HK1236081B - Posture improvement device, system, and method - Google Patents

Description

Posture correction device, system and method

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to systems for correcting posture and, more particularly, to accustoming users to practicing corrective posture through real-time observation monitoring of their own posture, alerts, reminders of exercise and stretching routines, and behavioral corrections.

Background Art

Good posture is strongly correlated with physical health. Significant amounts of work time are lost each year due to pain and illness related to health problems caused by posture. Correcting posture has been shown to increase dopamine and testosterone levels produced by the brain, and studies have shown that correcting postural kyphosis in adolescence in individuals with ADHD can lead to significant reductions in ADHD symptoms. Studies have shown that when people operate with good posture, performance related to mental acuity, self-esteem, and physical efficiency is enhanced. Therefore, providing insight and a mechanism for correcting posture has been a desirable goal for many people, as it improves mental performance and overall health.

Unfortunately, the demands of the modern work environment have led to poor posture for many people. Whether due to chronically incorrect static body positions at workstations, limited movement at workstations, or repetitive movements due to occupational demands, the modern work environment has resulted in improper posture for millions of people, negatively impacting their health. This poor posture is on the rise, and the increasing use of devices such as smart devices in all aspects of our lives is further exacerbating it. While these electronic devices provide a wide range of information, they have yet to provide corrective insights into improving a user's health through effective posture adjustment programs, such as teaching the user new things and habits about themselves.

Everyone has four to eight postures in which they spend most of their waking hours. Each posture represents an opportunity to establish optimal physical and mental function. These are unique optimal postural positions (OPPs) determined by a person's individual anatomy and the specific tasks they perform, whether professional or leisure. Most people have at least five body postures that occupy 80% of their time—namely, computer data entry, driving, and walking. Therefore, if maintained incorrectly, these postures can negatively impact a person's overall health and mental performance. Unfortunately, even if a person is aware of their OPPs once, it can be difficult for that person to change their postural behaviors due to a lack of insight, understanding, and neuromuscular awareness of good posture. Therefore, individuals need to be taught, conditioned, and trained to overcome poor habits and maintain their various OPPs through a step-by-step exercise, movement, and strength training program that provides users with insight into their neuromuscular system and good habits.

Currently, many people are aware of their poor posture because of the pain or discomfort they experience. However, these people lack a deep understanding of how to correct their posture because they do not know their OPP, how to maintain their OPP, and/or do not even realize when they are not in OPP.

Therefore, there is a need for a device, system, and method that can identify an individual's OPP, teach the individual to maintain their OPP, and monitor the individual's posture so that they are in proper posture in real time and warn them when they are not properly executing their OPP. Preferably, the new device, system, and method will: (1) identify an individual's OPP; (2) provide insight and neuromuscular sensation into or out of the OPP; (3) encourage the individual to practice their OPP; (4) monitor the individual's postural behavior; and (5) provide movement, stretching, and strength conditioning programs based on the individual's recorded postural behavior.

Summary of the Invention

To minimize the limitations of the prior art, and to minimize other limitations that will become apparent upon reading and understanding this disclosure, this specification discloses a new and improved apparatus, system, and method for posture correction.

The posture correction system may include a sensor device, a user device, and software that calculates an optimal posture position and enables the user to maintain the most frequently different optimal posture positions (OPP) through real-time feedback, alerts, and reminders.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, system and method for correcting user posture.

The present invention provides an apparatus, system, and method configured to: (1) identify an individual's OPP; (2) provide insights to the user into practicing their OPP; (3) monitor an individual's postural behavior in real time; and (4) record postural patterns over time to develop an improved postural adjustment program for the user.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, system and method configured to correct a user's posture through behavior modification.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, system, and method configured to correct a user's posture by using negative feedback, positive feedback, and neuromuscular regulation.

It is an object of the present invention to provide one or more sensors configured to measure a user's weight, pressure, orientation, steps, heart rate, blood pressure, gyroscopic orientation, and respiration.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved device, system and method which assist a user in correcting his or her posture.

The object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art.

One embodiment of a posture correction system may include: a sensor device; a posture correction software program including a posture correction system interface; and one or more user smart devices. The sensor device may be configured to be physically coupled to a user. The sensor device communicates with the posture correction software program. The sensor device includes one or more sensors that, when physically coupled to the user, monitor the user's physical position and one or more actions of the user. The posture correction software program may be configured to operate on one or more user smart devices. The posture correction system interface may be displayed to the user on the one or more user smart devices. The software program may be configured to collect information about the user. The posture correction system calculates one or more optimal posture positions for the user based on data communicated by the sensor device and the collected information about the user. The posture correction system monitors the user's consistency with at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions. The posture correction system displays the user's consistency on the posture correction system interface. The posture correction system detects and notifies the user of one or more inconsistencies, thereby prompting the user to maintain at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions. The user's consistency with at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions is displayed by a target and a posture target ball. When the user aligns with at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions, the posture target ball may be substantially located within the center of the target. When the user fails to maintain at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions, the posture target ball is not substantially located within the center of the target, and the posture correction system interface notifies the user of the one or more inconsistencies. When the user fails to maintain at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions, the user device may be substantially disabled until the user corrects the inconsistencies. The notification of the one or more inconsistencies to the user may be selected from the group consisting of: a sound; a flashing light; a vibration; and a color change in the posture correction system interface. The posture correction system interface includes: a target; a target posture ball; an instruction screen; an alert setting screen; a device screen; and an optimal posture position setting screen (which may be named by the user according to an activity). The one or more optimal posture positions may be selected by the user, based on positions associated with any activity, from the group consisting of: a sitting position; a reading position; a working position; a sitting typing position; a mobile phone using position; a standing position; a walking position; and a relaxing position. The one or more user devices may be selected from the group consisting of: a smartphone; a laptop; a smart TV; a mouse; a monitor; a chair; a tablet; a smartwatch; a keyboard; glasses; and a computer. The sensitivity of the notification to the one or more inconsistencies is adjustable. The posture correction software program further includes an activity notification. The activity notification requires the user to perform an action of the user's body so that the target posture ball moves along a suggested path on the target.

