Granted Patent B2

US 12,241,918 · App. 18/216,413 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: John Wayne Thompson (Coeur d' Alene, ID); Timothy Ledford (Coeur d'Alene, ID); Brandon Bledsoe (Coeur d'Alene, ID)

Assignee: Safeguard Equipment, Inc.

G01R19/155G01R15/16G01R15/18G01R29/085G08B7/06G08B21/02G08B21/182G01R19/15G01R29/0857

Abstract

Claims (112)

1. A device comprising:

one or more sensors;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from the one or more sensors, first data associated with a first voltage,

determining that the first voltage satisfies a first threshold,

causing, based at least in part on the first voltage satisfying the first threshold, output of a first notification,

receiving, from the one or more sensors, second data,

determining, based at least in part on the second data, a second voltage,

determining a similarity between the first voltage and the second voltage;

determining, based at least in part on the similarity, a second threshold that is different than the first threshold;

receiving, from the one or more sensors, third data;

determining, based at least in part on the third data, a third voltage;

determining that the third voltage satisfies the second threshold; and

causing, based at least in part on the third voltage satisfying the second threshold, output of one of:

the first notification, or

a second notification that is different than the first notification.

2. The device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the one or more sensors, fourth data;

determining, based at least in part on the fourth data, a fourth voltage;

determining that the fourth voltage fails to satisfy the second threshold; and

causing, based at least in part on the fourth voltage failing to satisfy the second threshold, one of:

output of the first notification or the second notification to terminate, or

output of a third notification that is different than the second notification.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the similarity is determined over a period of time, the operations further comprising determining the similarity satisfies a threshold similarity over the period of time, wherein the second threshold is based at least in part on determining that the similarity satisfies the threshold similarity.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the device includes at least one of:

a lighting element, or

a speaker; and

causing output of the notification comprises at least one of:

causing the lighting element to output light, or

causing the speaker to output sound.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

determining the similarity comprises determining an amount of change associated with the first voltage and the second voltage;

determining that the amount of change is less than a third threshold; and

determining the second threshold is based at least in part on the amount of change being less than the third threshold.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the notification is associated with a directionality of the first voltage.

7. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the device is configured to secure to an article of clothing.

8. A device comprising:

one or more sensors;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from the one or more sensors, first data associated with an energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the first data, a first current associated with the energized conductor;

causing, based at least in part on the first current, output of a first notification;

receiving, from the one or more sensors, second data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the second data, a first amount of change associated with a second current over a first period of time;

determining that the first amount of change is less than a threshold;

causing, based at least in part on the first amount of change being less than the threshold, output of a second notification that is different than the first notification;

receiving, from the one or more sensors, third data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the third data, a second amount of change associated with a third current over a second period of time that is at least partially after the first period of time; and

causing output of at least one of:

the second notification, or

a third notification that is different than the second notification.

9. The device of claim 8 , the operations further comprising determining that the first current is greater than a threshold current, wherein causing output of the first notification is based at least in part on the first current being greater than the threshold current.

10. The device of claim 8 , the operations further comprising determining a threshold current based at least in part on the first amount of change being less than the threshold.

11. The device of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the one or more sensors, fourth data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the second data, a fourth current associated with the energized conductor; and

determining that the fourth current is greater than the threshold current.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first notification is associated with at least one of:

a first sound output by the device, or

a first light output by the device; and

the second notification is associated with at least one of:

a second sound output by the device, the second sound output being different than the first sound output, or

a second light output by the device, the second light output being different than the first light output.

13. The device of claim 8 , the operations further comprising receiving fourth data associated with at least one of the first amount of change or the second amount of change.

14. A method comprising:

receiving, from one or more sensors, first data associated with an energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the first data, at least one first characteristic of the energized conductor;

determining a first threshold for outputting notifications associated with the energized conductor;

determining that the at least one first characteristic satisfies a first threshold;

causing, based at least in part on the at least one first characteristic satisfying the first threshold, output of a first notification;

receiving, from the one or more sensors, second data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the second data, at least one second characteristic of the energized conductor;

determining a difference between the at least one first characteristic and the at least one second characteristic;

determining that the difference fails to satisfy a second threshold;

causing, based at least in part on the difference failing to satisfy the second threshold, output of a second notification that is different than the first notification;

determining a third threshold for outputting notifications associated with the energized conductor;

receiving, from the one or more sensors, third data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the third data, at least one third characteristic of the energized conductor;

determining that the at least one third characteristic fails to satisfy the third threshold; and

causing output of the second notification.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising determining that the difference fails to satisfy the second threshold over a period of time, and wherein causing output of the second notification is based at least in part on determining that the difference failing to satisfy the second threshold over the period of time.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving fourth data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the fourth data, at least one fourth characteristic of the energized conductor;

determining that the at least one fourth characteristic satisfies the third threshold; and

causing output of a third notification that is different than the second notification.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving fourth data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the fourth data, at least one fourth characteristic of the energized conductor;

determining a second difference between the at least one third characteristic and the at least one fourth characteristic;

determining that the second difference fails to satisfy a fourth threshold; and

causing, based at least in part on the second difference failing to satisfy the fourth threshold, output of a third notification that is different than the second notification.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first characteristic or the at least one second characteristic are associated with at least one of a current or a voltage.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the first notification is associated with at least one of:

a first directionality of the energized conductor,

a first sound, or

a first light; and

the second notification is associated with at least one of:

a second directionality of the energized conductor,

a second sound that is different than the first sound, or

a second light that is different than the first light.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving fourth data associated with the energized conductor;

determining, based at least in part on the fourth data, at least one fourth characteristic of the energized conductor;

determining that the at least one fourth characteristic fails to satisfy the third threshold; and

causing output of the second notification.

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