Automatic measurement and notification of electrical level using smartphone sensors

• US 10,168,367 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2018
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• 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
• Application Number:
  US15/955,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20180224485A1
• Time in Patent Office: 258 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 method for detecting unsafe electrical power levels by a personal mobile device, the method comprising:

detecting, by a magnetic sensor of the personal mobile device, a magnitude of a magnetic field produced by a power line;

determining, by a GPS module of the personal mobile device, a location at which the magnetic sensor is detecting the magnetic field produced by the power line;

receiving, by one or more processors of the personal mobile system, inputted information from an electrical worker operating the personal mobile device, indicating a classification level of the electrical worker;

determining, by the one or more processors, a distance from the determined location at which the magnetic sensor is detecting the magnetic field produced by the power line and the power line;

determining, by the one or more processors, if the magnitude of the detected magnetic field produced by the power line exceeds a predefined electrical power level threshold, stored on one or more computer-readable storage media of the personal mobile device, 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 determining, by the one or more processors, that the magnitude of the detected magnetic field produced by the power line exceeds the predetermined electrical power level threshold that is associated with the inputted electrical worker classification level, the one or more processors causing an alert module of the personal mobile system to produce an alert on the personal mobile system.