Granted Patent B2

US 12,400,454 · App. 18/183,470 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventors: Ramesh Lingala (Telangana, IN); Ganesh Kumar Malthurkar (Telangana, IN); Vasudevan Raghavan (Telangana, IN); Yuri Novozhenets (Pittsford, NY)

Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

G06V20/52G01S5/0269G06T7/70G06V20/20G06V40/10G08B21/18G06T2207/30196G06T2207/30232G06T2207/30242

Abstract

Claims (65)

1. A method for monitoring and controlling a cleanliness of a space, the method comprising:

monitoring a distance of one or more individuals relative to an object within the space using a space monitoring system;

determining when the distance is less than a selected distance;

determining a number of the one or more individuals within the selected distance of object;

determining a duration that the one or more individuals are within the selected distance of the object; and

determining that the object requires a cleaning when at least one of:

the number of the one or more individuals within the selected distance of object exceeds a threshold number, or

the duration that the one or more individuals are within the selected distance of the object exceeds a threshold time;

generating a cleaning request;

providing the cleaning request to a cleaning person through a cleaner computing device;

capturing an image of the object on an augmented reality capable camera of the cleaner computing device;

displaying the image of the object on a display device of the cleaner computing device while using the augmented reality capable camera; and

identifying the object that requires the cleaning using augmented reality while using the augmented reality capable camera.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the cleaning request to a computing device of a cleaning person.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cleaning request comprises at least one of an object name of the object, a location of the object, or instructions detailing how to clean the object.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the distance of the one or more individuals relative to the object within the space using the space monitoring system further comprises:

detecting the distance of one or more individuals relative to the object within the space using a camera.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the distance of the one or more individuals relative to the object within the space using the space monitoring system further comprises:

detecting the distance of one or more individuals relative to the object within the space using a door access control device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the distance of the one or more individuals relative to the object within the space using the space monitoring system further comprises:

detecting the distance of one or more individuals relative to the object within the space using a wireless signal tracking device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the wireless signal tracking device is configured to detect an advertisement of a wearable tracking device worn by the one or more individuals or wireless connect to the wearable tracking device worn by the one or more individuals.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the cleaning request for a cleaning person on a display device of the cleaner computing device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cleaner computing device is a smart phone.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cleaner computing device is a pair of smart glasses.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring the cleaning of the object performed by a cleaning person using a wearable camera.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing further cleaning instructions, a compliment, or a cleaning review based on the cleaning of the object performed by the cleaning person.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring a cleaning of the object performed by a cleaning person using an augmented reality capable camera of a pair of smart glasses.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

providing further cleaning instructions, a compliment, or a cleaning review based on the cleaning of the object performed by the cleaning person.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting an alert to a computing device for an individual to avoid the object in response to determining that the object requires the cleaning.

16. A space cleanliness analysis system for monitoring and controlling a cleanliness of a space, the space cleanliness analysis system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

monitoring a distance of one or more individuals relative to an object within the space using a space monitoring system;

determining when the distance is less than a selected distance;

determining a number of the one or more individuals within the selected distance of object;

determining a duration that the one or more individuals are within the selected distance of the object; and

determining that the object requires a cleaning when at least one of:

the number of the one or more individuals within the selected distance of object exceeds a threshold number, or

the duration that the one or more individuals are within the selected distance of the object exceeds a threshold time;

generating a cleaning request;

providing the cleaning request to a cleaning person through a cleaner computing device;

capturing an image of the object on an augmented reality capable camera of the cleaner computing device;

displaying the image of the object on a display device of the cleaner computing device while using the augmented reality capable camera; and

identifying the object that requires the cleaning using augmented reality while using the augmented reality capable camera.

17. A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring a distance of one or more individuals relative to an object within the space using a space monitoring system;

determining when the distance is less than a selected distance;

determining a number of the one or more individuals within the selected distance of object;

determining a duration that the one or more individuals are within the selected distance of the object; and

determining that the object requires a cleaning when at least one of:

the number of the one or more individuals within the selected distance of object exceeds a threshold number, or

the duration that the one or more individuals are within the selected distance of the object exceeds a threshold time;

generating a cleaning request;

providing the cleaning request to a cleaning person through a cleaner computing device;

capturing an image of the object on an augmented reality capable camera of the cleaner computing device;

displaying the image of the object on a display device of the cleaner computing device while using the augmented reality capable camera; and

identifying the object that requires the cleaning using augmented reality while using the augmented reality capable camera.

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