Multi-sensor event detection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9406336-B2
Application number	US-201514801428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2015
Priority date	Aug 26, 2010
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A sensor event detection system including a motion capture element with a memory, sensor, microprocessor, first communication interface and another sensor. The sensor captures values associated with an orientation, position, velocity and acceleration of the motion capture element. The first communication interface receives other values associated with a temperature, humidity, wind and elevation, and the other sensor locally captures the other values. The microprocessor collects data that includes sensor values from the sensor, stores the data in the memory, and recognizes an event within the data to determine event data. The microprocessor correlates the data or event data with the other values to determine a false positive event or a type of equipment the motion capture element is coupled with, or a type of activity indicated by the data or event data, and transmits the data or event data associated with the event via the first communication interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-sensor event detection system comprising:
at least one motion capture element configured to couple with a user or piece of equipment or mobile device coupled with the user, wherein said at least one motion capture element comprises
a sensor data memory;
a sensor configured to capture one or more values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of said at least one motion capture element;
a first communication interface configured to receive one or more other values associated with a temperature, humidity, wind, elevation, light, sound, heart rate or
at least one other sensor configured to locally capture said one or more other values associated with said temperature, humidity, wind, elevation, light, sound, heart rate or
both said first communication interface and said at least one other sensor; and,

a microprocessor coupled with said sensor data memory, said sensor and said first communication interface, wherein said microprocessor is configured to
collect data that comprises sensor values that include said one or more values from said sensor;
store said data in said sensor data memory or
analyze said data and recognize an event within said data to determine event data or
store said data in said sensor data memory and analyze said data and recognize said event within said data to determine said event data;

correlate said data or said event data with said one or more other values associated with said temperature, humidity, wind, elevation, light, sound, heart rate to differentiate a first type of event with respect to a second type of event or a first type of activity with respect to a second type of activity or a first type of equipment with respect to a second type of equipment to determine at least one of
a type of event or true event or a false positive event selected from a plurality of types of events or
a type of equipment that said at least one motion capture element is coupled with selected from a plurality of types of equipment or
a type of activity indicated by said data or said event data selected from a plurality of types of activities; and,

transmit at least one of said data, said event data, said type of event, said true event, said false positive event, said type of equipment, and said type of activity via said first communication interface.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said microprocessor is further configured to analyze one or more of text, audio, image, and video to confirm said event for a particular location and time to create a confirmed event.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said microprocessor is further configured to one or more of
determine said type of event,
determine said true event,
determine said false positive event,
determine said type of equipment said at least one motion capture element is coupled with, and
determine said type of activity

said at least one motion sensor senses through said correlate, when a similar motion indicates multiple types of potential said types of events, said types of equipment or said types of activities.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said first type of activity comprises surfing, and said second type of activity comprises snowboarding or skateboarding.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said microprocessor is further configured to recognize a location of said sensor on said piece of equipment or said user based on said data or said event data.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said microprocessor is further configured to collect said sensor values from said sensor based on a sensor personality selected from a plurality of sensor personalities, wherein the sensor personality is configured to control sensor settings to collect the data in an optimal manner with respect to a specific type of movement or said type of activity associated with a specific piece of equipment or type of clothing.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein
said microprocessor is further configured to determine said false positive event as
detect a first value from said sensor values having a first threshold value and
detect a second value from said sensor values having a second threshold value within a time window;

signify a prospective event;
compare said prospective event to a characteristic signal associated with a typical event and eliminate any false positive events;
signify said true event if said prospective event is not said false positive event; and,
save said true event in said sensor data memory comprising information within an event time window as said data.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said microprocessor is further configured to recognize said at least one motion capture element with newly assigned locations after said at least one motion capture element is removed from said piece of equipment and coupled with a second piece of equipment of a different type based on said data or event data.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one motion capture element is contained within a motion capture element mount, said mobile device, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a smart watch, a camera, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a server computer or any combination of any number of said motion capture element mount, said mobile device, said mobile phone, said smart phone, said smart watch, said camera, said laptop computer, said notebook computer, said tablet computer, said desktop computer and said server computer.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein said microprocessor is further configured to transmit at least one of
said data,
said event data,
said type of event,
said true event,
said false positive event,
said type of equipment, and
said type of activity

to one or more of
a repository,
a viewer,
a server,
another computer,
a social media site,
said mobile device,
a network, and
an emergency service.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one motion capture element comprises
a first motion capture element coupled to a first side of a joint of said user;
wherein said first motion capture element comprises one or more of
an accelerometer;
a magnetometer; and
a rate gyroscope;

wherein said microprocessor is further configured to send an alert to another computer or to another user if an angle of rotation detected by said first motion capture element exceeds a threshold value.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one motion capture element comprises
a first motion capture element coupled to a first side of a joint of said user;
a second motion capture element coupled to a second side of said joint of said user;
wherein said first motion capture element and said second motion capture element comprise one or more of
an accelerometer;
a magnetometer; and,
a rate gyroscope;

wherein said microprocessor is further configured to send an alert to another computer or to another user if an angle of rotation detected by said first motion capture element and said second motion capture element exceeds a threshold value.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said microprocessor is further configured to transmit said data or said event data or both said data and said event data to a computer comprising
a computer memory;
a second communication interface configured to communicate with said first communication interface to obtain said data or said event data associated with said event or both said data and said event data;

wherein said computer is coupled with said computer memory and is coupled with said second communication interface, wher

Assignees

• Blast Motion Inc

Inventors

• Bose Bhaskar
• Bentley Michael
• Kaps Ryan

Classifications

• H04N23/90

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• G06K9/00711

  Physics · mapped topic

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  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title