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Granted Patent B2
US 10,702,756 · App. 16/057,956 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Rock climbing fall zones

Inventors: Denise Bell (Austin, TX); Jana H. Jenkins (Raleigh, NC); Jeffrey A. Kusnitz (Campbell, CA); Adriana A. Morales (Travis County, TX)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
A63B69/0048A63B24/0062A63B71/0622A63B2071/0694A63B2207/02A63B2220/56
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Patent No.
US 10,702,756
App. No.
16/057,956
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples of techniques for projecting fall zones for a climber are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes detecting, by a processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface. The method further includes projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others.

Claims (47)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting, by a processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface;

determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface; and

projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processing device, a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining, by the processing device, an adjusted fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the climber moving along the route; and

projecting the adjusted fall zone on the ground surface beneath the climber, the adjusted fall zone being visible to others.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the position of the climber on the climbing surfaces comprises receiving a signal from an electronic device associated with the climber.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the position of the climber on the climbing surface comprises receiving a signal from a sensor associated with at least one of a plurality of holds on the climbing surface.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of holds further comprise a light source.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the light source illuminates when the at least one of the plurality of holds is associated with a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the light source illuminates a first color when the at least one of the plurality of holds is associated with a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface, and wherein the light source illuminates a second color when the at least one of the plurality of holds is not associated with the route of the climber.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the climber is a first climber, the computer-implemented method further comprising:

detecting, by a processing device, a position of a second climber on the climbing surface;

determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the second climber based at least in part on the position of the second climber on the climbing surface; and

projecting the fall zone of the second climber on a ground surface beneath the second climber while projecting the fall zone of the first climber on the ground surface beneath the first climber.

10. A system comprising:

a memory comprising computer readable instructions; and

a processing device for executing the computer readable instructions for performing a method comprising:

detecting, by the processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface;

determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface; and

projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the processing device, a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the processing device, an adjusted fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the climber moving along the route; and

projecting the adjusted fall zone on the ground surface beneath the climber, the adjusted fall zone being visible to others.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein detecting the position of the climber on the climbing surfaces comprises receiving a signal from an electronic device associated with the climber.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein detecting the position of the climber on the climbing surface comprises receiving a signal from a sensor associated with at least one of a plurality of holds on the climbing surface.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the plurality of holds further comprise a light source.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the light source illuminates when the at least one of the plurality of holds is associated with a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the light source illuminates a first color when the at least one of the plurality of holds is associated with a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface, and wherein the light source illuminates a second color when the at least one of the plurality of holds is not associated with the route of the climber.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the climber is a first climber, the computer-implemented method further comprising:

detecting, by a processing device, a position of a second climber on the climbing surface;

determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the second climber based at least in part on the position of the second climber on the climbing surface; and

projecting the fall zone of the second climber on a ground surface beneath the second climber while projecting the fall zone of the first climber on the ground surface beneath the first climber.

19. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing device to cause the processing device to perform a method comprising:

detecting, by the processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface;

determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface; and

projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the processing device, a route of the climber for traversing the climbing surface;

determining, by the processing device, an adjusted fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the climber moving along the route; and

projecting the adjusted fall zone on the ground surface beneath the climber, the adjusted fall zone being visible to others.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2018
From: BELL, DENISE; JENKINS, JANA H.; KUSNITZ, JEFFREY A.; MORALES, ADRIANA A.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046584/0472 →
Continuity (1)
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