Another embodiment may be a sensor device for posture correction, comprising: one or more sensors; a communication device; and a harness. The harness may be configured to allow the sensor device to be worn by a user. The communication device may be configured to communicate with one or more user devices. The one or more sensors detect the user's physical position and one or more movements of the user, thereby generating a plurality of sensor data. The communication device transmits the plurality of sensor data to the one or more user devices. The detection and transmission of the plurality of sensor data may be configured to allow the user to maintain one or more optimal posture positions. The sensor device may further include a memory unit; wherein the memory unit stores the plurality of sensor data. The one or more sensors include: a plurality of accelerometers and a plurality of gyroscopes. The plurality of accelerometers include three triaxial accelerometers, and the plurality of gyroscopes include three triaxial rate gyroscopes. The harness may be formable to fit the user and hook onto both shoulders of the user. The harness may be configured to securely hold the one or more sensors between the first and tenth thoracic vertebrae of the user. The harness may be a piece of clothing. The posture correction software system further includes a training program. The training program may recommend an interval program based on the user's posture behavior; and the training program may provide the user with insights into the user's posture behavior.

Another embodiment of a system for posture correction may include: a smartphone; and a posture correction software program operating on the smartphone. The smartphone includes at least one accelerometer and at least one gyroscope. The posture correction software program uses the at least one accelerometer and at least one gyroscope to determine an optimal phone position when a user is using the phone. The posture correction software program requires the user to maintain the optimal phone position, whereby if the optimal phone position is not maintained, the posture correction software program disables the smartphone, at least until the smartphone returns to the optimal phone position. In other embodiments, the phone may not be disabled, but other notification events may be set by the user.

Another embodiment of a system for gradually improving posture may include: a smartphone or other user device; a posture correction software program that operates on the smartphone or other user device; and information collected from the user regarding the user's body type and size, physical abilities, and goals. The information collected from the user can be used by the posture correction software program to create a gradual exercise, stretching, and conditioning program that safely achieves proper posture. The gradual conditioning program can be divided into three consecutive phases: a stretching and mobility phase, a perfect posture time-consuming phase, and a good posture phase that requires chair support. The gradual conditioning program uses an algorithm to determine the proportion of time spent in each phase, allowing the user to gradually build muscle capacity for longer periods of perfect posture. Example 1: If the user is quite strong, the program may include 5 minutes of stretching, 30 minutes of perfect posture, and 25 minutes of relaxing posture (with a 1-hour cycle time). Over time, the program can be modified to 5 minutes of stretching, 50 minutes of perfect posture, 5 minutes of relaxing posture, and so on. Example 2: If a novice user is relatively weak due to limited mobility, the program may start with 10 minutes of stretching, 10 minutes of perfect posture, and 40 minutes of relaxation posture. Over time, the program may increase in difficulty to 10 minutes of stretching, 20 minutes of perfect posture, 30 minutes of relaxation posture, and so on. This embodiment may also include an enhanced conditioning program at the beginning of the OPP setting (i.e., at the workstation). This feature may require a higher proportion of the perfect posture time phase and less time spent in stretching and relaxation posture. Subsequently, the gradual conditioning program will be resumed for the remaining time spent at the workstation.

Another embodiment of the system includes: a smartphone or other user device; a target and an object ball displayed on the smartphone or other user device; instantaneous tracking of the object ball displayed on the display to relay gesture behavior patterns; and a gesture software adjustment program. Instantaneous tracking of the object ball allows the user to identify their own gesture behavior patterns. In addition, instantaneous tracking of the object ball allows the gesture software adjustment program to select specific adjustment activities to correct improper gestures.

Another embodiment may be an apparatus, system, and/or method for posture correction, comprising: one or more sensors; a software program, a computer, and an indicator; wherein the one or more sensors may be configured to monitor a user's posture; wherein the software program may be configured to run on the computer; wherein the software program may be configured to receive information about the user; wherein the software program may be configured to calculate an optimal posture position based on measurements collected by the one or more sensors and information about the user; wherein the one or more sensors may be configured to monitor the user's compliance with the calculated optimal posture position and may send information regarding the user's compliance with the calculated optimal posture position to the software program; wherein the software program may be configured to prompt an indicator to provide a signal to the user. The one or more sensors may be configured to determine the user's weight, pressure, orientation, steps, heart rate, blood pressure, gyroscopic orientation, and respiration. The system may further include a camera; wherein the software program may be configured to receive data from the camera; wherein the software program may be configured to calculate the optimal posture position based on measurements collected by the one or more sensors, data from the camera, and information about the user; wherein the camera may be configured to monitor the user's compliance with the calculated optimal posture position. The indicator may include: a screen, a speaker, and a sensor; wherein the screen may display a visual signal in response to one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein the speaker may provide an auditory signal in response to one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; and wherein the one or more sensors may provide a tactile signal in response to the sensor, wherein the sensor detects that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position. The indicator may also include one or more computer accessories; wherein the one or more computer accessories may stop operating in response to one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein the one or more computer accessories may operate in response to one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors detect that the user has returned to the calculated optimal posture position. The one or more sensors may include a fixing device; wherein the fixing device may include adhesive, hook and loop, button, and snap. A system for correcting posture may include six sensors, wherein the six sensors may include: a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, a fourth sensor, a fifth sensor, and a sixth sensor; wherein the first sensor may be configured to be located under the user's right ischium; wherein the second sensor may be configured to be located under the user's left ischium; wherein the third sensor may be configured to be located under the user's right foot; wherein the fourth sensor may be configured to be located under the user's left foot; wherein the fifth sensor may be configured to be located on the user's right shoulder; and wherein the sixth sensor may be configured to be located on the user's left shoulder. A software program may be configured to store data from one or more sensors; wherein the software program may be configured to provide real-time feedback regarding the user's posture. The software program may be configured to analyze information from the one or more sensors and provide appropriate stretches and exercises required by the user to correct alignment with the calculated optimal posture position.

