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US 12,375,490 · App. 17/360,881 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Systems and methods for a secure tipping notification for a motorized mobile chair

Inventors: Jered Harvey Dean (Arvada, CO); Barry George Dean (Franklin, TN); Dan Alan Preston (Bainbridge Island, WA)

Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.

H04L63/0892 G16H10/65 G16H40/67 H04L63/061 H04L63/08 H04W12/04 H04W12/06 H04W12/47 H04W4/026 H04W4/027 H04W4/029 H04W4/38 H04W4/40

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Patent No.: US 12,375,490
App. No.: 17/360,881
Granted: Jul 29, 2025
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A system and method for a motorized mobile chair include at least one processor of the motorized mobile chair to receive sensor data from one or more sensors of the motorized mobile chair, the sensor data comprising attitude data of the motorized mobile chair, determine a tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred based on the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair, transmit an authentication key to a remote server, wherein the authentication key, when authenticated by the remote server, corresponds to a unique user account, and transmit at least one of the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and a communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair from the motorized mobile chair to the remote server for storage in a memory in association with the unique user account when the authentication key has been authenticated by the remote server and the at least one processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred.

Claims (120)

1. A system for a motorized mobile chair comprising:

at least one processor of the motorized mobile chair to:

receive sensor data from one or more sensors of the motorized mobile chair, the sensor data comprising attitude data of the motorized mobile chair corresponding to the tipping of the motorized mobile chair onto a side of the motorized mobile chair and location data of the motorized mobile chair;

transmit an authentication key to a remote server, wherein the authentication key corresponds to a unique user account; and

encrypt and transmit, using the authentication key, the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and a communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, a time of the tipping, and the location data of the motorized mobile chair to the remote server for storage in a memory in association with the unique user account;

wherein, in response to receiving at least one of the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and the communication, the remote server transmits an alert to a device associated with a caregiver, the alert comprising an identification of the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, the time of the tipping, and a geolocation of the motorized mobile chair based on the location data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein:

retrieving, by the remote server, other data associated with the unique user account from the memory for transmission to the motorized mobile chair; and

receiving, at the processor, the other data and storing the other data in other memory associated with the mobile chair.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor receives the authentication key from at least one of a paired wireless device over a wireless connection, a wearable device, a radio frequency tag identification device, a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon transmitting device, and a memory stick.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the

processor receives the authentication key from a paired device over a secure wireless connection.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the authentication key comprises at least one of a code and a security credential.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor stores the attitude data in other memory associated with the motorized mobile chair and the other memory associated with the motorized mobile chair comprises memory of the motorized mobile chair or memory of a wireless device connected to the motorized mobile chair.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the attitude data is stored in a user profile, and the processor transmits the user profile to the remote server for storage.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access other memory associated with the motorized mobile chair.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of data about the user, user preferences, and data identifying capabilities of the motorized mobile chair based on the user.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of user reaction time, user preferences, speed limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, drive limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, steering limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, seat position data, sensor calibration data, and human machine interface calibration data.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises personal health data.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the personal health data comprises user data for at least one of medical data, raw sensor data, conclusions data, patient measurements, weight, temperature, heart rate, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, blood glucose level, wetness, sight, hearing, reaction time, pain status, emotional state, orientation, location, event, state, and action.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor:

receives one or more control instructions from a human machine interface (HMI) of the motorized mobile chair, the one or more control instructions transmitted in response to one or more user inputs at the human machine interface; and

generates a signal based on the one or more control instructions that causes the motorized mobile chair to respond with a preconfigured response.

14. The system of claim 13 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.

15. The system of claim 13 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.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein the processor generates the signal based on the one or more control instructions and the determined tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein the signal comprises at least one of a wired signal and a wireless signal, and wherein the signal further comprises at least one of a digital signal and an analog signal.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the preconfigured response comprises at least one of taking operational control, steering, starting, and stopping.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor communicates using at least one of cellular communications, 802.11 communications, Wi-Fi communications, 802.15 communications, Bluetooth communications, Bluetooth Low Energy communications, radio frequency communications, 802.20 communications, and WiMAX communications.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the remote server is in a packet network, and the packet network comprises a data transmission network using packet switching.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein the memory comprises secure memory.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more micro-inertial devices.

23. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more accelerometers.

24. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from at least one of one or more attitude determining sensors, one or more rate determining sensors, and one or more inertia determining sensors.

25. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor generates a secure data report regarding the tipping when the processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred and transmits the secure data report to the remote server as the communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

26. The system of claim 1 further comprising the remote server, wherein the remote server uses the attitude data by one or more processes of the remote server in association with the unique user account.

27. A system for a motorized mobile chair comprising:

at least one first processor of the motorized mobile chair to:

transmit from the motorized mobile chair the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and a communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, a time of the tipping, and the location data of the motorized mobile chair when the at least one processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred;

transmit an authentication key from the motorized mobile chair; and

encrypt and transmit, using the authentication key, the attitude data from the motorized mobile chair; and

a remote server comprising at least one second processor to:

receive at least one of the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and the communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair;

receive and authenticate the authentication key, which corresponds to a unique user account;

store the attitude data in a memory in association with the unique user account; and

transmit, in response to receiving at least one of the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and the communication, an alert to a device associated with a caregiver, the alert comprising an identification of the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, the time of the tipping, and a geolocation of the motorized mobile chair based on the location data.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein:

retrieving, by the remote server, other data associated with the unique user account from the memory and transmits the other data to the motorized mobile chair; and

receiving, at the first processor, the other data and storing the other data in other memory associated with the mobile chair.

29. The system of claim 27 wherein the first processor receives the authentication key from at least one of a paired wireless device over a wireless connection, a wearable device, a radio frequency tag identification device, a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon transmitting device, and a memory stick.

30. The system of claim 27 wherein the first processor receives the authentication key from a paired device over a secure wireless connection.

31. The system of claim 27 wherein the attitude data is stored in a user profile, and the first processor transmits the user profile to the remote server for storage.

32. The system of claim 27 wherein the authentication key is received by the first processor to enable the first processor to access other memory associated with the mobile chair.

33. The system of claim 27 wherein the authentication key is received by the second processor to enable the second processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of data about the user, user preferences, and data identifying capabilities of the motorized mobile chair based on the user.

34. The system of claim 27 wherein the authentication key is received by the first processor to enable the first processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of user reaction time, user preferences, speed limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, drive limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, steering limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, seat position data, sensor calibration data, and human machine interface calibration data.

35. The system of claim 27 wherein the authentication key is received by the second processor to enable the second processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises personal health data.

36. The system of claim 27 wherein the remote server is in a packet network, and the packet network comprises a data transmission network using packet switching.

37. The system of claim 27 wherein the first processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more micro-inertial devices.

38. The system of claim 27 wherein the first processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more accelerometers.

39. The system of claim 27 wherein the first processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from at least one of one or more attitude determining sensors, one or more rate determining sensors, and one or more inertia determining sensors.

40. The system of claim 27 wherein the first processor:

generates a signal based on the one or more control instructions that causes the motorized mobile chair to respond with a preconfigured response.

41. The system of claim 40 wherein the first processor generates the signal based on the one or more control instructions and the determined tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

42. The system of claim 40 wherein the first processor generates a secure data report regarding the tipping when the first processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred and transmits the secure data report to the remote server as the communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

43. The system of claim 27 wherein the second processor of the remote server uses the attitude data by one or more processes of the remote server in association with the unique user account.

44. A method for a motorized mobile chair comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor of the motorized mobile chair, sensor data from one or more sensors of the motorized mobile chair, the sensor data comprising attitude data of the motorized mobile chair corresponding to the tipping of the motorized mobile chair onto a side of the motorized mobile chair and location data of the motorized mobile chair;

transmitting, by the processor to a remote server, the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and a communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, a time of the tipping, and the location data of the motorized mobile chair when the processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred;

transmitting an authentication key to the remote server, wherein the authentication key, corresponds to a unique user account; and

encrypting and transmitting, using the authentication key, the attitude data from the processor to the remote server for storage in a memory in association with the unique user account;

45. The method of claim 44 wherein:

retrieving, by the remote server, other data associated with the unique user account is retrieved from the memory for transmission to the motorized mobile chair; and

receiving, at the processor, the other data and storing the other data in other memory associated with the mobile chair.

46. The method of claim 44 wherein the processor receives the authentication key from at least one of a paired wireless device over a wireless connection, a wearable device, a radio frequency tag identification device, a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon transmitting device, and a memory stick.

47. The method of claim 44 wherein the processor receives the authentication key from a paired device over a secure wireless connection.

48. The method of claim 44 wherein the attitude data is stored in a user profile, and the processor transmits the user profile to the remote server for storage.

