The present application is related to U.S. patent application also entitled “Height Measuring Device” filed simultaneously. This application is related by subject matter to that disclosed in the commonly owned, and simultaneously-filed application.

Field of the Disclosure

Background of the Disclosure

An apparatus, method, and system for measuring height are provided. The apparatus, and method includes initiating, and calibrating a height-measuring device, by engaging a distance sensor to capture and store the calibration reading. The distance sensor may be in the form of a laser or other line-of-sight device. A foot platform, connected to a retractable tape, is pulled atop an object/user. A reading is captured and is used as the distance reading. The distance sensor captures, stores and calculates a height measurement for the user/object, and displays the height measurement on a screen. stores and calculates a height measurement for the user/object, and displays the height measurement on a screen.

The system includes processor instructions that are capable of capturing, calculating, and storing calibration data as well as height measuring data for one or more objects, including users. It then displays calculated height results of the objects/users. Further, the height data can be compared for more than one object/user. The height data may also be processed using a predictive algorithm in order to predict future heights of one or more user. The height measurements, including compared heights, and predicted heights may be stored, and displayed on any plurality of screens, including smartphones, scales, tablets, and the like.

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limiting drawings in which:

FIG. 1 depicts a height-measuring device [1] comprising a housing having a front shell assembly [9] and corresponding rear-facing shell [50]. The front shell assembly [9] in the preferred decorative embodiment includes a head [2] having a molded snap tab [7], a belly [5] having a display aperture [10], a screen display [30] having an integrated camera [31], at least one manual pushbutton [32], and decorative arms [3]. However, the front shell assembly [9] is not limited to having any decorative façade features and may be purely functional in design. The foot platform [12], having a slider tab [24] shown in a closed position, perpendicularly abuts the underside of the belly [5] and the bottom of the rear-facing shell [50] of the housing. The foot platform [12] preferably includes one or more bumpers [20] to prevent the foot platform [12] from directly contacting and damaging the underside of the housing. The foot platform [12] may include a decorative design, such as molded toe cutouts to heighten user experience.

FIG. 2. depicts the height-measuring device [1] with the foot platform [12] in a partially extended position. The foot platform [12] is connected to a retractable tape [15] and is affixed by a foot bracket [23] or other attachment. In a preferred embodiment, the retractable tape [15] has similar form and structure to that of a spring-loaded tape measure. In this view, a laser beam [25] is capable of projecting in a vertical downward manner from the underside of the shell assembly [9] towards the foot platform [12], namely onto the slider tab [24] being in a closed position.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the height-measuring device [1], wherein a time-of-flight type laser device [37] is fixed onto a sensor bracket [42]. The laser device [37] captures height measurements of users or objects by means of a laser beam [25] reflecting off of the slider tab [24] in its closed position, which is located on the topside of the retractable foot platform [12]. The foot platform [12] has an aperture [61] positioned and hidden underneath the slider tab [24], and the slider tab [24] is closed during operation mode of the height-measuring device. Otherwise, the aperture [61] is exposed when the slider tab [24] is pulled away from the aperture [61], and is in its open position during calibration mode of the height-measuring device [1]. The retractable tape [15] is made from thin, rigid, but flexible material, and is preferably contained within a spring loaded tape housing [40]. In order to hold the tape housing [40] into place, it is inserted between walls [53], which protrude perpendicularly from the rear-facing shell [50]. When the foot platform [12] is pulled down vertically, the retractable tape [15] synchronously travels downward while the remaining length of the retractable tape [15] remains in a coiled state within the spring loaded tape housing [40]. As the retractable tape [15] extends, it exits from the tape housing [40], becoming uncoiled, and passes through a partially surrounding sensor bracket [42], which keeps the retractable tape [15] confined within a certain clearance. The retractable tape [15] and foot bracket [23] provides vertical parallelism and horizontal rigidity of the foot platform [12] along its travel path. The rear-facing shell [50] is configured to be mountable onto a surface, such as a wall, using mounting screws [46] and washers [47]. Bubble type or electronic level indicator [45] may be affixed within the housing, preferably onto the interior of the rear-facing shell [50], to ensure the height-measuring device [1] has the truest perpendicular wall mount with respect to the floor. The rear-facing shell [50] may attach to the front shell assembly [9] using one or more fasteners [56] through molded bosses [55]. The head [2] section attaches, or detaches, by means of one or more molded snap tabs [7], providing for a non-fastener access to the power supply/battery [60], as well as convenient access to the mounting screws [46] of the height-measuring device [1] itself.

