Patent ID: 9129499
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A42B,G08B

Abstract:
1. A wireless device for monitoring protective headgear, the wireless device comprising: a short-range wireless transmitter; a short-range wireless receiver that receives alarm data from the protective headgear in response to an alarm event at the protective headgear, and that receives periodic status transmissions generated by the protective headgear, the periodic status transmissions having data that includes a system ready indicator, indicating a system ready state from the protective headgear; and a user interface, coupled to the short-range wireless receiver, that emits a first detectable alert signal in response to the alarm data to assist a user in the monitoring of the protective headgear and that emits a second detectable alert signal triggered by an absence of receiving the periodic status transmissions indicating the ready state from the protective headgear, wherein the second detectable alert signal includes an alarm that indicates that protective headgear has failed to check in; wherein the short-range wireless receiver is paired to the protective headgear via a pairing procedure and wherein the protective headgear includes a plurality of protective headgear worn by different wearers; and wherein the short range wireless transmitter transmits a polling signal and wherein the short-range wireless receiver receives status data in response to the polling signal, wherein the status data includes a battery charge status.