49. The method of claim 44 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access other memory associated with the mobile chair.

50. The method of claim 44 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of data about the user, user preferences, and data identifying capabilities of the motorized mobile chair based on the user.

51. The method of claim 44 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of user reaction time, user preferences, speed limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, drive limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, steering limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, seat position data, sensor calibration data, and human machine interface calibration data.

52. The method of claim 44 wherein the authentication key is received by the processor to enable the processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises personal health data.

53. The method of claim 44 wherein the processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more micro-inertial devices.

54. The method of claim 44 wherein the processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more accelerometers.

55. The method of claim 44 wherein the processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from at least one of one or more attitude determining sensors, one or more rate determining sensors, and one or more inertia determining sensors.

56. The method of claim 44 further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, one or more control instructions from a human machine interface (HMI) of the motorized mobile chair, the one or more control instructions transmitted in response to one or more user inputs at the human machine interface; and

generating a signal based on the one or more control instructions that causes the motorized mobile chair to respond with a preconfigured response.

57. The method of claim 56 wherein the processor generates the signal based on the one or more control instructions and the determined tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

58. The method of claim 44 wherein the processor generates a secure data report regarding the tipping when the processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred and transmits the secure data report to the remote server as the communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

59. The method of claim 44 further comprising processing the attitude data by one or more processes of the remote server in association with the unique user account.

60. The method of claim 44 further comprising storing the attitude data in other memory associated with the motorized mobile chair.

61. A method for a motorized mobile chair comprising:

receiving sensor data by at least one first processor of the motorized mobile chair from one or more sensors of the motorized mobile chair, the sensor data comprising attitude data of the motorized mobile chair corresponding to the tipping of the motorized mobile chair onto a side of the motorized mobile chair and location data of the motorized mobile chair;

transmitting, by the first processor, an authentication key;

encrypting and transmitting, using the authentication key and from the motorized mobile chair, the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and a communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, a time of the tipping, and the location data of the motorized mobile chair;

receiving, by a remote server, at least one of the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and the communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, the remote server comprising a second processor;

receiving the authentication key by the remote server; and

authenticating the authentication key by the remote server and storing the attitude data in a memory in association with a unique user account that corresponds to the authentication key;

wherein, in response to receiving at least one of the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair and the communication, the remote server transmits an encrypted alert to a device associated with a caregiver, the alert comprising an identification of the tipping of the motorized mobile chair, the time of the tipping, and a geolocation of the motorized mobile chair based on the location data.

62. The method of claim 61 wherein:

retrieving, by the remote server, other data associated with the unique user account from the memory for transmission to the motorized mobile chair; and

receiving, at the first processor, the other data and storing the other data in other memory associated with the mobile chair.

63. The method of claim 61 wherein the first processor receives the authentication key from at least one of a paired wireless device over a wireless connection, a wearable device, a radio frequency tag identification device, a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon transmitting device, and a memory stick.

64. The method of claim 61 wherein the first processor receives the authentication key from a paired device over a secure wireless connection.

65. The method of claim 61 wherein the attitude data is stored in a user profile, and the first processor transmits the user profile to the remote server for storage.

66. The method of claim 61 wherein the authentication key is received by the first processor to enable the first processor to access other memory associated with the mobile chair.

67. The method of claim 61 wherein the authentication key is received by the second processor to enable the second processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of data about the user, user preferences, and data identifying capabilities of the motorized mobile chair based on the user.

68. The method of claim 61 wherein the authentication key is received by the first processor to enable the first processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises one or more of user reaction time, user preferences, speed limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, drive limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, steering limitations of the motorized mobile chair based on the user, seat position data, sensor calibration data, and human machine interface calibration data.

69. The method of claim 61 wherein the authentication key is received by the second processor to enable the second processor to access a user profile, and the user profile comprises personal health data.

70. The method of claim 61 wherein the first processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more micro-inertial devices.

71. The method of claim 61 wherein the first processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from one or more accelerometers.

72. The method of claim 61 wherein the first processor receives the attitude data of the motorized mobile chair from at least one of one or more attitude determining sensors, one or more rate determining sensors, and one or more inertia determining sensors.

73. The method of claim 61 further comprising:

receiving, by the first processor of the motorized mobile chair, one or more control instructions from a human machine interface (HMI) of the motorized mobile chair, the one or more control instructions transmitted in response to one or more user inputs at the human machine interface;

generating, by the first processor, a signal based on the one or more control instructions that causes the motorized mobile chair to respond with a preconfigured response.

