WO2000068642A3 - Apparatus for determining the speed of travel and distance travelled by a user - Google Patents

Apparatus for determining the speed of travel and distance travelled by a user Download PDF

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WO2000068642A3
WO2000068642A3 PCT/IB2000/000583 IB0000583W WO0068642A3 WO 2000068642 A3 WO2000068642 A3 WO 2000068642A3 IB 0000583 W IB0000583 W IB 0000583W WO 0068642 A3 WO0068642 A3 WO 0068642A3
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user
speed
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Gerhard Stephanus Mynhardt
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/34—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C22/00—Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers
    • G01C22/006—Pedometers

Abstract

Apparatus for determining the speed of travel and the distance travelled by a user comprises a GPS receiver (2) for calculating the position and speed of movement of the user and a sensor (6) which detects movement of the user and generates a movement signal. A processor receives a position/speed signal from the receiver (2) and uses it to calculate the distance travelled by the user from a given position, and uses the movement signal to verify that the calculated distance travelled and the measured speed of movement of the user correspond to actual movement of the user. In a second embodiment, first (32) and second (34) transponders are provided for attachment to the user's limbs, typically the user's ankles, and transmit signals to one another. The transponders (32, 34) transmit an accurately timed sequence of signals to one another, and variations in the time of flight of the signals are processed to determine the speed of movement and distance travelled by the user.
PCT/IB2000/000583 1999-05-06 2000-05-05 Apparatus for determining the speed of travel and distance travelled by a user WO2000068642A2 (en)

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US5363297A (en) * 1992-06-05 1994-11-08 Larson Noble G Automated camera-based tracking system for sports contests
US5579013A (en) * 1994-05-05 1996-11-26 General Electric Company Mobile tracking unit capable of detecting defective conditions in railway vehicle wheels and railtracks
US5583776A (en) * 1995-03-16 1996-12-10 Point Research Corporation Dead reckoning navigational system using accelerometer to measure foot impacts
EP0816986A2 (en) * 1996-07-03 1998-01-07 Hitachi, Ltd. Method, apparatus and system for recognizing motions

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