Multi-functional activity management system for elderly

• US 10,342,726 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2018
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Leruan Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Leruan Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zheng, Zhongshu
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jackson, Danielle
• Application Number:
  US16/055,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20180338591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2009/005 Shafts
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 21/00 Umbrellas convertible into walking sticks
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/04 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/08 with measuring or weighing appliances
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 9/02 Handles or heads
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/08 Elderly
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 3/00 Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D13/04 ; applying electrical currents by contact electrodes for stimulating motor muscles, e.g. walking assistance A61N1/36003
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 3/06 Walking aids for blind persons replacing direct visual perception by another kind of perception A61F9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0346 Hand-held transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A multi-functional activity management system for elderly utilizes prior art walking sticks to manage big data related to activity of elderly persons. In addition, new improvements have been made upon prior art walking sticks. By incorporating umbrella function into the walking stick, the stem portion becomes narrower and shorter, thereby making it easy to be inserted into the thin walking stick.

Claims

1. A multi-functional activity management system for elderly, comprising a plurality of walking stick activity data-collecting terminals and a data management center, wherein:

each walking stick activity data-collecting terminal comprises a handle and a stem portion;

a positioning module, an activity data collection module, and an activity data transmission module are disposed inside the handle;

the positioning module is configured to track a geographical location of the elderly in real time;

the activity data collection module is configured to collect the geographical location information of the elderly;

the activity data transmission module is configured to transmit the geographical location information of the elderly to the data management center;

the data management center comprises an activity data receiving module for receiving the geographical location information of the elderly sent from respective walking stick activity data-collecting terminals; and

an activity data processing module for determining a big data information of activity of the elderly according to the geographical location information of respective elderly, and for analyzing and thereby obtaining an activity data of the elderly using said big data information of activity of the elderly;

wherein the big data information of activity of the elderly is consisted of the geographical location information of the elderly;

wherein for each walking stick activity data-collecting terminal;

a top end of the stem portion is opened and recessed downwardly to form a first receiving chamber;

a plurality of holding holes are defined evenly circumferentially in the stem portion at its top end;

a downwardly faced second receiving chamber is defined in the handle at a location where the handle is connected to the stem portion;

a plurality of spherical embossments are extended from an inner wall of the second receiving chamber;

a plurality of guiding grooves is defined in the inner wall of the first receiving chamber;

an umbrella in a closed state is inserted in the first receiving chamber along said guiding grooves;

the umbrella comprises a foldable canopy and an umbrella rod configured for supporting the canopy;

a lower end of the umbrella rod is provided with a number of resilient hooks;

when the umbrella is being used, the resilient hooks on the lower end of the umbrella rod are inserted into the corresponding holding holes of the stem portion to form a bottom support for the umbrella; and

when the canopy is to be folded, the umbrella is guided by the guiding grooves and received into the first receiving chamber, and the spherical embossments on the inner wall of the second receiving chamber of the handle of the walking stick are inserted into the corresponding holding holes to form an integral walking stick.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the positioning module is realized by GPS or mobile base station information.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the activity data of elderly comprises spots where an elderly person frequently goes and traveling lines along which an elderly person often walks.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein a bottom of the first receiving chamber is a V-shaped or U-shaped bottom;

and the downmost portion of the V-shaped or U-shaped bottom is provided with a draining hole communicated with an outside environment.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein a lighting lamp is disposed at a front end of the handle, and a switch for the lamp is disposed on a rear end of the handle.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the number of the spherical embossments is less than the number of the holding holes, and there are the same numbers of resilient hooks and holding holes.

7. A walking stick activity data-collecting terminal comprising:

a handle and a stem portion;

wherein a positioning module, an activity data collection module, and an activity data transmission module are disposed inside the handle;

the positioning module is configured to track a geographical location of the elderly in real time;

the activity data collection module is configured to collect the geographical location information of the elderly; and

the activity data transmission module is configured to transmit the geographical location information of the elderly to a data management center;

wherein the walking stick activity data-collecting terminal comprises;

a top end of the stem portion is opened and recessed downwardly to form a first receiving chamber;

a plurality of holding holes are defined evenly circumferentially in the stem portion at its top end;

a downwardly faced second receiving chamber is defined in the handle at a location where the handle is connected to the stem portion;

a plurality of spherical embossments are extended from an inner wall of the second receiving chamber;

a plurality of guiding grooves is defined in the inner wall of the first receiving chamber;

an umbrella in a closed state is inserted in the first receiving chamber along said guiding grooves;

the umbrella comprises a foldable canopy and an umbrella rod configured for supporting the canopy;

a lower end of the umbrella rod is provided with a number of resilient hooks;

when the umbrella is being used, the resilient hooks on the lower end of the umbrella rod are inserted into the corresponding holding holes of the stem portion to form a bottom support for the umbrella; and

when the canopy is to be folded, the umbrella is guided by the guiding grooves and received into the first receiving chamber, and the spherical embossments on the inner wall of the second receiving chamber of the handle of the walking stick are inserted into the corresponding holding holes to form an integral walking stick.

8. The terminal as recited in claim 7, wherein the positioning module is realized by GPS or mobile base station information.