IP Library Granted Patent US 12,073,701
Granted Patent B2
US 12,073,701 · App. 17/322,836 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Public safety smart belt

Inventor: Robert Louis Piccioni (Rowlett, TX)
G08B21/02B60H1/00735B60R21/01B60R22/10B60R25/24B60R2021/01265
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Patent No.
US 12,073,701
App. No.
17/322,836
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smart belt system to be worn by a person is described here. The smart belt system includes an elongated belt, a microprocessor coupled to the belt, a bus disposed within the elongated belt configured to conduct data to the microprocessor, a rechargeable power supply coupled to the belt and configured for providing electrical power to the microprocessor, and a mobile communication device in wireless communication with the microprocessor and having an application executing and stored in the mobile communication device.

Claims (36)

1. A smart belt system to be worn by a person,

comprising: an elongated belt;

a microprocessor coupled to the belt;

a bus disposed within the elongated belt configured to conduct data to the microprocessor;

a rechargeable power supply coupled to the belt and configured for providing electrical power to the microprocessor;

a mobile communication device in wireless communication with the microprocessor and having an application executing and stored in the mobile communication device.

2. The smart belt system of claim 1 , wherein the application is further configured to:

determine a need for additional computing capability to perform a function;

communicate data associated with the function to a remote computing device via the microprocessor for processing by the remote computing device; and

receiving a result of the processing by the remote computing device.

3. The smart belt system of claim 2 , wherein the application is further configured to generate a notification to the person based on the result.

4. The smart belt system of claim 3 wherein the notification is one of a warning, a direction, an instruction, and an alert information associated with a situation involving the person.

5. The smart belt system of claim 2 , wherein the application is further configured to generate a control command and communicate, via the microprocessor, the control command to a remote computing device disposed remotely from the mobile communication device, and wherein the remote computing device performs an action based on the control command.

6. The smart belt system of claim 1 and further comprising:

an environmental condition sensor disposed within a vehicle, the environmental condition sensor being communicatively coupled to the microprocessor and configured to generate environmental data associated with the vehicle;

wherein the microprocessor is further configured to communicate the environmental data generated by the environmental condition sensor to the application; and

wherein the application is further configured to receive the environmental data from the microprocessor, process the environmental data and generate an alert to the person based on the environmental data.

7. The smart belt system of claim 6 wherein the environmental data includes at least one of temperature, air quality, moisture, fire, humidity, smoke and a presence of a chemical.

8. The smart belt system of claim 6 wherein the microprocessor is configured to determine a change to the environmental data and notify the application based on the change to the environmental data.

9. The smart belt system of claim 6 wherein the application presents the environmental data to be viewed by the person.

10. The smart belt system of claim 6 wherein:

the microprocessor is further communicatively coupled to a temperature controller associated with the vehicle, the temperature controller operable to change the temperature within the vehicle; and

the application is further configured to determine that the temperature within the vehicle is to be changed based on the environmental data, generate temperature control data for controlling the temperature controller based on the determination, and communicate the temperature control data to the microprocessor to control the temperature controller.

11. The smart belt system of claim 1 wherein:

the microprocessor is communicatively coupled to a collar associated with an animal, the collar being configured to determine at least one vital sign and a location associated with the animal;

the application is further configured to receive the at least one vital sign and the location from the collar via the microprocessor; and

the application is configured to process the at least one vital sign and location, and generate a notification to the person associated with the animal based on at least one of the vital sign and the location.

12. The smart belt system of claim 11 , wherein the collar is configured to generate a cue to exert a response in a behavior associated with the animal.

13. The smart belt system of claim 12 wherein the cue includes at least one of a sound, an electric shock and a tactile effect.

14. The smart belt system of claim 1 , wherein:

the microprocessor is communicatively coupled to a door lock and an automated door opener associated with the vehicle; and

the application is further configured to communicate lock control data to the microprocessor for controlling at least one of a door lock and an automated door opener.

15. The smart belt system of claim 1 , wherein:

the microprocessor is communicatively coupled to an animal restraint system associated with the vehicle, the animal restraint system being configured to restrain an animal within the vehicle; and

the application is further configured to communicate restraint control data to the microprocessor to control release of the animal from the animal restraint system.

16. The smart belt system of claim 15 , wherein the animal restraint system includes a leash anchor and one or more straps configured to retain the animal in a substantially predetermined position when the animal is disposed within the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: PICCIONI, ROBERT LOUIS
To: SAFE-T-ARM, LLC
Reel/Frame 057982/0792 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation In Part 16936027 · Jul 22, 2020
Continuation In Part 16509537 · Jul 12, 2019
Continuation In Part 16149057 · Oct 1, 2018
Continuation In Part 15831297 · Dec 4, 2017
Continuation In Part 15420066 · Jan 30, 2017
Provisional Application 62289313 · Jan 31, 2016
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