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US 10,652,697 B2Granted
Bio-powered locator device
AssigneeLocation Labs, Inc.
InventorAndrew Weiss
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Abstract
A locator assembly is provided. The locator assembly includes an article of wear and a location sending device embedded in the article of wear. A bio-related electric generator is connected to the location sending device for providing power for the location sending device. A system for locating a person and a locating method are also provided.
Claims16
A locator assembly comprising:
- an article of wear comprising a shoe;
- a location sending device comprising a location determining device and an accelerometer embedded in the shoe for determining a transition to a new user motion state from a prior user motion state based at least on data from the accelerometer and for sending out the new user motion state via a network responsive to the transition;
- at least one battery connected to the location sending device;
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- a bio-mechanical electric generator embedded in the shoe and connected to the at least one battery for recharging the at least one battery connected to the location sending device for providing power for the location sending device via the at least one battery.
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A locator assembly comprising:
- an article of clothing comprising at least one of rants, underwear, or a shirt comprising an elastic band;
- a computerized location sending device comprising a location determining device and an accelerometer, the location sending device configured to determine a transition to a new user motion state from a prior user motion state based at least on data from the accelerometer and data from the location determining device, and configured to send out the new user motion state via a network responsive to the transition;
- at least one battery connected to the location sending device for powering the location sending device;
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- a chemical electric generator connected to the at least one battery for recharging the at least one battery;
- wherein the location sending device, the at least one battery, and the chemical electric generator are attached to the elastic band of the article of clothing comprising the at least one of the pants, the underwear, or the shirt.
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A locator assembly comprising:
- an article of clothing comprising at least one of rants or underwear comprising an elastic waistband configured for contact with a body of a person;
- a computerized data sending device comprising a location determining device and an accelerometer embedded in the elastic waistband of the article of clothing, the data sending device configured to determine a transition to a new user motion state from a prior user motion state based on data from the accelerometer and data from the location determining device, and configured to send out the new user motion state to a network-connected computing system responsive to the transition;
- at least one battery embedded in the elastic waistband connected to the data sending device for powering the data sending device;
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- a bio-related electric generator embedded in the elastic waistband connected to the at least one battery for recharging the at least one battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.