Collision avoidance
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1. A method for avoiding a collision on a job site, said method comprising:
- receiving information regarding a plurality of selected entities on a job site, said information received at a location independent from said entities;
evaluating said information to determine whether a trigger has occurred, said trigger associated with a potential collision situation involving an entity of said entities, wherein said received information includes operation information received regarding said entity; and
issuing a collision alert message for said entity if said trigger has occurred.
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Abstract
In a method for avoiding a collision on a job site, information is received regarding a plurality of selected entities on the job site. The information is received at a location independent from the entities. The information is evaluated to determine whether a trigger has occurred. The trigger is associated with a potential collision situation involving an entity of the entities. A collision alert message is issued for the entity if the trigger has occurred.
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1. A method for avoiding a collision on a job site, said method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a plurality of selected entities on a job site, said information received at a location independent from said entities; evaluating said information to determine whether a trigger has occurred, said trigger associated with a potential collision situation involving an entity of said entities, wherein said received information includes operation information received regarding said entity; and issuing a collision alert message for said entity if said trigger has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause a computing system to perform a method for avoiding a collision on a job site, said method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a plurality of selected entities on a job site, said information received at a location independent from said entities; evaluating said information to determine whether a trigger has occurred, said trigger associated with a potential collision situation involving an entity of said entities, wherein said evaluating includes comparing a location of said entity to a location of a virtual entity to determine whether said trigger has occurred; and issuing a collision alert message for said entity if said trigger has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A collision avoidance system, said system comprising:
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a data transceiver configured for receiving information regarding a plurality of entities on a job site; a real time server coupled with said data transceiver, said real time server configured for providing said information in real time to a subscribed module; and a collision avoidance module coupled with said real time server and subscribed to receive selected portions of said information, said collision avoidance module configured for evaluating said information for occurrence of a trigger associated with a potential collision situation involving an entity of said entities, said collision avoidance module further configured for issuing a collision alert message to at least one entity upon the occurrence of said trigger. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A job site collision avoidance device, said device comprising:
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a means for wirelessly transmitting information regarding an entity with which said device is coupled, said information transmitted to a collision avoidance system located independent from said entity; a location information source coupled with said means for wirelessly transmitting information, said location information source for providing location information regarding said entity; a means for wirelessly receiving an collision alert message transmitted to said entity from said collision avoidance system; and a means for implementing a collision avoidance action to avoid a collision involving said entity and a second entity of said job site, said collision avoidance action initiated in response to receiving said collision alert message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A job site collision avoidance device, said device comprising:
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a means for wirelessly transmitting information regarding an entity with which said device is coupled, said information transmitted to a collision avoidance system located independent from said entity; a means for wirelessly receiving an collision alert message transmitted to said entity from said collision avoidance system; and a means for implementing a collision avoidance action to avoid a collision involving said entity and a second entity of said job site, said collision avoidance action initiated in response to receiving said collision alert message, wherein said second entity is a virtual entity. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for avoiding a collision on a job site, said method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a plurality of selected entities on a job site, said information received at a location independent from said entities; evaluating said information to determine whether a trigger has occurred, said trigger associated with a potential collision situation involving an entity of said entities, wherein said evaluating includes comparing a location of said entity to a location of a virtual entity to determine whether said trigger has occurred; and issuing a collision alert message for said entity if said trigger has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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