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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kun Bai, Elmsford, NY (US);
Christian B. Kau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jerald T. Schoudt, Douglassville, PA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/043 (2013.01); H04W 68/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for detecting obstacles in a user's path by obtaining the user's location and direction of movement, as well as visual and audio inputs of the surrounding environment, and alarming the user if the method and system detect an obstacle approaching the user.