‘3rings Smart Plug’ provides dynamic monitoring of ageing relatives to enable Distributed Family Care(DFC) for Internet enabled families without the need for the Internet to be present in the ageing relatives homes therefore connecting the unconnected lov

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Is my ageing Mum or Dad OK today?, with over 10m people over 65 in the UK more familiesare asking this each day. Pressure is increasing on them to provide care for ageing relativesbut hectic lives & distance is not always conducive to that.The ‘3rings Smart Plug’ is a method to connect, unconnected elderly relatives to their Internetenabled families to introduce Distributed Family Care (DFC).Power usage indicates activity, making tea or watching TV provides a valid signal that ‘Mumis OK’, unusual activity can indicate areas that may need investigation. By monitoring‘activity’ or ‘lack of it’, events can be communicated to the families to make them aware oftheir elderly relatives status, regardless of distance.The ‘3rings Smart Plug’ Project has 3 elements:- A ‘Smart Plug’ that allows a domestic appliance such as a kettle/TV to be plugged in.When the domestic appliance is turned on/off the plug ‘signals’ the 3rings ecosystem via abuilt in GSM circuit.- A cloud based software ecosystem - an event monitoring & rules based service,communicating activity/lack of activity to defined family & friends using Internet & telecomsprotocols i.e. push notifications, web, email, SMS & Calls.-‘Pattern of Life’ (PAL) tracking, an Ambient Intelligence system that provides a 24/7 earlywarning system informing families of possible unusual patterns which may indicate adversesituations.The key to acceptance is to introduce technology in a way familiar to the ageing relativesremoving the ‘fear’ of technology and not creating a ‘badge of infirmity’ whilstsimultaneously providing an ecosystem to communicate to their Internet enabled families. NoInternet is needed at the ageing relatives.Following a successful ‘Proof of Market’, the intention is to take the opportunity to the nextstage to create & evaluate a ‘Proof of Concept’ roadmap to bring to market a product designedto enhance the lives of the ageing population & their families.