Personal protection equipment system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system comprising:
- a set of personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with a user, wherein a smart tag is configured with at least one article of PPE of the set of PPE, and wherein the smart tag comprises at least one of a transmitter or a receiver configured to communicate data according to a protocol;
a computing device comprising a memory and one or more computer processors, wherein the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to;
receive, via wireless communication and from the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver according to the protocol, an identifier of the smart tag for the at least one article of PPE;
query, based at least in part on the identifier received from the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver according to the protocol, a datastore to determine whether the user associated with the article of PPE has failed to perform at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE; and
perform at least one operation based at least in part on a determination that the user failed to perform the at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for tracking procedures performed on personal protection equipment (PPE) and actions of individuals includes the following steps. An article of PPE configured with a smart tag is provided to an individual prior to performance of a task. After the individual performs the task, the article of PPE is processed. Information is retrieved from the smart tag during at least one of: before, during and after processing the article of PPE. After the performance of the task, the individual'"'"'s data is read and the individual enters into a designated area.
69 Citations
48 Claims
-
1. A system comprising:
-
a set of personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with a user, wherein a smart tag is configured with at least one article of PPE of the set of PPE, and wherein the smart tag comprises at least one of a transmitter or a receiver configured to communicate data according to a protocol; a computing device comprising a memory and one or more computer processors, wherein the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to; receive, via wireless communication and from the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver according to the protocol, an identifier of the smart tag for the at least one article of PPE; query, based at least in part on the identifier received from the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver according to the protocol, a datastore to determine whether the user associated with the article of PPE has failed to perform at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE; and perform at least one operation based at least in part on a determination that the user failed to perform the at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A computing device comprising:
-
one or more computer processors; and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to; receive, via wireless communication and from at least one of a transmitter or a receiver according to a protocol, an identifier of a smart tag for at least one article of personal protective equipment (PPE), wherein the at least one article of PPE is included in a set of PPE associated with a user, wherein the smart tag is configured with the at least one article of PPE, and wherein the smart tag comprises at least one of the transmitter or the receiver configured to communicate data according to the protocol; query, based at least in part on the identifier received from the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver according to the protocol, a datastore to determine whether the user associated with the article of PPE has failed to perform at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE; and perform at least one operation based at least in part on a determination that the user failed to perform the at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
-
-
33. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to:
-
receive, via wireless communication and from at least one of a transmitter or a receiver according to a protocol, an identifier of a smart tag for at least one article of personal protective equipment (PPE), wherein the at least one article of PPE is included in a set of PPE associated with a user, wherein the smart tag is configured with the at least one article of PPE, and wherein the smart tag comprises at least one of the transmitter or the receiver configured to communicate data according to the protocol; query, based at least in part on the identifier received from the at least one of the transmitter or the receiver according to the protocol, a datastore to determine whether the user associated with the article of PPE has failed to perform at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE; and perform at least one operation based at least in part on a determination that the user failed to perform the at least one remedial or preventative action for the at least one article of PPE. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
-
Specification