SMART SPORTS PROTECTIVE APPARATUS

• US 20170007181A1
• Filed: 06/20/2016
• Published: 01/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jijun Wang
• Original Assignee: Jijun Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Jijun
• Granted Patent: US 10,111,619 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0223 Magnetic field sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6802 Sensor mounted on worn items
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7271 Specific aspects of physiological measurement analysis A61B5/316, A61B5/349 and A61B5/374 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/125 for the knee
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/1266 for the calf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/44 : Angular acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 : Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/73 : Altitude
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 : Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 : Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 : heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 : heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 : P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/30 : blood pressure A63B2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 : temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 : Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 : Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/10 : for the head A63B71/081 takes precedence ; in the form of caps or hats A42B1/08; helmets A42B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/1225 : for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet

Abstract

According to some embodiments of this disclosure, a smart sports protective apparatus comprises: a base body device for covering at least a part of a user'"'"'s body to relieve an impact of an external force to at least the part of the user'"'"'s body when the user is playing sports; a circuit device for collecting user data, including the user'"'"'s biological data, motion status data, and body gesture data, from the user in real time when the user is playing sports, at least a part of the circuit device being arranged inside the base body device; and a power supply device for supplying an electric power to the circuit device, the power supply device being arranged inside the base body device.

Claims

1. A smart sports protective apparatus, comprising:

a base body device for covering at least a part of a user'"'"'s body to relieve an impact of an external force to at least the part of the user'"'"'s body when the user is playing sports;

a circuit device for collecting user data, including the user'"'"'s biological data, motion status data, and body gesture data, from the user in real time when the user is playing sports, at least a part of the circuit device being arranged inside the base body device; and

a power supply device for supplying an electric power to the circuit device, the power supply device being arranged inside the base body device.

2. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 1, wherein the smart sports protective apparatus is a smart leg guard, in which the base body device covers at least a part of the user'"'"'s shank to relieve the impact of the external force to the user'"'"'s shank when the user is playing sports, so as to prevent the user'"'"'s shank being injured.

3. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit device comprises:

a data collecting unit for collecting the user data, and the data collecting unit including a biosensing module for collecting the user'"'"'s biological data, a gesture sensing module for collecting the user'"'"'s body gesture data, and a motion sensing module for collecting the user'"'"'s motion status data; and

a first processing unit for controlling the collecting operations of the data collecting unit.

4. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 3, wherein at least a part of the biosensing module is arranged on an inner surface of the base body device contacting with the user'"'"'s body, and

the biosensing module comprises at least one of a heart rate sensor for detecting data of a real-time heart rate of the user, an electrocardio sensor for detecting data of a real-time electrocardio of the user, a pulse sensor for detecting data of a real-time pulse of the user, a blood oxygen sensor for detecting data of a real-time blood oxygen of the user, a body temperature sensor for detecting data of a real-time body temperature of the user, a myoeletricity sensor for detecting data of a real-time myoeletricity of the user, and a blood pressure sensor for detecting data of a real-time blood pressure of the user.

5. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 4, wherein at least one of the heart rate sensor, the electrocardio sensor, the pulse sensor, and the blood oxygen sensor comprises an optical transceiver which, when the base body device covers at least the part of the user'"'"'s body, emits and receives light in a closed space formed by the base body device and at least the part of the user'"'"'s body without being influenced by external light.

6. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 4, wherein the myoeletricity sensor comprises two electrodes provided at the same height and at two outermost edges of the inner surface respectively.

7. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 3, wherein the gesture sensing module is provided between an inner surface of the base body device contacting with the user'"'"'s body and an outer surface of the base body device not contacting with the user'"'"'s body, and

the gesture sensing module comprises at least one of a gyroscope sensor for detecting data of a real-time inclination and rotation angle of the user, an acceleration sensor for detecting data of a real-time acceleration of the user, a geomagnetic field sensor for detecting data of a real-time orientation or direction of the user, and an air pressure sensor for detecting data of a real-time altitude and air pressure of the user.

8. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 3, wherein at least a part of the motion sensing module is provided between an inner surface of the base body device contacting with the user'"'"'s body and an outer surface of the base body device not contacting with the user'"'"'s body, and

the motion sensing module comprises a satellite signal receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellite signal transmitters, so as to determine data of a real-time position of the user according to signal parameters of the satellite signals respectively received from the plurality of satellite signal transmitters and known data of positions of the plurality of satellite signal transmitters.

9. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 8, wherein the satellite signal receiver and the plurality of satellite signal transmitters comply with a global positioning system (GPS) standard.

10. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 3, wherein the circuit device further comprises a storing unit for storing the user data.

11. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 3, wherein the circuit device further comprises a first wireless communication unit for transmitting the user data to a mobile terminal wirelessly.

12. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first wireless communication unit complies with at least one of communication standards including Bluetooth and wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi).

13. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 3, wherein the circuit device further comprises:

a second wireless communication unit for transmitting the user data to a server wirelessly via a base station apparatus, so that based on the user data, the server performs at least one of displaying the user data at a specific time, calculating the user'"'"'s displacement during a specific time period, calculating the user'"'"'s velocity at a specific time, calculating the user'"'"'s average velocity during a specific time period, calculating the user'"'"'s maximum velocity and minimum velocity during a specific time period, calculating the user'"'"'s acceleration at a specific time, drawing the user'"'"'s moving track during a specific time period, analyzing the user'"'"'s physiological status at a specific time, presenting the user'"'"'s body gesture at a specific time, analyzing a performance quality and a timeliness of the user'"'"'s specific skilled action, and evaluating the user'"'"'s athletic ability, skill level, and/or training result; and

a second processing unit for controlling the wireless transmission operation of the second wireless communication unit.

14. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second wireless communication unit further transmits beacon data to a plurality of base station apparatus, so as to determine data of a real-time position of the user according to signal parameters of the beacon data respectively received by the plurality of base station apparatus and known data of positions of the plurality of base station apparatus.

15. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second wireless communication unit and the base station apparatus comply with at least one of communication standards including ultra wide band (UWB), chirp spread spectrum (CSS), and mobile communication.

16. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second wireless communication unit comprises:

a radio frequency module for converting data to be transmitted into a radio-frequency signal in real time, the data to be transmitted including the user data or the beacon data; and

an antenna module for radiating the radio-frequency signal outwards, the antenna module being provided on an outer surface of the base body device not contacting with the user'"'"'s body.

17. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 16, wherein the antenna module is printed or embedded on the outer surface directly in a form of a flexible circuit.

18. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 13, wherein the circuit device further comprises a power managing unit for selectively supplying the electric power from the power supply device to the first processing unit and/or the second processing unit according to the user'"'"'s usage requirement.

19. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit device and the power supply device are formed integrally, and are tiled in the same direction in the base body device.

20. The smart sports protective apparatus of claim 19, wherein the circuit device and the power supply device are provided in the base body device in a detachable manner.