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- the invention relates to a method of assisting the use of a seating device, said method being implemented by a remote electronic object advantageously communicating with said seating device.
- Said method can be used for all types of use and preferably but not exclusively, in the context of the implementation of rehabilitation protocols and / or muscle strengthening.
- the invention will be described through an application in connection with a dynamic pendulum stool allowing isometric contraction of the muscle groups of the lower limbs and the abdominal belt in a sitting position.
- German Patent Application DE 2314717 describes a seat having two ball joints provided with springs in which the user is in unstable equilibrium, so that he can return to a normal position by means of a lateral deflection by an active footwork.
- German patent application DE 19533558 describes, for its part, a dynamic active seat comprising a foot which has a curved base surface, concavity turned upwards, to allow a tilting movement, a column integral with the foot and a seat mounted at a fulcrum at the upper end of said column.
- the curved base surface of the foot rests directly on the ground and has a spherical curvature in at least a partial area.
- the seat is mounted at its fulcrum so that it can tilt on all sides. Said fulcrum is either located below the center of curvature of the base surface, or adjustable within a height range whose lower limit is below the center of curvature and whose upper limit is located above the center of curvature.
- the seat is mounted on a connecting element consisting of an elastic element, forming a spring and bearing on a support integral with the upper end of the column.
- Such devices have the disadvantage of being bulky and not to allow isometric contraction of muscle groups of the lower limbs in particular.
- a dynamic pendulum stool simple and inexpensive design, as disclosed in WO2014 / 174227, further allowing isometric contraction of the muscle groups of the lower limbs and the abdominal belt in a sitting position, a large number of previously described disadvantages have been removed. Indeed, unlike the previous devices, such a device has a very small footprint for a specific use, replacing a conventional office chair, or continuous use.
- Sa stool T comprises a foot 1, a fixed column 2 of said foot 1 and a seat 3 secured to the upper end of said column 2.
- Said column 2 may advantageously consist of a telescopic column comprising a lower portion 2a integral with a spherical foot 1, possibly having a diameter less than or equal to twenty centimeters, and an upper portion 2b of which free end is provided with a hinge 9 having three degrees of freedom and secured to the underside of the seat 3.
- the column may consist of two section tubes circular, a first tube forming the lower portion 2a provided at its lower end with a threaded rod 4 extending coaxially with said tube, and a second tube for mant the upper part 2b, said second tube having an outer diameter just smaller than the diameter inside the tube of the lower part, so that the upper part 2b can slide in the lower part 2a.
- Such sliding allows in particular to adjust the length of the column according to the morphology of the user and / or the difficulty sought in the context of work on the muscles of the lower limbs.
- the spherical foot 1 may advantageously be obtained in a non-slip material and, preferably, in an elastomer, in order to prevent the stool T from sliding on smooth floors, such as on tiles for example.
- the spherical foot 1 may comprise a sleeve 6 extending radially and provided with an internal thread 7 cooperating with a threaded rod 4 integral with the lower end of the lower part of the column.
- the seat 3 has a substantially parallelepiped shape whose width is substantially equal to the width of the basin of a person of average weight.
- the upper part of said seat 3 may comprise a resilient layer 8 to improve the comfort of the user.
- Said seat is articulated at the upper end of the upper portion 2b of the column 2 by the hinge 9.
- said hinge 9 consists of a ball joint having a seat 10 secured to the underside of the hinge. seat 3, in its central part, and receiving a ball 11 secured to the upper free end of the upper portion 2b of the column 2.
- the seat 10 of the hinge 9 can be secured to the seat 3 by a threaded rod 12 secured to said seat 10 and cooperating with a thread 13 made in said seat 3.
- the seat 3 can be changed quickly, depending on the preferences of the user in particular.
- the operation of the stool T is described with reference to FIG. 2.
- the user first adjusts the length of the column 2, depending on its morphology in particular, then places the seat 3 under its buttocks, the foot 1 being in support on the ground.
- the column 2 can form an angle between 30 and 90 ° with a horizontal plane formed by the ground, said angle depending on the size of the user and the chosen length of said column 2.
- the lower the angle of the column with the horizontal plane the greater the work of the muscle groups of the lower limbs.
- the stool In this position of use, the stool then causes isometric muscle contraction of the twin muscles, ischium-j ambers, quadriceps, glutes, lumbar and absidial dorsal muscles.