Another embodiment of an apparatus, system, and/or method for posture correction may include: one or more initial sensors, one or more alignment sensors, a software program, a computer, and an indicator; wherein the one or more initial sensors may be configured to monitor a user's initial posture; wherein the software program may be configured to run on the computer; wherein the software program may be configured to receive information about the user; wherein the software program may be configured to calculate an optimal posture position based on measurements collected by the one or more initial sensors and information about the user; wherein the one or more alignment sensors may be configured to monitor the user's consistency with the calculated optimal posture position and may send information regarding the user's consistency with the calculated optimal posture position to the software program; wherein the software program may be configured to prompt an indicator to provide a signal to the user. The one or more initial sensors may be configured to determine the user's weight, pressure, orientation, steps, heart rate, blood pressure, gyroscopic orientation, and respiration. The system may further include a camera; wherein the software program may be configured to receive data from the camera; wherein the software program may be configured to calculate the optimal posture position based on measurements collected by the one or more initial sensors, data from the camera, and information about the user; wherein the camera may be configured to monitor the user's consistency with the calculated optimal posture position. The indicator may include: a screen, a speaker, and one or more alignment sensors; wherein the screen may display a visual signal in response to the one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein the speaker may provide an auditory signal in response to the one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; and wherein the one or more initialization sensors may provide a tactile signal in response to the one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position. The indicator may also include one or more computer accessories; wherein the one or more computer accessories may stop operating in response to the one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein the one or more computer accessories may operate in response to the one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user has returned to the calculated optimal posture position. The one or more initialization sensors and the one or more alignment sensors may include a fixing device; wherein the fixing device may include adhesive, hook and loop, button, and snap. A system for correcting posture may include six initial sensors, wherein the six initial sensors may include: a first initial sensor, a second initial sensor, a third initial sensor, a fourth initial sensor, a fifth initial sensor, and a sixth initial sensor; wherein the first initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's right ischium; wherein the second initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's left ischium; wherein the third initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's right foot; wherein the fourth initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's left foot; wherein the fifth initial sensor may be configured to be located on the user's right shoulder; and wherein the sixth initial sensor may be configured to be located on the user's left shoulder. A software program may be configured to store data from one or more alignment sensors; wherein the software program may be configured to provide real-time feedback regarding the user's posture. The software program may also be configured to analyze information from the one or more alignment sensors and provide appropriate stretches and exercises required by the user to correct alignment with the calculated optimal posture position.

Another embodiment of an apparatus, system and/or method for correcting posture may include: six initial sensors, one or more alignment sensors, a software program, a computer, a camera and one or more indicators; wherein the six initial sensors may be configured to monitor the initial posture of a user; wherein the six initial sensors may be configured to determine the user's weight, pressure, orientation, steps, heart rate, blood pressure, gyroscopic direction and breathing; wherein the six initial sensors and the one or more alignment sensors may include a fixing device; wherein the fixing device may include adhesive, hooks and loops, buttons and snaps; wherein the software program may be configured to run on a computer; wherein the software program may be configured to receive information about the user; wherein the software program may be configured to receive data from a camera; wherein the software program may be configured to calculate an optimal posture position based on measurements collected by the six initial sensors, the camera and information about the user; wherein the one or more alignment sensors and the camera may be configured to monitor the user's consistency with the calculated optimal posture position and may send information about the user's consistency with the calculated optimal posture position to the software program; wherein the one or more indicators may include: a screen, a speaker and, one or more computer accessories and one or more of the six initial sensors; wherein the software program may be configured to provide wherein the screen may display a visual signal in response to one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein the speaker may provide an auditory signal in response to one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein one or more computer accessories may stop operating in response to one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein one or more computer accessories may operate in response to one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user has returned to the calculated optimal posture position; and wherein one or more of the six initial sensors may provide a tactile signal in response to one or more alignment sensors, wherein the one or more alignment sensors detect that the user is not in the calculated optimal posture position; wherein the software program may be configured to store and analyze data from the one or more alignment sensors; and wherein the software program may be configured to provide real-time feedback about the user's posture and provide appropriate stretching and appropriate exercise suggestions as needed to correct consistency with the calculated optimal posture position. The six initial sensors may include: a first initial sensor, a second initial sensor, a third initial sensor, a fourth initial sensor, a fifth initial sensor and a sixth initial sensor; wherein the first initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's right ischium; wherein the second initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's left ischium; wherein the third initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's right foot; wherein the fourth initial sensor may be configured to be located below the user's left foot; wherein the fifth initial sensor may be configured to be located on the user's right shoulder; and wherein the sixth initial sensor may be configured to be located on the user's left shoulder.

These and other components, steps, features, objects, benefits, and advantages will now become apparent upon review of the following detailed description of the illustrative embodiments, the accompanying drawings, and the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate illustrative embodiments, but do not depict all embodiments. Other embodiments may be used in addition to or in place of the illustrative embodiments. To save space or for more effective description, details that may be obvious or unnecessary may be omitted. Some embodiments may be implemented using additional components or steps and/or some or all components or steps not provided in the description. When different figures contain the same reference numerals, the reference numerals represent the same or similar components or steps.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of one embodiment of a sensor device for posture correction.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of one embodiment of a sensor device for posture correction, and shows the sensor device being worn on the body of a user.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of one embodiment of a sensor device for posture correction, and shows the sensor device integrated into a user's clothing.

FIG4 is an illustration of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface and shows a user device such as a smartphone.

FIG5 is an illustration of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface and shows a user device such as a laptop computer.

FIG6 is a diagram of an embodiment of a posture correction system interface, and shows a pop-up interface window.

7 is an illustration of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface and showing an active display.

8A-8E are diagrams of several embodiments of a posture correction system interface, and illustrating alerts.

FIG. 9 is an illustration of another embodiment of a posture correction system and shows that the system may be fully contained on a user's mobile computing device.

FIG. 10A is an illustration of a user sitting with his/her OPP.

FIG. 10B is an illustration of a user standing with his/her OPP.

11A-11C are diagrams of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface and show the interface providing different users with their posture behavior patterns.

FIG12 is a diagram of another embodiment of a posture correction system interface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of various aspects of one or more embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well-known processes and/or components have not been described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the aspects of the embodiments.

Although certain embodiments are disclosed herein, other embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the detailed description below. These embodiments are capable of various obvious modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The accompanying drawings and detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Furthermore, reference to or omission of specific embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

definition

In the following description, certain terms are used to describe certain features of one or more embodiments. For example, as used herein, the term "computer," "computing device," or "computer system" refers to any device or machine that uses an integrated circuit chip to process data or information, including but not limited to personal computers, mainframe computers, workstations, test equipment, servers, desktop computers, portable computers, notebook computers, embedded computers, wireless devices including cellular phones, personal digital assistants, tablet computers, smartphones, portable game consoles, and handheld computers. Computing devices may also include mobile computing devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, wearable devices, and the like.

