726results about "Tactile signalling systems" patented technology

Disclosed are a method, system, and apparatus of personal protective equipment having a responsive device to vibrate when an unmanned aerial vehicle detects an ambient threat using artificial intelligence. In one embodiment, a personal protective equipment includes a drone control apparatus integrated into a chest area of a tactical gear and a responsive device integrated in the tactical gear. The responsive device notifies a wearer of the tactical gear when an unmanned aerial vehicle detects an ambient threat to the wearer. The unmanned aerial vehicle is communicatively coupled with the tactical gear. The responsive device detects the ambient threat using an artificial intelligence based threat detection model. The responsive device may notify a wearer haptically if it is a haptic sensor, auditorily if it is an audio sensor, and / or visually if it is a LED / light based sensor.

Disclosed are an apparatus, system, and method of a visual sensor of a tactical gear to use facial recognition technology to identify a person of interest and to cause a responsive device on the tactical gear to notify a wearer. In one embodiment, a personal protective equipment includes a responsive device integrated in a tactical gear and a visual sensor. The visual sensor of the tactical gear identifies a target person using an identity artificial intelligence model. The responsive device notifies a wearer of the tactical gear when the visual sensor identifies the target person. Further, the responsive device notifies an additional person when the visual sensor identifies a threat to a protectee of the wearer and the additional person. The responsive device may vibrate when the visual sensor of the tactical gear detects an ambient threat to the protectee of the wearer.

Systems and methods are presented herein for requesting a version of media content from a server that includes haptic feedback rending criteria compatible with the haptics capabilities of a client device. At a server, a request is received for a media asset for interaction on a haptic enabled client device, wherein the media asset comprises haptic feedback rendering criteria. Based on the request, haptic feedback capabilities of the haptic enabled client device associated with the request is determined. The haptic feedback capabilities of the haptic enabled client device are compared to the haptic feedback rendering criteria of one or more versions of the media asset available via the server. In response to the comparing, a version of the media asset comprising haptic feedback rendering criteria compatible with the haptic feedback capabilities of the haptic enabled client device is transmitted from the server to the haptic enabled client device.

A system and a device for active threat monitoring in a user worn helmet is provided. The system comprises an Internet of Things (IoT) cloud server having an IoT database. The IoT database is configured to generate virtual data feed. The system comprises a head mounted wearable device. The head mounted wearable device comprises a plurality of physical sensors configured to sense and generate at least one of visual feed and radar feed and a multimodal communication interface. The system comprises a user database designated to store user profile data. The system comprises an environment monitoring unit configured to map an environment based on at least of one of the visual feed, the radar feed, and the virtual data. The system comprises an awareness unit configured to generate an environmental context based on position of a user. The system comprises a controller. The controller is configured to receive the user profile data from the user database, the mapped environment from the environment monitoring unit, the environment context from the awareness unit, and the virtual data feed from the IoT database; analyse the user profile data, the visual feed and the radar feed, the environment context, and the virtual data feed to predict occurrence of threat based on the analysed data; and warn the user about a threat based on the predicted occurrence of the threat via the multimodal communication interface.

A system and method for an intelligent hair drying / styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying / styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying / styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and / or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.

Disclosed are a method, system, and apparatus of a body-worn camera system with integrated artificial intelligence for real-time field assistance and automated incident reporting. In one embodiment, a body-worn safety device includes a body-worn camera configured to capture a video of an incident from a perspective of a wearer of the body-worn camera. In this embodiment, a microphone is configured to capture audio concurrently with the video. A processing unit includes an artificial intelligence module in this embodiment. The artificial intelligence module is configured to respond to a voice command from the wearer by analyzing the captured audio, the captured video, and / or an external data of the artificial intelligence module. In another embodiment, a method of a wearable safety system provides an audible answer and a guidance in real-time using the natural language queries; and outputting an audio response and an alert to the wearer.

In one embodiment, a method includes determining vibration signals detected by a personal mobility vehicle, determining that the vibration signals correspond to an unexpected event occurred to the personal mobility vehicle, generating a feedback signal corresponding to the unexpected event, and transmitting the feedback signal corresponding to the unexpected event.

The present invention relates to a system for generative AI-prompting end-device effects. The system comprises one or more end devices, a generative AI model, a processor, and a memory. The generative AI model receives a user prompt describing a spatial lighting effect. The memory element coupled to the processor stores a program. The processor executes the program to position virtual representations of the one or more end devices and generate a script comprising animation instructions for a digital canvas and lighting control instructions for the one or more end devices based on the user prompt. Further, the processor triggers lighting effects on the one or more end devices based on the lighting control instructions of the generated script. The lighting effects are coordinated to mirror the animation of the digital canvas.