A screen display [30] having an integrated camera [31] is incorporated into the front shell assembly [9] and is positioned adjacent to a corresponding Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) board [35]. The ASIC board [35] houses system hardware such as manual pushbuttons [32], processors, wireless radios, memory modules, voice recognition modules, face recognition modules, camera modules, microphones, audio speakers, and other electronics and microelectronics. Along with the manual pushbuttons [32], the screen display [30] may be used as a touch screen that enables the user to press buttons, add information, and/or manipulate objects using Graphic User Interface (GUI) buttons on the screen display [30]. Camera [31] may be used for face recognition and/or user, or object photographs. The height-measuring device [1] software accepts user inputs and/or object information, such as individual, or family member assignment, and can send data to the corresponding LED, LCD or similar screen display [30]. These options allow the user to easily input, initiate, manipulate, and/or associate user/object information, and password functionality.

Once the foot platform [12] is pulled downward and comes to rest atop of a user or object for a certain time, such as 3 seconds, the laser device [37] fires a downward directed laser beam [25] from its fixed mounting position on the sensor bracket [42] and reflects off of the foot platform's [12] slider tab [24]. Next, the laser device's [37] processor and algorithm instantaneously evaluate the time-of-flight data and output the precise travel distance of the plain retractable tape [15] and the adjoined foot platform [12]. Technologically, the laser device [37] heretofore is mentioned as being of the time-of-flight type, but may utilize triangulation, or any other technology that supports line-of-sight distance measurement.

FIG. 4 depicts the height-measuring device [1] in calibration mode and illustrates the calibration process for the laser device [37]. After mounting the height-measuring device [1] onto a wall or other surface, the height-measuring device [1] should be calibrated electronically in order to record its relative position with respect to the floor or other surface. Referencing FIG. 3, the foot platform [12] has a slider tab [24], which perpendicularly extends, and is slidable across the aperture [61] allowing the user to open or close the aperture [61] and thereby control mode of operation of the height-measuring device [1]. During calibration mode, the foot platform [12] abuts the height-measuring device, and the slider tab [24] on the foot platform [12] automatically slides into an open position, or is manually slid open by the user. Once the slider tab [24] is open, the aperture [61] is exposed, and the laser beam [25] has a clear line of sight through the foot platform [12], and aperture [61], to the floor, or other surface. To initiate calibration, a pushbutton [32] is manually depressed for a certain period of time, such as 7 seconds, or the process may be activated via the touchscreen screen display [30], or by voice recognition. A concurrent audible beep may emit, while the laser beam [25] instantaneously passes through the aperture [61] and reflects off the floor, or other surface, transmitting the electronic distance signal back to the laser device [37] processor in order to capture and record the as-mounted calibration reading. The results of the calibration reading are stored in the ASIC board's [35] memory and may be displayed on the screen display [30], and/or alternately status information may be played from an audio speaker. Once the height-measuring device [1] is calibrated, the aperture [61] is either manually or automatically reclosed, and the height-measuring device [1] is now ready for use by individuals, or objects whose physical height is comfortably less than the calibrated as-mounted distance. No separate individualized calibration is necessary, but the height-measuring device [1] must be recalibrated if/when the vertical mounting position of height-measuring device [1] changes.

FIG. 5 illustrates the measurement process for a user who is positioned underneath the foot platform [12]. Given a certain setup protocol, the user may first program their personal pushbutton [32], which enables the height-measuring device [1] to recognize who is about to use the device [1], and then permanently correlates the user with the specific programmed pushbutton [32]. Likewise, the user selection of a personalized pushbutton [32] allows height measurements to be added to previously stored personal user data, not limited to previous height, weight, age, name, and gender. Alternately, the user could be automatically recognized via the integrated camera [31] using face recognition software capability.

