IL294852B2 - Wearable computing device, system and method for monitoring safety of a use thereof - Google Patents

Wearable computing device, system and method for monitoring safety of a use thereof

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IL294852B2
IL294852B2 IL294852A IL29485222A IL294852B2 IL 294852 B2 IL294852 B2 IL 294852B2 IL 294852 A IL294852 A IL 294852A IL 29485222 A IL29485222 A IL 29485222A IL 294852 B2 IL294852 B2 IL 294852B2
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computing device
wearable computing
landmark
fasteners
compliance
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KRIEF Herzel
RAICHBERG Ran
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Shikun & Binui Ltd
KRIEF Herzel
RAICHBERG Ran
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Priority to IL294852A priority Critical patent/IL294852B2/en
Priority to PCT/IL2023/050753 priority patent/WO2024018463A1/en
Publication of IL294852A publication Critical patent/IL294852A/en
Publication of IL294852B1 publication Critical patent/IL294852B1/en
Publication of IL294852B2 publication Critical patent/IL294852B2/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0043—Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore
    • A62B35/0075—Details of ropes or similar equipment, e.g. between the secured person and the lifeline or anchor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6801—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
    • A61B5/683—Means for maintaining contact with the body
    • A61B5/6831—Straps, bands or harnesses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A62B35/0025—Details and accessories
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A62B35/0025—Details and accessories
    • A62B35/0037—Attachments for lifelines and lanyards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/80—Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/10—Tube connectors; Tube couplings
    • A61M2039/1044—Verifying the connection, e.g. audible feedback, tactile feedback, visual feedback, using external light sources
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/48—Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
    • B60R2022/4808—Sensing means arrangements therefor
    • B60R2022/4816—Sensing means arrangements therefor for sensing locking of buckle
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/18—Status alarms
    • G08B21/22—Status alarms responsive to presence or absence of persons
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/023—Services making use of location information using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

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Description

1 WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SAFETY OF A USE THEREOF FIELD OF THE INVENTION[001] The present invention relates generally to safety monitoring. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for safety monitoring and management.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[002] One of the dangers of the construction industry is workplace accidents, specifically falls. While in most places it is mandatory by law to enter a construction site with proper safety gear, safety gear can only be effective if used correctly. A safety harness, which is commonly used in high-altitude construction operations, is used to secure a worker to a fixed point (e.g., an anchor). The construction worker wearing the harness may be secured to an anchor via a rope, a buckle, a fastener (e.g., a carabiner), etc. which allows the free movement of the worker through the site while preventing accidents. However, safety harnesses can only stop a worker from falling if they are secured to a fixed point and can only prevent injuries if secured properly. For example, an anchor secured at a higher point than the worker (e.g., a ceiling) may be intended to secure the worker via a fastening point on the back of the harness, in order to keep the worker upright in case of a fall. [003] Furthermore, a manager or supervisor of a construction site may not be able to know if any or all of the workers they are supervising are following standard operating procedures of securing their harnesses. Thus, in the case of a worker not being secured properly, it is difficult to respond in time to prevent an accident. [004] Therefore, a solution is needed that monitors the safety of a worker operating within a construction site and ensures proper use of a safety harness, and may allow a safety manager of the construction site to manage safety measures compliance in the site.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[005] Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of monitoring safety of a user of a wearable computing device, associated with the user, the method comprising: determining the user is in a hazardous zone based on a proximity of the wearable computing device to a landmark device; determining one or more required measures; determining the user’s compliance with the one or more required measures, based on indications received from one or more fasteners associated with the wearable computing device, and issuing a compliance indication, based on the determined compliance.

Claims (17)

