Posture improvement device, system, and method

• US 9,763,603 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2015
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Lawrence Rosenblood
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Lawrence Rosenblood
• Inventors: Rosenblood, Kenneth Lawrence
• Primary Examiner(s): NWUGO, OJIAKO K
• Application Number:
  US14/918,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 3405737
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/103 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes A61B5/08 takes precedence; measuring aids for tailors A41H1/00; measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry A61C19/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4561 Evaluating static posture, e.g. undesirable back curvature A61B5/1116 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/74 Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient indicating measured values G01D7/00; user input means input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0244 with signalling or indicating means, e.g. of incorrect posture, for deep-breathing exercises

Abstract

A posture improvement device, system, and method. The system for improving posture may comprise: a sensor device; posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and one or more user devices. The sensor device may be physically associated with a user and may communicate with the posture improvement software program. The sensor device may comprise: one or more sensors for monitoring positions and movements of the user. The system may calculate one or more optimum postural positions for the user, based on data communicated by the sensor device and collected information about the user. The system may monitor a conformance of the user with the optimum postural positions and may display the conformance on the posture improvement system interface. The system may detect and notify the user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain at least one optimum postural position.

Claims

1. A system for improving posture, comprising:

a sensor device;

a posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and

one or more user devices;

wherein said sensor device is configured to be physically associated with a user;

wherein said sensor device communicates with said posture improvement software program;

wherein said sensor device comprises;

one or more sensors;

wherein said one or more sensors, when said sensor device is physically associated with said user, monitor a physical position of said user and one or more movements of said user;

wherein said posture improvement software program is configured to operate on said one or more user devices;

wherein said posture improvement system interface is displayed to said user on said one or more user devices;

wherein said posture improvement software program is configured to collect information about said user;

wherein said system for improving posture calculates one or more optimum postural positions for said user, based on data communicated by said sensor device and said collected information about said user;

wherein said system for improving posture monitors a conformance of said user with at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions;

wherein said system for improving posture displays said conformance on said posture improvement system interface;

wherein said posture improvement system detects and notifies said user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain said at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions; and

wherein said displaying of said conformance of said user with at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions is illustrated via a target and a posture target ball.

2. The system for improving posture of claim 1, wherein said posture target ball is substantially within a center of said target when said user is in said conformance with said at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions.

3. The system for improving posture of claim 2, wherein when said user fails to maintain said at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions, said posture target ball is not substantially within said center of said target and said posture improvement system interface notifies said user of said one or more non-conformances.

4. The system for improving posture of claim 3, wherein when said user fails to maintain said at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions, said user device is substantially disabled until said user corrects said non-conformance.

5. The system for improving posture of claim 1, wherein said posture improvement software program further comprises an activity notification.

6. The system for improving posture of claim 5, wherein said activity notification requires said user to perform a body movement of said user such that said target posture ball moves along a suggested path on said target.

7. A system for improving posture, comprising:

a sensor device;

a posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and

one or more user devices;

wherein said sensor device is configured to be physically associated with a user;

wherein said sensor device communicates with said posture improvement software program;

wherein said sensor device comprises;

one or more sensors;

wherein said one or more sensors, when said sensor device is physically associated with said user, monitor a physical position of said user and one or more movements of said user;

wherein said posture improvement software program is configured to operate on said one or more user devices;

wherein said posture improvement system interface is displayed to said user on said one or more user devices;

wherein said posture improvement software program is configured to collect information about said user;

wherein said system for improving posture calculates one or more optimum postural positions for said user, based on data communicated by said sensor device and said collected information about said user;

wherein said system for improving posture monitors a conformance of said user with at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions;

wherein said system for improving posture displays said conformance on said posture improvement system interface;

wherein said posture improvement system detects and notifies said user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain said at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions;

wherein said posture improvement software system comprises a conditioning program;

wherein said conditioning program recommends an interval program based on a postural behavior of said user; and

wherein said conditioning program provides insight to said user regarding said postural behavior of said user.

8. A system for improving posture, comprising:

a sensor device;

a posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and

one or more user devices;

wherein said sensor device is configured to be physically associated with a user;

wherein said sensor device communicates with said posture improvement software program;

wherein said sensor device comprises;

one or more sensors;

wherein said one or more sensors, when said sensor device is physically associated with said user, monitor a physical position of said user and one or more movements of said user;

wherein said posture improvement software program is configured to operate on said one or more user devices;

wherein said posture improvement system interface is displayed to said user on said one or more user devices;

wherein said posture improvement software program is configured to collect information about said user;

wherein said system for improving posture calculates one or more optimum postural positions for said user, based on data communicated by said sensor device and said collected information about said user;

wherein said system for improving posture monitors a conformance of said user with at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions;

wherein said system for improving posture displays said conformance on said posture improvement system interface;

wherein said posture improvement system detects and notifies said user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain said at least one of said one or more optimum postural positions; and

wherein a sensitivity of said notifying of said one or more non-conformances is adjustable.