Smart Boxing Gloves and Methods of Use

• US 20140248594A1
• Filed: 03/01/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Victor Xavier Navas
• Original Assignee: Victor Xavier Navas
• Inventors: Navas, Victor Xavier
• Application Number:
  US13/782,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20140248594A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/247
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1124 Determining motor skills
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/22 Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow exercising apparatus A63B21/00 ; measuring of work or force in general G01L
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6806 Gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

A system, for training martial arts comprising a hand mounted accelerometer coupled to a martial arts glove, such as a boxing glove or mixed martial arts (MMA) glove, or a wrist band, operatively coupled to a processor capable of determining user hand position based on data collected from the accelerometer(s). A software routine stored in a computer readable medium and accessible to the system shall comprise the method of converting the data from the accelerometers to positional data of the user'"'"'s hands. The system may further comprise a remote unit containing the processor and a force sensor mounted to a striking target. The force sensor may also be coupled to the martial arts glove.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one accelerometer adapted to be worn on the hand or wrist of a user; and

a processor operatively coupled to the at least one accelerometer capable of calculating the user'"'"'s hand position based on data from the accelerometer.

2. The system of claim 1 where the accelerometer is coupled to a martial arts glove.

3. The system of claim 1 where the accelerometer is coupled to a wrist band.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a force sensor.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising a transmitter.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a remote unit comprising a receiver for receiving data from the transmitter and processor.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a transmitter to communicate with other devices.

8. The system of claim 6 further comprising a target, the target further comprising a force sensor operatively coupled to the remote unit.

9. A martial arts glove comprising:

a glove portion; and

at least one accelerometer coupled to the glove portion capable of providing positional data about the glove.

10. The martial arts glove of claim 9 further comprising a force sensor coupled to the glove.

11. The martial arts glove of claim 9 further comprising a wireless transmitter capable of transmitting data from the accelerometer.

12. The martial arts glove of claim 9 further comprising a processor operatively coupled to the accelerometer and the transmitter.

13. A wrist band comprising:

a wrist mounting portion; and

at least one accelerometer coupled to the wristband capable of providing positional data about the wrist band.

14. The wrist band of claim 13 further comprising a transmitter capable of transmitting data from the accelerometer.

15. A method for training boxers comprising:

equipping a user with at least one hand mounted accelerometer capable of providing positional data; and

determining the location of the user'"'"'s hands by collecting and processing data from the accelerometer.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of establishing a predefined allowable position for the user'"'"'s hands.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of defining an acceptable amount of variance from a predefined allowable position.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of comparing a user'"'"'s hand position against a predefined allowable hand position.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising the step of inquiring whether a punch data object was detected contemporaneously with the signal indicating the user'"'"'s hands had deviated from the predefined allowable position.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of notifying the user if the user'"'"'s hands have deviated beyond the predefined allowable position.