This application provides a system for generating a drive signal and a method for generating a drive signal for driving a two-in-one device integrating a first component capable of generating sound and a second component capable of generating vibration. The system includes an audio signal pre-processing module, configured to perform low-frequency filtering and acoustic effect processing on an input signal according to a high-pass filtering parameter to obtain an audio signal; a vibration signal generation module, configured to generate a vibration signal based on an acoustic characteristic of the audio signal or a preset vibration library; a signal synthesis module, configured to superpose the audio signal with the vibration signal to output the drive signal; and an amplitude-limiting control module, configured to determine whether the audio signal and the vibration signal exceeds a maximum allowable range when superposed, and attenuate the audio signal and / or the vibration signal.

A tactile sensation presenting element includes: a vibrator layer; and a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer located so as to oppose each other with the vibrator layer interposed therebetween. At least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of electrodes that are electrically independent of one another. The vibrator layer includes a plurality of unit regions, in each of which occurrence of vibration can be independently controlled. The tactile sensation presenting element further includes a plurality of protrusions located opposite to the vibrator layer relative to the first electrode layer.

Disclosed are a method, system, and apparatus of a corrections officer tactical gear using computer vision to notify of an ambient threat. In one embodiment, a personal protective equipment includes a responsive device integrated in a tactical gear and a visual sensor of the tactical gear to identify an inmate using an inmate artificial intelligence model. The responsive device notifies a wearer of the tactical gear when the visual sensor identifies an ambient threat to the wearer and / or the inmate. A geo-location device may identify a present location of the wearer when the visual sensor identifies the inmate. When the visual sensor identifies the inmate, a present location of the wearer may be transmitted from the tactical gear to a command center of a correctional facility (e.g., may also identify a distance away and / or a location of the inmate from the present location of the wearer).

Embedded sensor structures and stretchable embedded sensor films including a plurality of embedded sensor packages are described. An embedded sensor structure may include a sensor package including an integrated circuit (IC) die and sensor die bonded to a front side of the IC die, with the sensor die including a diaphragm that is deflectable toward a cavity. A planarization layer laterally surrounds the sensor package, and metal routing is formed on a top side of the sensor die and spanning over the planarization layer. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

The present invention relates to a system and method for generating lighting effects based on contextual data. The system includes one or more sources, including microphones, cameras, biometric sensors, environmental sensors, and digital feeds providing information including time, date, season, geolocation, weather, calendar events, or current events. A processor analyzes the contextual data to determine a contextual state associated with an ongoing event or user condition. The processor further identifies secondary trigger conditions through computer vision analysis of screen content, developer-scripted events, generative AI-derived cues, optical character recognition, gameplay events, or transformation of on-screen 2D or 3D visual regions. Based on the contextual or composite contextual state, the processor determines one or more lighting effects, which are then triggered on one or more output devices. This enables dynamic and contextually adaptive lighting responses to both real-world and digital stimuli.

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for combining pressure measurement with a dynamic system model to estimate the air mass within an actuator, and then estimate the applied contact force which may be based on a quasi-static deformation model.

In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a tactile output sequence in response to detecting that the electronic device is oriented within a range of orientations that changes as the distance between the electronic device and a respective object changes. In some embodiments, an electronic device changes one or more characteristics of a tactile output in response to detecting a change in the orientation of the electronic device relative to a respective object. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates tactile outputs with characteristics indicative of the orientation of a camera of the electronic device relative to one or more AR (augmented reality) planes. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates tactile outputs indicative of a data sharing process with a second electronic device.

Disclosed are a method, system, and apparatus of a skyward facing helmet camera and associated methods with artificial intelligence. In one embodiment, a low profile, concavely curved camera housing includes a skyward facing visual sensor, an artificial intelligence model communicatively coupled with the skyward facing visual sensor, and a responsive device. The skyward facing visual sensor on a top surface of the low profile, concavely curved camera housing captures an ambient sky above a wearer of a helmet. The artificial intelligence model detects an object of interest (e.g., a drone, a bird, a plane, a missile, a satellite, an ambient threat, and a celestial object) appearing above the wearer. The responsive device haptically notifies the wearer when the artificial intelligence model detects the object of interest.

Disclosed are an apparatus, system, and method of a visual sensor of a tactical gear to use facial recognition technology to identify a person of interest and to cause a responsive device on the tactical gear to notify a wearer. In one embodiment, a personal protective equipment includes a responsive device integrated in a tactical gear and a visual sensor. The visual sensor of the tactical gear identifies a target person using an identity artificial intelligence model. The responsive device notifies a wearer of the tactical gear when the visual sensor identifies the target person. Further, the responsive device notifies an additional person when the visual sensor identifies a threat to a protectee of the wearer and the additional person. The responsive device may vibrate when the visual sensor of the tactical gear detects an ambient threat to the protectee of the wearer.

