Look-it Corporation HMD

Three U.S. Patents with a total of 28 Claims

I.   U.S. Patent 9,658,333 (6-Claims)

What is claimed:

1. A height measuring device, comprising:

a power supply contained within a housing;

said housing comprising:

a front shell assembly and a rear-facing shell, wherein the front shell assembly is oriented in a direction opposite a mounting surface and wherein the rear-facing shell is oriented in a direction facing the mounting surface, such that the rear-facing shell is attached to the mounting surface via a fastener, and wherein the mounting surface is a wall within an environment comprising the wall, a ceiling and a floor;

a display aperture with a screen display positioned within the display aperture, wherein the display aperture and the screen display are connected to one or more components that receive and store user input as well as a measured height of one or more objects;

a laser sensor mounted onto a sensor bracket affixed within said housing, wherein the laser sensor is oriented such that the laser sensor is directed to the floor within the environment; and a retractable tape having two ends, wherein a first end is affixed within said housing, and wherein a second end is connected to a foot platform;

said foot platform comprising:

a first side having a surface that reflects a laser beam emitted from the laser sensor, and

a second side having a surface that comes into contact with the one or more objects; and

wherein the first side and the second side are fixedly attached to one another, in such a way that the first side is oriented in a direction toward the ceiling within the environment and the second side is oriented in a direction toward the floor within the environment; and

wherein the surface that reflects the laser beam emitted from the laser sensor corresponds to a travel distance of said foot platform, in such a way that the travel distance of said foot platform extends to reach the one or more objects, indicating the measured height of the one or more objects;

and wherein the foot platform further comprises:

an aperture bored therethrough; and

on the first side of the foot platform, a slider tab that, when moved into a first position, reveals the aperture and allows passing of the laser beam by transmission, and when moved into a second position, covers the aperture and prevents the laser beam from passing by reflection; and

wherein the slider tab movement into the first and second positions is achieved by sliding the slider tab from one of the first and second positions to another of the first and second positions; and wherein the slider tab moved into the first position results in a calibration mode and wherein the slider tab moved into the second position results in an operation mode;

wherein said calibration mode involves electronically capturing a height at which the height measuring device is mounted via the rear-facing shell by directing the laser beam emitted from the laser sensor through said aperture to the floor of the environment; and

wherein said operation mode involves electronically capturing said foot platform travel distance by directing the laser beam emitted from the laser sensor onto the slider tab in the second position; and

wherein said height measuring device electronically calculates the measured height of the one or more objects by subtracting said captured foot platform travel distance in said operation mode from said captured height in said calibration mode; and

wherein said screen display displays the measured height of said one or more objects.

2. The height measuring device of claim 1, wherein said laser sensor outputs a plurality of distance measurements by interpreting a corresponding plurality of reflection signals reflected off of said slider tab on said foot platform.

3. The height measuring device of claim 1, wherein the retractable tape becomes uncoiled as the foot platform extends to reach the one or more objects.

4. The height measuring device of claim 1, wherein said rear-facing shell has at least one electronic level indicator ensuring a perpendicular mount on said mounting surface with respect to the floor within the room.

5. The height measuring device of claim 1, wherein said screen display is selected from a Group consisting of a touch screen, a smartphone, a tablet, a monitor, a camera, an audio speaker, and a scale.

6. The height measuring device of claim 1, wherein said one or more components is selected from a group consisting of at least one manual pushbutton, a processor, a wireless radio, a memory module, a voice recognition module, a face recognition module, a camera module, a microphone, and an audio speaker.

 

II.    U.S. Patent 9,658,058 (12-Claims)

What is claimed:

1. A device for measuring height of a person comprising:

a power supply contained within a housing; said housing having a front shell assembly coupled to a corresponding rear-facing shell configured for mounting onto a stable surface;

said housing having a display aperture with a screen display positioned therein and located adjacent to hardware circuitry having software capable of receiving and storing user input;

a foot platform having an aperture bored therethrough and a tab capable of concealing said aperture;

a retractable tape having two ends, wherein a first end is affixed within said housing and a second end connected to said foot platform by an attachment;

a distance sensor of the linear encoder type which respectively decodes an adjacent retractable tape, and wherein said encoder is comprised of a set of emitter beams and at least one detector, wherein the said emitter beams project onto, and scan over a reflective surface and over an array of non-reflective segments, and wherein said detector reads said signals as the linear tape distance traveled; and

