Systems and methods for variable collision avoidance
AssigneeBI Incorporated
InventorsJames J. Buck, Joseph P. Newell
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for collision avoidance. As an example, a system for collision avoidance is disclosed that includes: a first monitoring device, a second monitoring device, and a monitoring system. The monitoring system is operable to: receive information from the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device, identify a first zone around the first monitoring device and a second zone around the second monitoring device, and identify an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.
Claims20
A collision avoidance system, the system comprising:
- a first monitoring device;
- a second monitoring device;
- and
- a monitoring system operable to:
- receive information from the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device;
- identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device, wherein the first zone moves in relation to the first monitoring device;
- identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device, wherein the second zone moves in relation to the second monitoring device;
- and
- identify an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.
A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:
- a computer;
- a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the computer to:
- receive information from a first monitoring device associated with a first entity and a second monitoring device associated with a second entity;
- identify a first zone around the first monitoring device;
- identify a second zone around the second monitoring device, wherein the second zone is variable in size;
- and
- identify an intersection of the first zone and the second zone.
A method for collision avoidance, the method comprising:
- receiving information from a first monitoring device associated with a first entity and a second monitoring device associated with a second entity;
- defining a first zone around the first monitoring device, wherein the first zone moves in relation to the first monitoring device;
- defining a second zone around the second monitoring device, wherein the second zone moves in relation to the second monitoring device;
- increasing a probability of interaction based at least in part on an intersection between the first zone and the second zone;
- and
- reporting the probability of interaction between a first individual associated with the first monitoring device and a second individual associated with the second monitoring device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.