Human movement measurement system

Patent 7292151 Issued on November 6, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 22, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 11187373 filed on 07/22/2005

US Classes:

340/573.1, Human or animal340/407.1, TACTUAL INDICATION434/114, Converting information to tactile output434/247, PHYSICAL EDUCATION434/251, Football, soccer, or rugby273/148B, All video game accessories600/595, Body movement (e.g., head or hand tremor, motility of limb, etc.)367/128, With electromagnetic wave463/3, Paddle-type game (e.g., pinball, tennis, baseball, golf, hockey, etc.)348/578, Special effects482/57, Bicylcling600/587, Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or exerted by body482/4, Equipment control73/379.04, Impact600/546, Detecting muscle electrical signal702/160, Pedometer434/11, ORGANIZED ARMED OR UNARMED CONFLICT OR SHOOTING482/7, Rate of movement434/258, Developing or testing coordination463/8, Martial-art type (e.g., boxing, fencing, wrestling, etc.)434/21, Training apparatus using beam of infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation318/568.12, Mobile robot482/8, Monitors exercise parameter345/158, Including orientation sensors (e.g., infrared, ultrasonic, remotely controlled)463/38, Pivotally-translatable handle (e.g., joystick, etc.)600/523, Signal display or recording434/336, Response of plural examinees communicated to monitor or recorder by electrical signals482/5, Amount of resistance342/365, Circular482/78, User inside device356/141.4, With optical scanning of light beam or detector382/157, Network learning techniques (e.g., back propagation)345/8, Operator body-mounted heads-up display (e.g., helmet mounted display)318/568.11, Multifunction manipulator (i.e., Robot)340/870.01, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE INDICATING (E.G., TELEMETERING)702/150, Orientation or position356/139.03, Relative attitude indication along 3 axes with photodetection342/465, Plural receivers only356/141.5, With at least 2-dimensional sensitivity345/427, Space transformation73/379.01, MUSCULAR FORCE (E.G., STRENGTH TESTING, EXERCISING OR TRAINING EFFORT, ETC.)356/141.1, With photodetection of reflected beam angle with respect to a unidirectional source beam463/31, Visual (e.g., enhanced graphics, etc.)345/156, DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE340/870.07, Combined (TM system with other system)340/568.1, Article placement or removal (e.g., anti-theft)359/630, Superimposing visual information on observer`s field of view (e.g., head-up arrangement, etc.)33/512Human

Examiners

Primary: Pham, Hoa Q.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Standley Law Group LLP

Foreign Patent References

PCT/US96/17580 WO 05/01/1997

International Class

G08B 23/00

Abstract

A system for measuring the position of transponders for testing and training a user to manipulate the position of the transponders while being guided by interactive and sensory feedback through a bidirectional communication link to a processing system for the purpose of functional movement assessment for exercise and physical rehabilitation.

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