In operation, the user simply depresses his/her personalized pushbutton [32], and within a certain timeframe, such as 10 seconds, the user pulls the foot platform [12], or it automatically travels downward until it abuts, and rests flatly on the crown of the user's head. Once the foot platform [12] comes to rest on user's head for a predetermined time, such as 3 seconds, an audible beep may emit, and the laser device [37] will automatically capture, and store in memory, the travel distance of the foot platform [12]. The total user or object height calculation is simply the difference between the stored as-mounted calibration distance, and the actual travel distance of the foot platform [12] as it comes to rest atop its target below. The ASIC board's system algorithm will cache, log, and save the digital height, and this data may be displayed on the screen display [30] and/or played from an audio speaker. Wired or wireless [101] data transmissions from the height measuring device [1] may be shared with a scale [100], a smart phone [111], or any other connected user device. Here, the height-measuring device's screen display [30] is not limited to displaying the user's first and last name, height, weight, age, estimated height, and/or photograph. Concurrently, the connected smart phone [111] is not limited to displaying shared data that may include the user's first and last name, current height, estimated future height, DOB, weight, gender, privacy settings, mother's name, mother's height, father's name, father's height, as well as user photographs, that are age, date, and height stamped. Similarly, the connected scale [100] is not limited to displaying the user's name, weight, and the like.

FIG. 6 depicts the preferred system including the height-measuring device [1] connected to a proprietary weight scale [100] having shared data, memory, and foot-activated pushbuttons [132] corresponding to the height-measuring device's manual pushbuttons [32]. It also depicts smart phones [112], [113], and [114] which represent any number of connected possibilities such as tablets, monitors, personal computers, smart phones, or other devices. Smart phone [113] illustrates a screen, wherein the height-measuring device [1] is calculating, and displaying, a scaled graphical representation of a user's height juxtapose to a figure representing his/her comparative future height. Smart phone [114] illustrates a screen, wherein the height-measuring device [1] is calculating, and displaying, a scaled graphical representation of the user's height juxtapose to a comparative figure of a family member of equal, or different height. Smart phone [112] illustrates a screen in the process of receiving and/or transmitting pairing codes to the height-measuring device [1], and to the weight scale [100] respectively. Once all connected devices have been paired, and information synced and accumulated, the results may be displayed, shared, printed, and/or saved. The general scope of the height-measuring device's [1] data set includes, but is not limited to: personal information, sibling information, parent information, family tree data, medical records, demographic information, and other shared demographic API data.

The description of the disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited in the form disclosed. It will be apparent to those of skill in the art that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure, giving full cognizance to equivalents in all respects. The height data from each user/object may be compared to one another. The height measuring device also includes a predictive algorithm that determines the future height of one or more users.

The present application is related to U.S. patent application also entitled “Height Measuring Device” filed simultaneously. This application is related by subject matter to that disclosed in the commonly owned, and simultaneously-filed application.

Field of the Disclosure

Background of the Disclosure

An apparatus, method, and system for measuring height are provided. The apparatus, and method includes initiating, and calibrating a height-measuring device, by engaging a distance sensor to capture and store the calibration reading. The distance sensor may be in the form of a rotary encoder or a linear encoder. A foot platform, connected to a retractable tape, is pulled atop an object/user. A reading is captured and is used as the distance reading. The distance sensor captures, stores, and calculates a height measurement for the user/object, and displays the height measurement on a screen. and calculates a height measurement for the user/object, and displays the height measurement on a screen. and calculates a height measurement for the user/object, and displays the height measurement on a screen.

The system includes processor instructions that are capable of capturing, calculating, and storing calibration data as well as height measuring data for one or more objects, including users. It then displays calculated height results of the objects/users. Further, the height data can be compared for more than one object/user. The height data may also be processed using a predictive algorithm in order to predict future height of one or more user or object. The height measurements, including compared heights, and predicted heights may be stored, and displayed on any plurality of screens, including smartphones, scales, tablets, and the like. The height measurements, including compared heights, and predicted heights may be stored, and displayed on any plurality of screens, including smartphones, scales, tablets, and the like. The height measurements, including compared heights, and predicted heights may be stored, and displayed on any plurality of screens, including smartphones, scales, tablets, and the like.

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limiting drawings in which:

FIG. 1 depicts a height-measuring device [1] comprising a housing having a front shell assembly [9] and corresponding rear-facing shell [50]. The front shell assembly [9] in the preferred decorative embodiment includes a head [2] having a molded snap tab [7], a belly [5] having a display aperture [10], a screen display [30] having an integrated camera [31], at least one manual pushbutton [32], and decorative arms [3]. However, the front shell assembly [9] is not limited to having any decorative façade features and may be purely functional in design. The foot platform [12] perpendicularly abuts the underside of the belly [5] and the bottom of the rear-facing shell [50] of the housing. The foot platform [12] preferably includes one or more bumpers [20] to prevent the foot platform [12] from directly contacting and damaging the underside of the housing. The foot platform [12] may include a decorative design, such as molded toe cutouts to heighten user experience.

