METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SELF-POWERED RFID-READABLE PEDOMETER
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Abstract
A device, system and method for analyzing a user'"'"'s motion using a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations, an EEPROM to record data associated with the plurality of deformation signals, and a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the EEPROM and to transmit data, wherein the analysis may determine an abnormality in the user'"'"'s gait.
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56 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method comprising:
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obtaining or manufacturing the system comprising a plurality of devices, each device comprising a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations;
a real time clock to generate timing data;
a non-volatile memory to record data associated with the plurality of compression signals and the timing data; and
a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the non-volatile memory and to transmit at least a portion of the received data, a reader to receive data from the transceivers of the plurality of devices; and
a processor to receive the data from the reader;
wherein the processor is configured to analyze the deformation signals generated by the plurality of devices;transmitting data from the plurality of devices to a processor; analyzing the deformation signals generated by the plurality of devices; and diagnosing a user'"'"'s gait. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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41. The method of 40, further comprising a threshold voltage and wherein the threshold voltage is configured to discriminate between actual steps taken and shuffling of the feet.
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53. A device, comprising:
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a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations; a real time clock to generate timing data; a non-volatile memory to record data associated with the plurality of deformation signals and the timing data; a transceiver to receive at least a portion of recorded data from the non-volatile memory and to transmit at least a portion of received data; and a processor to analyze the deformation signals to determine abnormalities in a user'"'"'s step, wherein the device is a pedometer or gait sensor. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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55. A system comprising a plurality of devices, each device comprising a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations;
- a real time clock to generate timing data;
a non-volatile memory to record data associated with the plurality of compression signals and the timing data; and
a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the non-volatile memory and to transmit at least a portion of the received data, a reader to receive data from the transceivers of the plurality of devices; and
a processor to receive the data from the reader;
wherein the processor is configured to analyze the deformation signals generated by the plurality of devices;
wherein system is configured to transmit data from the plurality of devices to a processor, analyze the deformation signals generated by the plurality of devices and diagnose a user'"'"'s gait. - View Dependent Claims (56)
- a real time clock to generate timing data;
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