System to monitor utilization of personal protective equipment in restricted areas

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10600138-B2
Application number	US-201616088241-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 25, 2016
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses and methods of monitoring the utilization of protective equipment by individuals requesting access to a restricted area that requires the use of specific protective equipment, are provided. A protective equipment checker, which includes a proximity sensor, a three-dimensional (3D) camera, and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, performs a full body scan on the individual to determine if the location-specific protective equipment is being worn, or is in the possession of the individual. If a determination is made that the proper protective equipment is being worn, the individual is granted access to the location. If, one the other hand, the required protective equipment is not being worn, entry to the location is denied.

First claim

We claim:

1. A system comprising:
a proximity sensor to detect a presence of a subject within a predetermined range of a restricted area;
a detection component;
an equipment manager to acquire information from the detection component and determine if protective equipment is worn by the subject;
a display device to display information indicating whether the protective equipment is worn by the subject;
a badge identification component to grant or deny access to restricted area based on the information acquired from the detection component, wherein the badge identification component performs authentication of the subject only if the protective equipment worn by the subject is determined to meet one or more requirements, and
a system on chip (SoC) platform to control the proximity sensor and the detection component.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the detection component includes a three-dimensional (3D) camera to capture an image of the subject and a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) scanner to identify one or more tags attached to the subject, and the proximity sensor is to activate the 3D camera upon detecting the presence of the subject.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a remote server to store protective equipment information, a list of subjects authorized to enter the restricted area, a list of restricted items, and the captured image of the subject.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein a captured full body image of the subject is transmitted and stored at the remote server.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the 3D camera includes a facial recognition component to detect facial features of the subject.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the equipment manager is to compare the information acquired from the one or more of the 3D camera and the RFID scanner with the protective equipment information stored in the remote server.

7. An apparatus comprising:
a proximity sensor to detect a presence of a subject within a predetermined range of a restricted area;
a detection component;
an equipment manager to determine whether protective equipment is worn by the subject based on one or more tags attached to the subject; and
a badge identification component to perform authentication of the subject only if the protective equipment worn by the subject is determined to meet one or more requirements.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the detection component includes a camera to capture an image of the subject and a scanner to identify the one or more tags attached to the subject, and the proximity sensor is to activate the camera upon detecting the presence of the subject.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising a transceiver to transmit the captured image of the subject to a remote server and receive signals from the remote server.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the camera is to perform a full body scan of the subject and transmit the captured image to the remote server.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the camera includes a facial recognition component to detect facial features of the subject.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the equipment manager is to acquire information from the captured image and compare the information acquired from the captured image with pre-stored protective equipment information.

13. A method comprising:
detecting a presence of a subject within a predetermined range of a restricted area;
determining whether protective equipment is worn by the subject based on one or more tags attached to the subject; and
authenticating the subject only if the protective equipment worn by the subject is determined to meet one or more requirements.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising activating a three-dimensional (3D) camera upon detecting the presence of the subject, capturing an image of the subject, and identifying the one or more tags attached to the subject.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising transmitting the captured image of the subject to a remote server and receiving signals from the remote server.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising performing a full body scan of the subject and transmitting the captured image to the remote server.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising detecting facial features of the subject.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
acquiring information from the captured image; and
comparing the information acquired from the captured image with pre-stored protective equipment information.

19. At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:
detect a presence of a subject within a predetermined range of a restricted area;
determine whether protective equipment is worn by the subject based on one or more tags attached to the subject; and
authenticate the subject only if the protective equipment worn by the subject is determined to meet one or more requirements.

20. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to activate a three-dimensional (3D) camera upon detecting the presence of the subject, capture an image of the subject, and identify one or more tags attached to the subject.

21. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to transmit the captured image of the subject to a remote server and receive signals from the remote server.

22. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform a full body scan of the subject and transmit the captured image to the remote server.

23. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , further comprising detecting facial features of the subject.

24. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to acquire information from the captured image, and
compare the information acquired from the captured image with pre-stored protective equipment information.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Stortstrom Elizabeth
• Larson Andrew
• Sprenger Mark E
• Miele Ralph V

Classifications

• G07C9/28

  the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence · CPC title

• G06Q50/265 Primary

  Personal security, identity or safety · CPC title

• H04N13/20

  Image signal generators · CPC title

• G06K7/10297

  arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00) · CPC title

• G06K9/00214

  Physics · mapped topic