FIG. 2. depicts the height-measuring device [1] with the foot platform [12] in a partially extended position. The foot platform [12] is connected to a coded retractable tape [74]/slotted retractable tape [84] and is affixed by a foot bracket [23] or other attachment. In a preferred embodiment the coded retractable tape [74]/slotted retractable tape [84] have similar form and structure to that of a spring-loaded tape measure. similar form and structure to that of a spring-loaded tape measure.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the height-measuring device [1] of its linear encoder device embodiment, wherein a linear encoder laser device [70] is fixed onto a sensor bracket [42]. The linear encoder [70] has two adjacently protruding cylinder-shaped modules ([91], [92]), each having an emitter and detector pair. However, the linear encoder's [70] actual form factor, dimension, and assembled position may vary. The coded retractable tape [74] is made from thin, rigid, but flexible material, and is preferably contained within a spring loaded tape housing [40]. In order to hold the tape housing [40] into place, it is inserted between walls [53], which protrude perpendicularly from the rear-facing shell [50]. When the foot platform [12] is pulled down vertically, the coded retractable tape [74] synchronously travels downward while the remaining length of the coded retractable tape [74] remains in a coiled state within the spring loaded tape housing [40]. As the retractable tape [15] extends, it exits from the tape housing [40], becoming uncoiled, and passes through a partially surrounding sensor bracket [42], which keeps the coded retractable tape [74] confined within a certain clearance. The coded retractable tape [74] and foot bracket [23] provide vertical parallelism and horizontal rigidity of the foot platform [12] along its travel path. The rear-facing shell [50] is configured to be mountable onto a surface, such as a wall, using mounting screws [46] and washers [47]. Bubble type or electronic level indicator [45] may be affixed within the housing, preferably onto the interior of the rear-facing shell [50], to ensure the height-measuring device [1] has the truest perpendicular wall mount with respect to the floor. The rear-facing shell [50] may attach to the front shell assembly [9] using one or more fasteners [56] through molded bosses [55]. The head [2] section attaches, or detaches, by means of one or more molded snap tabs [7], providing for a non-fastener access to the power supply/battery [60], as well as convenient access to the mounting screws [46] of the height-measuring device [1] itself.

A screen display [30] having an integrated camera [31] is incorporated into the front shell assembly [9] and is positioned adjacent to a corresponding Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) board [35]. The ASIC board [35] houses system hardware such as manual pushbuttons [32], processors, wireless radios, memory modules, voice recognition modules, face recognition modules, camera modules, microphones, audio speakers, and other electronics and microelectronics. Along with the manual pushbuttons [32], the screen display [30] may be used as a touch screen that enables the user to press buttons, add information, and/or manipulate objects using Graphic User Interface (GUI) buttons on the screen display [30]. Camera [31] may be used for face recognition and/or user or object photographs. The height-measuring device [1] software accepts user inputs and/or object information, such as individual, or family member assignment, and can send data to the corresponding LED, LCD or similar screen display [30]. These options allow the user to easily input, initiate, manipulate, and/or associate user/object information, and password functionality.

The linear encoder [70] decodes height measurements of users or objects by using a set of two coordinated emitter beam ([71], [72]) signals, being 90° out-of-phase, projected onto a coded retractable tape [74] with a reflective surface, having an array of non-reflective, opaque segments [73] which are equidistantly spaced onto the coded retractable tape [74]. Each opaque segment [73] has a certain height and width, depicted here as, but not limited to 2-mm×10-mm, and the reflective zones [76] betwixt are equivalently spaced at a 2-mm distribution over the length of the coded retractable tape [74]. The specificity of size, and spacing of these opaque segments [73] and reflective zones [76] determines the linear encoder's [70] resolution. Note that from henceforth, the opaque segments [73] and reflective zones [76], being associated with a coded retractable tape [74] may be referenced as coded-media.