As used herein, the term "Internet" generally refers to any collection of networks utilizing standard protocols, whether Ethernet, Token Ring, Wi-Fi, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long Term Evolution (LTE), or any combination thereof. The term "website" refers to any document written in a markup language, including but not limited to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), Dynamic HTML, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Wireless Markup Language (WML), or any other computer language related thereto, and the collection of any such documents accessible through a particular Internet Protocol address or on a particular World Wide Web site, or any document accessible through any particular Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

The terms "application," "software," "software application," or "posture correction software program" generally refer to any machine-readable set of instructions on a client machine, web interface, and/or computer system that directs a computer's processor to perform specific steps, processes, or operations disclosed herein. "Application," "software," "software application," and "posture correction software program" may include one or more modules that direct the operation of a computing device or computer system to monitor a user's conformance to one or more optimal posture positions. For the purposes of this specification, a module may be implemented as a hardware circuit, including custom VLSI circuits or gate arrays, off-the-shelf semiconductors such as logic chips, transistors, or other discrete components. A module may also be implemented in a programmable hardware device such as a field programmable array, programmable array logic, a programmable logic device, or the like. A module may also be implemented in software for execution by various types of processors. An identified module of executable code may, for example, include one or more physical or logical blocks of computer instructions, which may, for example, be organized into a target process or function. Nevertheless, the executables of an identified module need not be physically stored together, but may comprise disparate instructions stored in different locations which, when joined logically together, can comprise the module and achieve the stated purpose for the module.

As used herein, the term "substantially" refers to the degree or level of complete or nearly complete action, characteristic, property, state, structure, item, or result. For example, in one embodiment, an object being "substantially" within a housing means that the object is completely or nearly completely within the housing. In some cases, the exact degree of deviation from absolute completeness that is permitted may depend on the circumstances. Generally speaking, however, a degree of near-completeness will yield the same overall result as absolute and complete completeness. The use of "substantially" also applies when used with a negative connotation to indicate the complete or nearly complete lack of an action, characteristic, property, state, structure, item, or result.

As used herein, the terms "approximately" and "about" generally refer to a deviation or range of quantities within 5% of the indicated quantity. In one embodiment, the terms "approximately" and "about" refer to a deviation or range of quantities between 1-10% of the indicated quantity.

It will be appreciated that terms such as "front", "back", "top", "bottom", "side", "short", "long", "upper", "lower", and "below" used herein are merely for convenience of description and refer to the orientation of components as shown in the figures. It should be understood that any orientation of components described herein is within the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG1 is a diagram of one embodiment of a sensor device for posture correction. As shown in FIG1 , one embodiment of a sensor device 100 for posture correction can be a device, wearable device, or other device suitable for being worn or connected to a user's body, and can include: a guard connector 102, a guard 110, and a harness 115. The guard 110, also known as a sensor housing or posture sensor device, can include: a housing 116, one or more sensors 117, 118, a power source 120, a wireless connection device 125, and a memory unit 128. The guard connector 102 can preferably connect the guard 110 to the harness 115. As shown in FIG1 , the harness 115 can be configured to be placed so as to be supported in a substantially static position on the user's shoulder (shown in FIG2 ). For purposes of this disclosure, the term harness refers to any device that allows the guard 110 to be placed between the first and tenth thoracic vertebrae, including but not limited to: a Y-shaped double hook harness, a clip, a shoulder strap, a shoulder strap system, a suspension system, a hanger, a chain, a garment, a ring, a connector, a belt, a strap, a line, a tie, a clamp, a hook, a tether, a belt, a cable, a hoop, and/or a rope.

Sensors 117, 118 may include one or more three-axis accelerometers and one or more three-axis gyroscopes. The three-axis accelerometer may be the primary sensor configured to measure the user's slower movements. The three-axis gyroscope may be a sensor configured to measure rapid or exaggerated changes in the user's position. Additionally, in other embodiments, sensors 117, 118 may further include a pedometer, a magnetometer, a thermometer, a respirometer, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a light level meter, and/or a global positioning system. In one embodiment, the accelerometer and gyroscope may be configured to function as a pedometer, which may inform the system of the amount of walking and distance traveled by the user.

The magnetometer can be configured to detect the user's orientation during his or her use, the thermometer can be configured to determine both the ambient temperature and the user's body temperature, and the global positioning system can be configured to determine the user's physical location. When multiple types of sensors are used, the information collected by the sensors can help determine multiple characteristics of the user, such as his or her weight, height, pressure, orientation, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. Sensors 117, 118 can allow the system to detect any movement of the user, including moving forward, backward, and/or sideways, twisting, turning, bending, head position, and body alignment.

In a preferred embodiment, the watcher 110 may have three three-axis accelerometers and three three-axis gyroscopes. Preferably, all six sensors can be used to calibrate the system, set the user's optimal posture position (OPP), and monitor the user's compliance with the OPP.

Preferably, Watcher 110 communicates and interfaces with an electronic data processing unit (sometimes referred to as a user device (shown in Figures 4 and 5)) to enable data generated by sensors 117 and 118 to be displayed to the user in an efficient and user-friendly manner. In one embodiment, Watcher 110 can communicate with the user device via a low-power peer-to-peer communication protocol such as [unclear text]. In other embodiments, Watcher 110 can communicate via various other protocols and technologies, such as near-field communication (NFC) and [unclear text]. In other embodiments, Watcher 110 can be connected to the user device via a wired connection.

The power source 120 may be a battery. However, in various embodiments, the power source 120 may also include an additional power source, such as an alternating current, electrically coupled to the sensor device 100 .

When the watcher 110 is not connected to the user device, the memory unit 128 can be used to capture or store data. In this way, data including whether the user maintains his/her OPP can be transmitted and displayed to the user at a later time. Either the sensor device or the user device can store memory and process data.

