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A remote monitoring system offers both random tracking and scheduled contacts while the monitored person is away from home, and continuous signalling at home, permitting the monitored person to be monitored even while asleep, by providing a remote monitoring system which includes a home monitoring u

A remote monitoring system offers both random tracking and scheduled contacts while the monitored person is away from home, and continuous signalling at home, permitting the monitored person to be monitored even while asleep, by providing a remote monitoring system which includes a home monitoring unit for receiving RF transmissions from a wrist device, but which can be self-installed by the wearer of the device. The home monitoring unit transmits periodic status reports concerning the presence of an individual at the location of the monitoring unit, but the direct telephone connection may be replaced by an Internet connection for all but urgent communications.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A monitoring system, comprising:a monitoring unit having a communications link to a central monitoring station;a device arranged to be worn by a person,wherein said device arranged to be worn by a person includes a radio transmitter arranged to communicate by radio with t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A monitoring system, comprising:a monitoring unit having a communications link to a central monitoring station;a device arranged to be worn by a person,wherein said device arranged to be worn by a person includes a radio transmitter arranged to communicate by radio with the monitoring unit,wherein said device arranged to be worn by a person further includes processor means for calculating a code; andwherein said device arranged to be worn by a person further includes means for converting said code into a format in which the code can be directly communicated to the central monitoring station over an existing communications mediumwithout using the radio transmitter, without intervention by the monitoring unit, and without use of said communications link between the monitoring unit and the central monitoring station,wherein said monitoring unit is arranged to determine, based on receipt of communications from said radio transmitter, whether a person wearing said device is within range of said monitoring unit, and to automatically report to the central monitoring station a result of said determination, andwherein said code converting means enables the code to be communicated to the central monitoring station directly over the existing communications medium when the device is out of range of the monitoring unit.