Wearable electronic navigation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10852154-B1
Application number	US-201816169867-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 24, 2018
Priority date	Oct 24, 2018
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

The methods and systems disclosed herein provide a server that periodically monitors a user's location using one or more beacons while periodically monitoring hazardous conditions using a variety of electronic sensors, such as thermographic imaging. When the user is within a predetermined proximity of a hazardous condition the server transmits an instruction to an electronic wearable device to present a notification (e.g., haptic, noise, and the like) warning the user of the hazardous condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
periodically monitoring, by a server, location of a wearable electronic user device by periodically receiving, via the wearable electronic user device, at least one unique identifier associated with one or more beacons;
periodically receiving, by the server, obstacle data from one or more electronic sensors, the obstacle data corresponding to an image of one or more obstacles within a first predetermined proximity to the location of the wearable electronic user device monitored via the one or more beacons;
upon determining an obstacle within a second predetermined proximity to the location of the wearable electronic user device monitored via the one or more beacons:
generating, by the server, an instruction to present a warning notification, wherein the warning notification corresponds to the second predetermined proximity value between the location of the wearable electronic user device and the obstacle; and
transmitting, by the server, the instruction to the wearable electronic user device, whereby upon receiving the instruction, wearable electronic user device presents the warning notification.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
retrieving, by the server from a third-party location tracking application executing on the wearable electronic user device, location of the wearable electronic user device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electronic sensors are in communication with the wearable electronic user device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electronic sensors comprise at least one of an infrared thermal imaging camera, a sonar camera, an ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic user device is a wristband worn by a user.

6. The method of claim 1 , when the wearable electronic user device is a ring worn by a user.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the warning notification further corresponds to a direction of movement associated with the wearable electronic user device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the warning notification comprises at least one of a haptic notification, a visual notification, and an auditory notification.

9. A computer system comprising:
one or more beacons configured to transmit unique identifiers;
one or more electronic sensors configured to capture and transmit image data;
a wearable electronic user device configured to receive unique identifiers from the one or more beacons and further configured to present a warning notification; and
a server in communication with the one or more beacons and the one or more electronic sensors, the server configured to:
periodically monitor location of the wearable electronic user device by periodically receiving, via the wearable electronic user device, at least one unique identifier associated with one or more beacons;
periodically receive obstacle data from one or more electronic sensors, the obstacle data corresponding to an image of one or more obstacles within a first predetermined proximity to the location of the wearable electronic user device monitored via the one or more beacons;
upon determining an obstacle within a second predetermined proximity to the location of the wearable electronic user device monitored via the one or more beacons:
generate an instruction to present a warning notification, wherein the warning notification corresponds to a proximity value between the location of the wearable electronic user device and the obstacle; and
transmit the instruction to the wearable electronic user device, whereby upon receiving the instruction, wearable electronic user device presents the warning notification.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , further comprising:
retrieving, by the server from a third-party location tracking application executing on the wearable electronic user device, location of the wearable electronic user device.

11. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more electronic sensors are in communication with the wearable electronic user device.

12. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more electronic sensors comprise at least one of an infrared thermal imaging cameras, a sonar cameras, an ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor.

13. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the wearable electronic user device is a wristband worn by a user operating the wearable electronic user device.

14. The computer system of claim 9 , when the wearable electronic user device is a ring worn by a user operating the wearable electronic user device.

15. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the warning notification further corresponds to a direction of movement associated with the wearable electronic user device.

16. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the warning notification comprises at least one of a haptic notification, a visual notification, and an auditory notification.

17. A method comprising:
periodically monitoring, by a server, location of a wearable electronic user device by periodically receiving, via the wearable electronic user device, at least one unique identifier associated with one or more beacons;
upon determining the location of the wearable electronic user device, retrieving, by the server, a hazard map within a first proximity of the location of the wearable electronic user device where the server identifies at least one beacon associated with the hazard;
upon receiving, via the wearable electronic user device, a unique identifier of at least one beacon associated with the hazard and upon determining that the location of the wearable electronic user device is within a second proximity to the hazard:
generating, by the server, an instruction to present a warning notification, wherein the warning notification corresponds to the second proximity value between the location of the wearable electronic user device and the hazard; and
transmitting, by the server, the instruction to the wearable electronic user device, whereby upon receiving the instruction, wearable electronic user device presents the warning notification.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
retrieving, by the server from a third-party location tracking application executing on the wearable electronic user device, location of the wearable electronic user device.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the wearable electronic user device is a wristband worn by a user operating the electronic user device.

20. The method of claim 17 , when the wearable electronic user device is a ring worn by a user operating the electronic user device.

Assignees

• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co

Inventors

• Knas Michal
• John Jiby

Classifications

• G06F3/1438 Primary

  using more than one graphics controller · CPC title

• G01C21/3661 Primary

  Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio · CPC title