US 11,676,468 B2
Context-based programmable safety rules for personal protective equipment
Kiran S. Kanukurthy, Woodbury, MN (US); Steven T. Awiszus, Woodbury, MN (US); Eric C. Lobner, Woodbury, MN (US); MIchael G. Wurm, Waukesha, WI (US); and Kenneth J. Gamberini, North Prairie, WI (US)
Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/242,966.
Application 17/242,966 is a continuation of application No. 16/739,329, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,030,873.
Application 16/739,329 is a continuation of application No. 15/782,676, filed on Oct. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,607,467, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/408,386, filed on Oct. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0264761 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/02 (2006.01); A41D 13/002 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01); A62B 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); G06Q 10/0635 (2023.01); G08B 21/12 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/0275 (2013.01) [A41D 13/002 (2013.01); A62B 9/006 (2013.01); A62B 18/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0635 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device included in a data hub that is physically separate from an article of PPE and that is configured to be worn by a user, context data that is based in part on one or more of an article of PPE, a first work environment for the article of PPE, or a worker assigned to the article of PPE;
receiving information from an environmental beacon regarding a presence of a hazard;
selecting, based at least in part on the context data determined by the computing device and the presence of the hazard from the environmental beacon, a set of programmable safety rules that are contextually associated with one or more of the article of PPE, a second work environment for the article of PPE, or the user associated with the article of PPE;
configuring, by the computing device, the set of programmable safety rules to perform one or more operations based at least in part on generated data from at least one of a communication component of the article of PPE, or the data hub; and
in response to selecting the generated data from the at least one of the article of PPE or the data hub and determining that at least one of the set of programmable safety rules has been satisfied, performing the one or more operations based at least in part on the generated data received from the communication component of the article of PPE or the data hub.