- the isometric muscular contraction is achieved by a work of proprioception and equilibrium of the user which compensates the instability of the stool.
- the articulation of the seat 3 on the column 2 and the single point of support of the spherical foot 1 provide a lateral inclination, front and rear forcing the user to have a stable position in which the line of the shoulders is parallel to that of the pelvis, a foot rest causing isometric contraction of the muscles of the lower limbs and an unstable gluteal support compensated by the proprioception and contraction of the lumbar and abdominal muscles.
- the column 2 and / or the seat of said stool T may comprise a position sensor (not shown in Figures 1 or 2), such as an accelerometer for example, connected to a communication means without wire, such as a Bluetooth transmitter, Wifi or the like.
- the position of the column 2 and / or the seat 3 can be transmitted to a remote electronic object, such as for example a smart mobile phone (also known under the name "smartphone"), a tablet computer (also known as the "Digital Tablet”), and / or a personal computer.
- a remote electronic object such as for example a smart mobile phone (also known under the name "smartphone"), a tablet computer (also known as the "Digital Tablet”), and / or a personal computer.
- the electronic object may advantageously comprise a computer program for causing the display of the current position of the column 2 and / or the seat 3 with respect to a predetermined ideal position.
- the stool T can advantageously be arranged to allow the isometric contraction of the muscle groups of the lower limbs and the abdominal belt in a sitting position.
- the stool is particularly useful and usable in offices, but can also be used in physical rehabilitation programs and / or muscle strengthening.
- the stool pendulum like all the seating devices previously mentioned, has a number of disadvantages. Indeed, many users of a seating device who, after taking a stand on said seating device, do not know the exercises and / or movements, the amplitude, speed and repeatability of which are predetermined to meet particular constraints and target a goal of muscle development and / or functional rehabilitation.
- the invention makes it possible to meet all or some of the disadvantages raised by the known solutions.
- a method for assisting the use of a seating device comprising a spherical foot, a seat, a body cooperating integrally at one end with said foot and at a second end. end with the seat, a position measuring sensor cooperating integrally with said device, said method being implemented by a processing unit of a remote electronic object, the remote electronic object further comprising output means and communication means providing communication with said seating device.
- Said method comprises: a step for decoding a position message of the pendular seat device, said message being received by the communication means of the remote electronic object and conveying position data, and to extract the content of said position data,
- a method of assisting the use of a seating device further comprises a step of developing a determined reference position data translating a target to be achieved and a subsequent step to trigger the display by the output means of a second indicator translating said reference position data.
- the first and / or second indicators, displayed by the output means in accordance with a method of assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention may consist of first and / or second avatars.
- a method of help with the use of a seating device can be implemented iteratively.
- the step of constructing reference position data of such a method may develop position data values different from those developed in the previous iteration.
- the values of the reference position data of a method according to the invention can be determined according to a function or a scenario taking into account the values of the preceding reference position data.
- the values of the reference position data of a method according to the invention can be determined from a list of ordered and predetermined reference position values.
- a method of assisting the use of the latter in accordance with the information may further comprise a step for counting occurrences, in which the values of the position data extracted from the device and the reference position data are substantially identical.
- a method of assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention may further comprise a step for triggering the display, by the output means of the electronic object, of the current value of the occurrence counter.
- the latter may also comprise a a step, prior to the display of the first or second indicator, for selecting, from among a plurality of determined graphical representations, a first graphical representation, as soon as the respective values between the extracted position data and the reference position data are different, and or a second graphical representation, as soon as the respective values between the extracted position data and the reference position data coincide.
- a method of assisting the use of a seating device may further comprise:
- a step for decoding a pressure message relative to said pendular seat device said message being received by the communication means of the remote electronic object and conveying pressure data, and to extract the content of said pressure data, a step for implementing a determined treatment in response to a pressure data greater than a determined threshold.
- the determined processing of a method according to the invention may consist of a step for developing a validation command of a graphic menu restored by the output means of the electronic object.
- the latter can comprise or cooperate with a support accessory in the form of a stick, said accessory comprising a position measuring sensor delivering accessory position data transmitted in the position message together with the position data of the body of the device.
- the step of decoding a position message of a method according to the invention may further consist in extracting from said message the values of the accessory position data.
- said method may comprise a step for triggering the display, by the output means, of a third indicator translating said accessory position data.
