Communication system and method for using human telematic data to provide a hazard alarm/notification message to a user in a static environment such as in or around buildings or other structures

• US 10,645,472 B1
• Filed: 09/05/2019
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Inventors: Manzella, Matthew James, Ismaili, Alinawaz
• Primary Examiner(s): Bee, Andrew W
• Application Number:
  US16/562,270
• Time in Patent Office: 243 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/00 Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 26/002 only replying the state of the sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 26/008 central annunciator means of the sensed conditions, e.g. displaying or registering
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/80 for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/30 using a wired architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/14 Calling by using pulses

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing near real-time communication to a user based on analysis of various user and environmental telematic data. The system includes a user telematic sensor providing telematics data about the wearer. Also, the system and method include at least one building/environment telematic sensor configured to provide telematic data about the building and/or surrounding environment. The various telematics data is communicated and processed to provide notification back to the user such as a potential safety hazard. The safety hazard may be based upon sensed data specific to the user, specific to the user'"'"'s environment, or combinations thereof.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed, direct a processor to perform acts comprising:

receiving a user-health telematic data collected by a telematic data acquisition device that substantially continuously collects a user'"'"'s health telematic data, the health telematic data being indicative of a user'"'"'s current health status;

receiving historic building telematic data, the historic building telematic data being collected by a historic building telematic data acquisition device and being indicative of historic building data and nature of prior building use;

receiving environmental telematic data collected by the telematic data acquisition device, the environmental telematic data being indicative of an environmental quality around the user;

determining a hazard alarm/notification event based on the received health telematic data, the received environmental telematic data, and the received historic building telematic data;

transmitting a hazard alarm/notification to the user via a mobile device.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the user-health telematics data indicates the user is in an unsafe condition.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving environmental telematic data includes receiving environmental telematic data of at least one of a data related to building environment condition, building environment air quality, geographic location, temperature/humidity level, HVAC status, security devices, and surrounding environmental conditions.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the environmental telematic data indicates the user is in or near an unsafe environment or location.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the hazard alarm/notification to the user includes transmitting the hazard alarm/notification based upon an unsafe condition detected with the user'"'"'s health.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the unsafe condition detected with the user'"'"'s health is related to user telematic data about at least one of a body mass index, blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, perspiration, body temperature, blood sugar level, brain function (EEG), vacillations in blood sugar level, hours of sleep, physical activity rate and duration, water consumption, food consumption, alcohol consumption, amount of sunlight exposure, and/or exposure to air or water pollutants.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the hazard alarm/notification to the user includes transmitting the hazard alarm/notification based upon an unsafe condition detected with environmental conditions in the user'"'"'s location.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein determining a hazard alarm/notification event includes calculating an overall safety rating.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein determining a hazard alarm/notification event is based upon the overall safety rating exceeding a limit.

10. A method to perform acts comprising:

providing a first sensor, the first sensor substantially continuously providing data indicative of measured at least one user-health telematic data;

providing a second sensor, the second sensor outputting a second sensor data indicative of an at least one historic building and nature of prior building use telematic data for a building occupied by the user;

providing a third sensor, the third sensor being configured to sense current environmental data around the user;

providing a computing unit, in communication with the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, the computing unit storing program instructions for execution by the computing unit to;

receive the first sensor data, the second sensor data, and the third sensor data;

calculate a risk level associated with the first sensor data, the second sensor data, and the third sensor data; and

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transmit an alarm/notification to the user via a mobile communication device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting the hazard alarm/notification to a first responder such as a policeman, a fireman, and a paramedic.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the environmental telematic data include at least one of a data related to building environmental condition, building environment air quality, geographic location, temperature/humidity level, and surrounding environmental conditions.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one historic building and nature of prior building use telematic data includes at least one of a structural condition, building materials, and nature of prior building use.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one historic building and nature of prior building use telematic data indicates the historical nature of the building'"'"'s prior use may cause an unsafe environment.

15. A method, performed using a tangible computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed, direct a processor to perform the method comprising:

receiving a user-health telematic data collected substantially continuously, the health telematic data being indicative of a user'"'"'s current health status while within a building;

receiving a user environmental telematic data indicative of an environmental quality around the user;

receiving a historic building telematic data indicative of historical building data and the historical nature of prior building use;

calculating a hazard alarm/notification event based on at least one of the received user-health telematic data, user environmental telematic data, and historic building telematic data;

transmitting the hazard alarm/notification to the user via a mobile device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein historic building telematic data indicates that a building has endured a seismic event.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein historic building telematic data indicates that a building is unsafe.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein calculating a hazard alarm/notification event includes calculating an overall safety rating.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein determining a hazard alarm/notification event is based upon the overall safety rating exceeding a limit.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the historic building telematic data indicates the building may be structurally unsound.