Electronic tilt sensing, tracking, and reporting system
AssigneeSimtec, Co.
InventorsDennis Colonello, James E. Grove, Bradley Abbott
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Abstract
An electronic tilt sensing, tracking, and reporting system for monitoring a posture or a movement of a user seated in a chair. The system includes a mount adapted for attachment to the chair, and a sensor portion removeably secured to the mount. The sensor portion includes a sensing assembly that is adapted to sense an orientation of part of the chair relative to the ground on which the chair is supported to determine the posture or the movement of the user seated in the chair.
Claims20
An electronic tilt sensing, tracking, and reporting system for monitoring a posture or a movement of a user seated in a chair, the system comprising:
- a mount adapted for attachment to the chair;
- and
- a sensor portion removeably secured to the mount, the sensor portion including a sensing assembly that is adapted to sense an orientation of part of the chair relative to the ground on which the chair is supported to determine the posture or the movement of the user seated in the chair.
A method of monitoring a posture or a movement of a user seated in a chair comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic tilt sensing, tracking, and reporting system that includes a mount and a sensor portion, the sensor portion including a sensing assembly and a feedback device;
- attaching the mount to part of the chair;
- securing the sensor portion to the mount;
- sensing an orientation of part of the chair relative to the ground on which the chair is supported using the sensing assembly;
- determining the posture or movement of the user seated in the chair based on the step of sensing an orientation of part of the chair;
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- providing feedback to the user using the feedback device, the feedback regarding the posture or movement.
An electronic tilt sensing, tracking, and reporting system for monitoring a posture or a movement of a user seated in a chair, the system comprising:
- a mount adapted for attachment to the chair;
- the mount including a first magnet;
- a sensor portion including a second magnet, the second magnet interacting with the first magnet to removeably secure the sensor portion to the mount, the sensor portion further including a sensing assembly and a lighting arrangement, the lighting arrangement providing visual feedback to the user regarding posture or movement of the user based on an orientation of part of the chair relative to the ground on which the chair is supported, the orientation being determined by the sensing assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.