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US 7,610,813 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for a self-powered RFID-readable pedometer
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRobert D. Hughes, Terry Dishongh
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Abstract
A device, system and method for analyzing a user's motion using a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations, an EEPROM to record data associated with the plurality of deformation signals, and a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the EEPROM and to transmit data, wherein the analysis may determine an abnormality in the user's gait.
Claims21
A device, comprising:
- a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations;
- a real time clock to generate timing data;
- an EEPROM to record data associated with the plurality of compression signals and the timing data;
- an RFID tag to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the EEPROM and to transmit at least a portion of the received data;
- and
- a processor to analyze the deformation signals to determine abnormalities in a user's step,
- wherein the device is a pedometer or gait sensor.
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A method of diagnosing a user's gait, the method comprising:
- obtaining or manufacturing a system for diagnosing a user's gait,
- the system comprising:
- a plurality of the devices, each device comprising a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations;
- a real time clock to generate timing data;
- an EEPROM to record data associated with the plurality of compression signals and the timing data;
- and an a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the EEPROM and to transmit at least a portion of the received data, the plurality of the devices comprising a first device and a second device;
- a reader to receive data from the transceivers of the first and second devices;
- and a processor to receive the data from the reader;
- wherein the processor is configured to analyze the deformation signals generated by the first and second devices;
- transmitting data from the first and second devices to a processor;
- and
- analyzing the deformation signals generated by the first and second devices.
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A system for diagnosing a user's gait, comprising:
- a plurality of the devices, each device comprising a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations;
- a real time clock to generate timing data;
- an EEPROM to record data associated with the plurality of compression signals and the timing data;
- and an a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the EEPROM and to transmit at least a portion of the received data, the plurality of the devices comprising a first device and a second device;
- a reader to receive data from the transceivers of the first and second devices;
- and a processor to receive the data from the reader;
- wherein the processor is configured to analyze the deformation signals generated by the first and second devices;
- wherein the first and second devices are configured to transmit data to a processor that is configured to analyze the deformation signals generated by the first and second devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.