- the invention relates to a computer program product having a plurality of program instructions which, when:
- the invention furthermore relates to an electronic object comprising a processing unit, a program memory, communication means providing a proximity communication with a remote seating device, means of restitution, program memory, said communication means and said restitution means co-operating with said processing unit.
- the program memory of such an electronic object comprises the instructions of a computer program product according to the second object of the present invention. invention.
- the invention relates to a system for assisting the use of a seating device comprising said seating device, a remote electronic object in communication with said seating device, said electronic object. being consistent with the third object of the invention, that is to say implementing a method of assisting the use of the seating device according to said invention.
- a system according to the invention may further comprise a support accessory in the form of a stick cooperating with said seating device.
- the electronic object according to the invention also can include in its program memory the instructions a computer program product according to the invention, allowing said object to use the data transmitted by said accessory via said seating device.
- FIG. 1 previously described, illustrates a longitudinal sectional view of a preferred embodiment but not limited to a known seating device, in the form of a dynamic pendulum stool;
- FIG. 3 shows a graphic description of a first embodiment of a system for assisting the use of a seating device according to one invention
- FIG. 4 schematically depicts an example of output means, in the form of a graphic interface, of the electronic object of a system for assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention
- FIG. 5 illustrates a simplified flow diagram of a method of assisting the use of a seat device according to the invention
- FIG. 6 presents a graphic description of a second embodiment of a system for assisting the use of a seating device according to one invention.
- FIGS. 3 and 6 show graphic descriptions of first and second embodiments of a system for assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention, comprising in particular a seating device and an object remote electronics cooperating with said seating device.
- a pendular seat device is similar to a known seating device.
- a seat device comprises a foot 1, preferably spherical.
- said seating device comprises a seat 3, on which a user of said device can sit.
- the seat device also comprises a body cooperating integrally at a first end with said foot 1 and at a second end with the seat 3.
- such a device for pendulum seat may consist of a pendulum dynamic stool, such as, for example, that described in connection with Figures 1 and 2 or that present in the system described with reference to Figures 3 and 6.
- the body of said seat device may consist of a column 2, advantageously telescopic, said column 2 comprising a lower part 2a integral with the spherical foot 1 and an upper part 2b whose free end is provided with a hinge 9 having three degrees of freedom and secured to the underside of the seat 3.
- the invention can not, however, be limited to this single application example: it can be used in connection with all seated, such as those previously mentioned in accordance with the state of the art, comprising a spherical foot, a seat and a body, cooperating at each of its ends with said foot and the seat, then creating an instability for the user taking place on said device.
- the seat device also comprises a position measuring sensor 23, 24 cooperating with said device.
- a position measuring sensor may comprise an accelerometer or a gyrometer.
- the position of the seating device is defined as the position of said device relative to a predefined horizontal surface, such as the ground, in a terrestrial or inertial reference frame in a reference frame. two or three dimensions.
- the term "position" may possibly be replaced by inclination or acceleration.
- such a position measuring sensor can advantageously cooperate or communicate with a processing unit of a remote electronic object 50 and deliver or transmit a message or position signal.
- Such a message or position signal may advantageously comprise two types of information, namely a continuous measurement of position or a position detection.
- the position measuring sensor can thus cooperate according to a mechanical connection embedded, that is to say advantageously be fixed, with said device, more particularly on the body of said device.
- a position measuring sensor 23, 24 can advantageously be placed on and / or in the telescopic column 2.
- said measuring sensor position 23 can be fixed on or in the articulation 9, ensuring the cooperation between the seat 3 and the telescopic column 2.
- said position measuring sensor 24 can advantageously be positioned on or in the lower part 2a of the telescopic column 2, in the vicinity of the spherical foot 1.
- the invention can not be limited to these variants alone.
- Such a position measuring sensor can advantageously cooperate with and be fixed on any element of said device, the positioning of such a sensor depending on the desired function.
- the invention may also provide for the concomitant use of a plurality of position measuring sensors.
- the invention relates, according to a first object, a method of assisting the use of a pendular seat device.
- a method of assisting the use of a pendular seat device makes it possible in particular to improve the time, the technicality, the ease and monitoring use of said seating device, without the need to resort to the help of a specialized attendant, such as a therapist or a sports coach.
- Such a method of assisting the use of a seating device is advantageously implemented by a remote electronic object 50 of said seating device, said object being advantageously communicating.
