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US 10,814,166 B1Granted
System and method for developing core muscle usage employing music
AssigneeAlert Core, Inc.
InventorGregory Takeo Uehara
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Abstract
A wearable device has a core contraction sensor. Signals from the core contraction sensor are transmitted to a processor which analyzes the core contraction signals and determines if the user's core is contracted or relaxed. The processor can cause a computing device to output a sequence of tones in response to a core contraction signal. The sequence of tones can correspond to a song which can be played by performing a plurality of core contractions with durations that correspond to a duration of the notes in the song. Alternatively, the core muscles can be contracted to correspond to music heard by the user. The processor can output a score based upon the matching of the core contractions with the musical notes.
Claims18
A method for development a core muscle, comprising:
- providing a contraction sensor in a wearable device with a bumper extending from the wearable device which is pressed against an abdomen of a user with a belt and a microphone in communication with a processor, wherein the contraction sensor detects pressure from the bumper;
- adjusting a tension on the belt to adjust the bumper against the abdomen of the user based upon core contraction signals and core relaxation signals which are detected by the contraction sensor, the core contraction signal and the core relaxation signal are transmitted to the processor and displayed on the visual display;
- detecting ambient musical notes by the microphone coupled to the processor;
- detecting core contractions of the user with the contraction sensor;
- transmitting core contraction signals from the contraction sensor to the processor;
- detecting by the processor, a timing relationship between the core contractions and the ambient musical tones detected by the microphone;
- analyzing the timing relationship by the processor to determine if the core contractions correspond to the ambient musical tones detected by the microphone;
- outputting by the processor correct signals for each of the core contractions that correspond to the ambient musical tones;
- and
- outputting by the processor error signals for each of the core contractions that do not correspond to the ambient musical tones.
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A method for development a core muscle, comprising:
- providing a contraction sensor in a wearable device with a bumper extending from the wearable device which is pressed against an abdomen of a user with a belt and a microphone in communication with a processor which is coupled to a visual display, wherein the contraction sensor detects pressure from the bumper;
- adjusting a tension on the belt to adjust the bumper against the abdomen of the user based upon core contraction signals and core relaxation signals which are detected by the contraction sensor, the core contraction signal and the core relaxation signal are transmitted to the processor and displayed on the visual display;
- detecting ambient musical tones from the microphone coupled to the processor;
- detecting core contractions of the user with the contraction sensor;
- transmitting core contraction signals from the contraction sensor to the processor;
- detecting by the processor, a timing relationship between the core contractions and the ambient musical tones detected by the microphone;
- analyzing the timing relationship by the processor to determine if the core contractions correspond to the ambient musical tones detected by the microphone;
- outputting by the processor a correct signals for each of the core contractions that correspond to the ambient musical tones;
- and
- outputting by the processor error signals for each of the core contractions that do not correspond to the ambient musical tones.
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A method for development a core muscle, comprising:
- providing a contraction sensor in a wearable device with a bumper extending from the wearable device which is pressed against an abdomen of a user with a belt, a microphone, and a processor in communication with the contraction sensor and the microphone, wherein the contraction sensor detects pressure from the bumper and the microphone detects ambient musical tones;
- adjusting a tension on the belt to adjust the bumper against the abdomen of the user based upon core contraction signals and core relaxation signals which are detected by the contraction sensor, the core contraction signal and the core relaxation signal are transmitted to the processor and displayed on the visual display;
- detecting core contractions of the user with the contraction sensor;
- transmitting the core contraction signals from the contraction sensor to the processor;
- detecting the ambient musical notes by the microphone coupled to the processor;
- detecting by the processor, a timing relationship between the core contractions and the ambient musical tones;
- analyzing the timing relationship by the processor to determine if the core contractions correspond to the ambient musical tones detected by the microphone;
- outputting by the processor correct signals for each of the core contractions that correspond to the ambient musical tones;
- and
- outputting by the processor error signals for each of the core contractions that do not correspond to the ambient musical tones.
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