公开(公告)号：US20220299414A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17834386

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Inventor： John J.M. Rees ,  Dennis J. Jones, JR. ,  Thomas Jeffrey McClure, JR. ,  Chester A. Chaffin ,  Joseph M. Woodall ,  Alan F. Buttenhoff

IPC: G01N3/56 ,  G01N33/36 ,  G01N3/06 ,  G01N3/307 ,  G01N3/32 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01L1/14

Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor. The data analysis device is configured to receive the data packet, compare the measured zone capacitance values of the data packet to previously-measured zone capacitance values associated with the sensor underlayment into and generate a result therefrom.