Wearable device for safety monitoring of a user
First Claim
1. A precise, gesture-based, safety monitoring wearable device for a user having, (a) a cover, (b) side keys, (c) a laser etching, (d) a heart-rate monitor, (e) a charging port, (f) a controller, (g) a mobile device, (h) a Remote Server, (i) a battery, (j) an SOS battery, (k) distress signal, (l) a light emitting diode (LED), (m) a vibration motor, (n) 9-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU), (o) one or more alert signals, (p) a Bluetooth module and, (q) a processor, wherein:
- a) the cover is located on top front portion;
b) the laser etching, the heart-rate monitor and the charging port are on the backside of the wearable device;
c) the battery is molded into a design for maximum safety;
d) the SOS battery reserve is used to send the distress signal;
e) the light emitting diode has a TFT display screen to display time under normal operating conditions;
f) the vibration motor is located away from the 9-axis inertial measurement unit and is configured as a silent alarm using a vibration module such that the motor configured to vibrate upon generation of a distress gesture to indicate to a user that the alert signal has been sent to registered emergency numbers of the user;
g) the alert signal from the user is in the form of gestures, and the IMU is utilized to get 3D position and orientation of the wearable device that aids in extracting meaningful gestures;
h) the controller is a microcontroller configured for storing necessary instructions required for generating distress signal and for transmitting an alert signal along with location information of the user to the remote server and it co-ordinates various modules in the wearable device and initiates different modules based on the gestures recognized by the IMU, and executes necessary actions including gesture recognition, configuration, communication and storage; and
i) the IMU acts as a high accuracy motion tracking unit to recognize gestures and is of small size with low power consumption, and comprises a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer, each with 9 degrees of freedom, wherein;
i) hand gestures are tracked by the 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope from which alphabets are created for the gestures, each alphabet represents a particular action and each action is configured by the user using either the Bluetooth or a web-based application;
ii) the 3-axis accelerometer measures acceleration of the user, whereas, the 3-axis magnetometer measures magnetic field associated with the user'"'"'s change of orientation;
iii) the 3-axis gyroscope is used along with the 3-axis accelerometer for more precise determination of an orientation of the user;
iv) the 9-axis inertial measurement unit automatically identifies a type of distress by calculating the change of orientation of the user from the 3-axis accelerometer, the 3-axis gyroscope, and the 3-axis magnetometer; and
v) to reduce false activations which might be performed while performing daily activities, an activation gesture is performed by the user to activate the actual gestures pre-configured by the user.
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Abstract
A precise, gesture-based, safety monitoring system, method and device. The present invention comprises a controller, wherein the controller upon detection of a distress signal, sends an alert signal along with the Location information of the user to a Remote Server. The Remote Server, upon receiving an alert signal sends an SMS and e-mail along with the Location information to a Mobile device of the registered emergency numbers of the user and responds in real-time.
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13 Claims
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1. A precise, gesture-based, safety monitoring wearable device for a user having, (a) a cover, (b) side keys, (c) a laser etching, (d) a heart-rate monitor, (e) a charging port, (f) a controller, (g) a mobile device, (h) a Remote Server, (i) a battery, (j) an SOS battery, (k) distress signal, (l) a light emitting diode (LED), (m) a vibration motor, (n) 9-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU), (o) one or more alert signals, (p) a Bluetooth module and, (q) a processor, wherein:
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a) the cover is located on top front portion; b) the laser etching, the heart-rate monitor and the charging port are on the backside of the wearable device; c) the battery is molded into a design for maximum safety; d) the SOS battery reserve is used to send the distress signal; e) the light emitting diode has a TFT display screen to display time under normal operating conditions; f) the vibration motor is located away from the 9-axis inertial measurement unit and is configured as a silent alarm using a vibration module such that the motor configured to vibrate upon generation of a distress gesture to indicate to a user that the alert signal has been sent to registered emergency numbers of the user; g) the alert signal from the user is in the form of gestures, and the IMU is utilized to get 3D position and orientation of the wearable device that aids in extracting meaningful gestures; h) the controller is a microcontroller configured for storing necessary instructions required for generating distress signal and for transmitting an alert signal along with location information of the user to the remote server and it co-ordinates various modules in the wearable device and initiates different modules based on the gestures recognized by the IMU, and executes necessary actions including gesture recognition, configuration, communication and storage; and i) the IMU acts as a high accuracy motion tracking unit to recognize gestures and is of small size with low power consumption, and comprises a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer, each with 9 degrees of freedom, wherein; i) hand gestures are tracked by the 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope from which alphabets are created for the gestures, each alphabet represents a particular action and each action is configured by the user using either the Bluetooth or a web-based application; ii) the 3-axis accelerometer measures acceleration of the user, whereas, the 3-axis magnetometer measures magnetic field associated with the user'"'"'s change of orientation; iii) the 3-axis gyroscope is used along with the 3-axis accelerometer for more precise determination of an orientation of the user; iv) the 9-axis inertial measurement unit automatically identifies a type of distress by calculating the change of orientation of the user from the 3-axis accelerometer, the 3-axis gyroscope, and the 3-axis magnetometer; and v) to reduce false activations which might be performed while performing daily activities, an activation gesture is performed by the user to activate the actual gestures pre-configured by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A gesture-based system having (a) a wearable A comprising a wearable and a mobile application, (b) location services B comprising location services and a location processor, (c) services C comprising a redis cluster, an application gateway, user services, health services and safety services, and (d) customer services D, comprising a customer service relationship (CSR) office, website, CSR services with site-to-site (STS) VPN and a load balancer, with data processing apparatus programmed to perform precise safety monitoring operations comprising:
