Augmented reality placement of goniometer or other sensors
Inventors
Mason, Steven • Posnack, Daniel • Arn, Peter • Para, Wendy • Hacking, S. Adam • Mueller, Micheal • GUANERI, Joseph • Greene, Jonathan
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12343180-B2
Publication Date
2025-07-01
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Abstract
Systems and methods for positioning one or more sensors on a user. The system has user sensors, apparatus sensors, and treatment sensors. A processing device, executing computer readable instructions stored in a memory, cause the processing device to: generate an enhanced environment representative of an environment; receive apparatus data representative of a location of the apparatus in the environment; generate an apparatus avatar in the enhanced environment; receive user data representative of a location of the user in the environment; generate a user avatar in the enhanced environment; receive treatment data representative of one or more locations of the treatment sensors in the environment; generate, treatment sensor avatars in the enhanced environment; calculate a treatment location for each treatment sensor, wherein the treatment location is associated with an anatomical structure of a user; and generate instruction data representing an instruction for positioning the treatment sensors at the treatment location.
Core Innovation
The invention provides a system and method for positioning one or more sensors on a user by generating an enhanced environment representative of an environment and producing avatars for an apparatus and the user. The processing device receives apparatus data representative of a location of the apparatus in the environment from apparatus sensors and generates an apparatus avatar in the enhanced environment from the apparatus data. The processing device also receives user data representative of a location of the user in the environment from user sensors and generates a user avatar in the enhanced environment from the user data.
The processing device calculates, based on one or more of the apparatus data and the user data, a treatment location for one or more treatment sensors. The treatment location is associated with an anatomical structure of the user, linking the sensor positioning to user anatomy within the enhanced environment.
In related implementations, the system generates treatment-location visuals and instruction data to support positioning of the one or more treatment sensors at the calculated treatment location. The document describes generating a treatment-location avatar based on the treatment location and outputting an interface image representing that avatar, including overlay/transposition with a portion of the user avatar. The instruction data includes confirmations that the location of the one or more treatment sensors is adjacent to, at, or near the treatment location.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims cover a system, a method, and a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium. Across the independent claim set, the inventive core uses location data from apparatus sensors and user sensors to generate avatars and calculate a treatment location for one or more treatment sensors associated with an anatomical structure, with additional dependent features describing instruction data and interface visuals.
Enhanced environment with apparatus and user avatars from sensor location data
Generating an enhanced environment representative of an environment; receiving, from the apparatus sensors, apparatus data representative of a location of the apparatus in the environment; generating, from the apparatus data, an apparatus avatar in the enhanced environment; receiving, from the user sensors, user data representative of a location of the user in the environment; and generating, from the user data, a user avatar in the enhanced environment.
Anatomical-structure-associated treatment location calculation for treatment sensors
Calculating, based on one or more of the apparatus data and the user data, a treatment location for one or more treatment sensors, wherein the treatment location is associated with an anatomical structure of the user.
Method for generating avatars in an enhanced environment and calculating treatment locations
Generating an enhanced environment associated with an environment; receiving, from apparatus sensors, apparatus data representative of a location of an apparatus in the environment; generating, from the apparatus data, an apparatus avatar in the enhanced environment; receiving, from user sensors, user data representative of a location of the user in the environment; generating, from the user data, a user avatar in the enhanced environment; and calculating, based on one or more of the environment data, the apparatus data, and the user data, a treatment location for one or more treatment sensors.
Computer-readable medium instructions to perform enhanced-environment avatar generation and treatment-location calculation
Storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processing device to generate an enhanced environment associated with an environment; receive, from apparatus sensors, apparatus data representative of a location of the apparatus in the environment; generate, from the apparatus data, an apparatus avatar in the enhanced environment; receive, from user sensors, user data representative of a location of the user in the environment; generate, from the user data, a user avatar in the enhanced environment; and calculate, based on one or more of the environment data, the apparatus data, and the user data, a treatment location for one or more treatment sensors.
Across the independent claims, the coverage centers on generating an enhanced environment with apparatus and user avatars from sensed location data and calculating an anatomical-structure-associated treatment location for one or more treatment sensors. The document further indicates dependent refinements that add treatment-location avatars, interface images, overlay/transposition with the user avatar, instruction data confirmations using adjacent/at/near terms, and telemedicine-based receipt of medical instruction data from a healthcare professional.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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