1.CLAIMSWhat is claimed is: 1. A method of monitoring safety of a user of a wearable computing device, associated with the user, by at least one processor, the method comprising: determining the user is in a hazardous zone based on a proximity of the wearable computing device to a landmark device; determining one or more required safety measures in the hazardous zone, wherein the safety measures comprise a requirement of specific one or more fasteners of a plurality of fasteners, associated with the wearable computing device, to be fastened to specific one or more fastening points of a plurality of fastening points, associated with the landmark device; sending a signal to a warning unit to alert the user to comply with the one or more required safety measures; determining the user’s compliance with the one or more required safety measures, based on indications of fastening received from one or more of the plurality of fasteners and from one or more of the plurality of fastening points, and issuing a compliance indication, based on the determined compliance.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the proximity of the wearable computing device and the landmark device comprises determining a distance therebetween, and is determined based on communication between the wearable computing device and the landmark device over a Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) network.
3. The method according to any one of claims 1 and 2, further comprising identifying the landmark device, and wherein the determination of one or more required measures is based on the identification of the landmark device.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising sending the compliance indication to a remote computing device.
5. A system for monitoring safety of a user, the system comprising: a wearable computing device; at least one landmark device; a warning unit; a plurality of fasteners, associated with the wearable computing device; wherein each of the plurality of fasteners is configured to provide an indication of an unfastened state or fastened state thereof; and a plurality of fastening points, associated with the at least one landmark device, and configured for fastening with said plurality of fasteners, wherein each fastening point of the plurality of fastening points is configured to provide an indication of an unfastened or fastened state thereof; and wherein the wearable computing device comprises a processor, configured to: determine one or more required safety measures in the hazardous zone; send a signal to the warning unit to alert the user to comply with the one or more required safety measures; and determine compliance with the one or more required safety measures, wherein the safety measures comprise a requirement of specific one or more fasteners of the plurality of fasteners, to be fastened to specific one or more fastening points of the plurality of fastening points, and wherein determining compliance is based on (i) a proximity to the at least one landmark device and (ii) the indications received from one or more of the plurality of fasteners and from one or more of the plurality of fastening points.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the landmark device comprises: a processor, and a communication module configured to send an indication of proximity to the wearable computing device.
7. The system according to any one of claims claim 5 and 6, wherein the wearable computing device is further configured to: determine a proximity to the at least one landmark device, representing a distance between the wearable computing device and the at least one landmark device; identify the at least one landmark device; determine the one or more required safety measures based on the identity of the at least one landmark device; and issue a compliance indication, based on the determined compliance.
8. A system for monitoring safety of a user, the system comprising: a harness, comprising: a plurality of fasteners, wherein each of the plurality of fasteners is configured to provide an indication an unfastened state or fastened state thereof, a warning unit, and a wearable computing device; at least one landmark device, and a plurality of fastening points, associated with the at least one landmark device, and configured for fastening with said plurality of fasteners, wherein each fastening point of the plurality of fastening points is configured to provide an indication of an unfastened or fastened state thereof; wherein the wearable computing device comprises: a processor, configured to: send a signal to the warning unit to alert the user to comply with one or more required safety measures; and determine compliance with the one or more required safety measures, wherein the safety measures comprise a requirement of specific one or more fasteners of the plurality of fasteners, to be fastened to specific one or more fastening points of the plurality of fastening points, and wherein determining compliance is based on (i) a proximity to the at least one landmark device and (ii) the indications received from one or more of the plurality of fasteners and from one or more of the plurality of fastening points.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one landmark device comprises: a processor, and a communication module configured to send an indication of proximity to the wearable computing device.
10. The system according to any one of claims 8 and 9, wherein the wearable computing device is further configured to: determine the proximity to the at least one landmark device, representing a distance between the wearable computing device and the at least one landmark device.
11. The system according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the wearable computing device is further configured to: identify the at least one landmark device, and determine the one or more required safety measures based on the identity of the at least one landmark device.
12. The system according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the wearable computing device is further configured to issue a compliance indication, based on the determined compliance.
13. The system according to any one of claims 8 to 12, further comprising a remote computing device, and wherein the wearable computing device is further configured to send the compliance indication to the remote computing device.
14. A wearable computing device for monitoring safety of a user thereof, comprising: a harness, comprising a plurality of fasteners; a processor, configured to determine compliance with one or more required safety measures, wherein the safety measures comprise a requirement of specific one or more fasteners of the plurality of fasteners, to be fastened to specific one or more fastening points of the plurality of fastening points associated with at least one landmark device, wherein determining compliance is based on (i) a proximity to the at least one landmark device and (ii) the indications of fastening received from one or more of the plurality of fasteners and from one or more of the plurality of fastening points.
15. The wearable computing device of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine the proximity to the at least one landmark device, representing a distance between the wearable computing device and the at least one landmark device.
16. The wearable computing device according to any one of claims 14 and 15, wherein the processor is further configured to send the compliance indication to a remote computing device.
17. The wearable computing device according to any one of claims 14 to 16 wherein the processor is further configured to: identify the at least one landmark device, and determine the one or more required safety measures based on the identity of the at least one landmark device.
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