US 12,361,811 B2
System for monitoring vehicle riders
Michael K. Jones, Boise, ID (US); and Jeremy Len Lathrop, Meridian, ID (US)
Assigned to Western Power Sports, LLC, Boise, ID (US)
Appl. No. 17/927,440
Filed by Western Power Sports, LLC, Boise, ID (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 31, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/042253
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/075926, PCT Pub. Date May 4, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/273,715, filed on Oct. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0242586 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/18 (2013.01) 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring vehicle riders, the system comprising:
a plurality of sensors configured to detect a plurality of parameters associated with a rider, and further configured to generate a first set of signals indicative of the plurality of parameters, wherein the plurality of parameters represents at least one condition or performance of the rider, wherein the plurality of sensors is placed on at least one of elbow protective gear, knee protective gear, chest protective gear, and boot protective gear that engage with torso or limbs of the rider, wherein the elbow, knee, chest, and boot protective gear refers to specific impact protective members that are utilized by the rider to get protection from different external effects at the specific location of the respective protective gear;
an electronic device communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the electronic device comprising a processing unit and a transceiver, the electronic device configured to receive the first set of signals from the plurality of sensors, and further configured to generate a second set of signals; and
a microphone and a speaker for facilitating a communication of the rider with another person using one or more user devices via a communication network, the other person having real-time impact and biometric data of the rider from the plurality of sensors.