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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079277 | Apparatus and method for refining subject activity classification for recognition of daily activities, and system for recognizing daily activities using the same Apparatus and method for refining subject activity classification for the recognition of daily activities of a subject, and a system for recognizing daily activities using the same. The refining apparatus improves the correctness of subject activity classification u... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7426878 | Sensing device for measuring movement along linear/arc path A sensing device for measuring movement along linear/arc path, being adapted to adhere to a body, is capable of determining specific movements of the body, which comprises: at least a two-axis accelerometer, for detecting accelerations measured along a first directi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421369 | Activity recognition apparatus, method and program There is provided an activity recognition apparatus for detecting an activity of a subject. The apparatus includes: a sensor unit including a plurality of linear motion sensors configured to detect linear motions and a plurality of rotational motion sensors, the lin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415141 | Signature authentication device, signature authentication method, and computer program product A signature authentication device is disclosed. Even when there are variations in an input hand-written signature during the registration of the signature or during the authentication of the signature, the signature authentication device easily registers or authenti... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409882 | Exoskeleton interface apparatus An exoskeleton interface apparatus includes five rigid links (2-6) arranged in series, capable of rotating reciprocally at the respective ends for monitoring angular movements of the arm, of the forearm and the wrist of an user (60) and having a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7335168 | Monitoring system for animal husbandry A monitoring system (800) is operative for receiving sensor signals and analyzing the sensor signals to identify events or conditions of interest, such as colic, with respect to a monitored animal. The sensors may be animal-borne sensors such as motion relate... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325453 | Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that can be cheaper and require lower power than existing activity monitors. A single output channel from a plurality of motion sensors is provided and monitored intermittently. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316171 | Biosignal intensity measuring method, bedding state judging method, and bedding state monitoring device A person who is elderly, requires care, or an inpatient who is under the care by his or her family members, a nursing care worker, or a nurse in a hospital or medical institution must be monitored constantly, however the caregiver cannot be in attendance on the pati... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313854 | Method of manufacturing a tactile sensor A method of manufacturing a tactile sensor, which is capable of implementing a wide range of senses, including sensing contact pressure (vertical force and horizontal force) with an external object and heat caused by the contact pressure, comprises forming a side bl... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305323 | Method and apparatus for counting a number of steps taken by walker A method and apparatus for counting the steps taken by a walker is provide. The method includes detecting an acceleration value generated by a step taken by a walker at every first stated interval, calculating a standard deviation of detected acceleration values at ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295181 | Data input device The method is for entering data into a computer device and comprises providing a wearable device (10) that is attached to a hand. The device (10) has sensors (49, 51, 53, 55, 57) that analyze the movements of the segments (48, 50, 52, 54, 56 | 11/13/2007 |
| 7269516 | Systems and methods for monitoring behavior informatics A system and method used to assess animal behavior includes a module having sensors that collects a variety of physical and biological data from a test subject. Interpretation of the data is provided to assess the test subject's behavior, neurology, biochemistry and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250847 | Portable surface member for conducting exercises of individuals The concept herein is focused on a portable structure, generally in the form of a portable mat or other similar member, that can be moved or transported from place to place to be used in a temporary manner and placed on the ground for use in the process of facilitat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237446 | System and method for measuring gait kinematics information A system for measuring gait kinematics information during exercise of a subject comprising a fixing member adapted for fixing onto the trunk of the body of the subject; an acceleration sensor attached to the fixing member for sensing the vertical acceleration of the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7206436 | Computer readable medium recording handwritten signature authentication program, and handwritten signature authentication method apparatus When a signature is registered, a signature in Japanese characters, for example, ‘’ (‘Fujitsu’), or a signature in English characters, for example, ‘Fujitsu’ is input n times through an input device of an input equipment of a signature authent... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202862 | Pressure sensor for a digitizer pen A digitizer pen (100) has a pressure sensor (104) that includes a flexible first printed component (600) and a flexible second printed component (700), on which are printed or otherwise disposed traces of non-carbon ink. The non-carbon in... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7097662 | In-vivo orthopedic implant diagnostic device for sensing load, wear, and infection A device for providing in vivo diagnostics of loads, wear, and infection in orthopedic implants having at least one load sensor associated with the implant, at least one temperature sensor associated with the implant, at least one vibration sensor associated with th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082666 | Method for testing print circuit boards A method for testing a printed circuit board includes manufacturing a dedicated testing board having protrusive metal points corresponding to the points to be tested on the printed circuit board. A pressure sensitive conductive rubber layer is inserted between the p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078911 | Patent application for a computer motional command interface A method and apparatus are described for interacting with electronic devices through motional commands. The method uses perturbations of the background quasistatic electric fields. The apparatus measures perturbations in electric potential relative to the background... