# US 10,762,409 B2 · Industrial electronic badge

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- Number: US 10,762,409 B2
- Document ID: US10762409B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/685,163
- Filed: 2017-08-24
- Published: 2018-03-01
- Granted: 2020-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-25
- Assignees: Crown Equipment Corporation
- Applicants: Crown Equipment Corporation
- Inventors: Philip W. Swift
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10762409B2

## CPC

- G06K 19/0724: {the arrangement being a circuit for communicating at a plurality of frequencies, e.g. for managing time multiplexed communication over at least two antennas of different types}
- H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network
- G06K 7/10128: {the step consisting of detection of the presence of one or more record carriers in the vicinity of the interrogation device}
- G06K 19/0703: {the battery being onboard of a handheld device, e.g. a smart phone or PDA}
- G06K 19/07709: {the interface being a keyboard}
- G06K 19/07767: {the first and second communication means being two different antennas types, e.g. dipole and coil type, or two antennas of the same kind but operating at different frequencies}
- G06Q 10/063: Operations research, analysis or management
- G07C 1/10: together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

## Abstract

An electronic badge comprises a housing having a form factor of a mobile device, a processor, and memory coupled to the processor and including an observation and feedback application. Further, the electronic badge comprises a first transceiver that communicates on a first personal-area network, a second transceiver that communicates on a second personal-area network, and a third transceiver that communicates on a local area network. An information feedback device is controlled by the processor to activate to provide information to the user that feedback has been either given or received, wherein the information feedback device is operated by the processor in response to the processor executing the observation and feedback application, and in response to the processor interacting with at least one of the first transceiver, the second transceiver, and the third transceiver.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic badge that can be worn or otherwise transported by an industrial vehicle operator, the electronic badge comprising:
a housing having a form factor of a mobile device;
a processor;
memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program code to carry out an observation and feedback application;
a first transceiver coupled to the processor that communicates on a first personal-area network with other electronic badges responsive to encountering the other electronic badges in proximity thereto, wherein the first transceiver also communicates with a badge communicator that is provided on an industrial vehicle when the electronic badge and the badge communicator are in range of each other;
an information feedback device that is controlled by the processor to activate to provide information to the user that feedback has been either given or received;
wherein:
the electronic badge exchanges information with the industrial vehicle in a vehicle operator mode where the electronic badge is coupled to the industrial vehicle; and
the information feedback device is operated by the processor in response to the processor executing the observation and feedback application and in response to the processor interacting with the first transceiver.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1, further comprising an accelerometer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1, further comprising a gyroscope.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1, further comprising a heart-rate monitor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1 further comprising:
a second transceiver that is a Bluetooth transceiver; and
a third transceiver that is a wireless fidelity (WiFi) transceiver that couples to a local area network;
wherein the first transceiver is an ultra-wide band transceiver.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The electronic badge of claim 6 further comprising:
a fourth transceiver implemented as a cellular radio.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1 further comprising an input/output (I/O) device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electronic badge of claim 8, wherein the I/O device includes a tactile input.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The electronic badge of claim 8, wherein the I/O device includes a haptic output.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The electronic badge of claim 1 further including a battery to supply power to the electronic badge.

### Claim 12

A system comprising:
a case that is attachable to, and detachable from an electronic mobile device, the case comprising:
a first transceiver;
an information feedback device; and
an electronic badge interface that couples to a case interface of the electronic mobile device; and
an electronic mobile device that can be worn or otherwise transported by an industrial vehicle operator, the electronic badge comprising:
a housing;
a display;
a processor;
memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program code to carry out an observation and feedback application; and
the case interface;
wherein:
when the mobile device is installed in the case:
the first transceiver coupled to the processor that communicates on a first personal-area network with other electronic badges responsive to encountering the other electronic badges in proximity thereto, wherein the first transceiver also communicates with a badge communicator that is provided on an industrial vehicle when the electronic badge and the badge communicator are in range of each other; and
the information feedback device is controlled by the processor to activate to provide information to the user that feedback has been either given or received, wherein the electronic badge exchanges information with the industrial vehicle in a vehicle operator mode where the electronic badge is coupled to the industrial vehicle; and the information feedback device is operated by the processor in response to the processor executing the observation and feedback application and in response to the processor interacting with first transceiver.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system of claim 12, wherein:
the electronic badge comprises a primary battery; and
the case further comprises a secondary battery that extends the operational capability of the primary battery.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system of claim 13, wherein the secondary battery of the case supplies power to the electronic badge through the electronic badge interface of the case.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The system of claim 13, wherein the primary battery of the electronic badge supplies power to the case via the electronic badge interface of the case.