Context-based programmable safety rules for personal protective equipment
US12148280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2023 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/12
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In some examples, a system includes: an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE, wherein the computing device: receives context data that is based on one or more of the article of PPE, a work environment for the article of PPE, or a worker assigned to the article of PPE; selects, based at least in part on the context data, a set of programmable safety rules that are contextually associated with the at least one article of PPE; sends the programmable safety rules to one or more of the article of PPE or a data hub communicatively coupled to the article of PPE; and wherein the programmable safety rules are configured at the article of PPE or the data hub to perform one or more operations based at least in part on PPE data.
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