Floatation device

A method for floatation assistance implemented using a floatation device comprising:

• a frustoconical floatation member defining a cavity to receive a lower region of a wearer, the floatation member having a top end and a bottom end opposite to the top end,
• a pair of straps having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end is connected to a first side of the top end and the second end is connected to a second side of the top end, and wherein the first side is opposite to the second side, and
• an inflatable annular strap to extend around an upper region of the wearer, the annular strap comprising an inflation mechanism and at least a water level sensor to measure water level data and an inclination sensor to measure inclination data,
• wherein the method comprises:
• receiving the water level data from the water level sensor and the inclination data from the inclination sensor;
• determining whether the wearer is drowning based on the water level data and the inclination data;
• and
• triggering the inflation mechanism to inflate the annular strap based on determining that the wearer is drowning.

A system for floatation assistance comprising:

• a memory for storing instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to the execute the instructions that cause the processor to:
• receive water level data from a water level sensor and inclination data from an inclination sensor, wherein the water level sensor and the inclination sensor are provided in an inflatable annular strap of a floatation device that extends around an upper region of a wearer, wherein the annular strap comprises an inflation mechanism, and wherein the floatation device comprises a frustoconical floatation member having a top end and a bottom end opposite to the top end and defining a cavity to receive a lower region of the wearer, and a pair of straps having a first end and an opposing second end such that the first end is connected to a first side of the top end and the second end is connected to a second side opposite to the first side of the top end;
• determine whether the wearer is drowning based on the water level data and the inclination data;
• and
• trigger the inflation mechanism to inflate the annular strap based on determining that the wearer is drowning.