System, apparatus, and method for promoting usage of core muscles and other applications
AssigneeAlert Core, Inc.
InventorsGregory Takeo Uehara, Brian Taylor Brunn
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed include a system and method for development of core muscles' support, comprising a means for identifying a user qualifying movement, a means for detecting a core muscle contraction in the identified qualifying movement, a means for discriminating between a core muscle contraction and no core muscle contraction in the identified qualifying movement; and a means to provide feedback to the user.
Claims41
A system for development of core muscles' support, comprising:
- a means for identifying a user qualifying movement;
- a means for detecting a core muscle contraction in the identified qualifying movement;
- a means for discriminating between a core muscle contraction and no core muscle contraction in an identified qualifying movement;
- and
- a means to provide feedback to the user;
A device for assisting in the development of a user's core muscles, comprising:
- a single or plurality of sensors;
- a single or plurality of signal processors;
- wherein the single or plurality of sensors coupled with the single or plurality of signal processors comprise means for detecting a qualifying movement and a core contraction, and further for detecting a timing relationship between the detected qualifying movement and core contraction, and for determining if the movement is a protected qualifying movement or an unprotected qualifying movement.
A wearable device for assisting in the development of core muscle usage, comprising:
- means to detect contraction of user's core muscles;
- means to communicate with an external device;
- means to provide measurable metrics;
- means to provide immediate feedback through the external device to improve said user's core muscle usage.
In a computer aided system, a method for development of procedural memory for core support before and during qualifying movements, comprising:
- identifying qualifying movements;
- identifying a core contraction;
- discriminating between a protected and unprotected qualifying movement;
- providing feedback depending on the result of discriminating to a user to develop the said procedural memory;
In a computer aided system, a method for development of procedural memory for core based support, comprising:
- via a single or plurality or sensors coupled with a single or plurality of signal processors, detecting a qualifying movement and a core contraction;
- detecting a timing relationship between the detected qualifying movement and core contraction;
- and
- determining if the movement is a protected qualifying movement or an unprotected qualifying movement.
A wearable, computer aided device for promoting core muscle usage, comprising:
- means to detect contraction of wearer core muscles wherein contraction results in an inward, outward, or neutral movement of the core;
- means to communicate with an external device;
- means to provide measurable metrics to monitor progress of core contraction support;
- means to provide direct feedback to the external computing device to monitor and improve said wearer's core muscles activity or movement to activate the user's use of their core muscles.
A wearable device comprising:
- a means to detect contraction of a user's core muscles;
- a means to communicate the detected contraction to the user;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.