POSTURE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
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1. A posture monitoring device, comprising:
- a housing;
an angle detecting sensor;
an alarm attached to the angle detecting circuit; and
a monitoring circuit attached to the angle detecting circuit for monitoring the maximum deviations of the spine angle.
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Abstract
The present claimed subject matter teaches a posture monitoring device. The device includes a tilt sensor, an alarm, and a recording device to track changes in posture. The device has been designed to overcome the currently existing problems associated with other devices that detect poor postures. The device also includes the ability to easily modify the target posture angle and the amount of time during which poor posture is detected prior to activation of the alarm.
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1. A posture monitoring device, comprising:
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a housing; an angle detecting sensor; an alarm attached to the angle detecting circuit; and a monitoring circuit attached to the angle detecting circuit for monitoring the maximum deviations of the spine angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A posture alert device for alerting a user of their posture, comprising:
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a housing, wherein the housing is of a cylindrical shape; a circuit board attached to the housing for allowing a reference angle to be set and monitoring said angle; a tilt sensor attached to and operationally connected to the circuit board; and a vibrator motor attached to and operationally connected to the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using the posture alert device, comprising:
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a method for setting an initial reference alert angle; a method of continued monitoring of a user'"'"'s posture angle as specified intervals; a method for notifying a user when outside the reference angle; a method for placing the posture alert device in a lower power storage state. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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