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| 20090082699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFINING SUBJECT ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING THE SAME - Apparatus and method for refining subject activity classification for the recognition of daily activities of a subject, and a system for recognizing daily activities using the same. The refining apparatus improves the correctness of subject activity classification using daily activities of a subject, activation time information of sensors mounted on objects associated with the daily activities of the subject, and the suitability of a continuous activity pattern in relation to the daily activities. This improves the correctness of subject activity classification that becomes basic information in daily activity analysis. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100069230 | HETEROPOLY ACID CATALYST AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a heteropoly acid catalyst which is used for the production of methacrylic acid by gas phase oxidation of methacrolein and a preparing method thereof. The present invention, thereby, provides a novel heteropoly acid catalyst having excellent methacrolein conversion rate, methacrylic acid selectivity and yield. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100106450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING MEAL ACTIVITY USING PRESSURE SENSOR - There is provided a method and apparatus for sensing a meal activity among the various activities of daily life using pressure sensors. A meal activity sensing apparatus collects sensor data detected through a plurality of pressure sensors installed in a smart meal mat, filters the collected sensor data, measures a pressure variance by using the filtered sensor data, determines whether a meal activity has taken place by comparing the measured pressure variance with a preset threshold value, and transmits meal activity information associated with the meal activity to an information processor communicating with the smart meal mat via radio frequency. Since this provides an advantage of more accurate detection of the meal activity, it can be useful in care services for eldercare facilities and for elderly individuals living alone, and further, in the efficient observance of an individual's daily meal patterns. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100141397 | SYSTEM FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION - A sensor-based activity recognition system is disclosed. Activity information is received by using various sensors that can detect activities in daily life and analyzed to recognize daily activities of an individual. A required device can be controlled or relevant information is transferred to a management center according to the recognized daily activity to thus quickly cope with various situations. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145234 | HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living, and a system for detecting activities of daily living using the same. The hand-held device comprises a behavior information detector unit detecting physical activity information from user's movements; an article use information detector unit detecting article use information on whether the user uses the article from a sensor module attached to the article; a controller unit generating information on activities of daily living of the user from the physical activity information and the article use information; and a memory unit storing the information on the activities of daily living of the user. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100161354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE USING UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLATFORM - A health care system and method using a personal health device (PHD)-based universal health platform in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to measure health record by a PHD used by a user and automatically provide it so as to be used for various health care services via platforms, the health care system includes a measurement platform for collecting PHD standard personal health data from one or more PHDs, converting the collected data into clinical document architecture (CDA) standard data, and transmitting the converted data to an information collecting platform; and the information collecting platform for generating composite CDA standard data by using the received CDA standard data and providing the generated composite CDA standard data to services. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161706 | ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING - An activity monitoring system and method are disclosed to reduce the size of an activity sensor device to reduce its power consumption and smoothly transmit activity and occupancy information from the activity sensor device and an occupancy sensor device to an activity monitoring server to monitor an individual's activity and occupancy information. The activity monitoring system includes: an activity sensor device configured to detect a physical activity of a user, classify the detected physical activity, and transmit activity classification information as a result along with user identification information; one or more occupancy sensor devices configured to receive the activity classification information and the individual's identification information from the activity sensor device, and transmit the received information along with occupancy information; and an activity monitoring server configured to manage the activity classification information, the occupancy information, and the individual's identification information received from the occupancy sensor devices. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110053134 | SENSOR-BASED TEACHING AID ASSEMBLY - A sensor-based teaching aid assembly includes: a plurality of teaching aid parts having a unique ID, detecting their location and adjacent teaching aid parts through an internal sensor, and transmitting result data to outside; and an information processing terminal displaying an image of an assembly target structure, analyzing the data received from the plurality of teaching aid parts to evaluate a completion degree of the structure assembled by the plurality of teaching aid parts, and displaying the evaluation results. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054358 | GAIT AND POSTURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CORRECTED FOOT PRESSURE - There is provided a gait/posture analysis method which analyzes a gait/posture of a walker wearing a shoe having one or more pressure sensors attached thereon. The gait/posture analysis method includes: measuring a base foot pressure, which is generated when the walker wears the shoe, at arbitrary time intervals; calculating a representative base foot pressure by using the plurality of base foot pressures measured at the arbitrary time intervals; correcting a foot pressure measured by the pressure sensors by using the representative base foot pressure; calculating a foot-pressure related value, which is to be used for analyzing the gait/posture of the walker, by using the corrected foot pressure; and analyzing the gait/posture of the walker by using the foot-pressure related value. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110077904 | MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING FOOTWEAR FOR MOTION RECOGNITION - There is provided a motion recognition system using footwear for motion recognition. The motion recognition system includes footwear for motion recognition and an information processing terminal. The footwear for motion recognition includes a pressure sensor, a height sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor, measures variations in foot pressure, height and acceleration according to a user's motion, preprocesses signals measured by the sensors, and transmits the preprocessed signals. The information processing terminal analyses the signals received from the footwear for motion recognition, obtains information regarding the user's center of gravity, position within three-dimensional space and feet movements, and provides application services based on the obtained information. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110146396 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT PATTERN - A method for analyzing a gait pattern includes: measuring, by a plurality of force sensing resistor (FSR) sensors, foot pressure values, and outputting the measured foot pressure values, respectively; searching for a maximum pressure local area in which the sum of the output values from the FSR sensors included in each of a plurality of pressure local areas is maximized; calculating a center of pressure (COP) with respect to the detected maximum pressure local area; and analyzing a gait pattern by adding the calculated COP to the trajectory of COPs. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153261 | SMART FOOTWEAR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Smart footwear includes: a film type insole sensor measuring a change of force applied by a user's foot, as a resistance value; an acceleration sensor measuring an acceleration value according to a change in the motion of the user's foot; and a microcontroller estimating the user's current condition and the quantity of motion based on the resistance value and the acceleration value, and generating user condition information and quantity of motion information. | 06-23-2011 |
