Biomechanical sensing system using wirelessly locatable tags

A posture-monitoring system for monitoring a body posture of a user includes an array of wirelessly locatable tags, including a first tag configured to be positioned along a first shoulder region of the user and having a first battery and a first wireless circuit configured to transmit a first locat...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Erik L, de Jong, Erik G, Ely, Colin M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES THEREFOR AMUSEMENTS ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING BALL GAMES BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING DEAF-AID SETS DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES DIAGNOSIS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS GAMES HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES HANDCUFFS HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS HOROLOGY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL KEYS LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES LOCKS LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS PRESENTATION OF DATA PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS SAFES SPORTS SURGERY TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION TESTING TRAINING EQUIPMENT TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THEBODY WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:	A posture-monitoring system for monitoring a body posture of a user includes an array of wirelessly locatable tags, including a first tag configured to be positioned along a first shoulder region of the user and having a first battery and a first wireless circuit configured to transmit a first locating signal, a second tag configured to be positioned along a second shoulder region of the user and having a second battery and a second wireless circuit configured to transmit a second locating signal, and a third tag configured to be positioned along a back region of the user and having a third battery and a third wireless circuit configured to transmit a third locating signal. The posture-monitoring system further includes a portable electronic device including a processing unit and a wireless circuit operably coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the first, second, and third locating signals.