FIG2 is an illustration of one embodiment of a sensor device for posture correction, shown being worn by a user. As shown in FIG2 , one embodiment of the sensor device 100 can be secured to the user 199 via a harness 115, such that the watcher 110 is held between the T-1 and T-10 vertebrae (the first and tenth thoracic vertebrae) by the watcher connector 102. While held in this position, the watcher 110 can sense and measure virtually any movement of the user 199, including head tilt, bending, twisting, turning, standing, sitting, walking, riding, cycling, running, and reaching. Preferably, the harness 115 is bendable, flexible, and/or preferably shaped. This allows the user 199 to conform the harness 115 to their anatomy for comfort and maintain the watcher 110 in substantially the same position during use. In a preferred embodiment, the harness 115 is configured to maximize user comfort. The harness can be substantially Y-shaped or can include a conformable plastic coating that houses a pliable and conformable wire (or a plurality of sequentially arranged wires) comprised of a shape memory alloy. Shape memory alloys such as nickel titanium (NiTi) are also commonly referred to as SMAs, smart metals, memory metals, memory alloys, muscle wires, or smart alloys. In this manner, the harness 115 can be heated or charged, input into a specific shape, and then cooled or de-charged so that the harness 115 can subsequently retain that specific shape. Although FIG2 shows the guard 110 positioned on the back of the user 199, the guard 115 can preferably be held in a different location, such as in front of or to the side of the user 199.

FIG3 is an illustration of one embodiment of a sensor device for posture correction, and shows the sensor device integrated into a user's clothing. As shown in FIG3 , another embodiment of the sensor device 200 can be a shirt 205 worn by user 199. Shirt 205 can have a guard 110 integrated or sewn into the shirt, or the guard 110 can be removably retained in a pocket 210 of the shirt. The guard 110 preferably includes an alarm and sensor components to allow the guard 110 to notify the user when the clothing to which the guard 110 is attached is removed. This can help prevent the user 199 from accidentally leaving the guard 110 on clothing before placing it in the washing machine when washing their clothes. Although FIG3 shows the guard 110 positioned on the back of the user 199, the guard 110 can preferably be retained in a different location, such as in front of or to the side of the user 199.

In other embodiments, the guard 110 may have a substantially or partially stretchable and moldable outer shell. This allows the user 199 to position the guard 110 in the correct position on their body and then squeeze the guard 110 so that the outer shell of the guard 110 conforms to the user 199. This can make the user 199 more comfortable wearing the posture device 100, 200 for extended periods of time and can help the guard 110 remain in the correct position relative to the user 199. The stretchable and moldable material can be a putty-type material. In one embodiment, the user 199 can form the stretchable and moldable outer shell by pressing their back or pressing their back against a wall.

FIG4 is an illustration of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface and shows a user device such as a smartphone.

FIG5 is a diagram of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface, and illustrates a user device such as a laptop computer. As shown in FIG4 and FIG5 , one embodiment of a posture correction system interface 420 can be displayed on a display screen of a user device. In this manner, a user can receive real-time alerts and updates from posture devices 100 and 200. Although FIG4 and FIG5 illustrate user devices 400 and 500 as smartphones and laptop computers, the user device can be another computing device, such as a smartwatch, keyboard, mouse, glasses, tablet computer, chair, monitor, smart TV, or other device used or worn by a user.

4 and 5 also illustrate a posture correction system that may include a user device 400, 500 that operates and displays a posture correction system interface 420. The system interface 420 may include an OPP layout 425 (such as a bullseye, a target, concentric circles, pictograms (which may be, for example, spine-related pictograms that the user attempts to maintain in an optimal graphical shape) and a posture target ball 430 (which is displayed as a ball but may be of any shape). For purposes of this disclosure, the terms "bullseye" and "target" may mean the same thing. In various embodiments, the posture correction system may be a software application 410, 510 running on a user device 400, 500 that is wirelessly connected to the watcher 110 to determine whether the user is maintaining his/her posture. Figures 4 and 5 also illustrate a system interface 420 that can be displayed in the background or foreground of the display screen of the user device 400, 500. When in the foreground, the system interface 420 can overlap another program 530. Although the system interface 420 is shown as concentric circle targets 425 and a posture target ball 430, it should be understood that other shapes or graphics can be used as long as they provide the user with consistent information about his/her OPP. The system interface 420 can display the user's posture through simple visual depictions, thereby providing a user-friendly description of the individual's posture.

FIG6 is a diagram of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface, and shows a pop-up interface window. As shown in FIG6 , one embodiment of the system interface 420 may include an OPP layout 425, a posture target ball 430, an instruction screen 605, an alarm setting screen 610, a device screen 620, and an OPP setting screen 630. Additional screens 605, 610, 620, and 630 may be displayed when needed, and hidden when not needed to provide a clean appearance for the system interface 420. The system interface 420 may be displayed similar to a level with digital bubbles.

In one embodiment, an instruction screen 605 may be located on the right side of the system interface 420 and may provide instructions for calibrating and using the posture system. The instructions may be provided in any format, including text, video, graphics, flow charts, and/or pictures. The instruction screen 605 or another screen as part of the software program may allow the user to set up and/or calibrate the posture system. Preferably, the setup and calibration may be accomplished via a decision tree or a wizard that steps the user through the program. In one embodiment, the system may prompt the user to enter basic information such as their height and weight. The user may also enter information regarding any pain the user may be experiencing. Once this information is received from the user, the software program may prompt the user to properly position the guard 110. In additional embodiments, the software program may provide the user with text, graphic, or video instructions 605 to further guide the user to the proper placement of the guard 110.

The alarm settings screen 610 allows the user to set and change the alarms used by the system interface 420 to notify the user when they are not in the OPP. For example, in one embodiment, the user can first select the appropriate device for which to set the alarm. The device may be displayed in conjunction with the device screen 620. Once a device, such as a mobile phone, is selected, as shown in FIG6 , the user can then select how the phone will alert the user if it is misaligned or not in the OPP. In various embodiments, the user can choose to be notified or alerted via an audible notification, a color change, a flash or brightness change, a vibration, an electrical current or shock, other types of sensory alerts, or functional changes in the device. Preferably, the user sets an alarm for each device listed in the device screen. All alarms can be adjustable. For example, the volume of the audible alarm can be adjusted, as can the brightness of the flash. Additional colors can be selected, and the intensity of the vibration can be adjusted.

