INTERNET OF SHOES

• US 20170142501A1
• Filed: 11/16/2015
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Jakobsson, Bjorn Markus
• Application Number:
  US14/942,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20170142501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• 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 5/1038 Measuring plantar pressure during gait
• 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: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/08 involving use of the magnetic field of the earth
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3652 Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/043 detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/32 for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover rotating at constant speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 : using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/886 : using energy harvesting, e.g. solar, wind or mechanical
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 : Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure are related to a connected shoe apparatus, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a radio; an antenna; and a magnetometer, wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wearable as a shoe by a user, and wherein the processor is to: determine a direction the connected shoe apparatus is facing with the magnetometer, and transmit information associated with the direction to a second device via the radio and the antenna.

Claims

1. A connected shoe apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a radio;

an antenna; and

a magnetometer,

wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wearable as a shoe by a user, and wherein the processor is to;

determine a direction the connected shoe apparatus is facing with a magnetometer, and

transmit information associated with the direction to a second device via the radio and the antenna.

2. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more vibration motors, wherein the processor is further to:

receive navigation information from the second device via the radio and the antenna, and

provide tactile navigation notification to the user using vibration motors based on the received navigation information.

3. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 2, wherein a navigation destination is preconfigured with the second device.

4. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more piezoelectric components connected to a battery, the piezoelectric components harvesting energy from the user'"'"'s walking and recharging the battery, wherein the connected shoe apparatus is connected to the second device via a low energy wireless connection and off-loads power-intensive operations of the second device.

5. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 4, wherein the power-intensive operations off-loaded comprise radio operations or data processing operations.

6. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one of one or more vibration motors, pressure sensor pads, a motion sensor, a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, or a body temperature sensor.

7. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further to:

receive sensor readings from the pressure sensor pads or the motion sensor,

determine user gait information based on the sensor readings, and

transmit the user gait information to the second device.

8. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 7, wherein the user gait information is used at the second device for user identification or authentication.

9. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further to:

collect a plurality of sensor measurements,

determine whether a correct user is wearing the connected shoe apparatus based on the sensor measurements, and

transmit the determination to the second device.

10. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 9, wherein the transmission is based on a security policy, and wherein a new determination is transmitted to the second device when the determination changes, and a reconfirmation is transmitted to the second device when a determination that the correct user is wearing the connected shoe apparatus has persisted for a predetermined period of time since last transmission.

11. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further to:

collect a plurality of sensor measurements,

determine one or more health statuses based on the sensor measurements, and

notify the user about at least one health status.

12. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 11, wherein the health statuses comprise at least one of a good health inferred from a good gait, a fall, a step frequency, a body temperature, a heartrate, or a blood pressure when the user is either at rest or in motion.

13. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further to in response to a health status indicating a fall, transmit the health status indicating the fall to a preconfigured third party.

14. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further to transmit at least one health status to the second device for display.

15. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further to activate one or more vibration motors to prompt the user to increase a step frequency in order to reach preset exercise goals.

16. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wirelessly connected to a smartwatch via the radio and the antenna.

17. A method, comprising:

determining a direction a connected shoe apparatus is facing with a magnetometer; and

transmitting information associated with the direction to a second device via a radio and an antenna,

wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wearable as a shoe by a user.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving navigation information from the second device via the radio and the antenna; and

providing tactile navigation notification to the user using vibration motors based on the received navigation information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a navigation destination is preconfigured with the second device.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising off-loading power-intensive operations of the second device,

wherein the connected shoe comprises one or more piezoelectric components connected to a battery, the piezoelectric components harvesting energy from the user'"'"'s walking and recharging the battery, and wherein the connected shoe is connected to the second device via a low energy wireless connection.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the power-intensive operations off-loaded comprise radio operations or data processing operations.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the connected shoe comprises at least one of one or more vibration motors, pressure sensor pads, a motion sensor, a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, or a body temperature sensor.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving sensor readings from the pressure sensor pads or the motion sensor;

determining user gait information based on the sensor readings; and

transmitting the user gait information to the second device.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the user gait information is used at the second device for user identification or authentication.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

collecting a plurality of sensor measurements;

determining whether a correct user is wearing the connected shoe based on the sensor measurements; and

transmitting the determination to the second device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the transmission is based on a security policy, and wherein a new determination is transmitted to the second device when the determination changes, and a reconfirmation is transmitted to the second device when a determination that the correct user is wearing the connected shoe has persisted for a predetermined period of time since last transmission.

27. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

collecting a plurality of sensor measurements;

determining one or more health statuses based on the sensor measurements; and

notifying the user about at least one health status.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the health statuses comprise at least one of a good health inferred from a good gait, a fall, a step frequency, a body temperature, a heartrate, or a blood pressure when the user is either at rest or in motion.

29. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

in response to a health status indicating a fall, transmitting the health status indicating the fall to a preconfigured third party.

30. The method of claim 27, further comprising transmitting at least one health status to the second device for display.

31. The method of claim 27, further comprising activating one or more vibration motors to prompt the user to increase a step frequency in order to reach preset exercise goals.

32. The method of claim 17, wherein the connected shoe is wirelessly connected to a smartwatch via the radio and the antenna.

33. A connected shoe apparatus, comprising:

means for determining a direction the connected shoe apparatus is facing; and

means for transmitting information associated with the direction to a second device,

wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wearable as a shoe by a user.

34. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 33, further comprising:

means for receiving navigation information from the second device; and

means for providing tactile navigation notification to the user based on the received navigation information.

35. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 34, wherein a navigation destination is preconfigured with the second device.

36. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 33, further comprising means for off-loading power-intensive operations of the second device,

wherein the connected shoe apparatus comprises means for harvesting energy from the user'"'"'s walking and recharging a battery, and wherein the connected shoe apparatus is connected to the second device via a low energy wireless connection.

37. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 36, wherein the power-intensive operations off-loaded comprise radio operations or data processing operations.

38. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 33, further comprising at least one of one or more vibration means, pressure detection means, a motion detection means, a pulse detection means, a blood pressure detection means, or a body temperature detection means.

39. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 38, further comprising:

means for receiving sensor readings from the pressure detection means or the motion detection means;

means for determining user gait information based on readings from the detection means; and

means for transmitting the user gait information to the second device.

40. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 39, wherein the user gait information is used at the second device for user identification or authentication.

41. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 39, further comprising:

means for collecting a plurality of detection means measurements;

means for determining whether a correct user is wearing the connected shoe apparatus based on the detection means measurements; and

means for transmitting the determination to the second device.

42. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 41, wherein the transmission is based on a security policy, and wherein a new determination is transmitted to the second device when the determination changes, and a reconfirmation is transmitted to the second device when a determination that the correct user is wearing the connected shoe apparatus has persisted for a predetermined period of time since last transmission.

43. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 39, further comprising:

means for collecting a plurality of detection means measurements;

means for determining one or more health statuses based on the detection means measurements; and

means for notifying the user about at least one health status.

44. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 43, wherein the health statuses comprise at least one of a good health inferred from a good gait, a fall, a step frequency, a body temperature, a heartrate, or a blood pressure when the user is either at rest or in motion.

45. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 43, further comprising:

in response to a health status indicating a fall, means for transmitting the health status indicating the fall to a preconfigured third party.

46. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 43, further comprising means for transmitting at least one health status to the second device for display.

47. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 43, further comprising means for activating one or more vibration means to prompt the user to increase a step frequency in order to reach preset exercise goals.

48. The connected shoe apparatus of claim 33, wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wirelessly connected to a smartwatch.

49. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code which, when executed by a processor of a connected shoe wearable by a user, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

determining a direction the connected shoe is facing with a magnetometer; and

transmitting information associated with the direction to a second device via a radio and an antenna.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49, further comprising code for:

receiving navigation information from the second device via the radio and the antenna; and

providing tactile navigation notification to the user using vibration motors based on the received navigation information.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 50, wherein a navigation destination is preconfigured with the second device.

52. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49, further comprising code for off-loading power-intensive operations of the second device,

wherein the connected shoe comprises one or more piezoelectric components connected to a battery, the piezoelectric components harvesting energy from the user'"'"'s walking and recharging the battery, and wherein the connected shoe is connected to the second device via a low energy wireless connection.

53. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 52, wherein the power-intensive operations off-loaded comprise radio operations or data processing operations.

54. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49, wherein the connected shoe comprises at least one of one or more vibration motors, pressure sensor pads, a motion sensor, a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, or a body temperature sensor.

55. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 54, further comprising code for:

receiving sensor readings from the pressure sensor pads or the motion sensor;

determining user gait information based on the sensor readings; and

transmitting the user gait information to the second device.

56. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 55, wherein the user gait information is used at the second device for user identification or authentication.

57. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 55, further comprising code for:

collecting a plurality of sensor measurements;

determining whether a correct user is wearing the connected shoe based on the sensor measurements; and

transmitting the determination to the second device.

58. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 57, wherein the transmission is based on a security policy, and wherein a new determination is transmitted to the second device when the determination changes, and a reconfirmation is transmitted to the second device when a determination that the correct user is wearing the connected shoe has persisted for a predetermined period of time since last transmission.

59. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 55, further comprising code for:

collecting a plurality of sensor measurements;

determining one or more health statuses based on the sensor measurements; and

notifying the user about at least one health status.

60. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the health statuses comprise at least one of a good health inferred from a good gait, a fall, a step frequency, a body temperature, a heartrate, or a blood pressure when the user is either at rest or in motion.

61. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 59, further comprising code for:

in response to a health status indicating a fall, transmitting the health status indicating the fall to a preconfigured third party.

62. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 59, further comprising code for transmitting at least one health status to the second device for display.

63. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 59, further comprising code for activating one or more vibration motors to prompt the user to increase a step frequency in order to reach preset exercise goals.

64. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49, wherein the connected shoe is wirelessly connected to a smartwatch via the radio and the antenna.

65. An article of footwear, comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a radio;

an antenna; and

a magnetometer,

wherein the article of footwear is wearable as a footwear by a user, and wherein the processor is to;

determine a direction the article of footwear is facing with a magnetometer, and

transmit information associated with the direction to a second device via the radio and the antenna.

66. The article of footwear of claim 65, further comprising one or more vibration motors, wherein the processor is further to:

receive navigation information from the second device via the radio and the antenna, and

provide tactile navigation notification to the user using vibration motors based on the received navigation information.

67. The article of footwear of claim 66, wherein a navigation destination is preconfigured with the second device.

68. The article of footwear of claim 65, further comprising one or more piezoelectric components connected to a battery, the piezoelectric components harvesting energy from the user'"'"'s walking and recharging the battery, wherein the article of footwear is connected to the second device via a low energy wireless connection and off-loads power-intensive operations of the second device.

69. The article of footwear of claim 68, wherein the power-intensive operations off-loaded comprise radio operations or data processing operations.

70. The article of footwear of claim 65, further comprising at least one of one or more vibration motors, pressure sensor pads, a motion sensor, a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, or a body temperature sensor.

71. The article of footwear of claim 70, wherein the processor is further to:

receive sensor readings from the pressure sensor pads or the motion sensor,

determine user gait information based on the sensor readings, and

transmit the user gait information to the second device.

72. The article of footwear of claim 71, wherein the user gait information is used at the second device for user identification or authentication.

73. The article of footwear of claim 71, wherein the processor is further to:

collect a plurality of sensor measurements,

determine whether a correct user is wearing the article of footwear based on the sensor measurements, and

transmit the determination to the second device.

74. The article of footwear of claim 73, wherein the transmission is based on a security policy, and wherein a new determination is transmitted to the second device when the determination changes, and a reconfirmation is transmitted to the second device when a determination that the correct user is wearing the article of footwear has persisted for a predetermined period of time since last transmission.

75. The article of footwear of claim 71, wherein the processor is further to:

collect a plurality of sensor measurements,

determine one or more health statuses based on the sensor measurements, and

notify the user about at least one health status.

76. The article of footwear of claim 75, wherein the health statuses comprise at least one of a good health inferred from a good gait, a fall, a step frequency, a body temperature, a heartrate, or a blood pressure when the user is either at rest or in motion.

77. The article of footwear of claim 75, wherein the processor is further to in response to a health status indicating a fall, transmit the health status indicating the fall to a preconfigured third party.

78. The article of footwear of claim 75, wherein the processor is further to transmit at least one health status to the second device for display.

79. The article of footwear of claim 75, wherein the processor is further to activate one or more vibration motors to prompt the user to increase a step frequency in order to reach preset exercise goals.

80. The article of footwear of claim 65, wherein the article of footwear is wirelessly connected to a smartwatch via the radio and the antenna.