Foot measurement apparatus

• Main Authors: Howlett, Harold A, Xia, Bin, Lundy, Charles E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.02.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DIAGNOSIS; FOOTWEAR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ORREPAIRING FOOTWEAR; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR; PHYSICS; SURGERY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates such as foot length, weight and height of the foot arch. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product.