System and method for building activity-based data collection devices
AssigneeThe Connected Grip, Inc.
InventorsVincent Le Chevalier, William Vablais
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Abstract
A grip interface is used to provide information about a user to a range of connected devices and applications based on the users' interactions with the grip. By embedding into the grip an array of sensors for motion, health, environmental and other data using embedded microcontroller network technology, and focusing on the grip as the interface between the physical and virtual worlds, applications and services to existing grip-based devices are enabled. Applications for the grip include as sports, fitness equipment, health monitoring, activity tracking, coaching, physical therapy, mobility aide and virtual entertainment, among others.
Claims19
A method for modeling a connected grips object, the method comprising:
- measuring a 2D surface area of an individual's hand;
- calculating a location of one or more surface located sensors based on the measured 2D surface area;
- selecting a desired radius for the connected grips object to be manufactured;
- selecting a level of indentations to apply to the connected grip object to be manufactured;
- projecting a 2D location of an external surface sensors array onto a 3D model of the connect grips object;
- building the 3D model of the connected grips object for manufacturing;
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- manufacturing the connected grip objects based on the 3D model.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.