Method and apparatus for location determination of wearable smart devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12086508-B2
Application number	US-202318124760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2023
Priority date	Feb 22, 2017
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for interacting with a tag in a radio target area. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and systems for monitoring temperature and other environmental conditions in a storage area and displaying environmental conditions as digital content in a user interactive interface based upon energy levels received from a radio target area and content from a sensor generating digital content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of determining location information for a first transmitting node interacting with a self-verifying array of nodes, the method comprising:
associating a respective unique identifier and a respective location for each of at least a first node of the self-verifying array of nodes, a second node of the self-verifying array of nodes and a third node of the self-verifying array of nodes, wherein at least the first node, the second node and the third node are in logical communication with each other, and wherein the first node, the second node and the third node are at a respective first location comprising respective first positional coordinates;
moving at least one of the first node, the second node, and the third node from the respective first location to a respective second location;
calculating respective second positional coordinates for at least one of the first node, the second node and the third node moved to the respective second location based on the logical communication between at least the first node, the second node and the third node of the self-verifying array of nodes, wherein the respective second positional coordinates correspond to the respective second location;
receiving a first communication from the first transmitting node at one or more of: the first node, the second node, and the third node of the self-verifying array of nodes, wherein at one or more of: the first node, the second node, and the third node has already moved from the respective first location to the respective second location, wherein the first transmitting node is moved into proximity of the self-verifying array of nodes, and wherein the first transmitting node is comprised within a wearable smart device;
extracting a first transmitting node unique identifier from the first communication;
calculating a region of location for the first transmitting node based upon the receiving of the first communication and the logical communication between at least the first node, the second node and the third node of the self-verifying array of nodes; and
transmitting a first message comprising at least the first transmitting node unique identifier and the region of location through the self-verifying array of nodes to a connected network.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising initiating a communication between the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes and the second node of the self-verifying array of nodes before calculating the region of location for the first transmitting node.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first transmitting node is a smart watch.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the smart watch communicates utilizing at least a Bluetooth Low Energy5.1 (BLE5.1)-consistent transceiver.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising calculating a region of location for the smart watch based upon a communication radius of the BLE5.1-consistent transceiver measured from the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the smart watch communicates utilizing at least an ultrawideband consistent transceiver.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising calculating a region of location for the smart watch based upon a communication radius of the ultrawideband consistent transceiver measured from the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first transmitting node is a tag worn by a user.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the tag communicates utilizing at least a BLE5.1-consistent transceiver.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising calculating a region of location for the tag based upon a communication radius of the BLE5.1-consistent transceiver measured from the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the tag communicates utilizing at least an ultrawideband consistent transceiver.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising calculating a region of location for the tag based upon a communication radius of the ultrawideband consistent transceiver measured from the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the tag comprises an RFID.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the RFID derives its power from RF communications from one or more of the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes, the second node of the self-verifying array of nodes, and the third node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the first transmitting node is a smart ring.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the smart ring communicates utilizing at least a BLE5.1-consistent transceiver.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising calculating a region of location for the smart ring based upon a communication radius of the BLE5.1-consistent transceiver measured from the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the smart ring communicates utilizing at least an ultrawideband consistent transceiver.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising calculating a region of location for the smart ring based upon a communication radius of the ultrawideband consistent transceiver measured from the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes.

20. A method of determining location information for a first transmitting node interacting with a self-verifying array of nodes, the method comprising:
associating a respective unique identifier and a respective location for each of at least a first node of the self-verifying array of nodes, a second node of the self-verifying array of nodes and a third node of the self-verifying array of nodes, wherein at least the first node, the second node and the third node are in logical communication with each other, and wherein the first node, the second node and the third node are at a respective first location comprising respective first positional coordinates;
wherein the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes is a mobile device capable of moving from the respective first location to a respective second location;
wherein the second node of the self-verifying array of nodes is a mobile device capable of moving from the respective first location to the respective second location;
wherein the third node of the self-verifying array of nodes is a mobile device capable of moving from the respective first location to the respective second location;
moving the first node from the respective first location to the respective second location;
calculating respective second positional coordinates for the first node moved to the respective second location based on the logical communication between at least the first node, the second node and the third node of the self-verifying array of nodes, wherein the respective second positional coordinates corresponds to the respective second location;
receiving a first communication from the first transmitting node at the first node of the self-verifying array of nodes, wherein the first node is moved from the respective first location to the respective second location, wherein the first transmitting node has already moved into proximity of the self-verifying array of nodes, and wherein the first transmitting node is comprised within a wearable smart device;
extracting a first transmitting node unique identifier from the first communication;
calculating a region of location for the first transmitting node based upon the receiving of the first communication and the logical communication between at

Assignees

• Middle Chart Llc

Inventors

• Wodrich Michael
• Santarone Michael S
• Pugh Randall
• Duff Jason E
• Flitsch Frederick A

Classifications

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