Granted Patent B2

US 10,902,613 · App. 16/522,296 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a target monitor device remote from a zone defining system and communicably coupled to the zone defining system, wherein the target monitor device is associated with a monitored individual;

the zone defining system including:

a display device and a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium including non-transitory instructions executable by the processor to:

receive an indication of a zone area and an altitude range for the zone area, wherein the zone area is an altitude limited zone area that is limited to the altitude range;

display a three-dimensional view of the altitude limited zone area via the display device;

form a zone data set corresponding to the altitude limited zone; and

transfer at least a portion of the zone data set to the target monitor device via a wireless communication link.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the zone area is a first zone area, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

receive an indication of a second zone area, wherein the second zone area is an altitude unlimited zone area; and

display a three-dimensional view of a combination of the first zone area and the second zone area via the display device.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

convert the combination of the first zone area and the second zone area into an inclusion zone data set; and

transfer at least a portion of the inclusion zone data set to a target monitor device via the wireless communication link, wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition out of an inclusion zone indicated by the inclusion zone data set.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

convert the combination of the first zone area and the second zone area into an exclusion zone data set; and

transfer at least a portion of the exclusion zone data set to a target monitor device via the wireless communication link, wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition into an exclusion zone indicated by the exclusion zone data set.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the indication of the second zone area is a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the indication of the second zone area is received as a graphical representation of a two-dimensional area, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

convert the graphical representation of the two-dimensional area to a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the zone area is a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area, and wherein the altitude range indicates a first altitude and a second altitude for the zone area.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first altitude is a first distance relative to a baseline altitude, and wherein the second altitude is a second distance from the baseline altitude.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first altitude is an indication of a first floor number of a building within the zone area, and wherein the second altitude is a second floor number within the building, and wherein the altitude range extends from approximately a bottom of a floor corresponding to the first floor number of the building to approximately a top of a floor corresponding to the second floor number within the building.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the zone area is an address of a building, and wherein the altitude range indicates a first floor number of the building and a second floor number of the building, and wherein the zone area is defined as a two-dimensional area of the building at an altitude extending from approximately a bottom of a floor corresponding to the first floor number of the building to approximately a top of a floor corresponding to the second floor number within the building.

11. A method for defining zone areas in relation to a monitoring system, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a first zone area, wherein the first zone area is an altitude unlimited zone area;

receiving an indication of a second zone area and an altitude range for the second zone area, wherein the second zone area is an altitude limited zone area that is limited to the altitude range; and

displaying a three-dimensional view of a combination of the first zone area and the second zone area on a display of a zone defining system;

forming a zone data set corresponding to the first zone area and the second zone area; and

transfer at least a portion of the zone data set to a target monitor device that is remote from the zone defining system via a wireless communication link.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the second zone area is a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area, and wherein the altitude range indicates a first altitude and a second altitude for the second zone area.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first altitude is a first distance relative to a baseline altitude, and wherein the second altitude is a second distance from the baseline altitude.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first altitude is an indication of a first floor number of a building within the second zone area, and wherein the second altitude is a second floor number within the building, and wherein the altitude range extends from approximately a bottom of a floor corresponding to the first floor number of the building to approximately a top of a floor corresponding to the second floor number within the building.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the second zone area is an address of a building, and wherein the altitude range indicates a first floor number of the building and a second floor number of the building, and wherein the second zone area is defined as a two-dimensional area of the building at an altitude extending from approximately a bottom of a floor corresponding to the first floor number of the building to approximately a top of a floor corresponding to the second floor number within the building.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the first zone area is a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the first zone area is received as a graphical representation of a two-dimensional area, the method further comprising:

converting the graphical representation of the two-dimensional area to a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the zone data set is an exclusion zone data set, and wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition into an exclusion zone indicated by the exclusion zone data set.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the zone data set is an inclusion zone data set, and wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition out of an inclusion zone indicated by the inclusion zone data set.

20. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a target monitor device physically attached to an individual to be monitored;

a user interaction system including:

a display device; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a processor to:

receive an indication of a first zone area, wherein the first zone area is an altitude unlimited zone area;

receive an indication of a second zone area and an altitude range for the second zone area, wherein the second zone area is an altitude limited zone area that is limited to the altitude range;

display a three-dimensional view of a combination of the first zone area and the second zone area via the display device;

convert the combination of the first zone area and the second zone area into a zone data set; and

transfer at least a portion of the zone data set to the target monitor device via a wireless communication link, wherein the target monitor device is remote from the user interaction system.

Assignments (7)