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US 12,289,654 · App. 17/882,061 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Systems and methods for monitoring for and preempting the risk of a future occurrence of a quarantine violation

Inventors: David H. Williams (Kirkwood, MO); Adam H. Williams (Kirkwood, MO)

Assignee: Conquer Your Addiction LLC

H04W4/029 A61B5/165 G06Q50/265 H04W4/021

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Patent No.: US 12,289,654
App. No.: 17/882,061
Granted: Apr 29, 2025
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for monitoring for and preempting the risk of a future occurrence of a quarantine violation, such as by using behaviors and/or actions (e.g., pre-identified behaviors, preemptive actions, etc.) determined via one or more different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks (e.g., the Internet of Things (IOT), social networks, etc.).

Claims (121)

1. A system comprising a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, the system configured to:

determine, through a plurality of measurements/readings taken by the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, behavior(s) of at least one person and:

(a) context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person; or

(b) location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person;

assess, evaluate, and predict a risk of a future occurrence(s) of a behavior(s) and associated context(s) by the at least one person; and

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future occurrence(s) of the behavior(s) by the at least one person before the behavior(s) occurs;

wherein the system is configured to weight individual parameters within a profile of the at least one person and make a recommendation based on a highest weighted parameter, set of parameters, or combination of various weighted parameters, and wherein the system is configured to allow the at least one person to override the recommendation made by the system with an online, verbal, written, or other authorized voucher from a third party.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one person includes at least one person under quarantine, and wherein the system is configured to:

determine, through the plurality of measurements/readings taken by the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine and:

(a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

assess, evaluate, and predict a risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine in relation to the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; and

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one person includes at least one person under restriction, and wherein the system is configured to:

(a) context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under restriction; or

(b) location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under restriction;

assess, evaluate, and predict a risk of a future occurrence(s) of a restriction violation-related behavior(s) by the at least one person under restriction in relation to the behavior(s) of the at least one person under restriction and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under restriction; and

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future occurrence(s) of a restriction violation-related behavior(s) by the at least one person under restriction before a violation occurs.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the person under restriction comprises one or more of a person under quarantine, a parolee, a prisoner, a person on probation, a person under house arrest, a person under a restraining order, a person under supervision and/or restriction(s) ordered by one or more of a criminal court, a civil court, a family court, and/or another justice entity, and/or a person under supervision and/or restriction(s) imposed by an association, an entity, and/or an organization.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one person includes at least one person under an agreement defining one or more permissible activity(ies) and/or one or more prohibited activity(ies), and wherein the system is configured to:

(a) context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under the agreement; or

(b) location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under the agreement;

assess, evaluate, and predict a risk of a future occurrence(s) of an agreement violation-related behavior(s) and associated context(s) by the at least one person under the agreement; and

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future occurrence(s) of the agreement violation-related behavior(s) by the at least one person under the agreement before a violation of the agreement occurs.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to determine, project, or predict a current or future context of the at least one person at a location by analyzing and linking real-time data and historical data for the at least one person, the real-time data and the historical data including the location of the at least one person, context of the at least one person at the location, behavior patterns, travel patterns, health data, and risk calculations.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to create a condition based on specific situational data when a profile of the at least one person does not adequately address a particular condition or when profile elements conflict, and thereafter provide an alert to the at least one person indicating that the system created the condition for which acceptance, rejection, or revision is required from the at least one person.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to determine whether at least one mental trigger indicative of a risk of a future occurrence(s) of the behavior(s) by the at least one person is active or present based on the behavior(s) of the at least one person and: (a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person or (b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person at the location, as determined through the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to determine whether at least one or more of an Anger trigger, an Anxiety trigger, a Boredom trigger, a Depression trigger, a Fear trigger, and a Frustration trigger that are indicative of a risk of a future occurrence(s) of the behavior(s) by the at least one person is active or present based on the behavior(s) of the at least one person and: (a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person or (b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person at the location, as determined through the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured for monitoring for and detecting illness of one or more persons including persons that are otherwise asymptomatic by detecting changes in behavior as determined through the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks are configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems, thereby allowing data sharing therebetween.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks are configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems for determining a social credit score for the at least one person based at least partially on the behavior(s) of the at least one person.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person includes at least three or more 5W1H (who, what, when, where, why, how) attributes.

14. A system comprising a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, the system configured to:

determine, through a plurality of measurements/readings taken by the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, behavior(s) of at least one person under quarantine and:

(a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs;

wherein:

the system is configured to define at least first and second quarantine areas;

the first quarantine area defines one or more first prohibited activity(ies) for a first group of one or more persons under quarantine;

the second quarantine area defines one or more second prohibited activity(ies) for a second group of one or more persons under quarantine; and

at least one of the first prohibited activity(ies) defined by the first quarantine area is different than the corresponding second prohibited activity(ies) defined by the second quarantine area.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the first group of one or more persons under quarantine and the second group of one or more persons under quarantine reside in a common residence and/or at a common location; and

the first and second quarantine areas define prohibited activity(ies) respectively for the first and second groups relative to the common residence and/or the common location.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the system is configured to establish one or more geo-fences that define the first and second quarantine areas.

17. A system comprising a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, the system configured to:

(a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs;

wherein:

the system is configured to define at least first and second quarantine areas;

the first quarantine area defines one or more first permissible activity(ies) for a first group of one or more persons under quarantine;

the second quarantine area defines one or more second permissible activity(ies) for a second group of one or more persons under quarantine; and

at least one of the first permissible activity(ies) defined by the first quarantine area is different than the corresponding second permissible activity(ies) defined by the second quarantine area.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the first group of one or more persons under quarantine and the second group of one or more persons under quarantine reside in a common residence and/or at a common location; and

the first and second quarantine areas define permissible activity(ies) respectively for the first and second groups relative to the common residence and/or the common location.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the system is configured to establish one or more geo-fences that define the first and second quarantine areas.

