Virtual home safety assessment framework

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10198780-B2
Application number	US-201715661989-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2017
Priority date	Dec 9, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating virtual safety assessment. In accordance with one aspect, the framework receives image data of an environment to be assessed for safety from an agent support system. The framework sends such image data to an expert support system and receives safety assessment information from the expert support system determined based on the image data. The framework then provides a report based at least in part on such safety assessment information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for providing virtual safety assessments of real-world spaces, the system comprising:
at least one imaging device in communication with an agent support system;
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that,
when executed by the at least one processor, causes the processor to:
generate, by the at least one imaging device of the agent support system, image data corresponding to a user environment;
receive, by an assessment framework via the agent support system, the image data, the image data containing hazard information associated with the user environment, wherein the hazard information includes one or more environmental elements that present a risk to a user of the user environment;
provide, by the assessment framework, the image data to an expert support system, the expert support system configured to process the image data by inspecting environmental elements associated with the image data;
receive, by the assessment framework, processed image data via the expert support system, the processed image data comprising safety assessment information, wherein the safety assessment information comprises at least one of annotated image data and hazard remediation recommendations; and
generate, by a report module of the assessment framework, a report based at least on the processed image data, the report comprising the safety assessment information.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising causing the processor to provide the report to the agent support system.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the agent support system is at least one of a mobile device and a wearable user device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image data comprises at least one of video image data and still image data.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising causing the processor to:
generate, by the assessment framework, operational directions for acquiring the image data; and
provide, to the agent support system, the operational directions.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the assessment framework facilitates the establishment of a real-time communication channel between the agent support system and the expert support system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expert support system comprises at least one expert interface that enables the manipulation of the image data to enhance visualization of the user environment.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the expert support system generates, based on the processed image data, one or more visual simulations of the user environment after a hazard remediation is completed.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising causing the processor to:
receive, by the expert support system, information associated with the user of the user environment; and
determine the assessment information based at least in part on the image data and the user information.

10. A computer-implemented method for facilitating and providing a virtual safety assessment, the method comprising:
acquiring, via an imaging device, image data corresponding to a user environment;
receiving, by a central processing system, the image data;
providing, by the central processing system, the image data to an expert support system, the expert support system configured to transform the image data into processed image data;
receiving, by the central processing system via the expert support system, the processed image data, the processed image data comprising assessment information, the assessment information based on the image data;
generating, by a report module, a report based at least on the processed image data, the report comprising at least one of annotated image data and hazard remediation recommendations; and
providing, by the central processing system, the report to a user of the user environment.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the imaging device is in communication with at least one of a mobile device and a wearable user device.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the image data is at least one of video image data and still image data.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the report is provided for display on the at least one of the mobile device and the wearable user device.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the expert support system enables the manipulation of the image data to enhance virtual safety hazard visualization.

15. At least one non-transitory computer storage media, having instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computer system to:
obtain, by an imaging device in communication with an agent support device, image data corresponding to at least one user environment;
provide, by an assessment system, the image data to an expert support system;
receive, by the assessment system, processed image data comprising safety assessment data, the safety assessment data based on the image data; and
automatically generate, by a report module of the assessment system, a report based on at least the safety assessment information, the report comprising at least one of annotated image data and hazard remediation recommendations.

16. The computer storage media of claim 15 , wherein the agent support device is a mobile device; and
wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to:
provide the report to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device renders the report for display.

17. The computer storage media of claim 15 , wherein the agent support device is configured to solicit at least one of specific remediation sequences and competitive bids for hazard mitigation services based on the image data.

18. The computer storage media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to:
receive environment occupant information; and
generate the safety assessment data based on at least the image data and the occupant information.

Assignees

• Cerner Innovation Inc

Inventors

• Walker James M
• Dehaan Jan

Classifications

• G16H40/67

  for remote operation · CPC title

• G16H50/20

  for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems · CPC title

• G16H50/30

  for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment · CPC title

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title