IP Library Granted Patent US 11,881,094
Granted Patent B2
US 11,881,094 · App. 17/728,184 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Infrastructure construction digital integrated twin (ICDIT)

Inventors: Bander R. Al-Yousef (Al Mubarraz, SA); Soloman M. Almadi (Dhahran, SA); Abdullah Fayez Al-Halafi (Dammam, SA); Abdulaziz Khaled AlSenaide (Riyadh, SA); Fouad Alkhabbaz (Qatif, SA)
Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
G08B21/02
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Patent No.
US 11,881,094
App. No.
17/728,184
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented method to manage an industrial plant facility, the method including: monitoring multiple streams of input data from a network of sensors at the industrial plant facility, wherein the network of sensors include one or more camera devices; determining, by a server computer, an event during construction or operation of the industrial plant facility based on analyzing the multiple streams of input data in real-time; and based on the determined event, generating a notification to alert at least one operator of the industrial plant facility.

Claims (44)

1. A computer-implemented method to manage an industrial plant facility, the method comprising:

establishing, at a wearable device, a connection with a server computer, wherein the wearable device comprises a smart helmet and is worn by at least one operator at an industrial plant facility, and wherein the server computer is configured to analyze multiple streams of input data from a network of sensors, wherein the network of sensors comprise a first subset of sensors positioned at the industrial plant facility and a second subset of sensors worn by the at least one operator;

receiving, at the smart helmet and from the connection, an alert when the server computer determines that an emergency has occurred inside the industrial plant facility and in proximity to the at least one operator of the industrial plant facility;

receiving, at the smart helmet and from the connection, an escape route calculated based on, at least in part, where the emergency is occurring at the industrial plant facility as well as worker health conditions and site conditions determined from the multiple streams of input data from the network of sensors; and

dynamically updating, at the smart helmet, the escape route to guide the at least one operator to safety as the at least one operator starts to escape from the emergency and as the emergency unfolds.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of sensors comprise at least one video camera configured to perform edge detection using video data so that the at least one operator is identified on the at least one video camera while the at least operator follows the escape route.

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

in response to the at least one operator missing a turn, receiving, at the wearable device, an updated escape route calculated based on, at least in part, an updated location of the at least one operator.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to a new escape route emerging, receiving, at the wearable device, the new escape route, wherein the new escape route is a faster route to safety.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the alert is provided as a visual alert by the smart helmet.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the alert is provided as an audio alert by the smart helmet.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple streams of input data from the network of sensors originate from at least one of: an aerial scanning at the industrial plant facility, a mobile scanning at the industrial plant facility, and a floor scanning at the industrial plant facility,

wherein the aerial scanning comprises: operating one or more surveillance drones to monitor the industrial plant facility,

wherein the mobile scanning comprises: operating one or more moveable sensors to monitor the industrial plant facility, and

wherein the floor scanning comprises: operating one or more fixed sensors to monitor the industrial plant facility.

8. A computer system comprising a wearable device worn by at least one operator at an industrial plant facility, wherein the wearable device comprises at least one computer processor configured to perform operations of:

establishing, at a wearable device, a connection with a server computer, wherein the wearable device comprises a smart helmet and is worn by at least one operator at an industrial plant facility, and wherein the server computer is configured to analyze multiple streams of input data from a network of sensors, wherein the network of sensors comprise a first subset of sensors positioned at the industrial plant facility and a second subset of sensors worn by the at least one operator;

receiving, at the smart helmet and from the connection, an alert when the server computer determines that an emergency has occurred inside the industrial plant facility and in proximity to the at least one operator of the industrial plant facility;

receiving, at the smart helmet and from the connection, an escape route calculated based on, at least in part, where the emergency is occurring at the industrial plant facility as well as worker health conditions and site conditions determined from the multiple streams of input data from the network of sensors; and

dynamically updating, at the smart helmet, the escape route to guide the at least one operator to safety as the at least one operator starts to escape from the emergency and as the emergency unfolds.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the first subset of sensors comprise at least one video camera configured to perform edge detection using video data so that the at least one operator can be identified on the at least one video camera while the at least operator follows the escape route.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise: in response to a new escape route emerging, receiving, at the wearable device, the new escape route, wherein the new escape route is a faster route to safety.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the at least one operator missing a turn, receiving, at the wearable device, an updated escape route calculated based on, at least in part, an updated location of the at least one operator.

12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the alert is provided as a visual alert by the smart helmet.

13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the alert is provided as an audio alert by the smart helmet.

14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the multiple streams of input data from the network of sensors originate from at least one of: an aerial scanning at the industrial plant facility, a mobile scanning at the industrial plant facility, and a floor scanning at the industrial plant facility,

wherein the aerial scanning comprises: operating one or more surveillance drones to monitor the industrial plant facility,

wherein the mobile scanning comprises: operating one or more moveable sensors to monitor the industrial plant facility, and

wherein the floor scanning comprises: operating one or more fixed sensors to monitor the industrial plant facility.

15. A non-volatile computer readable medium comprising software instructions, which, when executed by a computer processor of a wearable device, cause the computer processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing, at the wearable device, a connection with a server computer, wherein the wearable device comprises a smart helmet and is worn by at least one operator at an industrial plant facility, and wherein the server computer is configured to analyze multiple streams of input data from a network of sensors, wherein the network of sensors comprise a first subset of sensors positioned at the industrial plant facility and a second subset of sensors worn by the at least one operator;

receiving, at the smart helmet and from the connection, an alert when the server computer determines that an emergency has occurred inside the industrial plant facility and in proximity to the at least one operator of the industrial plant facility;

receiving, at the smart helmet and from the connection, an escape route calculated based on, at least in part, where the emergency is occurring at the industrial plant facility as well as worker health conditions and site conditions determined from the multiple streams of input data from the network of sensors; and

dynamically updating, at the smart helmet, the escape route to guide to guide the at least one operator to safety as the at least one operator starts to escape from the emergency and as the emergency unfolds.

16. The non-volatile computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first subset of sensors comprise at least one video camera configured to perform edge detection using video data so that the at least one operator can be identified on the at least one video camera while the at least operator follows the escape route.

17. The non-volatile computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the at least one operator missing a turn, receiving, at the wearable device, an updated escape route calculated based on, at least in part, an updated location of the at least one operator.

18. The non-volatile computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise: in response to a new escape route emerging, receiving, at the wearable device, the new escape route, wherein the new escape route is a faster route to safety.

19. The non-volatile computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the alert is provided by the smart helmet as at least one of: a visual alert, or an audio alert.

20. The non-volatile computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the multiple streams of input data from the network of sensors originate from at least one of: an aerial scanning at the industrial plant facility, a mobile scanning at the industrial plant facility, and a floor scanning at the industrial plant facility,

wherein the aerial scanning comprises: operating one or more surveillance drones to monitor the industrial plant facility,

wherein the mobile scanning comprises: operating one or more moveable sensors to monitor the industrial plant facility, and

wherein the floor scanning comprises: operating one or more fixed sensors to monitor the industrial plant facility.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: AL-YOUSEF, BANDER R.; ALMADI, SOLOMAN M.; AL-HALAFI, ABDULLAH FAYEZ; ALSENAIDE, ABDULAZIZ KHALED; ALKHABBAZ, FOUAD
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059728/0320 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16987076 · Aug 6, 2020
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