Exercise recording system, exercise recording device and recording medium having the computer program for exercise recording system recorded thereon

• US 20030142951A1
• Filed: 04/24/2002
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konami Sports & Life Company Limited (Konami Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Konami Sports & Life Company Limited (Konami Corporation)
• Inventors: Yanagida, Yoko, Tsurugai, Yasuo
• Application Number:
  US10/131,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20030142951A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• 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

Abstract

A computer program of exercise recording system of recording user'"'"'s body exercise performs, in the exercise recording system, an exercise contents setting step of setting exercise contents for a plurality of body exercising parts, an exercise contents displaying step of displaying exercise contents images having a plurality of display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts.

Claims

1. A recording medium where a computer program of exercise recording system for recording a user'"'"'s body exercise is readably recorded by an exercise recording system, said computer program making the exercise recording system operate:

an exercise contents setting step of setting exercise contents for a plurality of exercising parts of the body; and

an exercise contents displaying step of displaying exercise contents image having a plurality of display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts, respectively, based on the exercise contents thus set.

2. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer program further makes the exercise recording system operate:

an exercise contents storing step of storing the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts; and

an exercise contents renewing step of integrating newly set exercise contents with the exercise contents stored in said exercise contents storing step, and resetting exercise contents.

3. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein said exercise contents setting step further includes:

an exercise pattern setting step of setting a plurality of exercise patterns having exercise contents parameters corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts, respectively;

an exercise pattern selecting step of selecting a predetermined exercise pattern from the plurality of exercise patterns that are set in said exercise pattern setting step; and

an exercise pattern integrating step of setting the exercise contents parameter of the predetermined exercise pattern selected in said exercise pattern selecting step as said new exercise contents integrated in said exercise contents renewing step.

4. The recording medium according to claim 3, wherein said computer program further makes said exercise system operate a direction image displaying step of displaying exercise direction image for directing an exercise of the exercise pattern to the user, corresponding to the predetermined exercise pattern which is selected in the exercise pattern selecting step.

5. The recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said exercise contents setting step further includes a direction completion determining step of determining whether the display of the exercise direction image of the predetermined exercise pattern is completed in said direction image displaying step, and if it is determined that the display of the exercise direction image is completed, setting the exercise contents parameter of the predetermined exercise pattern as the new exercise contents integrated in said exercise contents renewing step in said exercise pattern integrating step.

6. The recording medium according to claim 3, wherein said computer program further makes said exercise system operate a sound outputting step of outputting sounds corresponding to the predetermined exercise pattern that is selected in said exercise pattern selecting step.

7. The recording medium according to claim 6, wherein said exercise contents setting step further includes a sound completion determining step of determining whether the sound output of said predetermined exercise pattern is completed in said sound out putting step, and if it is determined that the sound output is completed, setting the exercise contents parameter of the predetermined exercise pattern as the new exercise contents that is integrated in said exercise contents renewing step.

8. The recording medium to claim 2, wherein said exercise contents setting step further includes an exercise performance information gathering step of:

gathering exercise performance information based on a fact that the user actually exercises the plurality of exercising the body, and

setting exercise performance parameter based on the exercise performance information as the new exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that is integrated in said exercise contents resetting step.

9. The recording medium according to claims 1, wherein said exercise contents displaying step includes a color setting step of setting colors in the plurality of display areas of the exercise contents image corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts, respectively, based on the exercise contents.

10. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein said exercise contents displaying step may includes:

a maximum value deciding step of deciding the maximum value among the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that are integrated in said exercise contents renewing step;

a maximum value comparing step of comparing the maximum value with the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts except the maximum value; and

a maximum standard displaying step of setting the display of the plurality of display areas of the exercise contents image based on the comparison in the maximum value comparing step.

11. The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein said maximum standard displaying step includes a color setting step of:

setting a first color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where the exercise contents is zero,

setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part of the maximum value, and

setting, in the display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts where exercise contents is not the maximum value, a color that is closer to the second color in a display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is closer to the maximum value, based on the comparison by said maximum value comparing step, among the colors which stepwise vary between the first color and the second color.

12. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein said exercise contents displaying step includes:

a standard value comparing step of comparing a predetermined standard value with the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that are integrated in said exercise contents renewing step; and

a predetermined standard value displaying step of setting the plurality of display areas of the exercise contents image based on the comparison in said standard value comparing step.

13. The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said predetermined standard displaying step includes a color setting step of:

setting a first color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where the exercise contents is zero;

setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where the exercise contents is not less than the predetermined standard value; and

setting, in the display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts where exercise contents is less than the standard value, a color that is closer to the second color in a display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is closer to the predetermined standard value, based on the comparison in said standard comparing step, among the colors which stepwise vary between the first color and the second color.

14. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the exercise contents displaying step includes:

a maximum value deciding step of deciding the maximum value among the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that are integrated in the exercise contents renewing step;

a maximum standard comparing step of comparing the maximum value with a predetermined standard value; and

a set standard displaying step of,

if the maximum value is less than the predetermined standard value, comparing the predetermined standard value with the exercise contents of said plurality of exercising parts and setting the plurality of display areas of the exercise contents image based on the comparison and of,

if said maximum value is not less than the predetermined standard value, comparing the maximum value with the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts except the maximum value and setting the plurality of display areas of the exercise contents display based on the comparison.

15. The recording medium according to claim 14, wherein said set standard comparing step includes:

a color setting step of setting a first color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is zero;

if said maximum value is less than said predetermined standard value, setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is not less than the predetermined standard value and setting, in the display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts whose exercise contents is less than the predetermined value, a color that is closer to the second color in a display area corresponding to the exercising part whose exercise contents is closer to the predetermined standard value, based on the comparison in said standard value comparing step, among the colors which stepwise vary between the predetermined first color and said predetermined second color; and

if said maximum value is not less than the predetermined standard value, setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part of the maximum value, and setting, in the display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts where exercise contents is not the maximum value, a color that is closer to the second color in a display area corresponding to the exercising part whose exercise contents is closer to the maximum value, based on the comparison by the maximum value comparing step, among the colors which stepwise vary between the first color and the second color.

16. An exercise recording device for recording a user'"'"'s body exercise, said device comprising:

an exercise contents setting unit for setting exercise contents for a plurality of exercising parts of the body; and

an exercise contents displaying signal outputting unit for outputting exercise contents displaying signal of displaying exercise contents image having a plurality of display areas corresponding to the plurality of the exercising parts, based on the exercise contents, respectively.

17. An exercise recording system for recording a user'"'"'s body exercise, said system comprising:

an exercise recording device comprising an exercise contents setting unit for setting exercise contents for a plurality of exercising parts of said body, and an exercise contents displaying signal outputting unit for outputting exercise contents displaying signal of displaying exercise contents image having a plurality of display areas corresponding to the plurality of the exercising parts, based on the exercise contents, respectively; and

a displaying device for selectively displaying an exercise contents image based on the signal from the exercise contents displaying signal outputting unit of said exercise recording device and an exercise direction image for directing the exercise to the user.

18. The exercise recording system according to claim 17, wherein said exercise contents setting unit of said exercise recording device includes:

an exercise contents storing unit for storing the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts; and

an exercise contents renewing unit for integrating a newly set exercise contents with the exercise contents that is stored in the exercise contents storing unit, and for resetting exercise contents.

19. The exercise recording system according to claim 18, wherein said exercise contents setting unit of said exercise recording device includes:

an exercise pattern setting unit for setting a plurality of exercise patterns having exercise contents parameters corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts, respectively;

an exercise pattern selecting unit for selecting a predetermined exercise pattern from the plurality of exercise patterns that are set by the exercise pattern setting unit; and

an exercise pattern integrating unit for integrating the exercise contents parameter of the predetermined exercise patterns selected by the exercise pattern selecting unit with the new exercise contents that is integrated in the exercise contents renewing unit.

20. The exercise recording system according to claim 19, wherein said exercise recording device further includes a direction displaying unit for outputting a signal that making the exercise direction image corresponding to the predetermined exercise pattern selected by the exercise pattern selecting unit be displayed in the displaying device.

21. The exercise recording system according to claim 20, wherein said exercise contents setting unit of said exercise recording device further includes a direction completion determining unit, said direction completion determining unit determining whether outputting signal of the exercise direction image of the predetermined exercise pattern is completed in said direction displaying unit and if it is determined that the signal output of the exercise direction image is completed, setting the exercise contents parameter of the predetermined exercise pattern as the new exercise contents that is integrated in said exercise contents renewing unit, in said exercise pattern integrating unit.

22. The exercise recording system according to claim 21, further comprising a sound outputting device for outputting sound corresponding to the predetermined exercise pattern selected by the exercise pattern selecting unit.

23. The exercise recording system according to claim 21, wherein said exercise contents setting unit of said exercise recording device further includes a sound completion determining unit, said sound completion determining unit determining whether the sound output of the predetermined exercise pattern is completed in said sound outputting device, and if it is determined that the sound output is completed, setting the exercise contents parameter of the predetermined exercise pattern as the new exercise contents that is integrated by said exercise contents renewing unit.

