‘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

我年迈的妈妈或爸爸今天还好吗？在英国，65岁以上的人超过1000万，每天都有更多的家庭在问这个问题。他们的压力越来越大，需要照顾年迈的亲属，但忙碌的生活和距离并不总是有利于这一点。“3环智能插头”是一种将未连接的老年亲属连接到他们的互联网家庭的方法，以引入分布式家庭护理（DFC）。电力使用表明活动，泡茶或看电视提供了一个有效的信号，“妈妈没事”，不寻常的活动可以表明可能需要调查的领域。通过监控“活动”或“缺乏活动”，事件可以传达给家庭，让他们知道他们的老年亲属的状态，无论距离多远。“3rings智能插头”项目有3个元素：-一个“智能插头”，允许家庭电器，如水壶/电视插入。当家庭电器打开/关闭时，插头通过内置的GSM电路向3rings生态系统发出“信号”。基于云的软件生态系统-基于事件监控和规则的服务，使用互联网和电信协议将活动/缺乏活动传达给定义的家人和朋友，即推送通知，网络，电子邮件，短信和呼叫。“生活模式”（PAL）跟踪，一个环境智能系统，提供一个24/7的早期预警系统，通知家庭可能的不寻常的模式，这可能表明adversesituations.The接受的关键是引入技术的方式熟悉的老年亲属消除“恐惧”的技术，而不是创建一个“徽章的虚弱”，同时提供一个生态系统，以沟通，他们的互联网使家庭。老年亲属不需要互联网。在成功的“市场证明”之后，我们的目的是抓住机会进入下一阶段，创建和评估“概念证明”路线图，将旨在改善老年人口及其家庭生活的产品推向市场。

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.