Granted Patent B2

US 12,400,535 · App. 18/403,958 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventors: Mark Frederick (Cumming, IA); Gabriel Glynn (Ankeny, IA); Matthew McMullen (Omaha, NE); Chris Wagner (Alexandria, MN)

Assignee: MAKUSAFE CORP.

G08B21/14G08B21/0446G08B21/0453G08B21/0469G08B25/016

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. A system for monitoring worker activity, comprising:

a wearable device;

the wearable device configured to be worn by a worker during a work shift;

the wearable device having a plurality of sensors;

the plurality of sensors including a sound sensor;

the wearable device including an event trigger;

a data processing system;

wherein in response to the event trigger being engaged, the wearable device is configured to record an audio recording using the sound sensor and communicate a set of data including the audio recording to the data processing system;

wherein the data processing system is configured to facilitate creation of a workflow for performance of a task related to the audio recording in response to receiving the set of data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system includes software configured to automatically attach the audio recording to the workflow.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system includes software configured to automatically create a transcription of the audio recording and attach the transcription to the workflow.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of data includes data from two or more of the plurality of sensors.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is configured to record the audio recording for a predetermined length of time after the event trigger is engaged.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is configured to record the audio recording until the wearable device determines that the worker has stopped talking.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is configured to record the audio recording for a length of time while the event trigger is engaged by the worker.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein event trigger is a switch.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein event trigger is a button.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is configured to initiate an audio recording in response to data from one or more of the plurality of sensors satisfying a predetermined set of criteria.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device has a mechanism for the worker to determine whether the set of data is for a higher priority matter or a lower priority matter.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device has a mechanism for the worker to determine whether the set of data is for a higher priority matter or a lower priority matter;

wherein the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system in response to determining the set of data is for a higher priority matter;

wherein the wearable device is configured to store the set of data for later communication to the data processing system in response to determining the set of data is for a lower priority matter.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device has a mechanism for the worker to determine whether the set of data is for a higher priority matter or a lower priority matter;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a higher priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a first protocol;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a lower priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a second protocol;

wherein the first protocol has a higher urgency level than the second protocol.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine whether the audio recording should be classified as a high priority matter or a low priority matter.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine whether the audio recording should be classified as a high priority matter or a low priority matter;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a high priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a first protocol;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a low priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a second protocol;

wherein the first protocol has a higher urgency level than the second protocol.

16. A system for monitoring worker activity, comprising:

a wearable device;

the wearable device configured to be worn by a worker during a work shift;

the wearable device having a plurality of sensors;

the plurality of sensors including a sound sensor;

the wearable device including an event trigger;

a data processing system;

wherein in response to an event trigger being engaged, the wearable device is configured to record an audio recording using the sound sensor and communicate a set of data including the audio recording to the data processing system;

wherein in response to receiving the set of data, the data processing system is configured to create a transcription of the audio recording and evaluate the transcription to select one of a set of a plurality of actions to be performed based on the transcription;

wherein the data processing system is configured to automatically perform the selected one of the set of actions.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the set of actions includes: creating a workflow for a task described in the audio recording, creating a report for an incident or issue described in the audio recording, and submitting a suggestion described in the audio recording.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device is configured to record the audio recording for a predetermined length of time after the event trigger is engaged.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device is configured to record the audio recording until the wearable device determines that the worker has stopped talking.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device is configured to record the audio recording for a length of time while the event trigger is engaged by the worker.

21. The system of claim 16 , wherein event trigger is a switch.

22. The system of claim 16 , wherein event trigger is a button.

23. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device is configured to initiate an audio recording in response to data from one or more of the plurality of sensors satisfying a predetermined set of criteria.

24. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device has a mechanism for the worker to determine whether the set of data is for a higher priority matter or a lower priority matter.

25. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device has a mechanism for the worker to determine whether the set of data is for a higher priority matter or a lower priority matter;

wherein the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system in response to determining the set of data is for a higher priority matter;

wherein the wearable device is configured to store the set of data for later communication to the data processing system in response to determining the set of data is for a lower priority matter.

26. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device has a mechanism for the worker to determine whether the set of data is for a higher priority matter or a lower priority matter;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a higher priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a first protocol;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a lower priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a second protocol;

wherein the first protocol has a higher urgency level than the second protocol.

27. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine whether the audio recording should be classified as a high priority matter or a low priority matter.

28. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine whether the audio recording should be classified as a high priority matter or a low priority matter;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a high priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a first protocol;

wherein when the set of data is determined to be a low priority matter, the wearable device is configured to communicate the set of data to the data processing system using a second protocol;

wherein the first protocol has a higher urgency level than the second protocol.

29. A system for monitoring worker activity, comprising:

a wearable device;

the wearable device configured to be worn by a worker during a work shift;

the wearable device having a plurality of sensors;

the plurality of sensors including a sound sensor;

the wearable device including an event trigger;

a data processing system;

wherein in response to an event trigger being engaged, the wearable device is configured to record an audio recording using the sound sensor and communicate a set of data including the audio recording to the data processing system;

wherein in response to receiving the set of data the data processing system is configured to select one of a set of a plurality of actions to be performed based on the set of data;

wherein the data processing system is configured to automatically perform the selected one of the set of actions.

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