Patent ID: 9691240
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: E04F,G08B,H04Q

Claim:
1. A floor covering system, comprising: at least one tile connector with a wireless transmitter and positionable between a floor and a floor covering to connect tiles of the floor covering together; a piezoelectric sensor positionable between the floor and the floor covering; an accelerometer positionable between the floor and the floor covering; and a controller configured for receiving data from the piezoelectric sensor, the wireless transmitter, and the accelerometer, the controller including or being communicatively coupled to a data analysis system that is configured to analyze the location data, the pressure data, and the force data to identify an event in a room with the floor covering, as indicated by the location data, the pressure data, and the force data, wherein the controller is configured for communicating via a network with a device to output an alert of the event indicated by the location data, the pressure data, and the force data.