Virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system
First Claim
1. A virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system, which is stored entirely in the outsole without directly contacting the foot and can be worn daily as if it were a conventional shoe, can be monitored and stores a plurality of predetermined pressure points instantaneously and continuously when a user engages in static and dynamic events during the full weight bearing in various activities at different terrain conditions, said virtual intelligence shoe comprising:
- (a) a virtual intelligence shoe body, said shoe body having an upper, a custom-made orthotic, lower and upper mid-sole layers, a round compartment which houses a 3.5 volts battery from which an old battery can be removed and a new battery can be inserted, a transparent or semi-transparent window in the outsole through which infrared light can be transmitted or received, said outsole having a cavity space;
(b) a mechanical air package, disposed in said cavity space of said outsole, and being filled with air or other shock-absorption materials;
(c) a battery power source, disposed in said mechanical package or other shock-absorption materials of said outsole, and being replaced when power runs out;
(d) a flexible sensor mat positioned between two layers of outsole and from which voltage signals are generated and said voltage is based upon and varies with, the amount of pressure from the foot;
(e) a miniature electrical module, disposed in said mechanical air package of said outsole, obtaining and storing primary information of the foot or feet biomechanics and temperature sensor signals from said flexible sensor mat and shoe temperature;
(f) a data acquisition transmitting circuit, disposed in said cavity space of said outsole, and a infrared light transmitting circuit, said data acquisition transmitting circuit computing said frequency signal to obtain variable values, which is modulated by said infrared transmitting circuit prior to being emitted.
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Abstract
The virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system provided with a portable pair of shoe-like body types thereof, into two of which a miniature electronic module and an enclosed sensor mat are permanently embedded in the shoe-like with a mechanical air package enclosing the electronic module to serve as a shock absorption. A miniature electronic module comprises a transmitting circuit with pressure resistance, shoe temperature and warning buzzer for full memory capacity, which receives the variable pressure and temperature voltage signals, convert them into resistance (ohm) and Celsius, respectively. The electrical signals can be emitted in an infrared light signal. An enclosed sensor mat constitutes a thin, flexible, planar, resilient, and dielectric material that arrays seventy-four positions at strategic geometrical pattern to produce the precision of collecting data exerted by a foot or feet continuously and instantaneously in static and dynamic event during the full weight bearing in various activities. The conjunction of a pair of shoe-like body types, a digital foot scanner, a portable infrared light-receiving unit and a central integrator (servers) form a podiatric analysis system for enabling accurate information. An obtained information of each individual can be stored and analyzed for diagnostic means with respect to the foot or feet maladies. The virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system is an unconventional, which can ultimately be used by anyone and capable to produce consistent foot or feet information to implement the changes in the foot or feet biomechanics by altering the shoes, orthoses or other modes. In a preferred form, a pair of shoe-like body types is virtually applied to any type of foot or feet maladies and worn daily as if they were conventional shoes under various terrain conditions.
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7 Claims
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1. A virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system, which is stored entirely in the outsole without directly contacting the foot and can be worn daily as if it were a conventional shoe, can be monitored and stores a plurality of predetermined pressure points instantaneously and continuously when a user engages in static and dynamic events during the full weight bearing in various activities at different terrain conditions, said virtual intelligence shoe comprising:
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(a) a virtual intelligence shoe body, said shoe body having an upper, a custom-made orthotic, lower and upper mid-sole layers, a round compartment which houses a 3.5 volts battery from which an old battery can be removed and a new battery can be inserted, a transparent or semi-transparent window in the outsole through which infrared light can be transmitted or received, said outsole having a cavity space;
(b) a mechanical air package, disposed in said cavity space of said outsole, and being filled with air or other shock-absorption materials;
(c) a battery power source, disposed in said mechanical package or other shock-absorption materials of said outsole, and being replaced when power runs out;
(d) a flexible sensor mat positioned between two layers of outsole and from which voltage signals are generated and said voltage is based upon and varies with, the amount of pressure from the foot;
(e) a miniature electrical module, disposed in said mechanical air package of said outsole, obtaining and storing primary information of the foot or feet biomechanics and temperature sensor signals from said flexible sensor mat and shoe temperature;
(f) a data acquisition transmitting circuit, disposed in said cavity space of said outsole, and a infrared light transmitting circuit, said data acquisition transmitting circuit computing said frequency signal to obtain variable values, which is modulated by said infrared transmitting circuit prior to being emitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
(a) a flexible sensor mat positioned between the upper and lower sections of the outsole with predetermined seventy-four-region sensors arranging to accommodate the foot sizes and foot biomechanics;
(b) a temperature sensor for monitoring the shoe temperature and circuit board;
(c) an electronic module means for executing instructions controlling said scanning flexible sensor mat circuitry, power saving circuitry and for processing said information indicative of various resistance responding to the various loading of the foot or feet biomechanics by said predetermined seventy-four-region sensors and shoe temperature, circuit board temperature, and said storing information multitude of hours with warning buzzer whereabouts saturated memory capacity;
(d) a wireless portable infrared light receiver means for coupling said an electronic module means at suitable distant to a central integrator (servers) means or a remotely computer to enable the transfer primary or selected information of the foot or feet biomechanics, between said electronic module means and said central integrator (servers) means or personal computer;
(e) central integrator (servers) means coupled to said images of the foot or feet and information of foot or feet biomechanics in said wireless portable infrared light receiver means to a network of said multiple executed programs for data analysis and storage and said end user access to the web-site services.
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4. A virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system of claim 1, wherein said flexible sensor mat includes:
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(a) a scanning circuit further comprising electrical conductive type, said upper and bottom layout electrode sheets being vertically coincident individual region sensor electrodes, said plurality individual region sensor electrodes being connected and electrically bundled to form conductive trace that follow a directly terminal path;
(b) pressure variable resistor inks applied directly on the region electrodes at least one of the sheets with a variable thickness responding to various loading trials;
(c) an adhesive layer applied to at least one of the region electrode sheets in said areas between the electrode regions to secure the upper and bottom sheets from sliding in said facing relationship.
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5. A virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system of claim 1, wherein said individual region sensor electrodes are geometrically pattern to respond in various foot types, sizes and biomechanics by increasing or decreasing the length of each sensor region electrode vertically and horizontally.
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6. A virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system of claim 1, wherein said flexible sensor mat sandwiching the upper and lower mid-sole layers to protect the sensors from wrinkling or protecting the sensors from being subjected to shear stresses.
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7. A virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system of claim 3, wherein said information means being stored and analyzed in data acquisition transmitting circuit located in the outsole.
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