Method and apparatus for social distancing alarm systems
OwnerHoward Levininventor
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Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus are provided to facilitate social distancing. The system issues alarms based on the distance between a user and an object and one or more variable social distancing thresholds. The system enables trade-offs between risk and a desire to have in-person interaction for different activities by using one or more variable social distancing thresholds that may be based on social distancing guidelines and various characteristics.
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A social distancing alarm device (SDAD) comprising:
- a sensor adapted to detect a first type of object and a second type of object;
- a first variable distance threshold associated with the first type of object;
- a second variable distance threshold associated with the second type of object;
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- a memory device adapted to store the first and second variable distance thresholds,
- wherein the SDAD is adapted to perform a social distancing alarm operation based on at least one of the first or second variable distance thresholds.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium (CRM) having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, result in operations comprising:
- detecting a first type of object;
- detecting a second type of object;
- determining a first distance, wherein the first distance is a distance to an object of the first type;
- determining a second distance, wherein the second distance is a distance to an object of the second type;
- performing a first comparison comprising comparing the first distance to a first variable distance threshold, wherein the first variable distance threshold is associated with the first type of object;
- performing a second comparison comprising comparing the second distance to a second variable distance threshold, wherein the second variable distance threshold is associated with the second type of object;
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- performing a social distancing alarm operation based on at least one of the first or second comparisons.
A method performed exclusively by a personal device, the method comprising:
- detecting a first type of object;
- detecting a second type of object;
- determining a first distance, wherein the first distance is a distance to an object of the first type;
- determining a second distance, wherein the second distance is a distance to an object of the second type;
- performing a first comparison comprising comparing the first distance to a first variable distance threshold, wherein the first variable distance threshold is associated with the first type of object;
- performing a second comparison comprising comparing the second distance to a second variable distance threshold, wherein the second variable distance threshold is associated with the second type of object;
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- performing an alarm based on at least one of the first or second comparisons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.