- an electronic object 50 may consist of a smart phone, a computer tablet and / or a personal computer. More precisely, the electronic object 50 comprises a processing unit (not represented in the figures), consisting of one or more microcontrollers or microprocessors, responsible for implementing said method of assisting the use of a device sitting or any other processing on data, such as position data previously transmitted by a seating device.
- the electronic object 50 further comprises a program memory (not shown in the figures), said memory cooperating advantageously with the processing unit by means of internal communication buses or by coupling, arranged to comprise, in the form of a computer program product previously loaded in said memory, a method of assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention.
- Said data may advantageously be, for all or parts, recorded on one or more data memories (not shown in the figures), generally electrically erasable and writable.
- the data memory can advantageously cooperate with the unit of processing by means of internal communication buses and / or forming a single entity with the previously mentioned program memory.
- the electronic object 50 comprises output means 30 cooperating advantageously with the processing unit by means of internal communication buses.
- Such output means 30 ultimately allow to deliver and / or restore to a user of the seating device rendering or graphical representation of position data including, preferably but not limited to two or three dimensions.
- Such a graphical representation may, advantageously and prior to its display, be parameterized so that the color, the size and / or the shape of such a representation are automatically or manually selected.
- the invention can not, however, be limited to these settings alone.
- output means 30 may advantageously consist of a human-machine interface or graphical interface, a screen, possibly tactile, or any other equivalent means adapted to display said graphical representation.
- an electronic object 50 comprises communication means (not shown in the figures) with the outside, ensuring communication, possibly close with said remote seating device, said communication means also cooperating with the processing unit by means of internal communication buses.
- Said communication means can thus provide a communication, possibly wired or wireless, for example when the communication means emit a wireless communication, by implementing WiFi or Bluetooth communication protocols, to any remote device, such as, for example, the device of pendular seat, provided that the latter is within communication range.
- the electronic object 50 or more precisely its processing unit, can transmit and / or receive messages or signals, hereinafter referred to as messages for the purpose of simplification, possibly of position, at destination. or from a pendulum seating device positioned within communication range.
- the latter may advantageously comprise a source of clean electrical energy (not shown in the figures), in the form of one or more capacitors previously charged and able to deliver sufficient electrical energy to enable the operation of the electronic object.
- a source of clean electrical energy not shown in the figures
- the ability to function of an electronic object is directly related to the remaining and available energy capacity of said electronic object.
- FIG. 6 schematizes, in particular, a simplified flow chart of an embodiment of a method 100 of assisting the use of a seating device.
- the method 100 of assisting the use of such a seating device firstly comprises a step for decoding a 110 Position message M of the pendular seat device, said message M being received by the communication means of the remote electronic object 50.
- Said position message M can thus comprise several information fields, such as an identifier of the device.
- one or more position data the value or values of which refer to the real-time position measurement of the seating device, that is to say the position of said device relative to a predefined horizontal surface on which the device is used, such as the ground, in a terrestrial or inertial reference, accelerations and / or inclinations of said seating device according to the position sensor or sensors used.
- Step 110 ultimately consists of obtaining the value or values of the extracted position data.
- the electronic object 50 comprising output means 30, such as by way of nonlimiting example a human-machine interface, such as a screen or any other equivalent means, to a user of said object and / or device , said output means co-operating with the processing unit of said electronic object 50, a method 100 of assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention comprises a subsequent step 120 for triggering the display, by the output means 30, a first indicator 31 translating said extracted position data.
- the display of such a first indicator can advantageously be carried out in two or three dimensions and consists mainly in the display of an object virtual whose parameters can be defined or predetermined.
- a method 100 according to the invention may optionally comprise a step of configuring the respective parameters of said output means, in particular and possibly the graphical representation of such a first indicator, including but not limited to the shape, the texture or the color palette used.
- a nonlimiting example of display of a first indicator 31 by the output means 30 is described in connection with FIG. 4.
- the output means 30 advantageously consists of a screen of a smart mobile phone. or a computer tablet
- the first indicator 31 representing the position of the device consists of a white circle, filled with black dots, delimited by a black line in a two-dimensional mark.
- a method 100 of assistance to the user of a seating device further comprises a step for developing 130 determined reference position data reflecting a goal of movement or a target to be achieved.
