Belt integrated with stress sensing and output reaction

• US 20090234201A1
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chun-I Sun, Jung-Tang Huang
• Original Assignee: Chun-I Sun, Jung-Tang Huang
• Inventors: Sun, Chun-I, Huang, Jung-Tang
• Application Number:
  US12/381,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20090234201A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1135 by monitoring thoracic expansion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/224 Measuring muscular strength
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/185 Rhythm indicators

Abstract

This invention disclosed a method for monitoring the status of health by way of a belt which is integrated with stress sensing sensor and reaction output function. The user could follow its assistant to do breathing exercises, like belly breathing.

Claims

1. A binding belt containing sensor comprising mainly of waist belt, wrist protector, knee protector, gloves, sleeve, socks, trouser or similar structure;

it is then accompanied with electronic circuit, power and at least one type of stress sensor;

furthermore, it is associated with human-machine interface or signal output device to be used in continuous and long time tracking of the stress response signal within the body of the object to be tested that is tied tightly by the binding belt;

response signal then is converted by circuit and software, and corresponding change notification signal is sent out by human-machine interface or output device;

therefore, the person under test can, based on the output change notification signal, perform in time interaction through will, change the body operation status.

2. The binding belt of claim 1 wherein the stress sensor is pressure or tension sensor;

in addition, step counter, temperature sensor, sound sensor, current sensor, vibration sensor or image sensor are used together.

3. The binding belt of claim 1 wherein the human-machine interface is switch, button, LED, LCD, buzzer, speaker or a combination of several above items.

4. The binding belt of claim 1 wherein signal output device is wireless transmission device, wired transmission device or a combination of both;

the signal receiving device receives response signal or provide control signal.

5. The binding belt of claim 1 wherein stress sensor is a single sensor or multiple sensors arranged in array way.

6. A method for exercise status tracking, health status tracking or assistance to health, and the method uses at least one stress sensor binding belt to implement the following steps:

(a) The relative position of binding belt fixed sensor and the object to be tested;

(b) Under normal operation condition, the sensor senses the stress operation within the object to be tested, and the measured pressure or tension change is used to generate corresponding response signal;

(c) An electronic circuit converts the response signal of the sensor, then through human-machine interface or signal output device, corresponding change notification signal is sent out;

(d) The person under test, based on the change notification signal sent out, performs in time interaction through will so as to improve the operation status within the body.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein, based on the response signal transferred, the motion of the object to be tested, whether the force exertion at relative time for the object to be tested is appropriate or whether the magnitude of the force exerted has reached the setup standard for the object to be tested, is traced, and corresponding change notification signal is sent out to be used as indicator in the learning program.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein, based on the response signal transferred, whether a negative growth can be seen on the object to be tested or a critical value has been reached, is traced, and corresponding change notification signal is sent out so as to be used as indicator for health status.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein when the binding belt is tied to the belly, based on the response signal transferred, it detects whether the belly breathing method has been reached effectively, and corresponding change notification signal is sent out to assist the reach of the training purpose of performing belly breathing method.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein to act in accordance with the signal from the step counter, corresponding change notification signal is sent out so as to reach the purpose of coordinating belly breathing and the step rhythm.

11. The method of claim 6 wherein to act in accordance with the signal from the pulse sensor, corresponding change notification signal is sent out so as to reach the purpose of assisting the control of the exercise rhythm.

12. The method of claim 6 wherein to act in accordance with the signal from the sound sensor, corresponding change notification signal is sent out so as to reach the purpose of detecting the infant'"'"'s heart beat within the belly of the pregnant person and the rhythm of the person under test.