US 2022/0034680 A1 · Method and system of topological localization in a built environment

Abstract

A system and method of topological localization of a person or an object that is moved by one or more people in a built environment includes at least one sensor for detecting the movement of the person or object in that environment, configured to provide differential data over time; a transmission unit of differential movement information detected by the sensor mechanically coupled to the person or object; a reception unit of the differential movement information transmitted by the transmission unit; and a processing unit configured to perform an evaluation procedure of the differential movement information, which recognizes the presence of a voluntary movement activity as opposed to an involuntary movement, and, in the event of a voluntary movement activity, recognizes a path within the environment by comparing differential movement parameters, using models of execution of voluntary movement activities in a plurality of predefined paths within the same built environment.

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A system of topological localization of a person or an object moved by one or more people in a built environment, the system comprising:

at least one sensor for detecting a differential movements of the person or object in the built environment;
at least one transmission unit of differential movement information detected by the sensor that is mechanically coupled to the person or object;
at least one receiving unit of the differential movement information transmitted by the transmission unit;
at least one processing unit comprising a program in which instructions for realizing a classification of the differential movement information as relating to a voluntary action of movement or to an involuntary action imposed by events extraneous to will are encoded, making the processing unit adapted to carry out out the classification,
wherein the classification is provided in combination with a recognition of a path within the built environment by comparing differential movement parameters, including one or more of a speed of variation of a position, a duration of a change in the variation of position, a speed of change in direction, or a duration of the change of direction, with models for performing voluntary movement activities in a plurality of predefined paths in the built environment.

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A method of topological localization of persons and objects moved by one or more persons in a built environment, each person or object being associated with at least one differential movement detection sensor of that person or object in said environment, comprising:

(a) detecting differential motion by at least one sensor mechanically coupled to that person or object;
(b) transmitting a signal containing such differential motion information;
(c) receiving the signal emitted by a monitoring unit;
(d) processing the differential movement information received;
(e) recognizing a presence of a voluntary movement activity versus an involuntary movement based on one or more threshold parameters or indicators;
(f) if there is a voluntary movement activity, recognizing a path within the built environment by comparing differential movement parameters, including the speed of variation of position, the duration of the variation in position, the speed of variation of the direction, or the duration of the variation in direction, using models of execution of voluntary movement activities in a plurality of predefined paths in the same built environment.

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Method and system of topological localization in a built environment

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