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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Kyndryl, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Michael Seth Silverstein, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Todd Russell Whitman, Bethany, CT (US);
Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael Bender, Rye Brook, NY (US);
Jeremy R. Fox, Georgetown, TX (US);
KYNDRYL, INC., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing active fall prevention assistance to a user. The method includes one or more computer processors mapping a work area where a user performs a plan of tasks. The method further includes determining a safety configuration related to the user and the task. The method further includes instructing an autonomous device to attach a first tether between a first anchor point and a safety harness secured to the user. The method further includes analyzing real-time images of the work area and the user while the user performs the task. The method further includes determining that the user is at risk of falling. The method further includes responding to determining that the user is at risk of falling by instructing the autonomous device to attach a second tether between a second anchor point and the safety harness secured to the user.