Portable personal positioner

• US 7,532,977 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2005
• Issued: 05/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Original Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Cuong H
• Application Number:
  US11/092,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20060229809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,504 Days
• Field of Search: 701/207, 702/150, 702/160, 368/11, 368/14, 600/595, 482/8, 482/57, 482/84, 340/901, 340/985, 342/357.1
• US Class Current: 701/207
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 17/02 Magnetic compasses
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/04 by terrestrial means G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

A portable personal positioner for determining the geographical position of the user without employing the Global Positioning System (GPS) comprising a signal/position display and a traveling speed/distance measuring sensor, wherein the signal/position display is equipped with microprocessor, magneto-resistive sensor and altimeter to measure traveling direction signal along X and Y axis and position signal along Z axis of the use respectively, and to transmit the measured signals to the microprocessor for recording and access, meanwhile the traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is also to measure traveling speed and distance of a user and transmit the measured signals by means of wired or wireless transmission to the microprocessor for recording and access, after data processing from the microprocessor, to obtain the data of traveling speed, traveling distance, geographical position and track of traveling of the user within a time period and display on LCD screen of the signal/position display to determine geographical position without employing the satellite navigation system of GPS; besides, the personal positioner may be further equipped with a cardiac pulse detector for detecting the pulse of heart of a user, and the detected pulse signal is transmitted to the microprocessor of the signal/position display by means of wired or wireless transmission for recording and access to display electrocardiogram or cardiac pulse signal of a user on LCD screen of the signal/position display.

Claims

1. A portable personal positioner comprising a signal/position display and a traveling speed/distance measuring sensor to display data of speed, distance, geographical position and track to a user, wherein said signal/position display comprises a microprocessor, an A/D converter, and a magneto-resistive sensor to measure orientation along X and Y axis and angular displacement of a user and transmit measured data to the microprocessor for recording and access through A/D converter;

and said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor to precisely measure speed and distance experienced by a user within a period of time, and transmit the measured data to the microprocessor for recording and access through A/D converter.

2. The personal positioner according to claim 1, wherein the magneto-resistive sensor of said signal position display is an electronic compass, a magnetometer, or a fluxgate compass.

3. The personal positioner according to claim 1, wherein said signal/position display has an altitude sensor for measuring atmospheric pressure at a location, converting the pressure into altitude data along Z axis, and transmitting the measured data through A/D converter to the microprocessor for recording and access.

4. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is a sensor to precisely measure and calculate traveling speed/distance of a user in walking, jogging, running and sprint.

5. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is a mechanical vibration sensor, an electronic shock sensor or a semiconductor two/three axis acceleration sensor.

6. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is a rotary type traveling speed/distance measuring sensor installed on a wheel shaft of a bicycle or motorcycle.

7. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is a cruising speed/distance sensor for measuring cruising speed and traveling distance.

8. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein said signal/position display has I/O interface port for downloading information to the microprocessor or up-loading information from the microprocessor.

9. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein said signal/position display has key-in equipment to set initial value or input information to the microprocessor.

10. The personal positioner according to claim 3, wherein the personal positioner is further incorporated with a cardiac pulse signal detector to transmit detected heart pulse signal to the microprocessor for recording and access.

11. A personal positioner comprising a signal/position display and a wireless speed/distance signal transmitter to display data of speed, distance, geographical position and track to a user, wherein said signal/position display comprises a microprocessor, an A/D converter, a speed/distance radio signal receiver, and a magneto-resistive sensor to measure orientation along X and Y axis and angular displacement of a user and transmit measured data to the microprocessor for recording and access through A/D converter;

and the wireless speed/distance signal transmitter to precisely measure speed and distance experienced by a user within a period of time, and transmit the measured data by means of radio-frequency signal transmission or infrared rays signal transmission to the speed/distance radio signal receiver of said signal/position display and further to the microprocessor for recording and access through A/D converter.

12. The personal positioner according to claim 11, wherein the magneto-resistive sensor of said signal position display is an electronic compass, a magnetometer, or a fluxgate compass.

13. The personal positioner according to claim 11, wherein said signal/position display has an altitude sensor for measuring atmospheric pressure at a location, converting the pressure into altitude data along Z axis, and transmitting the measured data through A/D converter to the microprocessor for recording and access.

14. The personal positioner according to claim 13, wherein said wireless speed/distance signal transmitter is a wireless transmitter to precisely measure and calculate traveling speed/distance of a user in walking, jogging, running and sprint.

15. The personal positioner according to claim 13, wherein said wireless speed/distance signal transmitter with waist-belt shall be carried on user'"'"'s wrist or lower part of leg.

16. The personal positioner according to claim 13, wherein said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is a rotary type traveling speed/distance measuring sensor installed on a wheel shaft of a bicycle or motorcycle.

17. The personal positioner according to claim 13, wherein said traveling speed/distance measuring sensor is a cruising speed/distance sensor for measuring cruising speed and traveling distance.

18. The personal positioner according to claim 13, wherein said signal/position display has I/O interface port for downloading information to the microprocessor or up-loading information from the microprocessor.

19. The personal positioner according to claim 13, wherein said signal/position display has key-in equipment to set initial value or input information to the microprocessor.

20. The personal positioner according to claim 13, further comprising a wireless cardiac pulse radio signal transmitter to detect heat pulse of a user, and a cardiac pulse radio signal receiver installed in the signal/position display for receiving radio-frequency signal or infrared rays signal transmitted from the wireless cardiac pulse radio signal transmitter, and transmitting the signal to the microprocessor for recording and access.

21. The personal positioner according to claim 18, wherein the I/O interface port is provided through a cell-phone to up-load and transmit a geographical position information from the microprocessor to a remote monitor for recording and access and for positioning user'"'"'s location.