Patent ID: 9141761
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for assisting a user to maintain a correct posture, the apparatus being a portable terminal and comprising: a processor configured to estimate a state of a user's cervical spine based on an angle of inclination sensed by a sensor of the portable terminal, the sensor being in communication with the processor so that the processor is configured to determine a result of whether the user is using the portable terminal in a correct posture based on the state of the user's cervical spine not being in a predefined range for a predefined amount of time based on a result of a comparison between a predefined threshold value and the angle of inclination sensed by the sensor of the portable terminal; and an alarming unit in communication with the processor and configured to generate a predetermined alarm according to the determination result determined by the processor.