In operation, the coded-media travels downward until the adjoined foot platform [12] comes to its final rest atop the user's head or other object. Concurrent with this coded-media motion, both of the linear encoder's [70] emitter beams [71, 72] independently fire, and progressively scan over the array of opaque segments [73] and the reflective zones [76]. Meanwhile, the two respective detectors read, log, and cache the data as two channels of Square Wave Pulses (SWP) that are 90° out-of-phase. The first SWP channel is in-phase and may be used for electronic pulse counting, i.e. used in the distance measurement calculation process: while the second SWP channel is quadrature which may also be used for counting, but is preferably used in conjunction with the in-phase channel to detect instantaneous direction changes of the coded media. Effectively, electronic pulses are counted and the linear encoder's [70] processor calculates the coded media's incremental travel distance by multiplying the electronic pulses times the millimeters travelled per electronic pulse. In brief, the linear encoder [70] optionally employs one or both channels to increment and/or decrement electronic pulse counts; and, it necessarily employs both channels with quadrature evaluation to detect encoder media direction changes. The foregoing process incrementally aggregates the linear travel distance of the coded retractable tape [74] and the adjoined foot platform [12] during motion. Technologically, the linear encoder [70] heretofore mentioned is of the reflective-type but may also be transmissive, given some minor modifications of the apparatus depicted.

FIG. 4 depicts an exploded view of the height-measuring device [1] showing rotary encoder [78] embodiment similar in arrangement to the linear encoder [70] embodiment except that a rotary encoder [78] is fixed onto the sensor bracket [42]. The rotary encoder decodes height measurements of users or objects using a set of two coordinated emitter beam ([71], [72]) signals, being 90° out-of-phase, an encoder wheel [75] having a reflective surface, and an array of coded segments [80], which are thin, opaque lines, radially situated around the encoder wheel [75]. Each coded segment [80] is non-reflective and has a certain thickness, and the reflective sectors [81] are spaced equally, radially, and adjacently around the encoder wheel [75] axis. Note that the specificity of number, size, and spacing of these coded segments [80] and reflective sectors [81] determines the rotary encoder's [78] resolution. The encoder module [79], containing the two emitter and detector pairs, is depicted as straddling the encoder wheel's [75] edge, and is fixed adjacently onto the body of the rotary encoder [78]. However, the rotary encoder's [78] actual form factor, dimension, and assembled position may vary.

In operation, the slotted retractable tape [84] travels downward until the adjoined foot platform [12] comes to its final rest atop the user's head or other object. The slotted retractable tape's [84] motion effectively engages, and spins both a drive sprocket [82] and the encoder wheel [75] by means of the slotted retractable tape's [84] array of stamped slots [88] which make interlacing contact with gear teeth [77] that tangentially circumscribe the drive sprocket [82]. Concurrent to the clockwise, or counterclockwise spinning of the encoder wheel [75], both of the rotary encoder's [78] emitter beams ([71] and [72]) independently fire, and progressively scan circularly around the array of coded segments [80] and reflective sectors [81]. Meanwhile, two respective detectors read, log, and cache the data as two channels of SWPs that are 90° out-of-phase. The first SWP channel is in-phase and may be used for electronic pulse counting, i.e. used in the distance measurement calculation: while the second SWP channel is quadrature and may also be used for counting: but is preferably used in conjunction with the in-phase channel to detect instantaneous direction changes of the encoder wheel [75] which changes in lockstep with the instantaneous direction changes of the slotted retractable tape [84]. Effectively, the electronic pulses are counted and the rotary encoder's [78] algorithm translates these pulse counts into a linear measurement of millimeters per pulse corresponding to the actual travel distance, in millimeters, of the slotted retractable tape [84]. Similar to the linear encoder [70] embodiment, the rotary encoder [78] optionally employs one or both channels, to increment and/or decrement electronic pulse counts; and, it necessarily employs both channels, with quadrature evaluation, to detect encoder wheel [75]/slotted retractable tape [84] direction changes. The foregoing process incrementally aggregates the linear travel distance of the slotted retractable tape [84] and the adjoined foot platform [12]. Technologically, the rotary encoder [78] heretofore mentioned is of the reflective-type but may also be transmissive, given some minor modifications of the apparatus depicted.

