received by the International Bureau on 22 September 2017 (22.09.2017)

1. A method of monitoring a property, the method comprising:

analyzing data obtained from a plurality of sensor units strategically deployed within the property for centrally monitoring one or more utility usage by the property to generate a signature of the property, the signature being indicative of normal activities associated with the property and/or one or more occupants of the property;

obtaining current data acquired by the plurality of sensors;

analyzing the current data against the signature for the property to determine whether or not the current data is associated with normal activity, abnormal activity, a lack of activity, or an actionable event for the property; and

having an alert or notification sent in response to analyzing the current data when abnormal activity, lack of activity, or an actionable event is detected.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the alert or notification to an electronic device via one or more communication channels.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the alert or notification provides an indication of abnormal activity, lack of activity, or an actionable event, without divulging specific activities associated with an individual.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signature is generated by modeling historical data collected from the property.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the signature for the property is generating by further considering population data associated with a plurality of properties.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the signature is updated over time as the current data continues to be gathered.

7. The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the alert or notification is provided by or coordinated with a third party monitoring service.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the third party monitoring service provides in-home healthcare related services for one or more monitored individuals.

9. The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the alert or notification is provided to a family member or caregiver for one or more monitored individuals.

10. The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising detecting a critical event, and providing an alert or notification to trigger an intervention or critical response.

11. The method of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the signature for the property comprises an environmental model generated using the plurality of sensor units.

12. The method of claim 1 1 , wherein the environmental model measures or identifies at least one of the following:

power consumption to automatically determine a difference between

normal and abnormal consumption;

water consumption to automatically determine a difference between

normal and abnormal consumption;

air temperature and/or quality to automatically determine a difference

between normal and abnormal ambient conditions;

sound to automatically determine a difference between normal and

abnormal measurements or to detect an alarm from another system;

hazardous conditions in the property.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the hazardous conditions includes one or more of: floods, power outages, water leaks, or air quality issues.

14. The method of any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising using third party data to generate the signature of the property.

15. The method of any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising providing a registration portal for registering the one or more sensors to the property.

16. The method of any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising providing a dashboard to enable users to monitor the data acquired by the one or more sensors.

17. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

18. A system comprising a processor, memory, and an interface for receiving data from sensor systems deployed in monitored properties, the system comprising computer executable instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

19. A method of monitoring a property, the method comprising:

analyzing data obtained from a plurality of sensor units strategically deployed within the property for centrally monitoring one or more utility usage by the property to generate a signature of the property, the signature being indicative of normal activities associated with the property and/or one or more occupants of the property;

providing the signature to a cloud-based system used to monitor the property;

obtaining current data acquired by the plurality of sensors; and

sending the current data to the cloud-based system to have the cloud-based system analyze the current data against the signature for the property to determine whether or not the current data is associated with normal, abnormal, or a lack of activity at the property; and to have an alert or notification sent in response to analyzing the current data abnormal or lack of activity is detected.

20. A sensor system comprising one or more sensor units deployed for monitoring a property, a processor, and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 19.