The device screen 620 allows the user to select which user devices will communicate with the sensor device 100, 200. The user devices may include, but are not limited to, a smartphone 400, a laptop 500, a smartwatch, a keyboard, a mouse, a tablet, a chair, a monitor, glasses, a smart TV, or some other device used or worn by the user. In some embodiments, there is no real-time user device and the alert is provided directly by the sensor device 100, 200. In this way, the sensor device 100, 200 can directly alert the user through sound, light, touch (poking), vibration, and/or click. The sensor device 100, 200 may include an integrated additional device that provides such an alert, or one of the existing parts of the sensor device 100, 200 may provide the alert.

The OPP settings screen 630 allows the user to select one or more positions associated with the OPP. These positions include various sitting, standing, and active positions, including but not limited to: viewing media (including but not limited to mobile phones, tablets, televisions, and virtual reality); sports/activities (including but not limited to walking, running, cycling, golf, baseball, basketball, yoga, snowboarding, skiing, and soccer); driving; work (including but not limited to phone, computer, and desk); hospital bed/bedroom; travel (air travel); interactive gaming (computer and board games); presentations; personal confidence; repetitive occupational movements; and specific occupational needs. Once the OPP settings are entered into the system, the user can calibrate each OPP by wearing the sensor device 100, 200 and assuming the approximate correct position.

Once the posture correction system is calibrated and configured, the user can use the system to ensure that their OPP is maintained during use. This is done by activating and wearing the sensor device 100, 200. The user must also select a user device and open the system interface 420 on that device. The system interface 420 can then inform the user whether their OPP is maintained (see FIG8 ).

In one embodiment, the system interface 420 can warn the user to take periodic activity breaks, such as standing and/or stretching. The system interface 420 can also suggest specific activities for the user to engage in during activity breaks based on the user's pain and information consistent with his/her OPP.

Preferably, the user can switch from one OPP to another. The switch can be manually input by the user, thereby notifying the system of the change. Alternatively, the switch can be automatic, allowing the watchdog 110 to determine that the user has switched positions and intuitively change to a more correct and appropriate OPP. Automatic switching preferably allows the user to confirm or deny the automatic switch. Regarding automatic switching, in one embodiment, the system includes: a sensor device; and a posture correction software program installed on multiple user devices, wherein the multiple user devices have an OPP notification system and an OPP display. This embodiment emphasizes the need for an intelligent and seamless network recognition system for the multiple user devices, so that the user is notified only on the appropriate user device. "Appropriate user device" in this embodiment is defined as proximity to other user devices, the user, and the level and/or activity of the user device being used. In one example, the seamless network recognition system uses proximity as a primary factor in user device selection. A user working on a computer will display the posture correction software on the computer screen. Once the user stops working and leaves the computer's vicinity, the posture correction software no longer needs to be running on the computer. The sensor device seamlessly transitions the posture correction software system to display on the next appropriate user device. The user device can be a smartphone, tablet computer, smart watch, other wearable device or other suitable device for OPP notification display or activity. Moreover, the sensor device or user device can transmit the active use information of the specific user device in a relay manner according to the seamless network sensing mechanism (i.e., close to the computer workstation and/or the user actively uses the smartphone for a long time, so the posture correction software is displayed on the smartphone). In another example, when the user chooses to exercise by running, the activity level and motion pattern detected by the sensor device will select the smart watch as the most suitable user device instead of the smartphone. In addition to these examples, a hybrid model using proximity and activity can also be used to determine the appropriate device to activate the interface. In different embodiments, seamless switching between devices can be performed automatically by the sensor, or manually selected by the user. In addition, the seamless switching determination can be performed by the sensor device or the user device.

FIG7 is a diagram of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface, showing an activity display. As shown in FIG7 , one embodiment of the system may require the user to take periodic activity breaks. In one embodiment, the user may be required to stretch in various directions. Target 425 in system interface 420 may be overlaid with crosshairs 700. The system may then require the user to move a posture target ball 430 within crosshairs 700 in the directions of arrows 710, 711, 712, and 713. This can be accomplished by having the user stretch right, backward, left, and forward while simultaneously moving posture target ball 430 in the correct direction within crosshairs 700. This gamified break may encourage the user to actually adhere to the activity break requirement. Periodic activity reminders can be set to any period, including but not limited to every ten minutes, every twenty minutes, every thirty minutes, every hour, and so on. In other embodiments, the user may be required to follow the ball to achieve the target exercise or stretching position.

Figures 8A-8E illustrate several embodiments of posture correction system interfaces, including alarms. As shown in Figures 8A-8E, one embodiment of the system displays a system interface 420 to the user. When the user physically holds their OPP 800, the posture target sphere 430 can be centered on the target 425. When the OPP is not held as shown in interfaces 810, 830, 840, and 850 in Figures 8B-8E, the posture target sphere 430 may move out of the center of the target 425, triggering an alarm such as a sound 811, 831, a flashing light or color change 841, a vibration 851, or a functional change in the user's device. Preferably, the alarm sensitivity is adjustable. For example, the sensitivity can be very high, such that an alarm is triggered when the posture target sphere 430 moves as little as 1% out of the center of the target 425. Alternatively, the sensitivity can be set very low, such that the entire posture target sphere 430 must leave the center of the target 425 for the alarm to be triggered. Interface 810 shows the high sensitivity setting, in which the alarm is already sounding. On the other hand, the interface 820 shows a low sensitivity setting, in which the posture target ball has moved to the same position as the posture correction system interface 810, but without triggering an alarm.

In one embodiment, the user is allowed to adjust the sensitivity, which can be easily controlled by disabling the sensitivity from the interface 420, preferably helping beginners eliminate the frustration of having multiple triggering alarms. One of the benefits of the posture correction system is that it preferably creates a fun and challenging game for the user to keep his/her posture within the OPP. This makes it more likely that the user will actually use the device to correct his/her posture.

The system configuration that issues alerts helps train users to use the OPP through behavior modification and negative feedback. By alerting, stimulating, and repeatedly reminding the user of inappropriate postures, the system ensures that the user is aware that they are not in the OPP. Furthermore, because the alert does not stop until the user is in their OPP, the user can learn to practice their OPP after repeated exposure to alerts.