FIG. 5 illustrates the calibration process for both the linear encoder [70] and the rotary encoder [78] embodiments. After mounting the height-measuring device [1] onto a wall or other surface, the height-measuring device [1] should be calibrated electronically in order to record its relative position in terms of its distance with respect to the floor. To initiate the as-mounted calibration distance on the height-measuring device [1], the user will initialize calibration either by speaking voice commands, or by depressing one, or more, of the manual pushbutton [32] inputs: or by using GUI inputs on the screen display [30] activated via a touch control interface. Next, the foot platform [12] is either automatically moved or manually pulled downward, allowing the retractable tape [74, 84] to travel, and extend vertically, until the foot platform [12] abuts flat on the floor or other surface. Once the foot platform [12] is held in this static position for a certain period of time, such as 7 seconds, an audible beep may emit, and the calibration distance is instantaneously captured as per the respective embodiment's distance measurement process and algorithm. The calibration reading is stored in memory on the ASIC board [35] and may be displayed on the screen display [30] or alternately an audible signal may be emitted from the height-measuring device's [1] speaker. Once the height-measuring device [1] is calibrated, it is now ready for use by individuals, or objects whose physical height is comfortably less than the calibrated as-mounted distance. No separate individualized calibration is necessary, but the height-measuring device [1] must be recalibrated if the vertical mounting position of height-measuring device changes.

FIG. 6 illustrates the measurement process for a user who is positioned underneath the foot platform [12]. Given a certain setup protocol, the user may first program their personal pushbutton [32], which enables the height-measuring device [1] to recognize who is about to use the device [1], and then permanently correlates the user with the specific programmed pushbutton [32]. Likewise, the user selection of a personalized pushbutton [32] allows height measurements to be added to previously stored personal user data, not limited to previous height, weight, age, name, and gender. Alternately, the user could be automatically recognized via the camera [31] using face recognition software capability.

In operation, the user simply depresses his/her personalized pushbutton [32], and within a certain timeframe, such as 10 seconds. The user pulls the foot platform [12], or it automatically travels downward until it abuts, and rests flatly on the crown of the user's head. Once the foot platform [12] comes to rest on user's head for a predetermined time, such as 3 seconds, an audible beep may emit; and, the respective sensor embodiment, whether linear encoder [70] or rotary encoder [78] will automatically capture, and store in memory, the travel distance of the foot platform [12]. The total user or object height calculation is simply the difference between the stored as-mounted calibration distance, and the actual travel distance of the foot platform [12] as it comes to rest atop its target below. The software algorithm will cache, log, and save the digital height, and this data may be displayed on the screen display [30] and/or played from an audio speaker. Wired or wireless [101] data transmissions from the height measuring device [1] may be shared with a scale [100], a smart phone [111], or any other connected user device. Here, the height-measuring device's screen display [30] is not limited to displaying the user's first and last name, height, weight, age, estimated height, and/or photograph. Likewise, the connected smart phone [111] is not limited to displaying shared data that may include the user's first and last name, current height, estimated future height, DOB, weight, gender, privacy settings, mother's name, mother's height, father's name, father's height, as well as user photographs, that are age, date, and height stamped. And, the connected scale [100] is not limited to displaying the user's name, weight, and the like.

FIG. 7 depicts the preferred system embodiment including the height-measuring device [1] connected to a proprietary weight scale [100] having shared data, memory, and foot-activated pushbuttons [132] corresponding to the height-measuring device's manual pushbuttons [32]. It also depicts smart phones [112], [113], and [114] which represent any number of connected possibilities such as tablets, monitors, personal computers, smart phones, or other devices. Smart phone [113] illustrates a screen, wherein the height-measuring device [1] is calculating, and displaying, a scaled graphical representation of a user's height juxtapose to a figure representing his/her comparative future height. Smart phone [114] illustrates a screen, wherein the height-measuring device [1] is calculating, and displaying, a scaled graphical representation of the user's height juxtapose to a comparative figure of a family member of equal, or different height. Smart phone [112] illustrates a screen in the process of receiving and/or transmitting pairing codes to the height-measuring device [1], and to the weight scale [100] respectively. Once all connected devices have been paired, and information synced and accumulated, the results may be displayed, shared, printed, and/or saved. The general scope of the height-measuring device's [1] data set includes, but is not limited to: personal information, sibling information, parent information, family tree data, medical records, demographic information, and other shared demographic API data.

The description of the disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited in the form disclosed. It will be apparent to those of skill in the art that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure, giving full cognizance to equivalents in all respects.