METHOD OF DETERMINING THE DYNAMIC LOCATION OF A PROTECTION DEVICE

• US 20090284592A1
• Filed: 05/19/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Osborn, Thomas Ward III, Crutcher, Reginald Edward II, O'Reilly, Marie Brigid, Kirkbride, Tana Marie
• Granted Patent: US 8,260,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/94
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/84 Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads

Abstract

The method uses a location device and a timing element to determine the location of a protection device at various periods of time. During these periods of time, the human may be participating in a variety of activities and positions.

Claims

1. A method of obtaining dynamic data related to a protection device worn by a human being during one or more body movements comprising:

Receiving at a computing device a device location indication of a first location device associated with the protection device during the one or more body movements at a device time mark;

Storing the device location indication and the device time mark in a memory in communication with the computing device;

Receiving at a computing device a body location indication of a second location device located at a position on the human being at a body time mark;

Storing the body location indication and the second time mark in a memory in communication with the computing device;

Creating a report that illustrates the received device location indication at the device time mark and the received body location indication at the body time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the device time mark and the body time mark are substantially the same.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

Receiving an additional device location indication of the first location device during the one or more body movements at an additional device time mark;

Storing the additional device location indication and additional device time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device;

Receiving an additional body location indication of the second location device during the one or more body movements at an additional body time mark; and

Storing the additional body location indication and additional body time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising creating a report comprising an illustration of the movement of the device location indication from the device time mark to the additional device location at the additional device time mark and the movement of the body location indication from the body time mark to the additional body location at the additional body time mark.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more body movements are gross body movements.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location device and the second location device are electromagnetic devices.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising interpreting the device location indication and body location indication along with measurement data about the human being to determine an interpreted location of a protection device in relation to a human body.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the protection device is a vaginal device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the body location device is associated with a coccyx, a pubis, a cervix, a perineum, and/or an ilius of the pelvis of a human being.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication of the location of the protection device when the human being is in a position selected from a group of positions comprising:

Sitting position;

Squatting position;

Stretching position;

Crawling position;

Lifting position;

Standing position; and

Yoga positions; and

Horizontal position.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication of the location of the protection device when the human being is performing an action selected from a group of actions comprising:

Coughing, sneezing, running, lifting, defecating, urinating, walking, laughing, jumping, squatting, jogging, running, sprinting, swimming, performing yoga and playing a sport.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication of the location of the protection device when the human being is transitioning from a first position to a second position where the first position and second position are selected from a group comprising:

Sitting position;

Squatting position;

Stretching position;

Crawling position;

Standing position;

Lifting position;

Yoga positions; and

Horizontal position.

13. A user interface for a computing device for displaying the location of a protection device worn by a human being over a period of time comprising:

A user interface that displays;

An illustration of a location of a first location device affixed to the protection device in relation to a second location device located at a position on the human being at a first point in time;

An illustration of a location of the first location device in relation to the second location device at a second point in time; and

A moving illustration of movements of the first location device from the first point of time to the second point of time in relation to movements of the second location device from the first point of time to the second point of time.

14. The user interface of claim 13, wherein the protection device is an absorbent article.

15. A computer system comprising a processor for executing computer executable code, a memory that assists executing computer executable code and an input/output circuit;

the computer executable code comprising code for a method of obtaining dynamic data related to a protection device worn by a human being during one or more body movements, the code comprising code for;

Receiving at a computing device a device location indication of a first location device associated with the protection device at a device time mark;

Receiving at a computing device a body location indication of a second location device located at a position on the human being at a body time mark;

Storing the device location indication, the body location indication, the device time mark, and the body time mark in a memory in communication with the computing device;

Receiving an additional device location indication of the first location device at an additional device time mark;

Receiving an additional body location indication of the second location device at an additional body time mark;

Storing the additional device location indication, the additional body location indication, the additional device time mark, and the additional body time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device;

Interpreting the device location indication, the body location indication, the additional device location indication, and the additional body location indication to determine an interpreted location of a protection device in relation to a human body; and

Creating a report that illustrates the received device location indication at the device time mark, the received body location indication at the body time mark, the received additional device location indication at the additional device time mark, and the received additional body location indication at the additional body time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device in relation to the human body.

16. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising computer executable code for interpreting the device location indication and additional device location indication to determine the location of a protection device in three dimension in relation to a human body.

17. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising computer executable code for:

receiving video signals from a video device associated with the protective device;

storing the video signals and at least one video time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device;

synchronizing the video time mark with the time mark; and

displaying a user interface in which both the video at the video time mark and location of the protection device at a same time mark are displayed.

18. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising computer executable code for:

receiving pressure indications from a pressure sensor associated with the protection device;

storing the pressure indications and at least one pressure time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device;

synchronizing the pressure time mark with the time mark; and

displaying a user interface in which both the pressure indication and location of the protection device at a same time mark are displayed.

19. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising computer executable code for:

receiving moisture indications from a moisture sensor associated with the protection device;

storing the moisture indications and at least one moisture time mark in the memory in communication with the computing device;

synchronizing the moisture time mark with the time mark; and

displaying a user interface in which both the moisture indication and location of the protection device at a same time mark are displayed.

20. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising computer executable code for receiving physical sensations from the human being and storing the physical sensations with a sensation time mark.