- a step 130 may advantageously consist of the calculation or the constructing position data values, by means of a predefined algorithm, depending on characteristics, which may be defined beforehand, possibly inherent to the user, such as, for example, without limitation, the morphology, the physical state or the experiment vis-à-vis the use of such a seating device of the user.
- such a step 130 for constructing reference position data may consist of selecting said position data values from a list of ordered and predetermined reference position values.
- such a step 130 for developing reference position data may also be implemented in parallel, before or after the step for decoding a position message M and extracting position data from the seating device. .
- the electronic object 50 comprising output means 30, such as by way of nonlimiting example a human-machine interface, such as a screen or any other equivalent means, to a user of said object and / or device , said output means co-operating with the processing unit of said electronic object 50, a method 100 of assisting the use of a seat device according to the invention comprises a subsequent step 140 for triggering the display, by the output means 30 of a second indicator 32 translating said reference position data.
- the display of such a second indicator can advantageously be carried out in two or three dimensions and consists mainly in the display of a virtual object whose parameters can be defined or predetermined.
- the graphical representation of such a second indicator also depends on a large number of factors.
- a method 100 in accordance with the invention may optionally comprise a step of configuring the parameters of the graphical representation of said second indicator, in particular but without limitation the shape, the texture or the palette of colors used.
- a non-limiting example of displaying a second indicator 32 by the output means 30 is described in connection with FIG. 4.
- the output means 30 advantageously consists of a screen of a smart mobile phone. or a tablet computer
- the second indicator representing the reference position consists of a white circle, filled with black diagonal lines, delimited by a black line in a two-dimensional frame.
- the steps 120 and 140 for triggering the respective displays of the first and second indicators are implemented concomitantly, in order to be able to compare the first and second indicators respectively representing the actual position data of the seating device and the reference position data, ie the objective, in particular to give the user the opportunity to evaluate the effort and / or the margin of progress to be made to reach his goal.
- the simultaneous display of the first and second indicators also offers a playfulness to a series of exercises, reducing the annoying characters and laborious of these for a user of the seating device.
- the first and / or second indicators displayed by a method of assisting the use according to the invention may possibly consist of first and / or second avatars.
- a method 100 of assisting the use of a device according to the invention may comprise a step, prior to the first use of said device, for automatically configure the first and / or second position indicators, by choosing one or more particular aspects of the avatar, such as, for example, example, when the avatar is a human being, the kind of the avatar, the color of the hair or the skin of last, the clothes worn by the avatar, etc.
- step 130 for constructing reference position data may develop position data values different from those developed in the previous iteration.
- the step of developing 130 position data values different from those developed during the previous iteration can be implemented by several processes.
- said values of the reference position data can be determined according to a function or scenario taking into account the values of the previous position data.
- the use of such a function or of this scenario with regard to other possible, may advantageously depend on the characteristics inherent to the user, such as its morphology, its physical state, its experience vis-à-vis the use of such a seating device or else and finally the difficulty of the work sought.
- a scenario based on a series of "S" or "8" movement exercises may be possible. considered.
- a method 100 of assistance may comprise a preliminary step for configuring a function or a scenario, said step consisting in interpreting a user or supervisor instruction entered or recorded via a input interface cooperating with the processing unit of the electronic object, such as a keyboard or a mouse.
- a user or supervisor instruction entered or recorded via a input interface cooperating with the processing unit of the electronic object, such as a keyboard or a mouse.
- Such an instruction consists in manually selecting, that is to say possibly by the user or a supervisor, or automatically, among a plurality of scenarios or functions in a database possibly inscribed in the data memory of the electronic object implementing said method, a scenario or a function envisaged.
- the values of the reference position data can be determined from a list of ordered and predetermined reference position values.
- step 130 to develop reference position data consists of selecting or selecting, from a database possibly inscribed in the data memory of the electronic object implementing said method, in the possible form of a list of existing reference position values, reference position data .
- the choice of such reference position data can be made using the characteristics inherent to the user, such as its morphology, its physical state, its experience vis-à-vis the use of such a device. sitting or finally the difficulty of the desired work.
- the invention provides in addition, to provide further increase the motivation of a user of a seating device or the supervisor of such a user and thus perpetuate the adhesion of said user to its device and help it to improve its performances.
- a method 100 of assisting the use of a seat device according to the invention when said method is implemented iteratively, can advantageously and also include a step 150 for counting the occurrences, in which the values of the position data extracted from a position message transmitted by the device and the values of the reference position data are substantially identical.
