Postural information system and method including determining response to subject advisory information

• US 20100271200A1
• Filed: 10/13/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/587,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20100271200A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training

Abstract

A method includes, but is not limited to: determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects, and determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects; and

determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers.

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134. A system comprising:

for each of more than one instances, circuitry for determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects associated with the instance based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects; and

circuitry for generating one or more directions based at least in part upon each of the subject advisory information associated with each of the more than one instances.

135. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information including one or more suggested postural influencer locations to locate one or more of the postural influencers.

137. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information including one or more suggested postural influencer orientations to orient one or more of the postural influencers.

139. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information including one or more suggested postural influencer positions to position one or more of the postural influencers.

142. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information including one or more suggested subject conformations to conform one or more of the subjects.

144. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information including one or more suggested schedules of operation for one or more of the subjects.

147. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information including one or more elements of suggested postural adjustment instruction for one or more of the subjects.

149. The system of claim 134, wherein one or more of the first postural influencers includes a robotic system and wherein the circuitry determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for determining subject advisory information regarding the robotic system.

152. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more radar aspects.

153. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more image capture aspects.

155. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more photographic aspects.

158. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more contact sensing aspects.

160. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more inclinometry aspects.

163. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more pressure aspects.

165. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more geographical aspects.

166. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more global positioning satellite (GPS) aspects.

173. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more subject input aspects.

176. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for wirelessly receiving one or more elements of the postural influencer status information from one or more of the first postural influencers.

183. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more elements of the postural influencer status information from one or more of the first postural influencers via optical communication.

184. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers.

191. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more photographic aspects.

194. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more contact sensing aspects.

196. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more inclinometry aspects.

201. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more geographical aspects.

204. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more edge detection aspects.

209. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more subject input aspects.

211. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information regarding postural influencer status information expressed relative to one or more objects other than the first postural influencers of the subjects.

216. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more locational aspects.

219. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more conformational aspects.

221. The system of claim 134, wherein the circuitry for obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the first postural influencers through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more visual appearance aspects.

222. The system of claim 134, further comprising:

circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers.

225. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more elements of the subject status information via a cellular system.

230. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more elements of the subject status information via optical communication.

235. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more radar aspects.

239. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more pattern recognition aspects.

241. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more contact sensing aspects.

243. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more inclinometry aspects.

245. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more force aspects.

248. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more geographical aspects.

250. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more grid reference aspects.

251. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more edge detection aspects.

254. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more acoustic reference aspects.

255. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more triangulation aspects.

257. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for retrieving one or more elements of the subject status information from one or more storage portions.

259. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information regarding subject status information expressed relative to one or more portions of one or more of the subjects.

262. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information regarding subject status information expressed in absolute location coordinates.

264. The system of claim 222, wherein the circuitry for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of one or more of the first postural influencers comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more postural aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the subjects through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more positional aspects.

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267. A system comprising:

means determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects; and

means for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers.

268. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects; and

one or more instructions for determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers.