Posture improvement device, system, and method

Abstract

A posture improvement device, system, and method. The system for improving posture may comprise: a sensor device; posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and one or more user devices. The sensor device may be physically associated with a user and may communicate with the posture improvement software program. The sensor device may comprise: one or more sensors for monitoring positions and movements of the user. The system may calculate one or more optimum postural positions for the user, based on data communicated by the sensor device and collected information about the user. The system may monitor a conformance of the user with the optimum postural positions and may display the conformance on the posture improvement system interface. The system may detect and notify the user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain at least one optimum postural position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sensor device for improving posture, comprising:
 one or more sensors;   a communication device; and   a harness;   wherein said harness is coupled to said communication device and is configured to be worn by a user;   wherein said communication device is configured to communicate with one or more user devices;   wherein said one or more sensors detect a physical position of said user and measure one or more movements by said user to create a plurality of sensor data;   wherein said communication device transmits said plurality of sensor data to said one or more user devices; and   wherein said detection and transmission of said plurality of sensor data allows said one or more user devices to inform said user to maintain one or more optimum postural positions.   
     
     
         2 . The sensor device of  claim 1 , further comprising a memory unit;
 wherein said memory unit stores said plurality of sensor data.   
     
     
         3 . The sensor device of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more sensors comprise: a plurality of accelerometers and a plurality of gyroscopes. 
     
     
         4 . The sensor device of  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of accelerometers comprise three tri-axial accelerometers and said plurality of gyroscopes comprise three tri-axial rate gyroscopes. 
     
     
         5 . The sensor device of  claim 1 , wherein said harness is poseable and is adapted to hook over both shoulders of said user. 
     
     
         6 . The sensor device of  claim 1 , wherein said harness is configured to securely hold and position said one or more sensors between a first and a tenth thoracic vertebrae of said user. 
     
     
         7 . The sensor device of  claim 1 , wherein said harness is an article of clothing.