Movement-based feedback device
AssigneeMED et al, Inc.
InventorDavid Zilber
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a substrate and an affixed accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of the substrate, and produce a signal representative of the measured acceleration. The apparatus also includes a light-emitting component capable of emitting multiple colors of light with variable luminosity, with the color and luminosity of light emitted by the light-emitting component defining a visual output produced by the light-emitting component. And the apparatus includes a processor coupled to the accelerometer and light-emitting component. The processor is configured to receive the signal from the accelerometer, calculate a visual output according to an algorithm as a function of the measured acceleration of the substrate, and cause the light-emitting component to produce the calculated visual output.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
- an accelerometer affixed to the substrate, the accelerometer being configured to measure acceleration of the substrate, and produce a signal representative of the measured acceleration;
- a light-emitting component capable of emitting multiple colors of light with variable luminosity, the color and luminosity of light emitted by the light-emitting component defining a visual output produced by the light-emitting component;
- and
- a processor coupled to the accelerometer and light-emitting component, the processor being configured to receive the signal from the accelerometer, calculate a visual output according to an algorithm as a function of the measured acceleration of the substrate, and cause the light-emitting component to produce the calculated visual output,
- wherein according to the algorithm, the luminosity of the light emitted by the light-emitting component is proportional to a magnitude of the measured acceleration of the substrate.
An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
- an accelerometer affixed to the substrate, the accelerometer being configured to measure acceleration of the substrate, and produce a signal representative of the measured acceleration;
- a light-emitting component capable of emitting multiple colors of light with variable luminosity, the color and luminosity of light emitted by the light-emitting component defining a visual output produced by the light-emitting component;
- a processor coupled to the accelerometer and light-emitting component, the processor being configured to receive the signal from the accelerometer, calculate a visual output according to an algorithm as a function of the measured acceleration of the substrate, and cause the light-emitting component to produce the calculated visual output;
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- a wireless communication interface configured to receive one or more instructions that affect the algorithm according to which the processor is configured to calculate the visual output, the processor being configured to follow the one or more instructions as the visual output is calculated according to the algorithm.
An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication interface;
- and
- a processor and memory storing computer-readable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive an indication of one or more instructions;
- and
- cause transmission of the one or more instructions to a plurality of handheld or user-wearable apparatuses via the wireless communication interface, each of the handheld or user-wearable apparatuses including:
- an accelerometer affixed to a substrate, the accelerometer being configured to measure acceleration of the substrate, and produce a signal representative of the measured acceleration;
- a light-emitting component capable of emitting multiple colors of light with variable luminosity, the color and luminosity of light emitted by the light-emitting component defining a visual output produced by the light-emitting component;
- and
- a processor coupled to the accelerometer and light-emitting component, the processor being configured to receive the signal from the accelerometer, calculate a visual output according to an algorithm as a function of the measured acceleration of the substrate, and cause the light-emitting component to produce the calculated visual output,
- wherein the one or more instructions that affect the algorithm according to which the processors of the handheld or user-wearable apparatuses are configured to calculate the visual output, the respective processors being configured to follow the one or more instructions as the visual output is calculated according to the algorithm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.