SMART SHOES, METHOD OF PROVIDING SENSOR INFORMATION TO SMART SHOES, SMART DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE PROGRAM VIA SMART DEVICE

• US 20150182844A1
• Filed: 01/02/2015
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: JANG, Yong Won
• Granted Patent: US 10,473,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1036 Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/52 Weighing apparatus combined with other objects, e.g. furniture with walking sticks A45B3/08

Abstract

Smart shoes including a sensor unit including at least one sensor of a pressure sensor to sense a pressure in the smart shoes, a temperature sensor to sense a temperature in the smart shoes, an acceleration sensor to sense a movement of the smart shoes and an altitude sensor to sense an altitude, a controller to collect sensor information output by the at least one sensor and process the collected sensor information according to a request from a user device, and a providing unit to provide the processed sensor information to the user device.

Claims

1. Smart shoes comprising:

a collection unit to collect sensor information using a sensor detachable from the smart shoes based on movement of a user; and

a providing unit to provide the collected sensor information to a user device according to a request from the user device,

wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a pressure sensor to sense a pressure in the smart shoes, a temperature sensor to sense a temperature in the smart shoes, an acceleration sensor to sense a movement of the smart shoes, and an altitude sensor to sense an altitude.

2. The smart shoes of claim 1, wherein the pressure sensor is disposed on at least one of an inside bottom surface of the smart shoes and an instep contact surface coming in contact with an instep of a foot of a user to measure a weight of the user based on a distribution of foot joints of the user.

3. The smart shoes of claim 1, wherein a sensor density of the pressure sensor is adjusted when a distribution of foot joints of a user is absent, or a high pressure is applied to the pressure sensor as a user walks.

4. A user device comprising:

a reception unit to receive, from smart shoes, sensor information output by at least one of a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, an acceleration sensor and an altitude sensor;

an analysis unit to analyze the sensor information based on a request for weight management and healthcare for a user; and

a providing unit to provide a guidance program using the analyzed sensor information according to the request,

wherein the providing unit provides feedback on the sensor information output by the sensor corresponding to the user moving according to the provided guidance program.

5. The user device of claim 4, wherein the analysis unit analyzes a weight of the user based on a weight change of the user when measuring the weight.

6. The user device of claim 4, wherein the analysis unit analyzes a foot pressure distribution according to a weight of the user based on sensor information output by the pressure sensor.

7. The user device of claim 4, wherein the analysis unit analyzes at least one of an activity pattern and calorie consumption according to a movement of the user.

8. The user device of claim 4, wherein the providing unit provides a guidance program comprising at least one of an exercise type, an exercising style, an exercise duration, and an exercise intensity according to a movement of the user.

9. The user device of claim 4, wherein the providing unit compares whether the sensor information subjected to feedback corresponds to sensor information comprised in the guidance program and provides a result of the comparison to the user.

10. The user device of claim 9, further comprising a sharing unit to share the result of the comparison using a network connecting different users.

11. A method of providing sensor information to smart shoes, the method comprising:

collecting sensor information based on a user movement using a sensor detachable from the smart shoes; and

providing the collected sensor information to a user device according to a request from the user device,

wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a pressure sensor to sense pressure in the smart shoes, a temperature sensor to sense temperature in the smart shoes, an acceleration sensor to sense a movement of the smart shoes, and an altitude sensor to sense an altitude.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the pressure sensor is disposed on at least one of an inside bottom surface of the shoes and an instep contact surface coming in contact with an instep of a foot of a user to measure a weight of the user based on a distribution of foot joints of the user.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein a sensor density of the pressure sensor is adjusted when a distribution of foot joints of a user is absent, or a high pressure is applied to the pressure sensor as a user walks.

14. A method of providing a guidance program to a user device, the method comprising:

receiving, from smart shoes, sensor information output by at least one of a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, an acceleration sensor, and an altitude sensor;

analyzing the sensor information based on a user request for weight management and healthcare; and

providing a guidance program according to the user request using the analyzed sensor information,

wherein the providing comprises providing feedback on the sensor information output by the sensor corresponding to the user moving according to the provided guidance program.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing a weight of the user based on a weight change of the user when measuring the weight.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing a foot pressure distribution according to the weight of the user based on sensor information output by the pressure sensor.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing at least one of an activity pattern and calorie consumption according to a movement of the user.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the providing comprises providing a guidance program comprising at least one of an exercise type, an exercising style, an exercise duration, and an exercise intensity according to a movement of the user.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the providing comprises comparing whether the sensor information subjected to feedback corresponds to sensor information comprised in the guidance program and providing a result of the comparison to the user.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising sharing the result using a network connecting different users.