- the step 150 for counting the occurrences may advantageously comprise a preliminary step for comparing the values of the position data emanating from the device and the values of the reference position data.
- step 150 for counting the occurrences can advantageously include a previous step to initialize the value of the occurrence counter to zero.
- the step 150 for counting the occurrences may advantageously comprise a subsequent step for incrementing by one unit the current value of the occurrence counter and then entering said current value of the occurrence counter, within the data memory of the electronic object implementing said method 100.
- the invention can not, however, be limited to this embodiment: it could be possible to configure, before use of the seating device, the current value from the occurrence counter to a target value, by inserting said value into the data memory.
- the step 150 for counting the occurrences could then include a subsequent step to decrement by one unit the current value of the occurrence counter and then write said current value.
- the counter of occurrences within the data memory of the electronic object implementing said method 100.
- the re-education or reinforcement session, or more particularly the series of exercises, could be considered closed when the value The current number of occurrences is zero.
- a method 100 of assistance to the use of a device Seating according to the invention may comprise a subsequent step 160 for triggering the display, by the output means 30 of the electronic object 50, of the current value of the occurrence counter.
- a step of displaying the current value of the occurrence counter can be implemented at the request of the user or his supervisor, or whenever the occurrence counter is eventful.
- the display of the current value of such an occurrence counter can advantageously be configured or parameterized manually or automatically, like the first and second indicators previously described.
- said method 100 may also comprise a step, prior to the display of the first or second indicator 31, 32, for selecting, from among a plurality of specific graphic representations, a first graphical representation, as soon as the respective values between the extracted position data and the data are different. reference position, and / or a second graphical representation, as soon as said values are in agreement.
- the graphical representations can be advantageously selected beforehand manually, that is to say possibly by the user or a supervisor, or automatically in a database possibly included in the data memory of the electronic object setting. said method.
- Such graphic representations can be parameterized and / or parameterizable, whether by example in terms of the color, size or shape of such a representation.
- said method 100 may also include preliminary steps for automatically configuring the respective representations of the first and / or second position indicators.
- the latter can also include a sensor 24 for measuring pressure exerted along an axis passing through the body from the seat to the spherical foot, said measuring sensor cooperating integrally with said device.
- a pressure measuring sensor can advantageously cooperate or communicate with a processing unit of a remote electronic object 50 and deliver or transmit a message or relative signal, for example to a pressure threshold exerted on the ground by a seating device, when a user has taken place on said device.
- a message or signal relating to the pressure may advantageously comprise two types of information, namely a continuous pressure measurement or a detection of a pressure threshold reached.
- such a position measuring sensor may comprise a piezometer.
- the position measuring sensor can thus cooperate according to a mechanical connection embedded, that is to say advantageously be fixed, with said device.
- a measurement sensor adapted to detect a pressure and / or a sudden pressure differential can advantageously be placed on and / or in the spherical foot 1.
- a method 100 of assisting the use of such a seating device may also include a step for decoding a message.
- M 'of relative pressure to said pendular seat device said message being received by the communication means of the remote electronic object 50.
- Said pressure message M' relative to said device can thus comprise several information fields, among which one or more pressure data whose value or values refer to the current pressure exerted along an axis traversing the body from the seat to the spherical foot in real time of the seating device, possibly on the floor and / or a sudden differential pressure.
- the step consists ultimately in obtaining the value of said sudden differential pressure extracted or more generally the value or values of the extracted pressure data.
- the method 100 may further comprise a step for implementing a determined treatment in response to one or more pressure data delivering a pressure greater than a determined threshold.
- a threshold may be previously selected from among a plurality of predetermined thresholds in a list inscribed within the data memory of an electronic object 50.
- the method may further include a prior step of comparing the value of the extracted pressure data with that of the predetermined threshold and whether said measured pressure is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.
- the invention further provides that the treatment may be selected based on the values of the pressure data and the threshold achieved by comparison.
- the determined treatment may consist of a step for developing a validation command of a graphic menu restored by the output means 30 of the electronic object 50. The invention can not, however, be limited to this type of treatment.
- the invention provides that the method 100 according to the invention may further comprise a step for implementing a second determined processing in response to a higher position data value. to that of a second determined threshold.
