# US 7,410,101 B2 · Technician safety confirmation

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- Number: US 7,410,101 B2
- Document ID: US7410101B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/205,451
- Filed: 2005-08-15
- Published: 2006-02-09
- Granted: 2008-08-12
- Earliest claimed: 2001-08-06
- Assignees: QMS Outsource
- Inventors: Richard Jeffrey Lewis
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7410101B2

## CPC

- G08B 21/02: Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

The present invention provides safety confirmation or hazard warning to a technician in the field, e.g., by scanning an equipment identification label and comparing the identification to a schedule of equipment inactivation times. The systems and methods of the invention can optionally provide remote interactions to reschedule inactivations or to protect the technician by lock-out from a hazardous condition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A technician safety system comprising:
a portable computer; and,
a technician safety lock-out device separate from and controllable by the portable computer and associated with a hazardous work site or piece of equipment;
whereby a technician can input information into the portable computer to deactivate the technician safety lock-out device, wherein the lock-out device is not deactivated if a hazardous condition exists at the work site or piece of equipment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the portable computer comprises a hand held computer or a lap top computer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the lock-out device is controlled through a wireless communication from the portable computer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the input information is selected from the group consisting of: a work site identification, an equipment identification, a technician identification, and an inactivation request.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising software that receives the input information and responds by rescheduling an equipment inactivation time.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the lockout device is controllable in real time.