IP Library Granted Patent US 11,494,917
Granted Patent B2
US 11,494,917 · App. 17/121,459 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Systems and methods for textural zone identification

Inventor: Joseph P. Newell (Louisville, CO)
Assignee: BI Incorporated
G06T7/215G06T7/41G06T15/04G06V10/255G06V20/52
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Patent No.
US 11,494,917
App. No.
17/121,459
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for identifying three-dimensional zone areas for use in relation to the monitoring of physical movement of a target monitor device.

Claims (44)

1. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a zone defining system located remote from a target monitor device, wherein the target monitor device is associated with a monitored individual, the zone defining system including:

a display device; and

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

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

display a graphical representation of the zone area via the display device; and

transfer a data set to the target monitor device, wherein the data set represents the altitude limited zone area via a wireless communication device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition of the target monitor device across a boundary of the altitude limited zone area.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring system further comprises:

the target monitor device, and wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition across a boundary of the altitude limited zone area.

4. 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 first zone area is an altitude unlimited zone area; and

display a graphical representation of a combination of the first zone area and the second zone area via the display device.

5. The system of claim 4 , 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 a wireless communication link.

6. The system of claim 4 , 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 a wireless communication link.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the indication of the second zone area is a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area.

8. The system of claim 4 , 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.

9. 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 region indicates a first altitude and a second altitude for the zone area.

10. The system of claim 9 , 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.

11. The system of claim 9 , 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 region 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.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the zone area is an address of a building, and wherein the altitude region 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.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium, the non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a 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 graphical representation of the zone area via a display device; and

transfer a data set representing at least a portion of the altitude limited zone area to a target monitor device via a wireless communication circuit, wherein the target monitor device is located remote from the processor and associated with a monitored individual.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the target monitor device is configured to report a transition of the target monitor device across a boundary of the altitude limited zone area.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , 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 first zone area is an altitude unlimited zone area; and

display a graphical representation of a combination of the first zone area and the second zone area via the display device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , 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 a wireless communication link.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , 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 a wireless communication link.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the indication of the second zone area is a set of coordinates identifying a two-dimensional area.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , 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.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , 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.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
To: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
Reel/Frame 067172/0511 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 067172/0523 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP.
To: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
Reel/Frame 067172/0536 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067172/0575 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 6, 2022
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061385/0939 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2022
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061373/0314 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2020
From: NEWELL, JOSEPH P.
To: BI INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054642/0473 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16522296 · Jul 25, 2019
Continuation In Part 16359942 · Mar 20, 2019
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