20. A system comprising a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, the system configured to:

(a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs;

wherein one or more of the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks are configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems for determining a social credit score for the at least one person under quarantine based at least partially on the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine including whether the at least one person under quarantine has any quarantine violation(s).

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein:

the at least one person under quarantine comprises at least two persons under quarantine; and

the system is configured for monitoring for and preempting quarantine violation-related behavior(s) of the at least two persons under quarantine.

22. The system of claim 20 , wherein the system is configured to define at least one context-based exemption that allows a person under quarantine to perform a prohibited activity without violating quarantine.

23. The system of claim 20 , wherein the system is configured to define at least one purpose-based exemption that allows a person under quarantine to perform a prohibited activity without violating quarantine for fulfilling a purpose defined by the purpose-based exemption without restricting location.

24. The system of claim 20 , wherein:

the system is configured such that the plurality of measurements/readings are taken by the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks proactively without requiring the at least one person under quarantine to take the plurality of measurements/readings; and/or

the system is configured to predict the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine proactively without requiring the at least one person under quarantine to actively participate in predicting the risk.

25. The system of claim 20 , wherein the quarantine includes one or more of:

a state, period, or place of isolation to which the at least one person under quarantine is restricted after having arrived from elsewhere and/or after having been exposed or potentially exposed to infectious or contagious disease(s);

a self-imposed isolation by the at least one person under quarantine;

a refugee containment/management process or capability;

a military application including locked on base and/or confined to quarters;

a conflict management process or capability including riot containment, enforcement of curfew, military containment of biological warfare with associated deployment of troops/command and control in managing/controlling the biological warfare agent;

a quarantine imposed by a governmental authority;

a quarantine imposed by a non-governmental authority; and/or

a quarantine imposed by an entity or a person other than the at least one person under quarantine.

26. The system of claim 20 , wherein the system is configured to facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs and thereby avoid a reduction in the social credit score for the at least one person under quarantine.

27. The system of claim 20 , wherein the system is configured to establish one or more geo-fences defining at least one quarantine area and to provide one or more alerts when the at least one person under restriction is imminently approaching a geo-fence, crosses a geo-fence to enter or exit the quarantine area, and/or is about to violate a geo-fence.

28. The system of claim 27 , wherein upon detection of a geo-fence violation by the at least one person under quarantine, the system is configured to determine whether the at least one person under quarantine has an exemption or permission for the geo-fence violation.

29. The system of claim 28 , wherein the system is configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems for determining whether the at least one person under quarantine has an electronic exemption certificate or geofence-based validation that provides the at least one person under quarantine with an exemption or permission for the geo-fence violation.

30. The system of claim 28 , wherein the system is configured to:

determine, through the plurality of measurements/readings taken by the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, the context(s) associated with the geo-fence violation by the at least one person under quarantine; and

evaluate the context(s) associated with the geo-fence violation by the at least one person under quarantine when determining whether the at least one person under quarantine has an exemption or permission for the geo-fence violation.

31. The system of claim 20 , wherein the system is configured to weight individual parameters within a profile of the at least one person and make a recommendation based on a highest weighted parameter, set of parameters, or combination of various weighted parameters, and wherein the system is configured to allow the at least one person to override the recommendation made by the system with an online, verbal, written, or other authorized voucher from a third party.

32. A system comprising a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, the system configured to:

(a) the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) the location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs;

wherein the system is configured to establish one or more geo-fences defining at least one quarantine area and to provide one or more alerts when the at least one person under restriction is imminently approaching a geo-fence, crosses a geo-fence to enter or exit the quarantine area, and/or is about to violate a geo-fence;

wherein upon detection of a geo-fence violation by the at least one person under quarantine, the system is configured to determine whether the at least one person under quarantine has an exemption or permission for the geo-fence violation;

wherein:

one or more of the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks are configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems for determining a social credit score for the at least one person under quarantine based at least partially on the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine including whether the at least one person under quarantine has any quarantine violation(s); and

the social credit score for the at least one person under quarantine is not reduced when the system determines that the at least one person under quarantine has an exemption or permission for a geo-fence violation by the at least one person under quarantine.

33. A method comprising:

determining, via a plurality of measurements/readings taken by a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, behavior(s) of at least one person under quarantine and:

(a) context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

assessing, evaluating, and predicting a risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine in relation to the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

facilitating one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs; and

determining, through one or more of the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks that are configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems, a social credit score for the at least one person under quarantine based at least partially on the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine including whether the at least one person under quarantine has any quarantine violation(s).

34. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

determine, through a plurality of measurements/readings taken by a plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks, behavior(s) of at least one person under quarantine and:

(a) context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine; or

(b) location and the context(s) associated with the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine;

facilitate one or more actions and/or activities to preempt and/or lower the risk of a future quarantine violation by the at least one person under quarantine before a quarantine violation occurs; and

determine, through one or more of the plurality of different devices, sensors, sensor arrays, and/or communications networks that are configured to interface with and/or integrate with one or more other systems, a social credit score for the at least one person under quarantine based at least partially on the behavior(s) of the at least one person under quarantine including whether the at least one person under quarantine has any quarantine violation(s).

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2022

From: WILLIAMS, DAVID H.; WILLIAMS, ADAM H.

To: CONQUER YOUR ADDICTION LLC

Reel/Frame 060737/0513 →

Continuity (11)

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Continuation In Part 16516822 · Jul 19, 2019

Continuation In Part 15840762 · Dec 13, 2017

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Provisional Application 62746330 · Oct 16, 2018

Provisional Application 62701252 · Jul 20, 2018

Provisional Application 62480206 · Mar 31, 2017

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