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a) detecting one or more user inputs from the wearable A and performing measurements; b) triggering one or more SOS signals based on the user input; c) communicating between the wearable A and services C; d) initiating the SOS after eliminating false alarms; and e) detecting a user'"'"'s location and contacting safety services and responding in real-time; wherein the wearable A comprises; a) a cover; b) side keys; c) a laser etching; d) a heart-rate monitor; e) a charging port; f) a controller; g) a mobile device; h) a remote server; i) a battery; j) an SOS battery; k) distress signal; l) a display screen; m) a vibration motor; n) 9-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU); o) one or more alert signals; p) a Bluetooth module; and q) a processor, wherein the vibration motor is located away from the 9-axis inertial measurement unit and is configured as a silent alarm using a vibration module such that the motor configured to vibrate upon generation of a distress gesture to indicate to the user that the alert signal has been sent to registered emergency numbers of the user, wherein the one or more alert signals from the user is in the form of gestures, and the IMU is utilized to get 3D position and orientation of the wearable device that aids in extracting meaningful gestures; wherein the IMU acts as a high accuracy motion tracking unit to recognize gestures and is of small size with low power consumption, comprises of a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer, thus with 9 degrees of freedom, wherein; i) hand gestures are tracked by the 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope from which alphabets are created for the gestures, each alphabet represents a particular action and configured by the user using either the Bluetooth or a web-based application; ii) the 3-axis accelerometer measures acceleration of the user, whereas, the 3-axis magnetometer measures magnetic field associated with the user'"'"'s change of orientation; iii) the 3-axis gyroscope along with the 3-axis accelerometer is utilized for precise determination of an orientation of the user; iv) the 9-axis inertial measurement unit automatically identifies a type of distress by calculating the change of orientation of the user from the 3-axis accelerometer, the 3-axis gyroscope, and the 3-axis magnetometer; and v) to reduce false activations which might be performed while performing daily activities, an activation gesture is performed by the user to activate the actual gestures pre-configured by the user; wherein the controller is a microcontroller which is capable of storing necessary instructions required for generating distress signal and for transmitting an alert signal along with location information of the user to the remote server, and the controller co-ordinates various modules in the wearable device and initiates different modules based on the gestures recognized by the IMU, and executes necessary actions including gesture recognition, configuration, communication and storage; and wherein the display screen is either a light-emitting diode (LED) screen or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) or liquid crystal display (LCD), used to indicate information and notifications. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:
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a) detecting one or more user input from a wearable device including (a) button press, (b) force detection, (c) auto-accident collision detection, (d) stress and fatigue detection, and (e) hand gestures; b) performing one or more measurements based on a user'"'"'s input by detecting a button press, enabling force detection, measuring inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor data, and detecting patterns from hand gestures; c) triggering SOS based on the user input; d) communicating between the wearable device and a remote server; e) initiating the SOS by the remote server; f) verifying a false alarm; g) calculating location and contacting emergency services; and h) dismissing the SOS triggered by the user, wherein the step of performing measurements further comprises; a) for a button press input; i) pressing a SOS button present in the wearable device; ii) verifying a period of button press by the controller, further; A) pressing the button for longer than one second vibrates the wearable and triggers the SOS and; B) pressing the button for a period less than one second, awaits SOS button press again; b) for a force detection; i) enabling force detection; ii) triggering a proximity sensor upon enabling the force detection; iii) measuring proximity value by the proximity sensor and checking a position of the wearable device; iv) vibrating the wearable device and initiating of the SOS, if the wearable device is not attached to a user'"'"'s wrist; and v) monitoring proximity value and attachment of the wearable device to the wrist, in the case of the wearable device safely attached to the user'"'"'s wrist; c) for an auto-accident collision detection; i) enabling force detection; ii) measuring G-force value from a sensor on receiving the user input; iii) enabling vibrate mode of the wearable device thus initiating the SOS once the G-Force value exceeds a threshold value; and iv) non-initiating the action for G-force value lesser than the threshold value; d) for a stress and fatigue detection; i) measuring an IMU sensor data on detection of the fall of a user; ii) measuring the proximity if there is a fall detected, else step ‘
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is repeated;iii) measuring the heart rate monitor (HRM) data if the wearable is attached to the wrist else no action is taken; iv) vibrating the wearable if the HRM data is not stable and initiating the SOS, else starting the timer for sixty seconds and if moving of the user is detected, then no action is taken; and v) moving of the user when not detected, wearable is vibrated and initiating the SOS; and e) for hand gestures; i) oscillating of hand by the user for a configurable number of times continuously, and detecting a pattern of hand gesture by the wearable device; ii) comparing a pattern detected by the sensor with a user-defined pattern which are pre-defined by the user; and iii) vibrating the wearable and sending notifications to raise SOS, if the pattern of hand gesture is valid, else no action is taken. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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