Multi-sensor input analysis for improved safety

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10922943-B2
Application number	US-202016855434-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2020
Priority date	Apr 16, 2015
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A method of limiting noise damage to an individual includes receiving, by an ototoxicity application stored in a non-transitory memory and executed on a processor, a first individual exposure level to a first oto-toxic condition in an area, correlating the first individual exposure level to an ototoxic effect, determining a noise level threshold based on the correlating, receiving a noise level exposure in the area, comparing the noise level threshold with the noise level exposure, and sending an alert when the noise level exposure exceeds the noise level threshold. The noise level threshold is below a standard noise level threshold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing an ototoxicity application, wherein the ototoxicity application is operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to:
determine, based on at least a signal received from a sensor disposed within an area, a noise level experienced by a user in said area during a first time, said noise level being correlated with an ototoxic effect for said user;
determine, based on said ototoxic effect for said user, a threshold ototoxic noise level for said user;
determine, during a second time, based on one or more other signals received from the sensor, one or more other noise levels experienced by the user; and
in an instance in which at least one of the one or more other noise levels exceed the threshold ototoxic noise level, cause transmission of an alert or notification.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ototoxicity application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
receive, from said sensor, the sensor signal identifying the noise level experienced by the user; and
correlate the noise level with the ototoxic effect for said user.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the signal is a first signal and the ototoxic effect is a first ototoxic effect, and wherein the ototoxicity application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
receive, from said sensor, a second signal identifying a second noise level experienced by the user during a third time in the area;
correlate the first noise level and the second noise level to a second ototoxic effect; and
adjust the threshold ototoxic noise level for the individual based on the second ototoxic effect.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second ototoxic effect is determined based on an exposure, by the user, to a chemical comprising a pharmaceutical compound.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ototoxicity application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
determine a personal protective equipment guideline based on the first noise level and the threshold ototoxic noise level; and
cause the personal protective equipment guideline to be sent to the individual.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ototoxicity application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
receive the signal from a gas sensor disposed within the area; and
identify the first noise level in response to receiving the first signal from the gas sensor.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ototoxicity application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
in response to receiving the first signal, receive a chemical exposure mapping of the area, wherein the chemical exposure mapping is determined from a plurality of sensor inputs within the area.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the ototoxicity application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
correlate the noise level experienced by the user in said area during said first time and said chemical exposure mapping of the area with the ototoxic effect for the user.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the noise sensor detects the noise level at an ear of the user.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first ototoxic effect is correlated with at least one of an exposure to a chemical in the environment, an exposure to a pharmaceutical composition, one or more environmental parameters, one or more physiological parameters, or a combination thereof.

11. A method comprising:
determining, based on at least a signal received from a sensor disposed within an area, a noise level experienced by a user in said area during a first time, said noise level being correlated with an ototoxic effect for said user;
determining, based on said ototoxic effect for said user, a threshold ototoxic noise level for said user;
determining, during a second time, based on one or more other signals received from the sensor, one or more other noise levels experienced by the user; and
in an instance in which at least one of the one or more other noise levels exceed the threshold ototoxic noise level, causing transmission of an alert or notification.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving, from said sensor, the sensor signal identifying the noise level experienced by the user; and
correlating the noise level with the ototoxic effect for said user.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the signal is a first signal and the ototoxic effect is a first ototoxic effect, the method further comprising:
receiving, from said sensor, a second signal identifying a second noise level experienced by the user during a third time in the area;
correlating the first noise level and the second noise level to a second ototoxic effect; and
adjusting the threshold ototoxic noise level for the individual based on the second ototoxic effect.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second ototoxic effect is determined based on an exposure, by the user, to a chemical comprising a pharmaceutical compound.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining a personal protective equipment guideline based on the first noise level and the threshold ototoxic noise level; and
causing the personal protective equipment guideline to be sent to the individual.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving the signal from a gas sensor disposed within the area; and
identifying the first noise level in response to receiving the first signal from the gas sensor.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
in response to receiving the first signal, receiving a chemical exposure mapping of the area, wherein the chemical exposure mapping is determined from a plurality of sensor inputs within the area.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
correlating the noise level experienced by the user in said area during said first time and said chemical exposure mapping of the area with the ototoxic effect for the user.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first ototoxic effect is correlated with at least one of an exposure to a chemical in the environment, an exposure to a pharmaceutical composition, one or more environmental parameters, one or more physiological parameters, or a combination thereof.

20. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable non-transitory memory medium having program code instructions stored thereon, the program code instructions, when executed by an apparatus comprising at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
determine, based on at least a signal received from a sensor disposed within an area, a noise level experienced by a user in said area during a first time, said noise level being correlated with an ototoxic effect for said user;
determine, based on said ototoxic effect for said user, a threshold ototoxic noise level for said user;
determine, during a second time, based on one or more other signals received from the sensor, one or more other noise levels experienced by the user; and
in an instance in which at least one of the one or more other noise levels exceed the threshold ototoxic noise level, cause transmission of an alert or notification.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Yarlagadda Edukondalu
• Sharma Praveen
• Negre Thomas
• Liu James
• Hsi Peter
• Muggleton Neal
• Patil Swapnil
• Todorovic Aleks

Classifications

• G08B21/12

  responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms · CPC title

• G08B21/182

  Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold · CPC title

• G16H40/67

  for remote operation · CPC title

• G06Q10/063118 Primary

  Staff planning in a project environment · CPC title

• G06Q10/063114

  Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group · CPC title