Pedometer with shoe mounted sensor and transmitter
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1. A pedometer comprising:
- a first signal generator carried by a first portion of a first shoe for generating first signals radiating generally outwardly of said first shoe;
a second signal generator carried by a second portion of said first shoe for generating second signals radiating generally outwardly of said first shoe, said first and second signal generators being separated by a fixed distance extending generally longitudinally of said first shoe; and
a sensor assembly coupled with a second shoe, said sensor assembly including a sensor for directly sensing said first signals and said second signals radiating generally outwardly of said first shoe and for generating corresponding electrical signals, and a microcontroller unit having an input coupled to said sensor for receiving said corresponding electrical signals and using said corresponding electrical signals and the value of said fixed distance to produce pedestrian performance data.
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Abstract
A pedometer has first and second signal generators mounted along the inner margin of a first shoe and separated by a fixed distance. A sensor and transmitter assembly is mounted along the inner margin of a second shoe. The sensor and transmitter assembly includes a sensor, a microcontroller unit and a wireless transmitter. A pair of impulses is received by the microcontroller unit each time the shoes pass in close proximity to each other. The microcontroller unit generates various pedestrian performance data based on the impulses. The pedestrian performance data is wirelessly transmitted to a display unit carried by the pedestrian.
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1. A pedometer comprising:
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a first signal generator carried by a first portion of a first shoe for generating first signals radiating generally outwardly of said first shoe; a second signal generator carried by a second portion of said first shoe for generating second signals radiating generally outwardly of said first shoe, said first and second signal generators being separated by a fixed distance extending generally longitudinally of said first shoe; and a sensor assembly coupled with a second shoe, said sensor assembly including a sensor for directly sensing said first signals and said second signals radiating generally outwardly of said first shoe and for generating corresponding electrical signals, and a microcontroller unit having an input coupled to said sensor for receiving said corresponding electrical signals and using said corresponding electrical signals and the value of said fixed distance to produce pedestrian performance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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