IP Library Granted Patent US 11,154,442
Granted Patent B1
US 11,154,442 · App. 15/880,686 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Federated sensor array for use with a motorized mobile system and method of use

Inventors: Jered Harvey Dean (Arvada, CO); Charles C G Cooper (Arvada, CO); Barry George Dean (Franklin, TN); Dan Alan Preston (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Assignee: Patroness, LLC
A61G5/042A61G5/045B62M6/50H02P31/00
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Patent No.
US 11,154,442
App. No.
15/880,686
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A motorized mobile system includes a human machine interface (HMI) to provide control instructions to the system. A controller in the system receives the control instructions and generates a control signal, wherein the generated control signal causes one or more components of the motorized mobile system to respond. One or more sensors generate health data related to a user, wherein the health data is stored in a secure memory connected to the controller, and wherein the stored user health data is used to bias the control signal for the motorized mobile system.

Claims (42)

1. A motorized mobile system, comprising:

a human machine interface (HMI) to receive one or more user inputs and provide one or more control instructions in response to the one or more user inputs;

one or more sensors to generate health data related to a user of the motorized mobile system; and

a processor to receive the health data related to the user, store the health data related to the user in a first memory associated with the motorized mobile system, receive the one or more control instructions, and generate a control signal based, at least in part, on the one or more control instructions and the health data related to the user, wherein the generated control signal causes a component of the motorized mobile system to respond with a response.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor generates a plurality of control signals based, at least in part, on the one or more control instructions and the health data related to the user, wherein each generated control signal causes at least one component of the motorized mobile system to respond with at least one response.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the human machine interface comprises at least one of a brain machine interface, a joystick, a touchscreen, a voice command interface, an audio indicator, a tactile surface array, and a sip and puff type array.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the motorized mobile system is a non-automobile motorized device.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the motorized mobile system comprises at least one of a mobility scooter, an electronic conveyance vehicle, a riding lawn mower, a grocery cart, an all-terrain vehicle, an off-road vehicle, and a golf cart.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more control instructions each comprise at least one of a calculation, a logical comparison, a change in state, an adjustment of an operating parameter, a limitation of a feature or capability, and an enablement of a feature or capability.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the control signal comprises at least one of a wired signal and a wireless signal, and wherein the control signal further comprises at least one of a digital signal and an analog signal.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the component comprises at least one of the human machine interface, a motor controller, one or more motors, one or more actuators, and one or more sensors.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the response comprises at least one of taking operational control, steering, starting, and stopping.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors each comprise a device that detects or measures a physical property and at least one of records, indicates, and transmits data of the detected or measured physical property.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more devices to detect or measure one or more of user orientation, location, position, distance, time, force, mass, weight, pressure, temperature, image, video, light, resistance, voltage, current, power, medical data, raw sensor data, conclusions data, patient measurements, chemical, moisture, electro-dermal, bio-electric impedance, galvanic skin resistance, heart rate, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, wetness, sight, hearing, reaction time, pain status, emotional state, event, state, and action.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the health data related to the user comprises data of at least one of orientation, location, position, distance, time, force, mass, weight, pressure, temperature, image, video, light, resistance, voltage, current, power, medical data, raw sensor data, conclusions data, patient measurements, chemical, moisture, electro-dermal, bio-electric impedance, galvanic skin resistance, heart rate, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, wetness, sight, hearing, reaction time, pain status, emotional state, event, state, and action.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor generates the control signal by biasing the control signal using the health data related to the user, wherein biasing has an effect on a behavior and/or value of the control signal.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the health data related to the user is associated with an individual user profile.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the control signal causes user feedback through the human machine interface.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the control signal causes user feedback through the human machine interface according to one or more detected conditions associated with the motorized mobility system.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the motorized mobile system comprises a mobile chair.

