Peripheral sensory and supersensory replacement system
First Claim
1. A sensor-based quantification and analysis system, comprising:
- an input device includinga plurality of sensors, each sensor generating an input based on a force, and electronic transmission circuitry that transmits force information based on each of the generated inputs;
an output device that receives the force information; and
processing circuitry configured to select, for each sensor of the plurality of sensors, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage based on a number of inputs generated by a respective sensor of the plurality of sensors within a predetermined time period indicating that a pressure threshold has been exceeded, and each of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage is a threshold percentage of the inputs generated by the respective sensor within the predetermined time period indicating that the pressure threshold has been exceeded,wherein the predetermined time period shifts with a passage of time for continuous monitoring, and wherein the output device includes a tactile display that presents the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage for each sensor of the plurality of sensors.
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Abstract
A sensor-based quantification and analysis system includes an input device including a plurality of sensors that generate an input based on a force. The input device also includes a transmission device that transmits force information based on the input. The system also includes an output device that receives the force information. A processing unit selects, for each of the plurality of sensors, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage based on the force and a predetermined time period. Further, the output device includes a display that presents or logs the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage for each of the plurality of sensors.
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19 Claims
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1. A sensor-based quantification and analysis system, comprising:
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an input device including a plurality of sensors, each sensor generating an input based on a force, and electronic transmission circuitry that transmits force information based on each of the generated inputs; an output device that receives the force information; and processing circuitry configured to select, for each sensor of the plurality of sensors, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage based on a number of inputs generated by a respective sensor of the plurality of sensors within a predetermined time period indicating that a pressure threshold has been exceeded, and each of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage is a threshold percentage of the inputs generated by the respective sensor within the predetermined time period indicating that the pressure threshold has been exceeded, wherein the predetermined time period shifts with a passage of time for continuous monitoring, and wherein the output device includes a tactile display that presents the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage for each sensor of the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sensor-based quantification and analysis system, comprising:
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an input device including means for generating a plurality of inputs based on a force located to at least two regions on a user, electronic transmission circuitry that transmits force information based on the generated plurality of inputs; an output device that receives the force information; and means for selecting, at each region of the at least two regions of the user, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage at a respective region of the at least two regions of the user based on the plurality of inputs generated at the respective region within a predetermined time period indicating that a pressure threshold has been exceeded, and each of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage is a threshold percentage of the plurality of inputs generated at the region within the predetermined time period indicating that the pressure threshold has been exceeded, wherein the predetermined time period shifts with a passage of time for continuous monitoring, and wherein the output device includes a tactile display that presents the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage.
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18. A quantification and analysis method, comprising:
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generating by each sensor of a plurality of sensors, an input based on a force; transmitting by a transmitter, force information based on each of the generated inputs;
receiving the force information;selecting by processing circuitry, for each sensor of the plurality of sensors, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage based on a number of inputs generated by a respective sensor of the plurality of sensors within a predetermined time period indicating that a pressure threshold has been exceeded, each of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage is a threshold percentage of the inputs generated by the respective sensor within the predetermined time period indicating that the pressure threshold has been exceeded; and presenting a tactile feedback to a user, the tactile feedback corresponding to the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage for each sensor of the plurality of sensors, wherein the predetermined time period shifts with a passage of time for continuous monitoring.
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19. A sensor-based quantification and analysis system, comprising:
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an input device including means for generating a plurality of inputs based on a force located to at least two regions on a user, and electronic transmission circuitry that transmits force information based on the generated plurality of inputs; and an output device that receives the force information and includes means for selecting, at each region of the at least two regions of the user, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage at a respective region of the at least two regions of the user based on a number of the plurality of inputs generated at the region within a predetermined time period indicating that a pressure threshold has been exceeded, and each of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage is a threshold percentage of the plurality of inputs generated at the respective region within the predetermined time period indicating that the pressure threshold has been exceeded, wherein the predetermined time period shifts with a passage of time for continuous monitoring, and wherein the output device includes a tactile display that presents the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage.
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