Position monitoring device
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1. A device for monitoring a movement of a user, comprising:
- a sensor module operable to generate positional information, the positional information describing a movement of a portion of a user'"'"'s body relative to one of the user'"'"'s joints;
a processor operable to;
receive positional information from the sensor module;
compare the received positional information to stored positional information; and
determine based on a comparison of the received positional information and the stored positional information that the user has performed a predetermined movement;
a feedback module operable to generate sensory feedback in response to determining that the user has performed the predetermined movement; and
a housing enclosing at least a portion of each of the sensor module, the processor, and the feedback module.
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a device for monitoring a movement of a user includes a sensor module, a processor, and a feedback module. The sensor module is capable of generating positional information describing a movement of a user. The processor is capable of determining based on the positional information that the user has performed a predetermined movement. The feedback module is capable of generating sensory feedback in response to determining that the user has performed the predetermined movement.
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26 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring a movement of a user, comprising:
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a sensor module operable to generate positional information, the positional information describing a movement of a portion of a user'"'"'s body relative to one of the user'"'"'s joints; a processor operable to; receive positional information from the sensor module; compare the received positional information to stored positional information; and determine based on a comparison of the received positional information and the stored positional information that the user has performed a predetermined movement; a feedback module operable to generate sensory feedback in response to determining that the user has performed the predetermined movement; and a housing enclosing at least a portion of each of the sensor module, the processor, and the feedback module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 22)
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12. A method for monitoring a movement of a user, comprising:
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generating positional information at a sensor module enclosed at least in part by a housing, the positional information describing a movement of a portion of a user'"'"'s body relative to one of the user'"'"'s joints; receiving the generated positional information at a processor enclosed at least in part by the housing; comparing the generated positional information to stored positional information using the processor; determining based on a comparison of the generated positional information and the stored positional information that the current user has performed a predetermined movement; and generating sensory feedback with a feedback module in response to determining that the current user has performed the predetermined movement, the feedback module enclosed at least in part by the housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25)
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18. A system for monitoring a movement of a user, the system comprising:
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means for generating positional information associated with a portion of a user'"'"'s body relative to one of the user'"'"'s joints; means for comparing the generated positional information to stored positional information; means for determining based on a comparison of the generated positional information and the stored positional information that the current user has performed a predetermined movement; means for generating sensory feedback in response to determining that the current user has performed the predetermined movement; and housing means enclosing at least a portion of each of the means for generating positional information, the means for comparing, and the means for generating sensory feedback. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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19. A method for monitoring a movement of a user, comprising:
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generating positional information at a sensor module enclosed at least in part by a housing, the positional information describing a movement of a portion of a user'"'"'s body relative to one of the user'"'"'s joints; receiving the generated positional information at a processor enclosed at least in part by the housing; comparing the generated positional information to stored positional information using the processor; determining based on a comparison of the generated positional information and the stored positional information that the user has performed a predetermined movement; generating sensory feedback with a feedback module in response to determining that the user has performed the predetermined movement, the feedback module enclosed at least in part by the housing; and storing a count of a number of times the user performs the predetermined movement.
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