Patent ID: 11896115
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E  G  H  Y | IPC A  E  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A posture-monitoring system for monitoring a body posture of a user, the posture-monitoring system comprising:
an array of wirelessly locatable tags, comprising:
a first wirelessly locatable tag configured to be positioned along a first shoulder region of the user and having a first battery and a first wireless circuit configured to transmit a first locating signal;
a second wirelessly locatable tag configured to be positioned along a second shoulder region of the user and having a second battery and a second wireless circuit configured to transmit a second locating signal; and
a third wirelessly locatable tag configured to be positioned along a back region of the user and having a third battery and a third wireless circuit configured to transmit a third locating signal; and

a portable electronic device comprising:
a processing unit; and
a wireless circuit operably coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the first, second, and third locating signals, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine:
a first distance between the first wirelessly locatable tag and the portable electronic device based at least in part on the first locating signal;
a second distance between the second wirelessly locatable tag and the portable electronic device based at least in part on the second locating signal;
a third distance between the third wirelessly locatable tag and the portable electronic device based at least in part on the third locating signal; and
a characteristic of the body posture of the user using the first, second, and third distances.