Safety communicator—convergence of body vitals and toxic gas parameters into smartphone app to enhance safety monitoring

US10055971B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · US

Inventors

• Gowrishankar M R · Bengaluru, IN
• Anand Tyagaraj · Bengaluru, IN
• Peter Hsi · Fremont, US
• Shashikant Gulaguli · Bengaluru, IN
• James Liu · Livermore, US
• Patrick Gonia · Maplewood, US
• Saurabh C. Shah · Fremont, US
• Praveen Sharma · Palatine, US
• Tarun Kumar · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 27, 2015
• Grant date: Aug 21, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 27, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/63
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for communication between one or more personal protection equipment (PPE) devices, a mobile device, and a central monitoring station. Personnel may wear PPE devices for detection and communication. These portable devices may communicate wirelessly, over a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, via Bluetooth, or another wireless connection. Systems may include a smartphone application operable to receive and combine information from each of the PPE devices. The application may also display the information to the user. In some embodiments, the application may transfer the data to a cloud storage network via a cellular network. Additionally, the application may communicate the combined data from all of the PPE devices to the central monitoring station.