Systems and Methods for Tracking Users of Wearable Devices
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1. A distributed system comprising:
- a plurality of wearable devices, each of the plurality of wearable device comprising;
an accelerometer;
a wireless transmitter;
a controller operatively coupled to the accelerometer and the wireless transmitter, the controller being configured to receive acceleration data output from the accelerometer and to wirelessly transmit the acceleration data with a unique identifier; and
a band housing the accelerometer, the wireless transmitter, and the controller, the band being configured to be worn by a human;
a plurality of wireless receivers distributed throughout a facility, at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers configured to receive the acceleration data and the unique identifier wirelessly transmitted from at least one of the plurality of wearable devices in response to the at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers being within a transmission range of the at least one of the plurality of wearable devices; and
a computing system operatively coupled to the wireless signal receivers, the computing system being configured to (i) generate a first parameter in a physical memory location indicating an arrival of the wearable device in response to receipt of the unique identifier and (ii) determine a status of a task being performed by the human in response to receipt of the acceleration data by the at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers and a duration over which the at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers receives the acceleration data.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a distributed system in which wearable devices communicate with computing systems to implement one or more actions or operations and sensor data transmitted by the wearable devices to the computing systems can be utilized to determine information about tasks being performed by the wearers of the wearable devices. Embodiments of the distributed system can include the wearable devices, wireless receivers (or transceivers), and a computing system.
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20 Claims
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1. A distributed system comprising:
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a plurality of wearable devices, each of the plurality of wearable device comprising; an accelerometer; a wireless transmitter; a controller operatively coupled to the accelerometer and the wireless transmitter, the controller being configured to receive acceleration data output from the accelerometer and to wirelessly transmit the acceleration data with a unique identifier; and a band housing the accelerometer, the wireless transmitter, and the controller, the band being configured to be worn by a human; a plurality of wireless receivers distributed throughout a facility, at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers configured to receive the acceleration data and the unique identifier wirelessly transmitted from at least one of the plurality of wearable devices in response to the at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers being within a transmission range of the at least one of the plurality of wearable devices; and a computing system operatively coupled to the wireless signal receivers, the computing system being configured to (i) generate a first parameter in a physical memory location indicating an arrival of the wearable device in response to receipt of the unique identifier and (ii) determine a status of a task being performed by the human in response to receipt of the acceleration data by the at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers and a duration over which the at least one of the plurality of wireless receivers receives the acceleration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wearable device comprising:
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a wristband having a body formed of one or more flexible straps; and circuitry embedded in the wristband, the circuitry comprising; an accelerometer; a wireless transceiver; a display; and a controller operatively coupled to the accelerometer, the wireless transceiver, and the display, the controller being configured to (i) receive, via the wireless transceiver, a wireless transmission including a unique identifier associated with the wristband and a description of a task to be performed by a wearer of the wristband, (ii) render the description of the task on the display, (iii) receive acceleration data output from the accelerometer, and (iv) wirelessly transmit the acceleration data with the unique identifier, wherein the acceleration data is indicative of a status of a task. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a distributed system, the method comprising:
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receiving a first wireless transmission from a wearable device by a first wireless receiver, the first wireless transmission including a unique identifier; generating a first parameter in a first physical memory location in response to the receipt of the unique identifier, the first parameter indicating an arrival of the human wearing the wearable device; receiving, subsequent to the computing system setting the first parameter, a second wireless transmission from the wearable device by a second wireless receiver, the second wireless transmission including the unique identifier and acceleration data; and receiving additional wireless transmissions from the wearable device, the additional wireless transmissions including the unique identifier and the acceleration data; determining a status of a task being performed by the wearer of the wearable device based on at least the acceleration data received in the additional wireless transmissions, the second wireless receiver that receives the additional wireless transmissions, and a duration over which the second wireless receiver receives the additional wireless transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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