公开(公告)号：US20130144751A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13753466

申请日：2013-01-29

申请人： Timothy C. Gorjanc ,  Stephen Anstey ,  Ian Main ,  Bruce Malkinson ,  Tyler Gill

发明人： Timothy C. Gorjanc ,  Stephen Anstey ,  Ian Main ,  Bruce Malkinson ,  Tyler Gill

IPC分类号： G06Q30/06

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0631 ,  A47C31/12 ,  A47C31/123

摘要： A pressure sensor measures the surface pressure distribution of a body supported by a surface, for example a person lying on a mattress. In one approach, a pressure mapping system acquires a customer's pressure map using a reference mattress and presents this pressure data in the form of a pressure map. The pressure map measurement data is then analyzed to determine body characterizing parameters such as body mass index, contact area and average peak pressure. The pressure map measurements are then located on a mattress category grid that has been referenced and aligned to a large population sample of measurements taken with a reference mattress. Alternatively, the pressure map measurements are matched to a physical profile category within a database. Each category provides ranked mattress recommendations based on selection and ranking criteria derived from pressure map data obtained from a large sample of test subjects. In this way, a customer's pressure map can be translated to a recommendation of specific mattresses or mattress categories that are offered by a mattress retailer or manufacturer.

摘要翻译： 压力传感器测量由表面支撑的身体的表面压力分布，例如躺在床垫上的人。 在一种方法中，压力测绘系统使用参考床垫获取客户的压力图并以压力图的形式呈现该压力数据。 然后分析压力图测量数据，以确定身体特征参数，如体重指数，接触面积和平均峰值压力。 压力图测量然后位于床垫类别网格上，该网格已被引用并对齐于与参考床垫进行的大量测量样本。 或者，压力图测量与数据库内的物理轮廓类别相匹配。 每个类别根据从大量测试对象获得的压力图数据得出的选择和排名标准，提供排名的床垫建议。 以这种方式，客户的压力图可以转换为由床垫零售商或制造商提供的特定床垫或床垫类别的推荐。