Monitoring posture
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1. A system for monitoring an individual'"'"'s posture, the system comprising:
- a garment having a first armpit region, a first shoulder region, a second armpit region, a second shoulder region, and an upper back region, the garment being configured to be worn on an individual'"'"'s upper body such that, when the garment is worn by an individual, the first armpit region of the garment is located proximately to a first armpit of the individual on a first side of the individual, the first shoulder region of the garment is located proximately to a first shoulder of the individual on the first side of the individual, the second armpit region is located proximately to a second armpit of the individual on a second side of the individual that is opposite from the first side of the individual, the second shoulder region is located proximately to a second shoulder of the individual on the second side of the individual, and the upper back region of the garment is located proximately to an upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back;
a channel that is incorporated within the garment such that the channel traverses across the upper back region of the garment from the first armpit region of the garment to the second shoulder region of the garment, over the second shoulder region of the garment from the upper back region of the garment to the second armpit region of the garment, under the second armpit region of the garment from the second shoulder region of the garment to the upper back region of the garment, across the upper back region of the garment from the second armpit region of the garment to the first shoulder region of the garment, and over the first shoulder region of the garment from the upper back region of the garment to the first armpit region of the garment;
a cable that is threaded through the channel such that, when the garment is worn by an individual, the cable traverses across the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back from the first armpit of the individual to the second shoulder of the individual, over the second shoulder of the individual from the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back to the second armpit of the individual, under the second armpit of the individual from the second shoulder of the individual to the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back, across the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back from the second armpit of the individual to the first shoulder of the individual, and over the first shoulder of the individual from the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back to the first armpit of the individual; and
a sensor detachably coupled to the cable that is configured to;
enable a user to specify a threshold level for the sensor from a range of tension settings for the cable, the tension settings measuring the relative distance between a first shoulder region and a second shoulder region; and
monitor tension in the cable and to generate an alert when the tension in the cable exceeds the threshold level.
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Abstract
In order to monitor an individual'"'"'s posture, a cable is incorporated within a garment that is configured to be worn on an individual'"'"'s upper body such that at least a portion of the cable spans an upper back region of the garment. A sensor is configured to monitor tension in the cable and to generate an alert when the tension in the cable exceeds a threshold level.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring an individual'"'"'s posture, the system comprising:
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a garment having a first armpit region, a first shoulder region, a second armpit region, a second shoulder region, and an upper back region, the garment being configured to be worn on an individual'"'"'s upper body such that, when the garment is worn by an individual, the first armpit region of the garment is located proximately to a first armpit of the individual on a first side of the individual, the first shoulder region of the garment is located proximately to a first shoulder of the individual on the first side of the individual, the second armpit region is located proximately to a second armpit of the individual on a second side of the individual that is opposite from the first side of the individual, the second shoulder region is located proximately to a second shoulder of the individual on the second side of the individual, and the upper back region of the garment is located proximately to an upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back; a channel that is incorporated within the garment such that the channel traverses across the upper back region of the garment from the first armpit region of the garment to the second shoulder region of the garment, over the second shoulder region of the garment from the upper back region of the garment to the second armpit region of the garment, under the second armpit region of the garment from the second shoulder region of the garment to the upper back region of the garment, across the upper back region of the garment from the second armpit region of the garment to the first shoulder region of the garment, and over the first shoulder region of the garment from the upper back region of the garment to the first armpit region of the garment; a cable that is threaded through the channel such that, when the garment is worn by an individual, the cable traverses across the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back from the first armpit of the individual to the second shoulder of the individual, over the second shoulder of the individual from the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back to the second armpit of the individual, under the second armpit of the individual from the second shoulder of the individual to the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back, across the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back from the second armpit of the individual to the first shoulder of the individual, and over the first shoulder of the individual from the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back to the first armpit of the individual; and a sensor detachably coupled to the cable that is configured to; enable a user to specify a threshold level for the sensor from a range of tension settings for the cable, the tension settings measuring the relative distance between a first shoulder region and a second shoulder region; and monitor tension in the cable and to generate an alert when the tension in the cable exceeds the threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of monitoring an individual'"'"'s posture, the method comprising:
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establishing an initial tension in a cable that is incorporated within a garment having a first armpit region, a first shoulder region, a second armpit region, a second shoulder region, and an upper back region, the garment being configured to be worn on an individual'"'"'s upper body such that, when the garment is worn by an individual, the first armpit region of the garment is located proximately to a first armpit of the individual on a first side of the individual, the first shoulder region of the garment is located proximately to a first shoulder of the individual on the first side of the individual, the second armpit region is located proximately to a second armpit of the individual on a second side of the individual that is opposite from the first side of the individual, the second shoulder region is located proximately to a second shoulder of the individual on the second side of the individual, and the upper back region of the garment is located proximately to an upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back and the cable is incorporated within the garment such that, when the garment is worn by an individual, the cable traverses across the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back from the first armpit of the individual to the second shoulder of the individual, over the second shoulder of the individual from the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back to the second armpit of the individual, under the second armpit of the individual from the second shoulder of the individual to the upper back of the individual, across the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back from the second armpit of the individual to the first shoulder of the individual, and over the first shoulder of the individual from the upper portion of the individual'"'"'s back to the first armpit of the individual; enabling a user to specify a threshold level for the sensor that is detachably coupled to the cable from a range of tension settings for the cable, the tension settings measuring the relative distance between a first shoulder region and a second shoulder region; monitoring the tension in the cable while the garment is worn on the individual'"'"'s upper body; detecting that the tension in the cable has increased beyond the threshold level; and in response to detecting that the tension in the cable has increased beyond the threshold level, generating a notification that is intended to alert the individual that the tension in the cable has increased beyond the threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling posture, the system comprising:
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a sensor structured and arranged to detect whether a user is engaged in a desired posture, wherein the sensor includes; a cable detachably coupled to the sensor that may be set to a desired tension level associated with a desired posture and that is structured and arranged to enable at least a portion of the cable to laterally span an upper back portion of a user and that is configured to enable a user to specify a threshold level for the sensor from a range of tension settings for the cable, the tension settings measuring the relative distance between a first shoulder region and a second shoulder region; and a housing, including a spool and a wheel actuator, that enables the user to set the desired tension level; and a notification system structured and arranged to generate an alert in response to receiving an indication from the sensor that the user is no longer engaged in the desired posture, wherein the notification system is structured and arranged to generate the alert in response to receiving an indication from the sensor that the sensor detected an increase in a measured tension level for the cable relative to the desired tension level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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