18. A method for a motorized mobile system comprising:

receiving one or more user inputs by a human machine interface (HMI) and providing one or more control instructions from the human machine interface in response to the one or more user inputs;

generating health data related to a user of the motorized mobile system from one or more sensors;

receiving the health data related to the user by a processor of the motorized mobile system and storing the health data related to the user in a first memory associated with the motorized mobile system by the processor;

receiving the one or more control instructions by the processor; and

generating, by the processor, a control signal based, at least in part, on the one or more control instructions and the health data related to the user, wherein the generated control signal causes a component of the motorized mobile system to respond with a response.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising generating, by the processor, a plurality of control signals based, at least in part, on the one or more control instructions and the health data related to the user, wherein each generated control signal causes at least one component of the motorized mobile system to respond with at least one response.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising receiving the one or more user inputs by the human machine interface, wherein the human machine interface comprises at least one of a brain machine interface, a joystick, a touchscreen, a voice command interface, an audio indicator, a tactile surface array, and a sip and puff type array.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein the motorized mobile system is a non-automobile motorized device.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein the motorized mobile system is selected from at least one of a mobility scooter, an electronic conveyance vehicle, a riding lawn mower, a grocery cart, an all-terrain vehicle, an off-road vehicle, and a golf cart.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein the one or more control instructions each are provided to comprise at least one of a calculation, a logical comparison, a change in state, an adjustment of an operating parameter, a limitation of a feature or capability, and an enablement of a feature or capability.

24. The method of claim 18 wherein the control signal is generated as at least one of a wired signal and a wireless signal, and wherein the control signal further is generated as at least one of a digital signal and an analog signal.

25. The method of claim 18 further comprising generating the control signal to cause the component to respond with the response, the component comprising at least one of the human machine interface, a motor controller, one or more motors, one or more actuators, and one or more sensors.

26. The method of claim 18 further comprising generating the control signal to cause the component to respond with the response, the response comprising at least one of taking operational control, steering, starting, and stopping.

27. The method of claim 18 wherein the one or more sensors each detect or measure a physical property and at least one of record, indicate, and transmit data of the detected or measured physical property.

28. The method of claim 18 further comprising selecting the one or more sensors to comprise one or more devices to detect or measure one or more of user orientation, location, position, distance, time, force, mass, weight, pressure, temperature, image, video, light, resistance, voltage, current, power, medical data, raw sensor data, conclusions data, patient measurements, chemical, moisture, electro-dermal, bio-electric impedance, galvanic skin resistance, heart rate, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, wetness, sight, hearing, reaction time, pain status, emotional state, event, state, and action.

29. The method of claim 18 wherein receiving the health data related to the user comprises receiving data of at least one of orientation, location, position, distance, time, force, mass, weight, pressure, temperature, image, video, light, resistance, voltage, current, power, medical data, raw sensor data, conclusions data, patient measurements, chemical, moisture, electro-dermal, bio-electric impedance, galvanic skin resistance, heart rate, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, wetness, sight, hearing, reaction time, pain status, emotional state, event, state, and action.

30. The method of claim 18 wherein the processor generates the control signal by biasing the control signal using the health data related to the user, wherein biasing has an effect on a behavior and/or value of the control signal.

31. The method of claim 18 further comprising associating the health data related to the user to an individual user profile.

32. The method of claim 18 wherein the control signal causes user feedback through the human machine interface.

33. The method of claim 18 wherein the control signal causes user feedback through the human machine interface according to one or more detected conditions associated with the motorized mobility system.

34. The method of claim 18 wherein the motorized mobile system is selected as a mobile chair.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2024
From: PATRONESS, LLC
To: LUCI, LLC
Reel/Frame 066515/0074 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 21, 2024
From: LUCI, LLC
To: LUCI MOBILITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 066642/0991 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2019
From: DEAN, JERED H.; DEAN, BARRY G; COOPER, CHARLES CG; PRESTON, DAN A.
To: PATRONESS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048286/0943 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62612617 · Dec 31, 2017
Provisional Application 62543896 · Aug 10, 2017
Provisional Application 62491737 · Apr 28, 2017
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