System, method and program product for monitoring the use of an exercise ball by a user and exercise ball which can be used in such a system
US10463915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B41/125
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed are an exercise ball as well as a system, method and computer program product for monitoring the use of the exercise ball by a user. An exemplary system comprises: a first data processing unit; an exercise ball comprising a shell and a monitoring unit operatively associated with the shell, said monitoring unit comprising at least one sensor for detecting a parameter representative of the movement of the exercise ball by the user, the first data processing unit being configured to determine and provide the user with data representative of the use of the exercise ball by the user based on parameters representative of the movement of the exercise ball by the user detected by said at least one sensor.
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