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075514 | Coordinate input apparatus, control method therefor, and computer-readable memory An arithmetic control circuit stores a set of coordinate values of a plurality of points for defining a coordinate input area in an arbitrary space in advance, and determines whether a three-dimensional coordinate value as the position coordinates of the indicating ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6969964 | Control device and method of use A control device and method of used includes receiving a signal from a first sensor and receiving a signal from a second sensor after receiving the signal from the first sensor. In response to the received signals, the electronic device executes the function. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970581 | Information processing apparatus and method, computer-readable memory, and program An information processing apparatus detects the sampling rate of a coordinate input device, and standardizes the writing data which is input from the coordinate input device based on the detected sampling rate. The standardized writing data is further used for signa... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965842 | User input apparatus A user input apparatus according to the present invention is configured like a wrist watch and a system can recognize the gesture such as “grip” and “release” or the like and can input the gesture as a command merely by attaching the user input apparatus to ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965377 | Coordinate input apparatus, coordinate input method, coordinate input-output apparatus, coordinate input-output unit, and coordinate plate A coordinate input apparatus and a coordinate inputting method are provided, in which any influence on display images by coordinate information recorded on a coordinate plate can be extremely reduced and excellent operation of input indication is enabled without bei... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6950534 | Gesture-controlled interfaces for self-service machines and other applications A gesture recognition interface for use in controlling self-service machines and other devices is disclosed. A gesture is defined as motions and kinematic poses generated by humans, animals, or machines. Specific body features are tracked, and static and motion gest... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6928886 | Arrangement for the detection of relative movements of two objects An arrangement for the detection of relative movements of two objects with four measuring cells as vertical measuring device for the detection of a relative movement perpendicular to an imaginary plane, with the measuring cells being arranged in such a manner that t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924442 | Electronic input apparatus and method thereof A pen input apparatus includes a plurality of penpoints for drawing tracks on a recording medium such as paper, and a selector for selecting a specific penpoint from the plurality of penpoints. The input apparatus including a type recognition unit for recognizing th... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906627 | Foot position training device A foot positioning training device with a mat having a transmitter and receiver to establish an electric eye. The electric eye is tied to an alarm that indicates when a batter has taken an improper stride while swinging the bat. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6546134 | System for assessment of fine motor control in humans A biometric machine method for instantaneous assessment of the fine motor control of a human individual through analysis of that individual's handwriting dynamics in which the dynamic data concerning forces, accelerations, and the like, of a scriber, is c... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6513381 | Motion analysis system A device comprised of at least a pair of accelerometers and a tilt sensor mounted in fixed relation to a datum plane defining surface (sole of a shoe) may be used for extracting kinematic variables including linear and rotational acceleration, velocity an... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6515586 | Tactile tracking systems and methods A tactile sensory system comprising a floor covering integrated with a tactile sensory layer to form a tactile sensory surface is described. The tactile sensory layer has a plurality of sensors. The system also comprises a controller connected to the tact... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6393138 | Method of creating registration signature data for computerized signature collation scheme A method of creating registration signature data for a computerized signature collation scheme. A plurality of signature data sets are averaged in order to calculate a candidate set of registration signature data. The candidate set of registration signatu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6301964 | Motion analysis system A device comprised of at least a pair of accelerometers and a tilt sensor mounted in fixed relation to a datum plane defining surface (sole of a shoe) may be used for extracting kinematic variables including linear and rotational acceleration, velocity an... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6298314 | Detecting the starting and stopping of movement of a person on foot Various methods for monitoring movement of a person involve using a sensor to generate a signal in response to movement of a person. In one embodiment, a characteristic in the signal is identified that indicates the person is walking or running and, in re... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6148280 | Accurate, rapid, reliable position sensing using multiple sensing technologies In accordance with the subject invention, devices and methods are provided for the accurate reporting of movement of an entity. Sensors which are accurate, but provide a delayed signal ("delayed signal sensors"), which delay is unacceptable for many appli... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6145389 | Pedometer effective for both walking and running A pedometer is disclosed that accurately calculates the length of the strides taken by a user when walking and running. The length of each stride is calculated using measurements of the acceleration of the wearer's foot during each stride. This accelerati... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6122960 | System and method for measuring movement of objects A device that measures the distance traveled, speed, and height jumped of a person while running or walking. Accelerometers and rotational sensors are placed in the sole of one shoe along with an electronic circuit that performs mathematical calculations ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6038935 | Apparatus and method for measuring the magnitude and distribution of forces on the foot of a quadruped An improved apparatus and method are described for continuously measuring the timing and distribution of forces exerted against the entire surface of a quadruped's foot, thus providing a diagnostic tool to assist in measuring the ambulatory functions of a... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5955667 | Motion analysis system A device comprised of at least a pair of accelerometers and a tilt sensor mounted in fixed relation to a datum defining plane (sole of a shoe) maybe used for extracting kinematic variables including linear and rotational acceleration, velocity and positio... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5913242 | Portable jumping force measuring platform A measuring platform having three supporting units arranged in a triangle, fixed and fitted with force measuring sensors, and stabilized with each other via a baseplate so that it is also possible to measure simultaneous jump-off and/or landing forces for... | 06/15/1999 |
