18153631. Wireless Ear Bud System With Pose Detection simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
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Wireless Ear Bud System With Pose Detection
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Daniel J. Perry of San Jose CA (US)
Maulik V. Choksi of Cupertino CA (US)
Wei-Yang Sun of San Francisco CA (US)
Wireless Ear Bud System With Pose Detection - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18153631 titled 'Wireless Ear Bud System With Pose Detection
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system where ear buds with sensors can gather information about the orientation of the user's head during movements. This data is wirelessly communicated to a host electronic device, which provides coaching and feedback to the user during exercise routines.
- Ear buds with sensors gather orientation information during user movements.
- The data is wirelessly transmitted to a host electronic device.
- The system provides coaching and feedback to the user during exercise routines.
- The ear buds use a rotation matrix to convert the gathered data into a fixed reference frame.
- A user head pose look-up table is used to analyze the data and categorize user head positions.
Potential Applications
- Fitness and exercise coaching
- Virtual reality and augmented reality applications
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation programs
Problems Solved
- Difficulty in providing real-time coaching and feedback during exercise routines
- Lack of accurate measurement and analysis of user head movements
- Limited ability to track and monitor head positions during physical activities
Benefits
- Real-time coaching and feedback during exercise routines
- Accurate measurement and analysis of user head movements
- Enhanced tracking and monitoring of head positions during physical activities
Original Abstract Submitted
Ear buds may have sensors to gather orientation information such as accelerometer measurements during user movements. A host electronic device may communicate wirelessly with the ear buds and may form part of an ear bud system that supplies the user with coaching and feedback while evaluating user performance of a head movement routine or other exercise routine. During operation, the ear buds may gather accelerometer data in a first reference frame such as a reference frame associated with the ear buds and may use a rotation matrix to rotate the data in the first reference frame into a second reference frame such as a neutral reference frame with a fixed orientation to the earth. The data in the neutral reference frame may be analyzed using a user head pose look-up table to categorize measured user head positions as corresponding to respective user head poses.