In one embodiment, the posture correction system has multiple levels of alerts or a series of alerts, where the first alert can be a change in the color of the interface screen. The user can observe the color change through peripheral vision and make minor corrections to keep the posture target ball 430 in the exact center of the target 425. This "game" of keeping the ball 430 in the exact center of the target 425 is an important aspect of the potentially arduous task of maintaining perfect OPP and is a fun game that significantly increases the chances of the user continuing to use the posture correction system. In another embodiment, the posture correction system has a second alert that is triggered if the first alert is repeatedly ignored, or if the posture target ball 430 is misaligned with a certain point, such as shown in Figure 8E, for example, if the posture target ball 430 completely leaves the minimum concentric circle of the target 425. This second alert can preferably be a more prominent alert, such as a vibration or sound, making it difficult for the user to ignore.

FIG8A shows that the gesture object sphere 430 is preferably smaller than the smallest concentric ring of the target 425 so that the user can keep the entire object sphere 430 within the smallest concentric ring.

FIG9 is a diagram of another embodiment of a posture correction system, illustrating that the system can be completely incorporated into a user's mobile computing device. As shown in FIG9 , the posture correction software can utilize the existing accelerometer and gyroscope of mobile computing device 911 to correct the user's posture. When the user lowers their head while using mobile computing device 911, as shown at 910, the posture correction system can temporarily disable mobile computing device 911 until the user moves mobile computing device 911 upward, as shown at 920. This alternative embodiment generally does not require sensor devices 100, 200; it primarily instructs the user to raise their head while using mobile computing device 911.

In another embodiment, the software program can prompt the user to navigate to a website. This allows a professional to view the user through a webcam. The professional can then help the user establish OPP. Additionally, in another embodiment, the posture correction system can be integrated into the user's larger health correction goals, including a diet or exercise program.

In one embodiment, in addition to providing real-time feedback via interface 420, the posture correction software can store alignment/misalignment data so that the user can review the data and/or create charts or reports that help the user understand how to correct his/her posture. In this way, the user can track his/her posture progress and work on recurring problems. The user can also compare his/her progress with other users, which can further encourage the user to correct their posture based on any competition that may arise.

FIG10A illustrates a user seated with their OPP. When user 199 is seated in front of screen 1010, as shown in FIG10A , OPP is determined as the position of user 199 sitting in chair 1015, with their knees at a 90° angle and their feet flat on the ground. The user's back should be substantially flat against the vertical back of chair 1015. Furthermore, screen 1010 is approximately at eye level.

FIG10B is an illustration of a user standing with their OPP. FIG10B shows the OPP when user 199 stands with their back substantially upright and their feet substantially on one plane. Furthermore, in other embodiments, a footrest 1020 may be used. Footrest 1020 may be placed under one foot of user 199 while the other foot remains behind footrest 1020. When using footrest 1020, OPP may also occur when user 199 alternately places their feet on footrest 1020.

Figures 11A-11C are diagrams of one embodiment of a posture correction system interface, and illustrate an interface that provides different users with their posture behavior patterns. Figures 11A-11C illustrate that the posture correction system may include an adjustment program. After collecting data about the user's behavior (such as the user's ability or inability), the adjustment program analyzes the data and presents it to the user to help them keep the posture target ball within the target, allowing the user to identify their own posture behavior pattern. The adjustment program uses instantaneous tracking of the target ball to enable the adjustment program to select specific adjustment activities to correct improper posture. Figure 11A shows that user 1 1101 has very good posture behavior and pattern 1111. Therefore, the adjustment program recommends a basic stretching interval program. Figure 11B shows that user 2 1103 has good posture behavior and pattern 1113, but there is room for improvement. User 2 1103 often leans forward and to the right. The adjustment program selects or creates an interval program, also known as an adjustment plan or activity interval program, that matches user 2's impairments. FIG11C shows that User 3 1105 has good posture behavior and pattern 1115, but there is room for improvement. User 3 1105 often leans backward and to the left. The adjustment program determines whether the user is simply leaning in the chair or has more severe poor posture behavior. If the user is simply leaning, the adjustment program recommends a basic stretching interval program. If the user's posture is poor, the adjustment program selects a more appropriate adjustment solution that matches User 3's impairments.

Another embodiment of a posture correction system may include a program for gradually correcting posture and may include: a smartphone or other user device; a posture correction software program that operates on the smartphone or other user device; and information collected from the user regarding the user's body type and size, physical abilities, and goals. The information collected from the user can be used by the posture correction software program to create a gradual exercise, stretching, and conditioning program that safely achieves proper posture. The gradual conditioning program can be divided into three consecutive phases: a stretching and mobility phase; a perfect posture (OPP) time-consuming phase; and a good but relaxed posture phase. The gradual conditioning program can preferably use an algorithm to determine the proportion of time to be spent in each phase, allowing the user to gradually build muscle capacity for longer OPP phases. Example 1: If the user is quite strong, the program may include 5 minutes of stretching, 30 minutes of OPP, and 25 minutes of relaxing posture (with a 1-hour cycle time). Over time, the program can be changed to 5 minutes of stretching, 50 minutes of OPP, and 5 minutes of relaxing posture, and so on. Example 2: If a beginner user is relatively weak due to limited mobility, the program may begin with 10 minutes of stretching, 10 minutes of OPP, and 40 minutes of relaxation. Over time, the program may increase in difficulty to 10 minutes of stretching, 20 minutes of OPP, and 30 minutes of relaxation, and so on. This embodiment may also include a step-up conditioning program at the beginning of the OPP setting (i.e., at the workstation). This feature may require a higher proportion of the perfect posture time phase, and less time spent in stretching and relaxation. Subsequently, the gradual conditioning program will be resumed for the remaining time spent at the workstation.

FIG12 is an illustration of another embodiment of a posture correction system interface. FIG12 shows that posture correction system 1200 may include two interface graphics 1202 and 1203 presented side by side. In one embodiment, graphic 1202 may be a side view of a spine 1212. When a user leans or hunches forward or backward, the watchdog relays these movements to interface 1200, and these movements are depicted in graphic 1202. When the user maintains OPP, spine 1212 is within first parameters 1213, 1214. When the user fails to maintain OPP, the graphic of spine 1212 is depicted as exceeding first parameters 1213, 1214. When this occurs, a first alarm may be triggered. The first alarm may preferably illuminate or change color to first parameters 1213 and/or 1214. If the user significantly deviates from alignment, either forward or backward, the graphic of spine 1212 may be depicted as exceeding second parameters 1215, 1216, and/or third parameters 1217, 1218. When this happens, a second, third, fourth, or more alarms may be triggered. These additional alarms may be a color change or illumination of parameters 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, a sound, a vibration, or even disabling of the user device.

