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Virtual safety guardian

US10943456B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2019
Grant dateMar 9, 2021
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B27/006
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for monitoring safety conditions within an environment includes monitoring an environment by identifying one or more users accessing the environment based on existing and generic profiles selected based on visual recognition and analysis techniques, and consensually monitoring activity within the environment. A context of a situation of the one or more users accessing the environment is determined, based on a set of predetermined rules tailored to the environment, identified users of the one or more users, and monitoring data from monitoring the activity of the one or more users within the environment. Responsive to determining the context of the situation within the environment is an unsafe, based on the monitoring data and the set of predetermined rules, a mitigating action is selected from a set of mitigating actions corresponding to the determined context of the situation, and the mitigating action that is selected is automatically deployed.

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