US 2018/0280214 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE ACTIVITY OF WHEELCHAIR USERS

Abstract

A system for monitoring activity level of a wheeled vehicle while being manually propelled by a user includes a sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a base supporting the sensor and the transmitter. The base is mountable to a wheel of the wheeled vehicle. The wireless transmitter wirelessly transmits a plurality of data corresponding to sensor information received from the sensor regarding motion of the wheel over time. A remote computing device receives the data and dynamically determines a wheel-motion value according to the data. When the wheel-motion value is within a predetermined percentage of a predetermined maximum motion value, the remote computing device issues an alert to the user. If the wheel-motion value corresponds to motion of the wheel at a current time, the alert may be issued substantially in real time to alert the user that they may be over-exerting themselves.

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Dependent claims

A system for monitoring activity level of a wheeled vehicle while being manually propelled by a user, the system comprising:

at least one sensor;
a wireless transmitter coupled to the at least one sensor;
and
a base supporting the at least one sensor and the wireless transmitter;
wherein the base is mountable to a wheel of the wheeled vehicle;
and
the wireless transmitter is operable to wirelessly transmit a plurality of data corresponding to sensor information received from the at least one sensor regarding motion of the wheel over time.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/763,821Filed 5 Oct 2016

Priority

6 Oct 2015

Published

4 Oct 2018

Term ends

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Classification23 codes

A61G 5/10
Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs: parts, details or accessories
A61B 5/222
Ergometry, e.g. by using bicycle type apparatus: combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
A61B 5/6894
Mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices: wheel chairs
A61G 5/02
Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs: propelled by the patient or disabled person

Systems and methods for monitoring the activity of wheelchair users

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Systems and methods for monitoring the activity of wheelchair users

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Abstract

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