Patent ID: 11881096
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for managing movement, comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
determine a current location of a subject in a monitoring area by receiving one or more location signals from a corresponding number of location sensors in the monitoring area,
wherein the corresponding number of location sensors are set at predetermined risk area locations throughout the monitoring area, the risk area locations each comprising an object comprising a mobility risk for the subject;
compare the current location to at least one of the risk area locations;
determine a likelihood of injury associated with the at least one of the risk area locations based on a result of the comparison; and
generate control information based on the likelihood of injury to the subject, wherein the control information is configured to control activation of a haptic effect in a device worn or carried by the subject, the haptic effect corresponding to at least one stimulus that notifies the subject of the potential at least one of the risk areas and guides the subject out of or away from the at least one of the risk area locations.