Wireless synchronized apparatus and system
Disclosed embodiments include an apparatus that comprises (a) a kinematics sensor module including an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof; and (b) a bidirectional wireless communication module configured for wirelessly synchronizing the sampling time instances of the kinematics sensor module with the sampling time instances of at least a second wearable apparatus including a second kinematics sensor module.
1. A wearable apparatus, comprising:
(a) an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof; and
(b) a processor causing a bidirectional wireless communication module within said wearable apparatus to continuously and wirelessly synchronize a plurality of sampling time instances of said accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, or combinations thereof with a plurality of sampling time instances of at least a second wearable apparatus comprising an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof, wherein synchronization of said sampling time instances is performed during data collection.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a wireless synchronization protocol configured for master synchronization or mesh synchronization.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a robust wireless data transfer data controller.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said robust wireless data transfer data controller is configured for storing data packets locally whenever a transmission error is detected, and retransmiting said data packets at a later point in time, whereby no data packets are lost during wireless data transfers.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said bidirectional wireless communication module includes a chip antenna or a patch antenna.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a solid state local storage medium.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus is included in a wrist-worn device with a form factor of a watch or a wristband.
8. The wearable apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus further comprises a display configured for providing information to a user including a time of day or a reminder.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said wearable apparatus is a watch.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein said watch is charged by inductive power charging.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein said watch is configured for harvesting energy from the local environment by using a kinetic generator or a solar panel.
12. The wearable apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus is configured for quantifying human movement based on data acquired by said accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, or combinations thereof.
13. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus is further configured for wirelessly transmitting said data from said accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, or combinations thereof to a second wearable or non-wearable apparatus.
14. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus is configured for wirelessly synchronizing the sample time instances of said accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, or combinations thereof with a second apparatus including a kinematics sensor.
15. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus includes an action reminder chosen from the group consisting of a gentle vibration, an auditory cue, and a visual cue.
16. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus is configured for calculating the device location by accepting transmissions from one or more external devices, beacons, GPS, or combinations thereof.
17. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus further comprises a GPS receiver.
18. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said apparatus further comprises a barometric altimeter.
19. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said wireless communication module is configured to synchronize the internal clock of said apparatus with an internal clock of a second wearable or non-wearable apparatus.