A method for providing feedback to a skier, comprising: receiving, by a feedback computer, sensor data from a plurality of sensors associated with the skier, the sensor data representing a movement of the skier during a ski run; receiving, by the feedback computer, video data representing a video recording of the skier during the ski run; after the ski run, synchronizing, by the feedback computer, the sensor data and the video data; and simultaneously displaying, on a display screen in electrical communication with the feedback computer, the video recording and the sensor data.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A63B 69/18 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for skiing
B32B 5/26 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by the presence of two or more layers which comprise fibres, filaments, granules, or powder, or are foamed or specifically porous one layer being a fibrous or filamentary layer another layer also being fibrous or filamentary
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 15/14 - Layered products essentially comprising metal next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
G01L 1/14 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in capacitance or inductance of electrical elements, e.g. by measuring variations of frequency of electrical oscillators
G01S 19/49 - Determining position by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Personal electronic devices for recording, organizing, and transmitting data relating to a user's health, fitness and wellness, namely a wearable device for skiers
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Methods for calibrating a motion and ground reaction force analysis system
A method of calibration of a system designed for analysis of ground reaction forces of a user's feet, wherein the system comprises a left and right footwear each with a plurality of force sensors. The method includes (a) obtaining respective data measurements from each force sensor over a time period while the user's feet are in the left and right footwear; (b) determining a respective statistic of the respective data measurements for each force sensor over the time period; and (c) storing the respective statistic as a respective calibration offset for a respective force sensor. The respective statistic may comprise a minimum, a maximum, an average, a median, a percentile, and/or a statistical model of the respective data measurements.
A method for providing feedback to a skier includes: receiving, by a feedback computer, sensor data from a plurality of sensors located in a ski boot of the skier, the sensor data representing a movement of the skier during a ski run; receiving, by the feedback computer, video data representing a video recording of the skier during the ski run; after the ski run, synchronizing, by the feedback computer, the sensor data and the video data; and simultaneously displaying, on a display screen in electrical communication with the feedback computer, the video recording and the sensor data.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A63B 69/18 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for skiing
B32B 5/26 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by the presence of two or more layers which comprise fibres, filaments, granules, or powder, or are foamed or specifically porous one layer being a fibrous or filamentary layer another layer also being fibrous or filamentary
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 15/14 - Layered products essentially comprising metal next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
G01L 1/14 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in capacitance or inductance of electrical elements, e.g. by measuring variations of frequency of electrical oscillators
G01S 19/49 - Determining position by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Wearable activity trackers for use with snow sports; Computer peripherals adapted for use with computers and other smart devices in connection with snow sports; downloadable mobile applications for tracking movement for use with snow sports; downloadable mobile applications for use with snow sports, namely, for analyzing skiing technique and providing suggestions and instructions for improving skiing technique; downloadable computer application software for use with wearable computer devices for tracking movement for use with snow sports; downloadable electronic publications, namely, downloadable instruction manuals for computer programs and activity trackers for use with snow sports
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Methods for calibrating a motion and ground reaction force analysis system
A method of calibration of the motion and force processing system designed to analyze user's feet motion in relation to the ground reaction forces wherein the system comprises multiplicity of motion and force sensors embedded in the insole of a footwear and wherein the calibration is intended to compensate for errors in fabrication and assembly of the sensors, insoles, footwear and for the user's natural pronation, in a single procedure.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Wearable activity trackers within snowsports; Peripherals adapted for use with computers and other smart devices within snowsports; Mobile apps within snowsports; Computer application software for use with wearable computer devices within snowsports; Instruction manuals in electronic format within snowsports.
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Synchronizing data collection of motion and ground reaction force with the start of sporting activities
A method allowing the synchronizing collection of motion and ground reaction forces data at the start of a sporting event which are received from motion and force sensors embedded in insoles worn in the user's footwear. Furthermore, this method allows synchronization of said data with video or television transmission, and if used during, for example, during ski racing, provides information of skis' pitch, roll and heading in a 3-D space, as well as linear and angular velocity, g-forces, and the location and distribution of pressure points and ground reaction forces transferred to the user's feet in a numerical or a graphical form.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
A43B 17/00 - Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined
A43B 3/00 - Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
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Method and apparatus to provide haptic and visual feedback of skier foot motion and forces transmitted to the ski boot
A system and method to provide haptic and visual feedback of motion of the skier foot and the forces transmitted to the skiboot insole and consequently to the ski/snow interface. This system comprises a motion and force sensors and a haptic actuator embedded in the skiboot insole in communication with a smart-phone based analysis application, configured to calculate insole motion and orientation and the distribution of pressure points inside the skiboot, then to provide haptic feedback to the skier foot instructing on timing and direction of change in the pressure points necessary to achieve optimal turn parameters. Furthermore, analyzed together with GPS coordinates are transmitted by the application to the cloud based server for further processing. Graphical and numerical representation of data is superimposed over a 3D map of a slope which may be viewed on the user smart-phone or on a remote computer terminal.
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for improving physical activity performance analysis, and more specifically to a system and method for using motion, pressure and position sensors embedded in equipment or footwear of a user to assess physical activity performance. The sensors can collect pressure related data, transmit the data to a server for processing, and the user can receive feedback based on their performance.
G09B 19/00 - Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass
G01L 1/14 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in capacitance or inductance of electrical elements, e.g. by measuring variations of frequency of electrical oscillators
G01S 19/49 - Determining position by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled
B32B 5/26 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by the presence of two or more layers which comprise fibres, filaments, granules, or powder, or are foamed or specifically porous one layer being a fibrous or filamentary layer another layer also being fibrous or filamentary
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
B32B 15/14 - Layered products essentially comprising metal next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
This invention allows for remote monitoring of the skier/skiing performance. The system consists of a various MEMS sensors embedded in skier clothing and equipment. These sensors measure instantaneous changes in acceleration in x/y/z axis and changes in earth magnetic field—relative to the skier position, to provide six degree of freedom in calculation of skier position as well as moments applied to the ski edge and forces experiences by the skier body. These sensors communicate with the monitoring application residing in the user wireless terminal (call phone) over the PAN wireless network. The instantaneous measurements are analyzed either locally or remotely and when the system is configured in an active mode, a corrective response to the MEMS actuators embedded in the ski or ski bindings may be send does changing the parameters of the run or provide enhanced safety.
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