24. The exercise recording system according to claim 18, further comprising:

a exercise detecting device for detecting the user actually exercising its body, and

wherein said exercise contents setting unit includes,

an exercise performance information gathering unit for gathering exercise performance information based on the detection of the exercise detecting device, and

an exercise performance information integrating unit for setting exercising performance parameter based on the exercise performance information as the new exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that is integrated in said exercise contents resetting unit.

25. The exercise recording system according to claim 24, wherein said exercise detecting device includes:

a plurality of exercise detection transmitting units attached to a plurality of the user'"'"'s body parts and transmitting exercise detecting signal corresponding to the body parts if the user actually exercises said body parts; and

an exercise detection receiving unit for receiving the exercise detecting signal from said plurality of exercise detection transmitting units, and for outputting information of indicating that the exercise is being performed along with information of identifying the exercising part, based on the received exercise detecting signal, as exercise performance information.

26. The exercise recording system according to claims 17, wherein the exercise contents displaying unit of said exercise recording device includes a color setting unit for setting a color of exercise contents image of the plurality of display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts, respectively, based on the exercise contents.

27. The exercise recording system according to claim 18, wherein said exercise contents displaying unit of said exercise recording device includes:

a maximum value setting unit for setting the maximum value among the exercise contents of said plurality of exercising parts that are integrated in the exercise contents integrating unit;

a maximum value comparing unit for comparing the maximum value with the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts except the maximum value; and

a maximum standard displaying unit for setting the exercise contents image of the plurality of the display areas based on the comparison by said maximum value comparing unit.

28. The exercise recording system according to claim 27, wherein said maximum standard displaying unit of said exercise contents displaying unit of said exercise recording device includes:

a color setting unit,

setting a first color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is zero,

setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part of the maximum value; and

setting, in the display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts whose exercise contents is not the maximum value, a color that is closer to the second color in a display area corresponding to the exercising part whose exercise contents is closer to the maximum value, based on the comparison by the maximum value comparing unit, among the colors which stepwise vary between the first color and the second color.

29. The exercise recording system according to claim 18, wherein said exercise contents displaying unit of said exercise recording device includes:

a standard value comparing unit for comparing a predetermined standard value with the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that are integrated in said exercise contents integrating unit; and

a predetermined standard displaying unit for setting the exercise contents image of said plurality of display areas based on the comparison by said standard value comparing unit.

30. The exercise recording system according to claim 29, wherein said predetermined standard displaying unit of said exercise contents displaying unit of said exercise recording device includes:

a color setting unit,

setting a first color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is zero,

setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part whose exercise contents is not less than the predetermined standard value, and

setting, in said display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts whose exercise contents is less than the predetermined value, a color that is closer to the second color in a display area corresponding to the exercising part whose exercise contents is closer to the predetermined standard value, based on the comparison by said standard value comparing unit, among the colors which stepwise vary between the first color and the second color.

31. The exercise recording system according to claim 18, wherein said exercise contents displaying unit of said exercise recording device includes:

a maximum value deciding unit for deciding the maximum value among said exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts that are integrated in said exercise contents integrating unit;

a maximum standard comparing unit for comparing the maximum value with a predetermined standard value; and

a set standard displaying unit,

for, if the maximum value is less than the predetermined standard value, comparing the predetermined standard value with said exercise contents of the plurality of said exercising parts and setting the image having the plurality of display areas based on the comparison, and

for, if said maximum value is not less than the predetermined standard value, comparing the maximum value with the exercise contents of the plurality of exercising parts except the maximum value and setting the image having the plurality of display areas.

32. The exercise recording system according to claim 31, wherein said set standard displaying unit of the exercise contents displaying unit in the exercise recording device includes:

a color setting unit,

setting a first color in said display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is zero,

if said maximum value is less than the predetermined standard value, setting a second color in the display area corresponding to the exercising part where exercise contents is not less than the predetermined standard value and setting, in the display areas corresponding to the plurality of exercising parts where exercise contents is less than the predetermined value, a color that is closer to said second color in a display area corresponding to said exercising part whose exercise contents is closer to said predetermined standard value, based on said comparison by said standard value comparing step, among said colors which stepwise vary between said predetermined first color and said predetermined second color; and

if said maximum value is not less than said predetermined standard value, setting a second color in said display area corresponding to said exercising part of said maximum value, and setting, in said display areas corresponding to said plurality of exercising parts whose exercise contents is not said maximum value, a color that is closer to said second color in a display area corresponding to said exercising part whose exercise contents is closer to said maximum value, based on said comparison by said maximum value comparing step, among said colors which stepwise vary between said predetermined first color and said predetermined second color.