- the second determined treatment may consist of a step for developing a flow control of a graphic menu restored by the output means.
- the invention can not be limited to this type of second treatment.
- the latter can advantageously comprise or cooperate with one or more support accessories in the form, for example, of a stick 26.
- the presence of one or more sticks 26 are in some cases useful, since they help to help the lateral equilibration , to improve the range of movements and to increase the number of exercises that can be performed by the user, and finally to globalize the muscular reinforcement of a user by the sequence of exercises also soliciting the upper body.
- the stick or bars 26 may advantageously be made of a material making them more or less flexible, thus ensuring the creation of support reactions and greater flexibility of use.
- the one or more sticks 26 may advantageously comprise a body in the form of a tube, a gripping means, in the form of a handle, cooperating with a first end of said body and a supporting foot or ball co-operating with the other end of said body.
- the latter may comprise a position measuring sensor 27 delivering accessory position data transmitted in the position message M together with the position data.
- a position measuring sensor can advantageously cooperate or communicate with the treatment unit of a seating device.
- the position thus measured of the accessory and translated into accessory position data can consist of two types of information, namely a continuous measurement of position accessory or position detection of the accessory.
- an accessory position measuring sensor may comprise an accelerometer or a gyrometer.
- the position measuring sensor can thus cooperate according to a mechanical connection embedded, that is to say advantageously be fixed, with said accessory, more particularly on the body of said accessory.
- a mechanical connection embedded that is to say advantageously be fixed, with said accessory, more particularly on the body of said accessory.
- an accessory position measuring sensor 27 may advantageously be placed on and / or in the body of said stick 26.
- the step for decoding a position message M of a method 100 compliant to the invention, implemented by the processing unit of an electronic object 50 may further consist in extracting from said message the values of the accessory position data.
- said position message M can thus comprise several information fields relating to the support accessory 26, such as an identifier of said support accessory, accessory position data whose values designate the real-time position measurement of said support accessory, that is to say the position of said accessory relative to a predefined horizontal surface on which the device and the accessory are used, such as the ground, in a terrestrial or inertial reference, accelerations and / or inclinations of said support accessory according to the at least one accessory position measuring sensor exploited. Subsequently and as a simplification measure, we will name such data as "ancillary position data”. Step 110 consists ultimately in obtaining the values of the extracted accessory position data, concomitantly with those of the position data of the device as such.
- the electronic object 50 comprising output means 30, such as by way of nonlimiting example a human-machine interface, such as a screen or any other equivalent means, to a user of said object and / or device, said output means cooperating with the processing unit of said electronic object 50, a method of assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention comprises a subsequent step for triggering the display, by means of output 30, a third indicator (not shown in Figure 4) translating said accessory position data.
- the display of such a third indicator can advantageously be performed in two or three dimensions and consist mainly of the display of a virtual object whose parameters can be defined or predetermined.
- a method 100 according to the invention may optionally comprise a step of configuring the parameters of the graphical representation of such a third indicator, in particular but not exclusively shape, texture or the color palette used.
- a preferred mode of adaptation of a communicating electronic object such as that described previously, consists in recording or downloading in program memory, a computer program product.
- P having a plurality of program instructions which, when executed or interpreted by the processing unit of said electronic object, causes said method 100 to assist in the use of said seating device according to the present invention. 'invention.
- the invention also relates to a system for assisting the use of a pendular seat device.
- a pendular seat device Two preferred but non-limiting embodiments are described in particular with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6, said seating device being advantageously in the form of a dynamic pendulum stool.
- a system 200 for assisting the use of a pendular seat device may comprise said seating device, a remote electronic object 50 comprising communication means ensuring communication with said seating device, possibly wired or wireless, in the latter case, according to WiFi or Bluetooth communication protocols.
- Said electronic object is thus in accordance with the invention, that is to say that it further comprises in its program memory, a computer program product P, allowing the implementation of a method of assisting the use of a seating device according to the invention.
- such a system 200 may further comprise a support accessory in the form of a stick 26 cooperating with said seating device and for which Electronic object 50 comprises in the program memory the instructions of a computer program product according to the invention.
- the invention has been described during its use and / or application in connection with a pendular stool, dedicated in particular to the implementation of protocols for rehabilitation and / or muscle strengthening. It can also be implemented for all other dedicated devices, because of their structural characteristics, the implementation of rehabilitation protocols and / or muscle strengthening.
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