said distance sensor mounted onto a bracket affixed within said housing and capable of determining a height reading of said person; and

wherein said screen display shows said height reading to a user.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said distance sensor is a rotary encoder, wherein said rotary encoder decodes distance measurements by interpreting rotation of an encoder wheel corresponding to incremental linear distance traveled by said retractable tape.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein said encoder wheel is coaxial with a sprocket having sprocket teeth engaging slots of said retractable tape, causing said sprocket and said encoder wheel to spin in lockstep. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein said screen display is capable of accepting and exhibiting user input thereon and is selected from the group consisting of a touch screen, smartphone, tablet, monitor, camera, speaker, and a scale.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said hardware circuitry and software are selected from a group consisting of at least one manual pushbutton, processor, wireless radio, memory module, voice recognition module, face recognition module, camera module, microphone, and audio speaker.

6. A method of measuring height of a person, the method comprising:

initiating a height measuring device;

initializing calibration of said height measuring device using an input means;

positioning a foot platform downward by extending a retractable tape to a first position abutting a surface for a predetermined amount of time;

capturing and storing said first position as a calibration reading within encoder hardware and software;

returning said foot platform to its first position by retracting said retractable tape;

repositioning said foot platform in a downward manner to a second position atop said person for a predetermined amount of time;

capturing and storing said second position as a distance reading in said encoder;

Calculating said distance reading from said calibration reading forming a height-measurement reading; and

displaying said height-measurement reading onto a screen display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said encoder is selected from a group consisting of a linear encoder and a rotary encoder.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said initializing calibration by said input means is selected from the group consisting of speaking a voice command, depressing a pushbutton, and using a screen display.

9. A system for measuring height of adult and adolescent users, including the said adolescent user's biological mother and father to additionally facilitate prediction of the heritable future height of said adolescent user, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed, cause said processor to handle measurement data, the plurality of instructions comprising:

instructions that cause the processor to determine a height measuring device has initiated;

instructions that cause the processor to determine calibration has initialized;

instructions that cause the processor to determine when a foot platform has moved to a first position on the floor;

instructions that cause the processor to capture and store said first position as a calibration reading;

instructions that cause the processor to determine when said foot platform has moved to a second position;

instructions that cause the processor to capture and store said second position as a distance reading;

instructions that cause the processor to calculate said distance reading from said calibration reading and to determine a resulting height-measurement reading;

instructions that cause the processor to capture and store said resulting height-measurement reading; and

instructions that cause the processor to send said height-measurement reading onto a screen display.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to run an algorithm for predicting the heritable future height of said adolescent user, the system comprising:

instructions that cause the processor to retrieve stored data results of said adolescent user; and

instructions that cause the processor to retrieve stored user data results of said adolescent user's said mother and father; and

instructions that cause the processor to utilize said adolescent user data, and the said biological mother and father's user data in order to calculate, and store said heritable future height result of said adolescent user; and instructions that cause the processor to transmit said heritable future height result of said adolescent user onto said screen display.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to determine when a subsequent person initiates said height measuring device, the system comprising:

instructions that cause the processor to determine when said foot platform has moved to a downward position atop said subsequent person;

instructions that cause the processor to capture and store said downward position as a subsequent distance reading;

instructions that cause the processor to calculate said subsequent distance reading from said calibration reading and to determine a resulting height-measurement reading of said subsequent person;

instructions that cause the processor to capture and store said resulting height-measurement reading of said subsequent person; and

instructions that cause the processor to display said resulting height-measurement reading of said subsequent person onto a screen display.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to compare heights of at least a pair of individuals and store said compared heights; and

instructions that cause the processor to display said compared heights onto said screen display.

