Exercise evaluation system and method

• US 10,035,041 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2013
• Issued: 07/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fit.Life Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fit.Life Inc.
• Inventors: Jung, Yoo Suk
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US14/442,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20160256742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,779 Days
• Field of Search: 434247
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0833 Measuring rate of oxygen consumption
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

Disclosed are a system and a method for evaluating exercise. The exercise evaluation system includes a program storage unit storing a plurality of recommendatory exercise programs, a measuring unit measuring exercise intensity of a user, an analyzing unit analyzing a degree of accomplishing the content of a recommendatory exercise program selected by the user from the recommendatory exercise programs by using the measured exercise intensity, and an output unit outputting a result of analysis of the analyzing unit to the user.

Claims

1. An exercise evaluation system comprising:

a memory storing a plurality of recommendatory exercise programs, each recommendatory exercise program specifying a type and value of exercise intensity to be maintained for a specified time per session, number of sessions per day, and number of days, the exercise intensity including at least one of an exercise calorie consumption of a user, an exercise oxygen consumption of the user, and an exercise heart rate of the user;

a measuring unit measuring exercise intensity of the user via one of a pedometer, a cardiotachometer and an aeroplethysmograph; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the measuring unit to;

analyze a degree of accomplishing the content of a recommendatory exercise program selected by the user from the recommendatory exercise programs by using at least one of a ratio of a measured exercise intensity value to the recommendatory exercise intensity value of the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program, a ratio of a time in which the measured exercise intensity value is continued within a range of the recommendatory exercise intensity value to the recommendatory exercise time per session of the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program, and a ratio of a number of days of exercising the recommendatory number of sessions to the recommendatory number of days of doing exercise of the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program;

convert a type of the measured exercise intensity into a type of the exercise intensity value of the recommendatory exercise program selected by the user when the type of the measured exercise intensity differs from the type of the exercise intensity value of the content of the recommendatory exercise program selected by the user; and

output a result of the analysis to the user.

2. The exercise evaluation system of claim 1, wherein the content of each of the plurality of recommendatory exercise programs further comprises at least one of a title of a corresponding recommendatory exercise program and exercise continuation information which designates whether the user has to continue or discontinue doing exercise at the recommendatory exercise intensity value to satisfy the recommendatory exercise time per session.

3. An exercise evaluation method comprising:

selecting, by a user, a recommendatory exercise program from a plurality of recommendatory exercise programs, each recommendatory exercise program specifying a type and value of exercise intensity to be maintained for a specified time per session, number of sessions per day, and number of days, the exercise intensity including at least one of an exercise calorie consumption of a user, an exercise oxygen consumption of the user, and an exercise heart rate of the user;

measuring exercise intensity of the user via one of a pedometer, a cardiotachometer and an aeroplethysmograph;

analyzing a degree of accomplishing the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program by using at least one of a ratio of a measured exercise intensity value to the recommendatory exercise intensity value of the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program, a ratio of a time in which the measured exercise intensity value is continued within a range of the recommendatory exercise intensity value to the recommendatory exercise time per session of the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program, and a ratio of a number of days of exercising the recommendatory number of sessions to the recommendatory number of days of doing exercise of the content of the selected recommendatory exercise program;

converting a type of the measured exercise intensity into a type of the exercise intensity value of the recommendatory exercise program selected by the user when the type of the measured exercise intensity differs from the type of the exercise intensity value of the content of the recommendatory exercise program selected by the user; and

outputting a result of the analyzing to the user.

4. The exercise evaluation method of claim 3, wherein the content of each of the plurality of recommendatory exercise programs further comprises at least one of a title of a corresponding recommendatory exercise program and exercise continuation information which designates whether the user has to continue or discontinue doing exercise at the recommendatory exercise intensity value to satisfy the recommendatory exercise time per session.