"Alexa, ask my inactivity monitor to set time to monitor for 2 hours." If no activity is detected by the Blink Camera in the next 2 hours, CareRinger will call to check in, to make sure nothing went wrong.
To monitor inactivity continuously, create 2 routines to automate some custom actions in this skill. These actions are triggered very time the motion sensor detects an activity.
1) A first routine checks for inactivity. It asks the CareRinger service to initiate a check-in call when there is no activity detected for a period of time. To implement, the action "ask my inactivity monitor to set time to monitor for {duration}" is added to the end of this routine, where {duration} is the time in hour and/or minute set for the monitor timer.
2) A second routine monitors the presence of activity and will remove all pending calls, if any, when activity is detected. To implement, the action "ask my inactivity monitor to check in early" is added to the end of this routine to reset the timer.
* Additional routines can be added to further customize the monitor depending on the needs. For information about creating Alexa routines and using Blink Camera to trigger the routines, please refer to Alexa documentation online.
To verify the actions to use in your routines, you can schedule a check-in call by saying "Alexa, ask my careringer monitor to set time to monitor for {duration}". Or initiate a call by saying "Alexa, ask my careringer monitor to call now". CareRinger will call to check in at the time of your choosing. Your designated contact(s) will be notified when the check-in call is not answered. You can also say "Alexa, ask my careringer monitor" to start a conversation with Alexa. It will let you know if you have any pending check-in calls and ask you what to do if there is one or more pending. You can say "check in early" to remove all the pending check-in calls and reset the monitor timer to its original state.
This is a less verbose version of the skill. There are other more verbose versions for this application.
To begin, you need to register for the CareRinger service. For information about CareRinger and details to complete the sign-up forms, please visit www.careringer.com . You can also contact support@careringer.com for assistance.
To use this CareRinger Companion (inactivity monitor), you must enable the companion skill and link the skill to your registered CareRinger account. When asked, you must provide the CareRinger participants phone number specified in the sign-up form for the CareRinger check-in call service.
Examples:
"Alexa, ask my inactivity monitor" to inquire the status of the check-in calls
"call now" to make a check-in call now
"to set time to monitor for 2 hours" to schedule a check-in call in 2 hours
"to check in" to remove all pending check-in calls
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