74. The method of claim 73 wherein the first processor generates the signal based on the one or more control instructions and the determined tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

75. The method of claim 61 wherein the first processor generates a secure data report regarding the tipping when the first processor determines the tipping of the motorized mobile chair has occurred and transmits the secure data report to the remote server as the communication identifying the tipping of the motorized mobile chair.

76. The method of claim 61 further comprising processing the attitude data by one or more processes of the remote server in association with the unique user account.

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 Aug 30, 2021

From: DEAN, JERED H.; DEAN, BARRY G.; PRESTON, DAN A.

To: PATRONESS, LLC

Reel/Frame 057351/0507 →

Continuity (4)

Continuation 15880663 · Jan 26, 2018

Provisional Application 62612617 · Dec 31, 2017

Provisional Application 62543896 · Aug 10, 2017

Related Publication 20210328991A1 · Oct 21, 2021

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“IEEE Standard for Low-Rate Wireless Networks,” IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Standard 802.15.4-2015, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, New York, NY, USA, ISBN 978-1-5044-0846-2 STDPD208… [cited by applicant]

“IEEE Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)—Identifier Allocations,” IEEE Vehicle Technology Society, IEEE Standards Association 1609.12-2016, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer… [cited by applicant]

“IEEE Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)—Multi-Channel Operation,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, IEEE Standard 1609.4-2016, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorpor… [cited by applicant]

“IEEE Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)—Over-the-Air Electronic Payment Data Exchange Protocol for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS),” IEEE Standards Association, IEEE Standard 1609.11… [cited by applicant]

“IEEE Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments—Security Services for Applications and Management Messages,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, IEEE Standard 1609.2-2016, The Institute of Electrical and Ele… [cited by applicant]

“Information Processing systems—Local Area Networks—Part 2: Logical Link Control,” ANSI/IEEE Standard 802.2, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, New York, NY, USA, ISBN 1-55937-019-X, De… [cited by applicant]

“Information Technology—ASN.1 Encoding Rules: Specification of Packed Encoding Rules (PER),” International Telecommunication Union, ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Sector of ITU X.691, Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. … [cited by applicant]

“Information Technology—Open Systems Interconnection—Basic Reference Model: The Basic Model,” International Standard, ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994 (E), Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 15, 1994, 68 pages. [cited by applicant]

“Information Technology—Security Techniques—Evaluation Criteria for IT Security—Part 1: Introduction and General Model,” The International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commissi… [cited by applicant]

“Information Technology—Security Techniques—Evaluation Criteria for IT Security—Part 2: Security Functional Components,” The International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commissi… [cited by applicant]

“Information Technology—Telecommunications and Information Exchange between Systems—Near Field Communication—Interface and Protocol (NFCIP-1),” The International Organization for Standardization and the International El… [cited by applicant]

“Information Technology Security Techniques—Evaluation Criteria for IT Security—Part 3: Security Assurance Components,” The International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commissio… [cited by applicant]

“Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Access Layer Specification for Intelligent Transport Systems Operating in the 5 GHZ Frequency Band,” ETSI European Standard EN 302 663 (V1.2.1), European Telecommunications Standard… [cited by applicant]

“Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Decentralized Congestion Control Mechanisms for Intelligent Transport Systems Operating in the 5 GHz Range; Access Layer Part,” ETSI Technical Specification TS 102 687 (V1.1.1), Eur… [cited by applicant]

“Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Mitigation Techniques to Avoid Interference between European CEN Dedicated Short Range Communication (CEN DSRC) Equipment and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Operating in the 5 … [cited by applicant]

“Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Radio Communications Equipment Operating in the 5 855 MHz To 5 925 MHz Frequency Band; Harmonized EN Covering the Essential Requirements of Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive,” ETSI… [cited by applicant]

International Preliminary Report on Patentability for International Application No. PCT/US2018/046059, mailed Aug. 20, 2019, 39 pages. [cited by applicant]

International Search Report and Written Opinion for International Application No. PCT/US2018/046059, mailed Oct. 22, 2018, 24 pages. [cited by applicant]

“Part 15.1: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs),” IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Standard 802.15.1-2005, The Institute of Electrical and … [cited by applicant]

“SAE Electric Vehicle and Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conductive Charge Coupler,” Surface Vehicle Standard—J1772, SAE International, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA, Oct. 13, 2017, 116 pages. [cited by applicant]