Patent ID: 9437096
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61B,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A slouching monitoring and alerting system, comprising: a first patch and a second patch, the first patch adapted to be coupled to the second patch, the first patch having a first tilt sensor configured for sensing tilt of a user's upper back and the second patch having a second tilt sensor configured for sensing tilt of the user's lower back, the first sensor and the second sensor being configured to determine a degree of slouch for an occurrence of a slouch and each of the first timer and the second timer configured to measure a corresponding duration of a corresponding slouch; at least one connecting member connecting the first patch to the second patch, the at least one connecting member being adapted to stretch when a movement of a user of the slouching monitoring and alerting system varies from a pre-defined posture to indicate an occurrence of a slouch; an adjustment member adapted to selectively adjust a length of the at least one connecting member between the first patch and the second patch so as to position the first patch and the second patch to correspond to the pre-defined posture of the user; an alarm coupled to at least one of the first patch or the second patch, the alarm configured to generate an alert adapted to notify the user of a movement differing from the pre-defined posture to indicate the occurrence of a corresponding slouch, the alarm being disposed in a circuit having a normally open switch connected to the connecting member so that stretching the connecting member closes the circuit and activates the alarm; at least one controller/processor adapted to receive information from the first sensor and the second sensor and adapted to communicate information related to an occurrence of at least one slouch with a communication device; means for selectively determining by the at least one controller/processor of the slouching monitoring and alerting system if the degree of slouch corresponds to a “Little” slouch associated with movement of the upper back detected by the first sensor or if the degree of slouch corresponds to an “Acute” slouch associated with movement of the upper back detected by the first sensor and movement of the lower back detected by the second sensor, based on information received by the at least one controller/processor from the first sensor and the second sensor; and means for transmitting information related to at least one occurrence of a slouch to a communication device.