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. The system may include penalties and rewards to incentivize adherence to social distancing guidelines.
Claims26
A system for issuing social distancing alarms comprising:
- a camera;
- one or more processors;
- one or more memories storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- determining a first distance to a first object, wherein the first object is a person;
- comparing the first distance to a first variable social distancing threshold;
- and
- performing a first alarm operation when the first distance is greater than the first variable social distancing threshold.
A system for incentivizing social distancing behavior comprising one or more non-transitory, computer-readable medium (CRM) having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, result in operations comprising:
- storing interaction information;
- and
- determining an incentive based on the interaction information.
A social distancing alarm device (SDAD) comprising:
- a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touchscreen display, wherein the user interface is adapted to perform social distancing alarm operations, wherein the audio interface comprises at least one of the group consisting of an audio speaker and an audio earphone interface, and wherein the touchscreen display is adapted to enable and disable alarm operations;
- a communication transceiver adapted to send health information about a user of the SDAD over a network;
- a sensor comprising a camera and a laser, wherein the sensor is adapted to identify a first object, wherein the first object is a person, and wherein the sensor is further adapted to determine a first distance, wherein the first distance is a distance to the first object;
- wherein the SDAD is adapted to perform a first alarm operation based on a comparison of the first distance to a first variable distance threshold, wherein the first variable distance threshold is associated with the first type of object;
- and wherein the first alarm operation comprises issuing an audible alarm with a pitch and a frequency that change based on the first distance,
- and wherein the touchscreen display is further adapted to display the first distance when the first distance is greater than the first variable distance threshold and wherein the touchscreen display is further adapted provide a user interface adapted to modify the first variable distance threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.