Health maintenance system

• US 20010041647A1
• Filed: 05/11/2001
• Published: 11/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Combi Wellness Corp. (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Combi Corporation (Matsuura Family)
• Inventors: Arai, Kazuhiko, Itoh, Tomoya
• Granted Patent: US 6,506,142 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/9
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; for particular parts of the body, e.g. to strengthen particular limbs or muscles A63B23/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A portable motion recorder (10) determines an amount of energy necessary for the daily basal metabolism of a user and the amount of energy consumed by the user for metabolism for living activities on the basis of measured data measured by a pedometer included therein and user'"'"'s basic personal data entered by operating an input unit (12). Data provided by the portable motion recorder (10) is displayed on a display unit (16). The portable motion recorder (10) receives measured data measured by exercise machines (20, 30, 40) from the same. Comprehensive evaluation of energy consumed by the user is made on the basis of energy necessary for user'"'"'s daily basal metabolism, energy consumed by the user for metabolism for living activities, and energy consumed by exercise using the exercise machines (20, 30, 40). The result of comprehensive evaluation as information about the user'"'"'s health maintenance condition is displayed on the display unit (16).

Claims

1. A health maintenance system comprising:

a portable motion recorder to be carried about by a user to measure an amount of motion for daily activities; and

an exercise machine to be used in combination with the portable motion recorder, capable of providing the user with a predetermined exercise program and of measuring an amount of exercise performed by the user according to the exercise program;

wherein the portable motion recorder and the exercise machine have communication functions for exchanging data, the portable motion recorder receives measured data from the exercise machine or the exercise machine receives measured data from the portable motion recorder through the communication functions, and the portable motion recorder received the measured data from the exercise machine or the exercise machine received the measured data from the portable motion recorder executes predetermined operations on the basis of the measured data measured by the portable motion recorder and the exercise machine and basic personal data on the user to provide information about health maintenance condition.

2. The health maintenance system according to

claim 1

, wherein the basic personal data is stored beforehand in the portable motion recorder when the same provides the information about health maintenance condition or in the exercise machine when the same provides the information about health maintenance condition.

3. The health maintenance system according to

claim 1

, wherein the portable motion recorder receives the basic personal data together with the measured data through the communication functions from the exercise machine when the portable motion recorder provides the information about health maintenance condition or the exercise machine receives the basic personal data together with the measured data through the communication functions from the portable motion recorder when the exercise machine provides the information about health maintenance condition.

4. The health maintenance system according to

claim 1

, wherein the information about health maintenance condition includes at least either an amount of exercise necessary for the user or a proper amount of caloric intake.

5. The health maintenance system according to

claim 4

, wherein the information about health maintenance condition further includes at least information about cardiopulmonary functions, information about physical composition, information about dynamic ability, an amount of exercise, a frequency of motions in a predetermined period or an amount of motion for daily activities.

6. A portable motion recorder to be carried about by a user to measure an amount of motion for daily activities, and to be used in combination with an exercise machine that provides the user with a predetermined exercise program and measures an amount of exercise performed by the user according to the exercise program, said portable motion recorder comprising:

a motion measuring unit that measures an amount of motion for daily activities;

a communication unit that exchanges data with the exercise machine;

a data processing unit that receives measured data measured by the exercise machine from the exercise machine through the communication unit and processes measured data measured by the motion measuring unit, the measured data measured by and received from the exercise machine and basic personal data on the user by predetermined operations; and

an output unit that provides information about health maintenance condition on the user determined by the data processing unit.

7. The portable motion recorder according to

claim 6

, further comprising an input unit for entering the basic personal data on the user.

8. The portable motion recorder according to

claim 6

, further comprising a body fat meter for measuring body fat ratio on the user;

wherein the data processing unit processes the body fat ratio measured by the body fat meter together with the basic personal data by the predetermined operations.

9. The portable motion recorder according to

claim 6

, wherein the motion measuring unit is a pedometer that counts the number of footsteps stepped by the user.

10. The portable motion recorder according to

claim 6

, wherein the information about health maintenance condition on the user provided by the output unit includes at least either an amount of motion necessary for the user or a proper amount of caloric intake.

11. The portable motion recorder according to

claim 10

, wherein the information about health maintenance condition on the user further includes at least information about cardiopulmonary functions, information about physical composition, information about dynamic ability, an amount of exercise, a frequency of motions in a predetermined period or an amount of motion for daily activities.

12. An exercise machine capable of providing a user with a predetermined exercise program and of measuring an amount of exercise performed by the user according to the exercise program and to be used in combination with a portable motion recorder to be carried about by the user to measure an amount of motion for daily activities, said exercise machine comprising:

a motion measuring unit that measures an amount of exercise performed by te user according to the exercise program;

a communication unit that exchanges data with the portable motion recorder;

a data processing unit that receives measured data measured by the portable motion recorder from the portable motion recorder through the communication unit and processes measured data measured by the motion measuring unit, the measured data measured by and received from the portable motion recorder and basic personal data on the user by predetermined operations; and

an output unit that provides information about health maintenance condition on the user determined by the data processing unit.

13. The exercise machine according to

claim 12

, wherein the basic personal data is received through the communication unit from the portable motion recorder.

14. The exercise machine according to

claim 12

, a body fat ratio measured by the portable motion recorder is received together with the basic personal data through the communication unit from the portable motion recorder, the data processing unit processes the body fat ratio together with the basic personal data by the predetermined operations.

15. The exercise machine according to

claim 12

, wherein the mount of motion measured by the portable motion recorder is the number of footsteps stepped by the user.

16. The exercise machine according to

claim 12

, wherein the information about health maintenance condition on the user provided by the output unit includes at least either an amount of motion necessary for the user or a proper amount of caloric intake.

17. The exercise machine according to

claim 16

, wherein the information about health maintenance condition on the user further includes at least information about cardiopulmonary functions, information about physical composition, information about dynamic ability, an amount of exercise, a frequency of motions in a predetermined period or an amount of motion for daily activities.