Method and system for posture awareness training
First Claim
1. A method of operating at least one programmable electronic data processing machine comprising:
- receiving a digital image file comprising an image representative of a given person standing in a first position;
associating the digital image with a data record for the given person, wherein the data record is one of a plurality of data records and stored in a data storage accessible to the data processing machine;
displaying the image at a user output;
displaying an interactive vertical line overlaid on the image for providing a vertical axis as a posture reference;
displaying at least two reference indicators overlaid on the image for determining a scale factor; and
requesting a posture assessment of the given person based on the digital image.
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Abstract
A system is provided for capturing a plurality of digital images of a given person for providing posture analysis and posture awareness training. The images may be displayed in a screen along with interactive vertical lines (vertical axis) and horizontal lines (top, bottom, and middle). An orthogonal gridline may be scaled by converting a physical mesh size provided by a user to a pixel mesh size and then overlaid on the image to assist in posture analysis. The system retains a historical record for the given person so that posture and training effectiveness may be tracked over time. Generally, anterior, posterior, and/or lateral images of the given person are used to analyze posture. In a further embodiment, a footpad may be used to provide indications for placement of the vertical and/or horizontal lines.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating at least one programmable electronic data processing machine comprising:
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receiving a digital image file comprising an image representative of a given person standing in a first position;
associating the digital image with a data record for the given person, wherein the data record is one of a plurality of data records and stored in a data storage accessible to the data processing machine;
displaying the image at a user output;
displaying an interactive vertical line overlaid on the image for providing a vertical axis as a posture reference;
displaying at least two reference indicators overlaid on the image for determining a scale factor; and
requesting a posture assessment of the given person based on the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12)
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9. A system for posture analysis comprising computer code stored in data storage and executable by a processor, the code comprising:
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(i) instructions for retrievably storing records relating to a plurality of persons;
(ii) instructions for associating a digital image file with a first record associated with a first person;
(iii) instructions for displaying the digital image file at a user output;
(iv) instructions for displaying an interactive vertical line overlaid on the image at the user output for providing a vertical axis as a posture reference; and
(v) instructions for displaying at least two interactive reference indicators overlaid on the image at the user output for determining a scale factor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for posture assessment comprising:
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a footpad for positioning a person in a first position, the footpad including a marker as a vertical axis location indicator;
a digital camera for creating a first digital image of the person standing on the footpad in the first position;
data storage for storing a plurality of records associated a plurality of persons;
a processor for executing program code and for accessing data storage;
a user output; and
a program code executable by the processor for;
associating the first digital image with a record associated with the first person;
displaying the first digital image at the user output;
generating a vertical axis overlaid on the digital image, wherein the vertical axis passes through the vertical axis location indicator; and
calculating a grid scale factor for converting a physical distance to a pixel-type distance. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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