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Abstract
Apparatus (10) is provided for use with a shoe worn by a subject, the apparatus (10) including an insole system (20), adapted to be inserted into the shoe, the insole system (20) including a flexible insole (26) and at least one force sensor (28), adapted to generate a force measurement; and a control unit (24), adapted to receive the force measurement, and convert the force measurement to a weight measurement. Other embodiments are also described.
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119 Claims
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38. Apparatus for use with a shoe worn by a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- an insole system, adapted to be inserted into the shoe, the insole system comprising a flexible insole, and at least two force sensors adapted to sense force at respective locations of the insole, and, responsive thereto, to generate respective force measurements;
a stimulator, adapted to provide feedback to the subject; and
a control unit, adapted to;
receive the force measurements, perform an analysis of a gait of the subject at least in part responsively to the force measurements, and responsively to the gait analysis, drive the stimulator to configure the feedback to guide the subject to modify one or more respective forces applied by the subject to a subset of the respective locations of the insole, the subset containing fewer than all of the locations of the insole.
- an insole system, adapted to be inserted into the shoe, the insole system comprising a flexible insole, and at least two force sensors adapted to sense force at respective locations of the insole, and, responsive thereto, to generate respective force measurements;
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39. Apparatus for use with a shoe worn by a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- an insole system, adapted to be inserted into the shoe, the insole system comprising a flexible insole and at least one force sensor, adapted to generate a force measurement; and
a portable control unit, adapted to be physically coupled to and carried on a limb of the subject, the control unit comprising a memory, in which a look-up table is stored, the look-up table containing force-to-weight conversion values for a plurality of values of at least one shoe/foot characteristic, and the control unit adapted to; receive an indication of a value of the shoe/foot characteristic, receive the force measurement, and use the look-up table to convert the force measurement to a weight measurement, at least in part responsively to the value of the shoe/foot characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (40, 43)
- an insole system, adapted to be inserted into the shoe, the insole system comprising a flexible insole and at least one force sensor, adapted to generate a force measurement; and
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46. A method for calibrating a flexible insole, the method comprising:
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inserting the insole into a shoe; inserting a foot of a subject into the shoe after the insole has been inserted; weighing, one or more times, the shoe while the subject is applying weight to the shoe, so as to generate a set of one or more measured weight values; while weighing the shoe, measuring a force applied by the foot on the insole, so as to generate a set of one or more measured force values; and responsively to the measured weight values and the measured force values, generating a look-up table containing force-to-weight conversion values applicable to the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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55. A method for calibrating a flexible insole shaped so as to define at least two independent chambers inflatable with a gas, comprising:
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inserting the insole into a shoe; inserting a foot of a subject into the shoe after the insole has been inserted; measuring respective pressures in each of the chambers after the foot has been inserted, while weight of the subject is not applied to the shoe; and inflating each of the chambers until respective desired pressures are obtained in the chambers.
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103. A method for use with a shoe worn by a subject, the method comprising:
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inserting a flexible insole into the shoe; generating a force measurement of a force applied to the insole; physically coupling a portable control unit to a limb of the subject, such that the control unit is carried on the limb; receiving, by the control unit, an indication of a value of at least one shoe/foot characteristic; and converting, by the control unit, the force measurement to a weight measurement, at least in part responsively to the value of the shoe/foot characteristic, using a look-up table containing force-to-weight conversion values for a plurality of values of the at least one shoe characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107)
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110. A method for use with a shoe worn by a subject, the method comprising:
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inserting a flexible insole into the shoe; sensing force at first and second regions of the insole, and, responsive thereto, to generating respective first and second force measurements, the first and second regions corresponding to first and second regions of a sole of the shoe, respectively; generating a first output responsively to the first force measurement surpassing a first minimum threshold value indicative of ground contact of the first region of the sole; and generating a second output, different from the first output, responsively to the second force measurement surpassing a second minimum threshold value indicative of ground contact of the second region of the sole. - View Dependent Claims (111, 112, 113)
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114. A method for use with a shoe worn by a subject, the method comprising:
- inserting a flexible insole into the shoe;
generating first and second force measurements for first and second regions of the insole, respectively; receiving a measured sequence of the first and second force measurements; comparing the measured sequence with a predetermined sequence; and generating a correspondence output responsively to a determination that the measured sequence corresponds to the predetermined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118)
- inserting a flexible insole into the shoe;
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