1. A method for analyzing the gait of an individual wearing a left shoe and a right shoe, the method including the steps of:
(a) acquiring data from a first array comprising a plurality of pressure sensors and shear stress sensors configured for placement in a left shoe and from a second array comprising a plurality of pressure sensors and shear stress sensors configured for placement in a right shoe, the acquired data being separated into at least two separate gait phases for each array;
(b) comparing at least a portion of the acquired data to a baseline condition for each gait phase; and
(c) categorizing the sensors in each array, or a group of sensors in each array, into one of at least two uniformity categories for each gait phase based on the comparison of the acquired data to the baseline condition.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least two separate gait phases for each array comprises a heel strike gait phase, a mid-stance gait phase, and a toe-off gait phase.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the baseline condition comprises data derived from a baseline test of the individual’s gait.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the baseline condition comprises data derived from a previous analysis of the individual’s gait.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the baseline condition comprises pressure data derived from calculated normal gait values for the individual.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the baseline condition comprises data derived from the mean value of a corresponding pair of sensors or group of sensors in each array.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of comparing the data acquired relating to each sensor or a group of sensors in the arrays to a baseline condition includes comparing the acquired data to at least one deviation threshold value of the baseline condition.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a deviation threshold value of the baseline condition is defined for each gait phase.
9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
(d) creating a graphical output based on the uniformity category into which each sensor or group of sensors has been placed, the output showing at least one entire gait cycle wherein each gait phase is individually represented by a right footprint and a left footprint.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein:
(e) the graphical output shows shaded, patterned or colored areas correlating to the uniformity category for each pressure sensor on each footprint for each gait phase in the gait cycle, the shaded, patterned or colored areas also being shown on each footprint at a location corresponding to the actual sensor location within the shoe.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein each shaded, patterned or colored area is blended or transitioned together with an adjacent shaded, patterned or colored area.
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the graphical output further includes showing a value for shear stress for each gait phase.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the graphical output further includes showing a longitudinal component and a lateral component for the shear stress value.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the shear stress and component values are shown with arrows.
15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the graphical output further includes a torque value arrow for each gait phase.
16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the graphical output further includes a torque value arrow for each gait phase.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of operating an electronic billboard, the method comprising:
detecting a mobile electronic device within a predetermined distance of the electronic billboard;
establishing an ad hoc wireless connection with the mobile electronic device; and
transmitting location-specific data that is associated with a geographic location of the electronic billboard to the mobile electronic device over the ad hoc wireless connection.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the mobile electronic device further comprises:
receiving a signal from the mobile electronic device; and
determining a traveling vector for the mobile electronic device based on the signal,
wherein establishing the ad hoc wireless connection comprises establishing the ad hoc wireless connection based on the traveling vector.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the location-specific data comprises advertising content, and further comprising:
dynamically altering pricing information included in the advertising content based on real-time supply and demand conditions at a business establishment associated with the advertising content.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving user andor device information from the mobile electronic device over the ad hoc wireless connection,
wherein transmitting the location-specific data comprises transmitting targeted advertising content to the mobile electronic device over the ad hoc wireless connection responsive to receiving the user andor device information.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
updating displayed location-specific data responsive to receiving the user andor device information.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving vehicular information from a plurality of mobile electronic devices within the predetermined distance of the electronic billboard over a respective plurality of ad hoc wireless connections thereto; and
generating traffic data based on the received vehicular information,
wherein transmitting the location-specific data comprises transmitting the traffic data to the mobile electronic device.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving user andor device information from a plurality of mobile electronic devices that pass within the predetermined distance of the electronic billboard over a respective plurality of ad hoc wireless connections thereto; and
storing the received user andor device information in a database.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving device identification information from the mobile electronic device over the ad hoc wireless connection; and
providing information indicating a presence of the mobile electronic device within the predetermined distance of the electronic billboard to a fixed network access point responsive to receiving the device identification information.
9. An electronic billboard configured to carry out the method of claim 1.
10. A computer program product for operating an electronic billboard, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code therein, the computer readable program code configured to carry out the method of claim 1.
11. A method of operating a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting an electronic billboard within a predetermined distance of the mobile electronic device;
establishing an ad hoc wireless connection with the electronic billboard;
receiving location-specific data that is associated with a geographic location of the electronic billboard from the electronic billboard over the ad hoc wireless connection; and
displaying the location-specific data.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the location-specific data further comprises:
integrating the location-specific data with currently-displayed content.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the location-specific data is associated with a specific video layer, and wherein integrating the location-specific data comprises:
providing the location-specific data as a text andor image overlay on at least a portion of the currently-displayed content.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the location-specific data comprises location-specific advertising data, wherein the currently-displayed content includes other advertising data that is tagged with metadata, and wherein integrating the location-specific data comprises:
replacing the other advertising data in the currently displayed content with the location-specific advertising data based on the metadata.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the location-specific data comprises receiving an offer for locally available goods andor services, and further comprising:
transmitting an acceptance andor counteroffer to the electronic billboard over the ad hoc wireless connection responsive to receiving the offer.
16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
transmitting user andor device information to the electronic billboard over the ad hoc wireless connection;
wherein receiving the location-specific data comprises receiving targeted advertising from the electronic billboard responsive to transmitting the user andor device information.
17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
updating a database stored in the mobile electronic device with the location-specific data responsive to receiving the location-specific data.
18. The method of claim 11, Her comprising:
establishing a second ad hoc wireless connection with at least one other mobile electronic device within a predetermined distance of the mobile electronic device; and
relaying the received location-specific data to the at least one other mobile electronic device over the second ad hoc wireless connection.
19. A mobile electronic device configured to carry out the method of claim 11.
20. A computer program product for operating a mobile electronic device, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code therein, the computer readable program code configured to carry out the method of claim 11.