IMPACT PREDICTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20160331316A1
• Filed: 05/15/2015
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Allen, Paul G., Bayly, Philip V., Brody, David L., Cheatham, Jesse R. III, Duncan, William D., Ellenbogen, Richard G., Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Kare, Jordin T., Leuthardt, Eric C., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Pan, Tony S., Petroski, Robert C., Radovitzky, Raul, Smith, Anthony V., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Tegreene, Clarence T., Touran, Nicholas W., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y.H.
• Application Number:
  US14/713,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20160331316A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1114 Tracking parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0025 Tracking the path or location of one or more users, e.g. players of a game
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0028 Tracking the path of an object, e.g. a ball inside a soccer pitch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/02 by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic massesG01P15/14 takes precedence

Abstract

An impact prediction system includes a processing circuit configured to receive remote tracking data from a remote tracking system located remote from a plurality of users, receive local tracking data from a plurality of local tracking devices, each local tracking device is worn by a different one of the plurality of users, and predict an impact between two or more of the plurality of users based on the remote tracking data and the local tracking data. The remote tracking data includes data regarding a location of each of the plurality of users. The local tracking data includes data regarding movement of each of the plurality of users.

Claims

1. An impact prediction system, comprising:

a notification device worn by one of a plurality of users, wherein the notification device is configured to activate protective equipment worn by the one of the plurality of users; and

a processing circuit configured to;

receive remote tracking data from a remote tracking system located remote from the plurality of users, wherein the remote tracking data includes information associated with a location of each of the plurality of users;

receive local tracking data from a local sensor, wherein the local tracking data includes data regarding movement of at least the one of the plurality of users;

predict an impact between two or more of the plurality of users based on the remote tracking data and the local tracking data; and

control operation of the notification device based on the predicted impact between the two or more of the plurality of users.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the local tracking data includes an indication of at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, and a location of the at least the one of the plurality of users.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the local tracking data includes an indication of an orientation of the at least the one of the plurality of users.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to compare the information from the remote tracking data and the local tracking data to reduce drift associated with the local tracking data.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising the remote tracking system, wherein the remote tracking system includes at least one of a camera device, a radar device, a lidar device, and an RF receiver.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising the local sensor, wherein the local sensor is configured to acquire the local tracking data that includes information regarding movement of at least the one of the plurality of users wherein the sensor includes at least one of an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive absolute location data regarding each of the plurality of users to reduce drift associated with the local sensor.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the information from the remote tracking data further includes an indication of at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, and an orientation of each of the plurality of users.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote tracking data further includes information regarding at least one of a location and a movement of an inanimate object.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the inanimate object includes a moving object.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the processing circuit is configured to predict an impact between one or more of the plurality of users and the inanimate object based on the information from the remote tracking data and the local tracking data.

171. The system of claim 1, wherein the notification device is further configured provide a notification to the one of the plurality of users, wherein the notification includes at least one of a tactile notification, an audible notification, and a visual notification.

172. The system of claim 171, wherein the notification comprises information regarding at least one of a predicted impact time, a predicted impact severity, a predicted impact direction, and a predicted impact location.

173. The system of claim 27, wherein the processing circuit is configured to control operation of the notification device to at least one of (i) provide a notification through a tactile notification to the one of the plurality of users regarding the predicted impact between the one or more of the plurality of users and the inanimate object and (ii) activate the protective equipment based on the predicted impact between the one or more of the plurality of users and the inanimate object.

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31. An impact prediction system, comprising:

a plurality of user devices, each user device configured to be worn by one of a plurality of users, each user device including;

a user sensor configured to acquire user data related to movement of at least the one of the plurality of users; and

a notification device configured to activate protective equipment; and

an external tracking system located remote from the plurality of users, the external tracking system including;

an external sensor configured to acquire external sensor data related to at least one of movement and a location of each of the plurality of users; and

a processing circuit configured to receive the user data from each of the plurality of user devices, receive the external sensor data from the external sensor, predict an impact between two or more of the plurality of users based on the external sensor data and the user data, and control operation of the notification device of the two or more of the plurality of users based on the predicted impact between the two or more of the plurality of users.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the user data includes an indication of at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, and a location of the at least the one of the plurality of users.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the user data includes an indication of an orientation of the at least the one of the plurality of users.

35. The system of claim 31, wherein the processing circuit is configured to compare the external sensor data and the user data to reduce drift associated with the user sensors.

36. The system of claim 31, wherein the external sensor includes at least one of a camera device, a radar device, a lidar device, and an RF receiver.

48. The system of claim 31, wherein the external sensor data includes an indication of at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, a position, and an orientation of each of the plurality of users.

55. The system of claim 31, wherein the external sensor data further includes data regarding at least one of a location and a movement of an inanimate object.

57. The system of claim 55, wherein the processing circuit is configured to predict an impact between one or more of the plurality of users and the inanimate object based on the external sensor data and the user data.

58. The system of claim 57, wherein the processing circuit is configured to control operation of the notification device of the one or more of the plurality of users based on the predicted impact between the one or more of the plurality of users and the inanimate object.

174. The system of claim 31, wherein the notification device is further configured provide a notification to the one of the plurality of users, and wherein the notification comprises information regarding at least one of a predicted impact time, a predicted impact severity, a predicted impact direction, and a predicted impact location.

175. The system of claim 174, wherein the notification includes at least one of a tactile notification, an audible notification and a visual notification.

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61. An impact prediction system, comprising:

a remote processing circuit located remote from a user, the remote processing circuit configured to;

receive a signal associated with location data regarding an initial location and orientation of the user from an external sensor located remote from the user;

receive a signal associated with movement data regarding movement of the user relative to the initial location and orientation of the user from a user sensor worn by the user; and

predict an impact of the user with an object based on the location data and the movement data; and

a local processing circuit positioned on the user and communicably coupled to the remote processing circuit, the local processing circuit configured to control operation of a notification device worn by the user to activate protective equipment based on the predicted impact between the user and the object.

62. The system of claim 61, wherein the movement data includes an indication of at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, an orientation, and a location of the user relative to the initial location and orientation.

63. The system of claim 62, wherein the movement data includes an indication of at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, an orientation, and a location of the user relative to the object.

65. The system of claim 61, further comprising the external sensor, wherein the external sensor includes at least one of a camera device, a radar device, a lidar device, and an RF receiver.

68. The system of claim 61, wherein the user sensor includes at least one of a beacon, a transmitter, and a transceiver configured to emit the signal associated with the movement data.

76. The system of claim 61, further comprising the notification device and the user sensor.

77. The system of claim 61, wherein the remote processing circuit is configured to provide a the notification to the local processing circuit based on the predicted impact between the user and the object.

81. The system of claim 61, wherein at least one of the location data and the movement data further includes data regarding the object.

176. The system of claim 61, wherein the local processing circuit is further configured to control operation of the notification device worn by the user to provide a notification to the one of the plurality of users, wherein the notification comprises information regarding at least one of a predicted impact time, a predicted impact severity, a predicted impact direction, and a predicted impact location.

177. The system of claim 61, wherein the object includes at least one of an inanimate object and another user.

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