Spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system

• US 9,990,830 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2016
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Patel, Bhumit, Jordan, Chad, Bradley, Nigel
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Hirdepal
• Application Number:
  US15/286,704
• Publication Number:
  US 20180102041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 34087009
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 17/00 Methods or apparatus for determining the capacity of containers or cavities, or the volume of solid bodies measuring linear dimensions to determine volume G01B
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 22/00 Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/00 Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00 architectures of general purpose stored program computers G06F15/76
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/62 of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for a spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system (“STARS”). According to one aspect disclosed herein, the STARS can receive, from a spatial mapping and monitoring (“SMM”) device, an initial space map for a space in which the SMM device is deployed. The initial space map can include a volume capacity of the space. The STARS can receive, from a user device, at least one space parameter to be utilized for the space in which the SMM device is deployed. The STARS device can update the SMM device in accordance with the space parameter. In some embodiments, the at least one space parameter can include a mapping frequency. The mapping frequency can instruct the SMM device to perform spatial mapping of the space at a specified time interval.

Claims

1. A spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

receiving, from a spatial mapping and monitoring device that is deployed within a space, an initial space map for the space, wherein the initial space map comprises a volume capacity of the space measured by the spatial mapping and monitoring device, and wherein the volume capacity of the space comprises a volume of the space unoccupied by an item,

receiving, from a mobile communications device executing a spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system device application, a plurality of space parameters to be utilized for the space, wherein the plurality of space parameters comprise a mapping frequency indicating a specified frequency at which spatial mapping of the space is to be performed and an occupancy threshold,

updating the spatial mapping and monitoring device in accordance with the mapping frequency so that the spatial mapping and monitoring device performs spatial mapping of the space at the mapping frequency,

receiving, from the spatial mapping and monitoring device, an updated space map for the space, wherein the updated space map comprises an occupied volume of the space measured by the spatial mapping and monitoring device, and wherein the occupied volume of the space comprises at least a portion of the volume capacity of the space that is occupied by at least one item,

determining, based at least in part on the initial space map and the updated space map, an occupancy change within the space,

determining whether the occupied volume of the space falls below the occupancy threshold, and

in response to determining that the occupied volume of the space falls below the occupancy threshold, generating an alert.

2. The spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system of claim 1, wherein the updated space map for the space is received in accordance with the mapping frequency.

3. The spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system of claim 1, wherein the spatial mapping and monitoring device measures the volume capacity of the space and the occupied volume of the space using at least one of an infrared spatial mapping technology, a camera-based spatial mapping technology, or a sound-based spatial mapping technology.

4. The spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the alert to the mobile communications device, and wherein the mobile communications device performs a task in response to the alert.

5. The spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the alert to a third party service, and wherein the third party service performs a task in response to the alert.

6. The spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the spatial mapping and monitoring device, a device identifier that uniquely identifies the spatial mapping and monitoring device; and

storing, in a user account established via the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system device application executing on the mobile communications device, the device identifier of the spatial mapping and monitoring device in association with an identifier of the space and an identifier of a user of the mobile communications device.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by a spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, from a spatial mapping and monitoring device that is deployed within a space, an initial space map for the space, wherein the initial space map comprises a volume capacity of the space measured by the spatial mapping and monitoring device, and wherein the volume capacity of the space comprises a volume of the space unoccupied by an item;

receiving, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, from a mobile communications device executing a spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system device application, a plurality of space parameters to be utilized for the space, wherein the plurality of space parameters comprise a mapping frequency indicating a specified frequency at which spatial mapping of the space is to be performed and an occupancy threshold;

updating, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, the spatial mapping and monitoring device in accordance with the mapping frequency so that the spatial mapping and monitoring device performs spatial mapping of the space at the mapping frequency;

receiving, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, from the spatial mapping and monitoring device, an updated space map for the space, wherein the updated space map comprises an occupied volume of the space measured by the spatial mapping and monitoring device, and wherein the occupied volume of the space comprises at least a portion of the volume capacity of the space that is occupied by at least one item;

determining, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, based at least in part on the initial space map and the updated space map, an occupancy change within the space;

determining, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, whether the occupied volume of the space falls below the occupancy threshold, and

in response to determining that the occupied volume of the space falls below the occupancy threshold, generating, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, an alert.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the updated space map for the space is received in accordance with the mapping frequency.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the spatial mapping and monitoring device measures the volume capacity of the space and the occupied volume of the space using at least one of an infrared spatial mapping technology, a camera-based spatial mapping technology, or a sound-based spatial mapping technology.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending the alert to the mobile communications device, wherein the mobile communications device performs a task in response to the alert.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending the alert to a third party service, wherein the third party service performs a task in response to the alert.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system from the spatial mapping and monitoring device, a device identifier that uniquely identifies the spatial mapping and monitoring device; and

storing, by the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system in a user account established via the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system device application executing on the mobile communications device, the device identifier of the spatial mapping and monitoring device in association with an identifier of the space and an identifier of a user of the mobile communications device.

13. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a spatial mapping and monitoring device that is deployed within a space, an initial space map for the space, wherein the initial space map comprises a volume capacity of the space measured by the spatial mapping and monitoring device, and wherein the volume capacity of the space comprises a volume of the space unoccupied by an item;

receiving, from a mobile communications device executing a spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system device application, a plurality of space parameters to be utilized for the space, wherein the plurality of space parameters comprise a mapping frequency indicating a specified frequency at which spatial mapping of the space is to be performed and an occupancy threshold;

updating the spatial mapping and monitoring device in accordance with the mapping frequency so that the spatial mapping and monitoring device performs spatial mapping of the space at the mapping frequency;

receiving, from the spatial mapping and monitoring device, an updated space map for the space, wherein the updated space map comprises an occupied volume of the space measured by the spatial mapping and monitoring device, and wherein the occupied volume of the space comprises at least a portion of the volume capacity of the space that is occupied by at least one item;

determining, based at least in part on the initial space map and the updated space map, an occupancy change within the space;

determining whether the occupied volume of the space falls below the occupancy threshold, and

in response to determining that the occupied volume of the space falls below the occupancy threshold, generating an alert.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13,

wherein the updated space map for the space is received in accordance with the mapping frequency.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the spatial mapping and monitoring device measures the volume capacity of the space and the occupied volume of the space using at least one of an infrared spatial mapping technology, a camera-based spatial mapping technology, or a sound-based spatial mapping technology.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise sending the alert to the mobile communications device, and wherein the mobile communications device performs a task in response to the alert.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the spatial mapping and monitoring device, a device identifier that uniquely identifies the spatial mapping and monitoring device; and

storing, in a user account established via the spatial telemeter alert reconnaissance system device application executing on the mobile communications device, the device identifier of the spatial mapping and monitoring device in association with an identifier of the space and an identifier of a user of the mobile communications device.