Automatic measurement and notification of electrical level using smartphone sensors

• US 10,024,893 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2017
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ambrosio, Ronald, Kim, Younghun, Kumar, Tarun
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): POINT, RUFUS C
• Application Number:
  US15/658,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20170315162A1
• Time in Patent Office: 357 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 15/207 Constructional details independent of the type of device used
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/08 by using galvanomagnetic-effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A personal mobile system for detecting unsafe electrical power levels. Magnetic sensors detect a magnitude of a magnetic field produced by a power line. A GPS determines the location of the detected the magnetic field. A distance from the location of the detected the magnetic field is determined. In response to determining that the magnitude of the detected magnetic field produced by the power line exceeds the stored electrical power level threshold, based on the determined distance, an alert module produces an alert on the personal mobile system.

Claims

1. A personal mobile system for detecting unsafe electrical power levels,

the personal mobile system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media;

a magnetic sensor;

a GPS module;

a wireless network interface; and

an alert module;

the one or more computer processors operatively coupled to the one or more computer-readable storage media, the magnetic sensor, the GPS module, the wireless network interface, and the alert module;

the one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon locations of power lines, and a plurality of electrical power level thresholds, each electrical power level threshold being associated with a respective electrical worker classification level;

the magnetic sensor operated to detect a magnitude of a magnetic field produced by a power line;

the GPS operated to determine the location at which the magnetic sensor detected the magnetic field produced by the power line;

the one or more processors operated to receive inputted information from an electrical worker operating the personal mobile system indicating the electrical worker'"'"'s classification level;

the one or more processors operated to determine a distance from the determined location at which the magnetic sensor detected the magnetic field produced by the power line and the power line;

the one or more processors operated to determine if the magnitude of the detected magnetic field produced by the power line exceeds the stored electrical power level threshold that is associated with the inputted electrical worker classification level, based on the determined distance from the location at which the magnetic sensor detected the magnetic field produced by the power line and the power line;

in response to the one or more processors determining that the magnitude of the detected magnetic field produced by the power line exceeds the stored electrical power level threshold that is associated with the inputted electrical worker classification level, the one or more processors causing the alert module to produce an alert on the personal mobile system.