parameters are not within the permissible range; send a alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver of the child in case. Further, the said method also provide access to the authorized guardian/caregiver through mobile application accessed through OTP on registered mobile number and also provides the history of the movement of particular child plotted on the map.

[0030] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION

[0031] A primary object of the present invention is to provide a method for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and track movement and health of the child through data collection related to child using smart wearable devices equipped with various biomedical sensors.

[0032] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a system for child monitoring using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and track movement and health of the child through data collection related to child using smart wearable devices equipped with various biomedical sensors. The said system provides real-time monitoring and provide alert/notification to the authorized guardian/caregiver in case of movement beyond permissible premises.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] To clarify various aspects of some example embodiments of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only illustrated embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings.

[0034] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments belong. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing, suitable methods and materials are described below. In case of conflict, the patent specification, including definitions, will control. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

[0035] In order that the advantages of the present invention will be easily understood, a detail description of the invention is discussed below in conjunction with the appended drawings, which, however, should not be considered to limit the scope of the invention to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0036] Figure 1 shows block-diagram of the system for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system as per the embodiments of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 2 shows a flow-diagram of computer implemented method for child health monitoring and movement tracking in accordance with the present invention.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION

[0038] The present invention relates to a computer implemented method and system for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system.

[0039] Although the present disclosure has been described with the purpose of child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system, it should be appreciated that the same has been done merely to illustrate the invention in an exemplary manner and to highlight any other purpose or function for which explained structures or configurations could be used and is covered within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0040] Some embodiments of this disclosure, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. The words and other forms thereof are intended to be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items. It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the present disclosure, the exemplary systems and methods are now described. The disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the disclosure, which may be embodied in various forms.

[0041] Various modifications to the embodiment will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and the generic principles herein may be applied to other embodiments. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments illustrated, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.

[0042] Figure 1 show a block-diagram of the system for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system as per the embodiments of the present invention. According to the present invention, the said system comprises smart wearable devices (104) for collecting timely and automatically location, physiological and other health related parameters using GPS system and biomedical sensors. The collected data is periodically transmitted to the central server (103) via the network means (101). The said network means may be WiFi/Bluetooth/LAN/WAN or any other technology used for transmitting the data from one location to the another. The smart wearable devices may be in the form of but not limited to smart watches, electronic tag, chest strip or any kind of smart wearable device. The communication network (101) helps in transmitting and receiving data to and from the other embodiments of the system. The said communication network may be WiFi/Bluetooth/LAN/WAN. The databases (102) reside at the central server which is used to store the data related to the child to be monitored. The computing unit (105) helps as a user interface to the user and aids in accessing and registering the child the said system. Further, the parents/guardian/caregiver can access the said system using mobile application also.

[0043] Figure 2 shows the flow-diagram of computer implemented method for child health monitoring and movement tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system in accordance with the present invention. The computer implemented method first register the child to be monitored along with the photo of the child taken by the camera of the computing device, details of parents/guardian/caregiver along with mobile number and e-mail id using the computing device (105) at step 201. The smart wearable devices collect data periodically related to location of the child, physiological and other health related parameters using GPS system and various kinds of biomedical sensors at step 202. The captured or collected data related to child may be but not limited to body location, temperature, oxygen level (SpO2), heart rate variability, motion, sleep, stress, fitness level, recovery level, effect of a workout routine on health, caloric expenditure or any kind of health-related parameter. The computer implemented method further comprising the steps of: periodically and automatically transmitting the collected data to the central server at step 203. The server machine then analyzes the collected data and determines the movement of the child is within the permissible premises and physiological/health parameter are within the normal range at step 204. The server then sends alert/notification to the associated guardian/parent/caregiver through email or SMS at step 205. The central server also sends alert/notification to the associated guardian/parent/caregiver through email or SMS if the tag is detached from the child at step 206. The authorized guardian/parent/caregiver can access the system through OTP authorization on registered email or mobile number and access the data related to the child with respect to movement and health parameters.

[0044] The figures and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, order of processes described herein may be changed and are not limited to the manner described herein. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts need to be necessarily performed. Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples.

