Patent ID: 9432130
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A device comprising: a footwear attachable to a foot or feet of a user, including at least one sole portion for placing on a ground; at least one seismic transducer device located within the at least one sole; a processing module; a transmitting interface module; and a receiving interface module, wherein the at least one seismic transducer device includes: a container defining a chamber filled with a medium having controllable physical properties; and a hydrophone disposed in the medium and affixed to the container, wherein at least a portion of the container, being a membrane, is controllable in terms of tension level over the membrane, wherein the seismic transducer is configurable in both a transmitter configuration and a receiver configuration, wherein in the transmitter configuration, the seismic transducer is arranged to transmit seismic waves having a specified pattern into a second medium coupled to the membrane, and wherein in the receiver configuration, the seismic transducer is arranged to receive seismic waves having a specified pattern propagating through a second medium coupled to the membrane.