FIG12 also shows that interface graphic 1203 can be a front or back view of the user's avatar 1204. When the user leans left or right, the watcher relays these actions to interface 1200, and the actions are shown in graphic 1204. When the user maintains OPP, the avatar is displayed in an optimal upright position. As the user leans in real life, FIG12 shows that the avatar reflects the user leaning left 1205 and right 1206. When the user leans too far left or right, one or more alarms may be triggered to notify the user that they are not maintaining OPP.

In one embodiment of the posture correction system, the adjustment program automatically (preferably through an algorithm) determines the position of the relaxed posture from the OPP.

Unless otherwise indicated, all measurements, values, ratings, positions, dimensions, sizes, positioning and other descriptions set forth in this specification, including in the claims below, are approximate and not exact. They are intended to be within a reasonable range consistent with the functions to which they relate and to which they pertain.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. Although a plurality of embodiments are disclosed, other embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the above detailed description of the illustrative embodiments shown and described. These embodiments can be modified in various obvious aspects without departing from the spirit and scope of protection. Accordingly, the detailed description is considered to be illustrative rather than restrictive in nature. In addition, although not explicitly stated, one or more embodiments may be practiced in combination or in conjunction with each other. In addition, reference to or non-reference to a particular embodiment should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection. It is intended that the scope is not limited by the detailed description, but rather by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Except as provided above, no statement or description is intended or should be construed as dedicating any element, step, feature, object, benefit, advantage, or equivalent to the public regardless of whether recited in the claims.

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1. A system for correcting posture, comprising: Sensor devices; Posture correction software program, including the posture correction system interface; and One or more user devices; The sensor device is configured to be physically connected to the user; the sensor device communicates with the attitude correction software program. The sensor device described therein is a wearable device, which includes: a wiring harness and one or more sensors; The one or more sensors include: a global positioning system, multiple accelerometers, and multiple gyroscopes; the one or more sensors monitor the user's physical location and one or more of the user's actions when the sensor device is physically connected to the user; The wiring harness is coupled to the sensor device and configured to be worn by a user; the wiring harness is malleable and adapted to be hooked on the user's shoulders. The posture correction software program is configured to operate on the one or more user devices; The posture correction system interface is displayed to the user on one or more user devices; The posture correction software program is configured to collect information about the user; The system for correcting posture calculates one or more optimal posture positions for the user based on data communicated by the sensor device and the collected information about the user. The system for correcting posture monitors the consistency between the user and at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions; The system for correcting posture displays the consistency on the posture correction system interface; and The posture correction system detects and notifies the user of one or more inconsistencies, thereby reminding the user to maintain at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions. The display of the consistency between the user and at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions is illustrated by a target and a posture target ball; The posture correction software program further includes an activity notification; wherein the activity notification requests the user to perform a body movement so that the target posture ball moves along a suggested path on the target. 2. The system for correcting posture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the posture target ball is substantially located within the center of the target when the user is in alignment with at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions. 3. The system for posture correction as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the user fails to maintain at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions, the posture target ball is substantially not at the center of the target, and the posture correction system interface notifies the user of the one or more inconsistencies. 4. The system for correcting posture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the user device is substantially disabled when the user fails to maintain at least one of the one or more optimal posture positions until the user corrects the inconsistency. 5. The system for correcting posture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the posture correction software system includes an adjustment program; The adjustment procedure is based on the user's posture behavior to recommend an interval procedure; and The adjustment program provides the user with insights into the user's posture behavior. 6. The system for correcting attitude as described in claim 1, wherein the attitude correction system interface includes: a target; a target attitude ball; a command screen; an alarm setting screen; a device screen; and an optimal attitude position setting screen. 7. The system for correcting posture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more optimal posture positions are selected from positions comprising: seated, standing, and active positions, including multiple media viewing positions; multiple movement/activity positions; driving positions; multiple work positions; multiple bed positions; multiple driving positions; multiple interactive game positions; presentation positions; personal confidence positions; multiple repetitive occupational movement positions; and multiple specific occupational need positions. 8. The system for correcting posture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more user devices are selected from the group consisting of: smartphones; laptops; smart TVs; mice; monitors; chairs; tablets; smartwatches; keyboards; glasses; and computers. 9. The system for correcting posture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensitivity for notifying the one or more inconsistent parameters is adjustable. 10. A sensor device for posture correction, which is a wearable device, comprising: One or more sensors in the system for attitude correction according to any one of claims 1-9; Communication devices; and wire harness; The one or more sensors mentioned above include: a global positioning system, multiple accelerometers, and multiple gyroscopes; The wiring harness is coupled to the sensor device and configured to be worn by a user; the wiring harness is malleable and adapted to be hooked on the user's shoulders. The communication device is configured to communicate with one or more user devices; The one or more sensors detect the user's physical location and measure one or more of the user's actions to generate multiple sensor data. The communication device transmits the plurality of sensor data to the one or more user devices; and The detection and transmission of data from the multiple sensors enable the one or more user devices to notify the user to maintain one or more optimal posture positions. 11. The sensor device of claim 10, further comprising a memory unit; The memory unit therein stores the data from the plurality of sensors. 12. The sensor device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of accelerometers comprises three triaxial accelerometers and the plurality of gyroscopes comprises three triaxial rate gyroscopes. 13. The sensor device of claim 10, wherein the wiring harness is configured to securely hold and position the one or more sensors between the user's first and tenth thoracic vertebrae. 14. The sensor device of claim 10, wherein the wiring harness is clothing. 15. A system for correcting posture, comprising: Smartphones; and The posture correction software program in the posture correction system according to any one of claims 1-9, which operates on the smartphone; The smartphone mentioned above includes at least one accelerometer and at least one gyroscope; The attitude correction software program communicates with the at least one accelerometer and the at least one gyroscope to determine the optimal phone position when the user is using the phone; and The posture correction software program requires the user to maintain the optimal phone position, and when the optimal phone position is not maintained, the posture correction software program temporarily disables the smartphone, at least until the smartphone returns to the optimal phone position.