Granted Patent B2

US 12,318,189 · App. 18/377,907 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventors: Lee Norman Cusey (Laguna Niguel, CA); Jay Allen Shears (Mission Viejo, CA); Harold Dan Stirling (Mission Viejo, CA)

Assignee: NIKE, Inc.

A61B5/11A61B5/1124A61B5/22A61B5/6802A61B5/6804A63B24/0006A61B5/1114A61B5/1127A61B5/4528A61B5/6824A61B5/7405A61B2562/0219A63B5/11A63B2024/0012A63B24/0062A63B69/3608A63B69/3667A63B2209/08A63B2209/10A63B2220/10A63B2220/13A63B2220/24A63B2220/30A63B2220/40A63B2220/803A63B2220/836A63B2225/20A63B2225/50G06F3/011G06V40/23G16H20/30G16H40/67G16H80/00

Abstract

Claims (28)

1. A system comprising:

a first receiver device configured to receive position information about a body of a first user from each of multiple body position sensors, wherein the body position sensors correspond to respective limbs, joints, or other appendages of the body; and

an interface device coupled to the first receiver and configured to display an alignment indicator, wherein the alignment indicator is a result of a comparison between a reference body position of the first user, corresponding to a sensed position of a first limb, first joint, or other first appendage of the first user, and a second body position of the first user, corresponding to a sensed position of a second limb, second joint, or other second appendage of the first user.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the body position sensors correspond to respective limbs of the body, and the interface device is configured to provide information about a change in position between the sensed position of the first limb and the sensed position of the second limb.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the body position sensors correspond to respective joints of the body, and the interface device is configured to provide information about a change in position between the sensed position of the first joint and the sensed position of the second joint.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the body position sensors correspond to respective appendages of the body, and the interface device is configured to provide information about a change in position between the sensed position of the first appendage and the sensed position of the second appendage.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface device is configured to provide an audible indication of the result of the comparison between the reference body position and the second body position.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the alignment indicator includes a visual indication of the result of the comparison between the reference body position and the second body position.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interface device comprises a display device configured to provide the visual indication of the result of the comparison, wherein the visual indication includes a graphical representation of the reference body position and the second body position.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface device is configured to provide a haptic indication of the result of the comparison between the reference body position and the second body position.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the interface device comprises one or more actuators configured to provide the haptic indication to the first user.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface device is configured to provide a tactile indication of the result of the comparison between the reference body position and the second body position.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first receiver device is configured to receive real-time position information about the body from each of the multiple body position sensors as the first user performs an athletic activity; and

wherein the interface device is configured to update the alignment indicator based on the received real-time position information.

12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a garment, wherein at least one of the body position sensors is coupled to the garment.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein each of the multiple body position sensors is coupled to the garment.

14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first sensor and a second sensor of the multiple body position sensors, wherein the first and second sensors comprise ultrasonic transducers configured to emit and/or receive an ultrasonic signal.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the alignment indicator comprises information about an athletic performance of the first user.

16. A method comprising:

receiving body position information from each of multiple sensors, wherein each of the sensors corresponds to a respective limb, joint, or other appendage of a body of a first user;

determining a change in position between a reference body position of the first user and a second position of the body of the same first user based on the position information from the multiple sensors;

determining an alignment indicator based on the determined change in position of the first user, wherein the alignment indicator provides information about a relationship between the reference body position and the second position; and

using an interface device, providing the alignment indicator for the first user.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein providing the alignment indicator includes providing an audible signal to the first user or to another user using the interface device.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein providing the alignment indicator includes providing a visual signal or a pictorial signal to the first user or to another user using the interface device.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein providing the alignment indicator includes providing a haptic signal or a tactile signal to the first user or to another user using the interface device.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising using the interface device, providing information about an athletic performance metric for the first user based on the determined change in the position of the body of the first user.

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