[0045] Although implementations for invention have been described in a language specific to structural features and/or methods, it is to be understood that the appended claims are not necessarily limited to the specific features or methods described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as examples of implementations for the invention.

Claims (5)

CLAIMS We claim:

1. A computer implemented method for child health monitoring and movement tracking using IoT sensors and GPS system, wherein the computer implemented method is performed by a computing unit proving user interface or mobile application for accessing system, wherein the computing unit comprises a processor, a memory, a camera, input/output device and communication unit, wherein the computer implemented method comprising steps of: register the child to be monitored through computing device (105) along with the photo of the child taken by the camera of the computing device, details of parents/guardian/caregiver along with mobile number and e-mail id (201); capture periodically location, physiological and health related parameter through smart wearable devices having GPS system and biomedical sensors (202); transmitting collected data periodically to central server (203); analyzing, by the central server (103) the collected data and determine whether the movement of child is within permissible premises and physiological/health parameter are within normal range (204); alarming/notifying to registered guardian/parent/caregiver of child if movement is beyond permissible premises and physiological/health parameter are beyond normal range (205); alarming/notifying to registered guardian/parent/caregiver of child if tag is detached from the child (206); accessing the system through mobile application authorized through OTP on registered email/mobile and access the data related to child to track movement and health of child (207).

2. The computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein physiological or health related parameters are but not limited to body temperature, oxygen level (SpO2), heart rate variability, motion, sleep, stress, fitness level, recovery level, effect of a workout routine on health, caloric expenditure.

3. The computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication network may be based on the WiFi, Bluetooth, Local Area Network, Wide Area Network or the combination thereof and smart wearable devices may be but not limited to smart watch, electronic tag, chest strip.

4. The computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the authorized guardian/parent/caregiver can track movement of the child plotted on the map.

5. A system for child health monitoring and movement tracking using IoT sensors and GPS system, wherein the computer implemented method is performed by a computing unit proving user interface or mobile application for accessing system, wherein the computing unit comprises a processor, a memory, a camera, input/output device and communication unit, the system comprising: a communication network (101) to transmit/receive data from other embodiments of the system; database (102) to store data related to the child to be monitored; smart wearable devices having GPS system and various biomedical sensor (104) to continuously collect location, physiological or health parameters; a computing unit (105) providing user interface or mobile application for accessing the system; a central server (103) to analyze and process received data sending notification/alert to the registered person and performing the steps of : register the child to be monitored through computing device (105) along with the photo of the child taken by the camera of the computing device, details of parents/guardian/caregiver along with mobile number and e-mail id (201); capture periodically location, physiological and health related parameter through smart wearable devices having GPS system and biomedical sensors (202); transmitting collected data periodically to central server (203); analyzing, by the central server (103) the collected data and determine whether the movement of child is within permissible premises and physiological/health parameter are within normal range (204); alarming/notifying to registered guardian/parent/caregiver of child if movement is beyond permissible premises and physiological/health parameter are beyond normal range (205); alarming/notifying to registered guardian/parent/caregiver of child if tag is detached from the child (206); accessing the system through mobile application authorized through OTP on registered email/mobile and access the data related to child to track movement and health of child (207).

Smart Databases wearable (102) devices with GPS system and biomedical sensors (104) Central 2021105326

server (103) Communication network (101)

User interface/mobile application (105)

Figure 1: Block diagram of child health monitoring and movement tracking system using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system

Register the child along with photo and guardian/caregiver detail with email-id and mobile number (201)

Collect location, physiological and health data by smart wearable devices having GPS system and biomedical sensors periodically (202) 2021105326

automatically transmitting gathered data to central server using communication network (203)

Analyze the collected data regularly by central server and check whether the movement is within permissible premises and physiological/health parameter within range (204)

Send alert/notification to the registered guardian/caregiver in the form of email or SMS (205)

Sending alert/notification in case tag is detached from the child (206)

Access the system by the authorized guardian/caregiver through OTP and access the data through mobile application (207)

Figure 2 – Flow-diagram of the method for child health monitoring and movement tracking system using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and GPS system