Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System
Legal Citation
Summary of the Inventive Concept
The Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System integrates a foot-worn aquatic fin with advanced technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain to enhance swimming performance, provide personalized training, and ensure user safety.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent disclosed a foot-worn aquatic fin with pivotally mounted hydrofoil blades. However, it lacked the ability to track and optimize swimming performance, provide personalized training, and ensure user safety. The Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System addresses these limitations by incorporating AI-powered analytics, IoT-enabled sensors, and blockchain-based data storage.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The system comprises an aquatic fin with pivotally mounted hydrofoil blades, an AI-powered analytics module, IoT-enabled sensors, and a blockchain-based platform. The AI-powered analytics module tracks and optimizes swimming performance based on real-time data from the IoT-enabled sensors. The blockchain-based platform securely stores and shares personalized training data and recommendations generated by AI-driven algorithms. The system enables real-time aquatic activity tracking, personalized aquatic training, and secure data storage and sharing.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The novelty of the Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System lies in the synergistic combination of the aquatic fin with AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies. The inventive step is the integration of these technologies to provide a comprehensive system for enhancing aquatic exercise, tracking performance, and ensuring user safety.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System could include different types of sensors, AI algorithms, or blockchain platforms. Variations could also include integration with other wearable devices or fitness platforms.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System has significant commercial potential in the fitness, sports, and health industries. It can be marketed as a premium product for professional athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and individuals with specific aquatic exercise needs.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A63 | A63B31/14 |
| A | A63 | A63B2031/115 |
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Aquatic sports equipment design, specifically hydrodynamic fin systems with adjustable hydrofoil blade configurations, requiring expertise in mechanical engineering, fluid dynamics, and sports equipment design
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A mechanical engineer with specialized knowledge in aquatic sports equipment design, familiar with hydrodynamic principles, materials science, and adaptive mechanical systems for athletic performance enhancement
Obviousness Rationale
A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating digital technologies with mechanical fin designs represents a predictable evolution of sports equipment, where sensor systems and adaptive control mechanisms are natural extensions of existing mechanical performance optimization strategies. The combination of pivoting hydrofoil blade mechanics from the source patent with IoT and AI technologies represents an incremental technological advancement rather than a non-obvious innovation. The technical integration follows established design patterns for smart athletic equipment where mechanical systems are augmented with digital performance tracking and optimization capabilities.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,844 |
|---|---|
| Title | Foot worn aquatic fin |
| Assignee(s) | SWUNNING SÀRL |