# US 2019/0318603 A1 · Safety apparatus for a water body > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0318603 A1 - Document ID: US20190318603A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/454,957 - Filed: 2019-06-27 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-27 - Inventors: Darryl L Hurt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318603A1 ## CPC - G08B 21/08: responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water - G06F 16/75: Clustering; Classification - G06T 7/248: {involving reference images or patches} - G08B 1/08: using electric transmission {; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal} - B63B 2022/006: {specially adapted for measuring or watch purposes} - B63B 2201/00: Signalling devices - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) ## Abstract The various embodiments herein provide a safety device for anticipating and detecting a potential incident in a water body. The safety device comprises a sensor unit, a processing unit, a data transceiver and a computer readable program. The sensor unit is installed over a surface of the safety device to monitor a human and a water vehicle activity and assess a water condition in a device's vicinity. The processing unit is a core module connected to the sensor unit within a housing to receive, process and transmit a data in a real time. The data transceiver is connected to the processing unit through a bidirectional channel to a monitoring authority. The computer readable program is installed in the safety device and runs over the processing unit. The computer readable program acts as an interface between the safety device and the monitoring authorities. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A safety device for anticipating, and detecting a potential incident in a water body comprising: a sensor unit, wherein the sensor unit is installed over a surface of the safety device to monitor a human and a water vehicle activity and assess a water condition in a device's vicinity; a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is core module connected to the sensor unit within a housing to receive, process and transmit a data in a real time; a data transceiver, wherein the data transceiver is connected to the processing unit through a bidirectional channel to a monitoring authority; and a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program is installed in the safety device and runs over the processing unit, wherein the computer readable program acts as an interface between the safety device and the monitoring authorities. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The safety device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor unit comprises an imaging unit, a temperature sensor, a chemical analyser and a pressure sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The safety device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a real time data is communicated from the sensor unit to the processing unit, wherein the data comprises a real time image, a real time video, a water surface temperature, a water flow rate and a chemical composition in water. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The safety device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the real time image and video data is analysed by the processing unit and a matched with a reference data comprising an incidental scenario data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The safety device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the processed data is collated with the water surface temperature, the water flow rate and the chemical composition in water to assess a drowning scenario matching the reference data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The safety device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the processing unit generates a distress beacon and also sends a real time sensor data to the monitoring authorities on positively identifying a drowning incident. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The safety device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing is made of dynamic air pressurized chamber for dynamically floating as well as submerging in water. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The safety device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of anchors for stabilizing a position of the safety device in water and on land. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The safety device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer readable program implements an artificial intelligence on a data processed by the processing unit to predict a potential drowning incident. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The safety device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing unit generates a distress beacon and also sends a real time sensor data to the monitoring authorities on positively identifying a drowning incident. ### Claim 11 A method for detecting a potential drowning incident in a water body through a safety device comprising the steps of: gathering a plurality of images through an imaging unit installed in the safety device; identifying a plurality of markers in the gathered plurality of images; matching the identified markers with a reference data saved in a database of a processing unit installed in the safety device; sending the plurality of images along with an alert notification to a monitoring authority through a computer readable program on successful matching; and generating a distress beacon and sending a plurality of sensor data to the monitoring authority, wherein the sensor data is generated by a sensor unit in the safety device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the sensor data comprises data comprises a water surface temperature, a water flow rate and a chemical composition in water. ### Claim 13 A method for predicting a potential drowning incident in a water body through an artificial intelligence driven safety device comprising the steps of: gathering a plurality of images of a human activity and a water vehicle activity over and under a water surface through an imaging unit installed in the safety device; gathering a plurality of sensor data through a sensor unit in the safety device; identifying a plurality of markers in the gathered plurality of images; matching the identified markers collated with the plurality of sensor data saved in a database with a reference data of a processing unit installed in the safety device; predicting a potential drowning incident on positive matching of the marker with the reference data; generating an audible alert beacon for the human and water vehicles present in vicinity; and sending the plurality of sensor data and images to the monitoring authority. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sensor data comprises data comprises a water surface temperature, a water flow rate and a chemical composition in water.