 

III.    U.S. Divisional Patent 9,964,400 (10-Claims)

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of height-measurement of an user/object, the method comprising:

permanently mounting a height-measuring-device onto a wall or a surface;

positioning a slider-tab which covers an aperture on a foot-platform from a first position into a second position that leaves said aperture open and exposed;

initiating a calibration-mode of said height-measuring-device by triggering a user input such as a pushbutton;

projecting a laser-beam in a downward direction, away from said mounted height-measuring-device and toward a floor, through said aperture of said foot-platform, wherein said laser-beam reflects perpendicularly off of the floor and then sends this calibration-mode distance back into a laser-device receiver;

capturing and storing calibration-mode distance in a processor;

ending said calibration-mode and concurrently readying an operation-mode by positioning said slider-tab into the first position that covers said aperture on said foot-platform;

initiating the operation mode by activating a user input;

pulling said foot-platform in a downward direction away from said mounted height-measuring-device, and toward the floor, in order to convey said foot-platform into a rest position atop the user/object to be measured, while holding this resting position for a preset time;

waiting said preset time, and then projecting said laser-beam in a downward direction away from said mounted height-measuring-device, and toward the floor, and perpendicularly onto a topside of said foot-platform, wherein said laser-beam reflects off of said foot-platform's said slider-tab, while transmitting an operation-mode distance back to said laser-device receiver;

capturing, and storing said operation-mode distance in processor;

calculating the user/object's height-measurement by electronically subtracting said operation-mode distance from said calibration-mode distance;

displaying said height-measurement onto a screen-display;

selecting a corresponding device to transfer and share said height-measurement; and repeating said operation mode to measure a plurality of additional users/objects.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising mounting said height-measuring-device onto the surface such as an interior wall.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting said height-measurement to said corresponding device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said corresponding device is selected from the group consisting of a scale, tablet, monitor, personal computer, speaker, and smart-phone.

5. A system for height-measurement of a user/object, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed, cause said processor to handle height-measurement data, the plurality of instructions comprising:

instructions that cause said processor to determine that a height-measuring-device has initiated;

instructions that cause said processor to determine a slider-tab on a foot-platform being in an open position;

instructions that cause said processor to determine a calibration-mode has initialized;

instructions that cause said laser beam to be emitted and received at a receiver;

instructions that cause said processor to determine when a calibration-mode distance is transmitted by a laser-beam reflecting off a surface;

instructions that cause said processor to capture and store said calibration-mode distance;

instructions that cause said processor to determine when said slider-tab on said foot-platform is in a closed position;

instructions that cause said processor to determine when said foot-platform has moved to a downward position atop said user/object;

instructions that cause said laser beam to be emitted and received at said receiver;

instructions that cause said processor to determine when an operation-mode distance is transmitted from said laser-beam reflecting off of said foot-platform's said slider-tab;

instructions that cause said processor to capture and store said operation-mode distance;

instructions that cause said processor to calculate a user/object's height-measurement by subtracting said operation-mode distance from said calibration-mode distance;

instructions that cause said processor to capture and store said user/object's height-measurement; and

instructions that cause said processor to send said user/object's height-measurement onto a screen-display.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising instructions that cause said processor to run an algorithm for predicting the height of said user, the algorithm comprising:

instructions that cause said processor to retrieve stored data of said user; and

instructions that cause said processor to retrieve stored data of certain family members of said user; and

instructions that cause said processor to utilize said user data, and said stored data of certain family members in order to calculate, and store a predicted height of said user; and

instructions that cause the processor to transmit said predicted height of said user onto said screen-display.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising instructions that cause said processor to run an algorithm predicting the height of a subsequent user and store a predictive height of said subsequent user; and

instructions that cause said processor to transmit said predictive height onto said screen-display.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising instructions that cause said processor to compare predictive heights of at least a pair of users and store said compared predictive heights; and

instructions that cause the processor to display said compared predictive heights onto said screen-display.

9. The system of claim 5, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to determine when a subsequent user/object initiates said height-measuring-device, the system comprising:

instructions that cause said processor to determine said height-measuring-device has initiated;

instructions that cause said processor to determine when said foot-platform has moved to a downward position atop said subsequent user/object;

instructions that cause said processor to capture and store downward position as a operation-mode distance;

instructions that cause said processor to calculate a height-measurement of said subsequent user/object by subtracting said operation-mode distance from said calibration-mode distance;

instructions that cause said processor to capture and store the said height-measurement of said subsequent user/object; and

instructions that cause said processor to display the said height-measurement of said subsequent user/object onto said screen-display.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising instructions that cause said processor to compare heights of at least a pair of users/objects and store said compared heights; and

instructions that cause said processor to display said compared heights onto said screen-display.

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