Source: https://patents.justia.com/patent/20180290021
Timestamp: 2019-10-23 18:27:33
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US Patent Application for APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA Patent Application (Application #20180290021 issued October 11, 2018) - Justia Patents Search
Justia Patents US Patent Application for APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA Patent Application (Application #20180290021)
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/474,000 filed Aug. 29, 2014, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA” which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/369,686 filed Feb. 9, 2012, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,821,305 titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA” (Atty. Docket No. NIKEP.004C5), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/697,127 filed Jan. 29, 2010 titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA” (Atty. docket No. ATH.004C2), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/488,491, filed Jun. 19, 2009, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.004C1), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/601,438, filed Nov. 17, 2006, and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,602,301, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.004A2), which claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to each of the following provisional patent applications: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/757,915, filed Jan. 9, 2006, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.001PR); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/765,382, filed Feb. 3, 2006, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.002PR); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/772,612, filed Feb. 10, 2006, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.004PR); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/781,612, filed Mar. 10, 2006, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.004PR2); and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/794,268, filed Apr. 21, 2006, titled “APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA” (Atty. docket No.: ATH.004PR3). The entirety of each of the above-listed documents is hereby incorporated by reference herein, and each is hereby made a part of this specification.
In some embodiments, the data produced and/or transmitted by the first processor 150 and/or the second processor 160 (see FIG. 1) can be stored, processed, and analyzed by a user (e.g., second user 162) that is different from the first user 152. The second user 162 can be a company that sells the data (in raw or processed form) to other users. The second user 162 can also perform research using the data to show statistical trends or quantities. Data can be used to in medical research studies, physical therapy studies (relating to both pre-and post-injury periods) to analyze a patient's recovery cycle, in addition to many other possible applications. The data collection, storage, processing, analysis, etc. can be accomplished as follows.
21. A system for gathering data related to sports activities, the system comprising:
a sensor configured to collect data related to movement of a body portion of a user during a sports activity; and
a communication system configured to transmit the collected data to a server comprising at least one database to store the collected data,
wherein the collected data is analyzed to provide a personalized recommendation, an instruction or a diagnosis to the user.
22. The system of claim 21, wherein the communication system comprises a telecommunication device configured to transmit the collected data to the server through a wireless network.
23. The system of claim 21, wherein the collected data is analyzed by a second user, wherein the second user is allowed to access the collected data stored in the at least one database using an electronic device and use a communication system of the electronic device to provide the personalized recommendation, the instruction or the diagnosis to the user.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein the electronic device comprises a computer or a telecommunication device.
25. The system of claim 21, wherein the personalized recommendation, the instruction or the diagnosis is provided to the user using audible or visual communication.
26. The system of claim 21, wherein the sensor is configured for sensing movement of the body portion of the user during the sports activity at a first sampling rate in the range of 1 Hz to 100 Hz.
27. The system of claim 21, wherein the sensor is configured for sensing movement of the body portion of the user during the sports activity at a second sampling rate in the range of 100 Hz to 1000 Hz.
28. The system of claim 21, wherein the sensor is configured for sensing movement of the body portion of the user during the sports activity at a third sampling rate greater than 1000 Hz.
29. The system of claim 21, wherein the sensor is configured to be attached to or integrated into a garment worn by the user.
30. The system of claim 21, wherein the sensor is configured to be attached to at least of a first body portion selected from the group consisting of a head, an ankle, a waist, or a lower leg; a second body portion selected from the group consisting of a shoulder, hip, upper leg or upper arm; or a third body portion selected from the group consisting of an arm, hand or foot.
31. A recommendation apparatus comprising:
a sensor configured to sense movement of a body portion during activity that involves movement of the body portion within a range of speeds, the sensor having a sampling rate associated with movement of the body portion within the range of speeds;
a control unit configured to receive data from the sensor; and
a processor configured to: communicate with the control unit to obtain information sensed by the sensor; and communicate with the control unit to provide a personalized recommendation, an instruction or a diagnosis to the user based on an analysis of the obtained sensor information.
32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the control-unit over the Internet.
33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the control-unit over a wireless network.
34. The system of claim 31, wherein the sampling rate of the sensor is in the range of 1 Hz to 100 Hz.
35. The system of claim 31, wherein the sampling rate of the sensor is in the range of 100 Hz to 1000 Hz.
36. The system of claim 31, wherein the sampling rate of the sensor is greater than 1000 Hz.
37. The system of claim 31, wherein the sensor is configured to be attached to or integrated into a garment worn by the user.
38. The system of claim 31, wherein the sensor is configured to be attached to at least of a first body portion selected from the group consisting of a head, an ankle, a waist, or a lower leg; a second body portion selected from the group consisting of a shoulder, hip, upper leg or upper arm; or a third body portion selected from the group consisting of an arm, hand or foot.
39. A method of providing personal recommendation to a user, the method comprising:
receiving sensor information related to movement of a body portion of a user from one or more sensors configured to collect data related to movement of the body portion;
providing a personalized recommendation, an instruction or a diagnosis to the user based on a result obtained from analyzing the collected data.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein analyzing the collected data comprises analyzing the collected data using automated analysis methods.
Application Number: 15/889,007
International Classification: A63B 24/00 (20060101); G06F 19/00 (20180101); G16H 20/30 (20180101); G06F 3/01 (20060101); A61B 5/11 (20060101); A61B 5/00 (20060101); A63B 69/36 (20060101); G16H 80/00 (20180101); A63B 5/11 (20060101);