Disclosed are a method, system, and apparatus of s body safety device with visual sensing and haptic response using artificial intelligence. In one embodiment, a body worn safety device includes a visual sensor integrated into a tactical gear and a haptic feedback device integrated in the tactical gear. The haptic feedback device vibrates when the visual sensor detects an ambient threat to a wearer of the tactical gear. The haptic feedback device may detect the ambient threat using an artificial intelligence based threat detection model. The visual sensor may be part of an array of visual sensors around a torso of the wearer such that ambient threats around the wearer are captured through the artificial intelligence based threat detection model. A battery unit may be detachable from the tactical gear.

Methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate creating the sensation of vibrotactile movement on the body of a user. Vibratory motors are used to generate a haptic language for music or other stimuli that is integrated into wearable technology. The disclosed system in certain embodiments enables the creation of a family of devices that allow people such as those with hearing impairments to experience sounds such as music or other input to the system. For example, a “sound vest” or other wearable array transforms musical input to haptic signals so that users can experience their favorite music in a unique way, and can also recognize auditory or other cues in the user's real or virtual reality environment and convey this information to the user using haptic signals.

Disclosed is a system and method for converting a vibration signal. The system includes a signal acquisition module and a signal conversion module. The signal acquisition module is configured to dock an application to acquire original vibration signal data in the application and to convert the original vibration signal data into preset protocol vibration signal data according to a preset protocol format. The signal conversion module is configured to convert the preset protocol vibration signal data into processed vibration signal data corresponding to a vibration unit according to a preset signal generation method, and to output the processed vibration signal data into the vibration unit to drive the vibration unit to generate vibration. The system can set vibration frequencies according to different applications, so that a user feels a vibration effect satisfying an application scenario from the controller with the vibration unit, the user experience is improved.

A wearable device for emergency event evacuation and rescue is described herein. The wearable device can include a memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive, while the wearable device is being worn by an occupant of a facility, a notification of an emergency event occurring in the facility, and transmit, responsive to receiving the notification of the emergency event occurring in the facility, a current location of the occupant in the facility and current health data of the occupant of the facility.

A haptic feedback device that includes an input unit for receiving remote object data, at least one feedback surface arranged to be touched or sensed by a user, at least one haptic actuator arranged for providing a change on the feedback surface, and a control unit that is connected to the input unit to receive the remote object data, connected to the haptic actuator, and arranged to control the haptic actuator according to the received remote object data so as to provide haptic feedback to the user.

The present disclosure relates to a method and device based on a viscosity-variable haptic glove using MR fluid. A method for providing haptic feedback through a haptic glove according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: detecting an object in a virtual reality (VR) space; controlling an electromagnetic field for an actuator based on a magneto-rheological fluid (MR fluid) mounted on the haptic glove based on properties of the detected object; and providing haptic feedback to a user of the haptic glove using properties of the MR fluid that change based on the controlled electromagnetic field.

One aspect of the utility model relates to a watch dial comprising an autonomous lighting device, the autonomous lighting device (3) comprises the following functional elements: at least one light emitting source (4), an autonomous power supply unit (21), and a control unit (7) used for managing the operation of the at least one light emitting source (4), the dial (2a, 2b) is formed by a plurality of assemblies (9a, 9b) through stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14), the plurality of layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) are connected together via stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) and each comprise one or more functional elements of the autonomous lighting device (3).

The invention is related to a wearable device and method for simulating sensation of wind by using electronic component.

A system and method for an intelligent hair drying / styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying / styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying / styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.

A system and method for an intelligent hair drying / styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying / styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying / styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.

A wearable device integrating a network of interactive sensors is disclosed, wherein said sensors are configured to detect, monitor, and transmit real-time spatial position data to a central control unit. The central control unit comprises a processing module that computes the relative positioning and orientation of each sensor within a predefined reference frame, enabling continuous user movement tracking. Upon reaching a predefined spatial condition, the system generates a feedback signal, triggering a responsive sensory output via a haptic, auditory, or visual feedback mechanism. The device employs multiple positioning technologies, including inertial measurement units (IMUs), accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, radio frequency identification (RFID), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), ultra-wideband (UWB), and infrared tracking to ensure high-precision spatial awareness. The system is designed for applications in sports performance optimization, medical rehabilitation, virtual and augmented reality (VR / AR), occupational safety, and industrial hazard detection.

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving an input audio signal for playback by at least one speaker and at least one tactile transducer, receiving a control signal associated with a user-specified setting for the at least one tactile transducer, and generating a processed audio signal to drive the at least one tactile transducer, wherein the processed audio signal is adjusted based on the control signal independent of a speaker output signal driving the at least one speaker.