System for achieving and maintaining long term wellness

• US 20050015281A1
• Filed: 09/14/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chris C. Clark, Janal M. Kalis
• Original Assignee: Chris C. Clark, Janal M. Kalis
• Inventors: Clark, Chris C., Kalis, Janal M.
• Application Number:
  US10/940,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20050015281A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0009 Computerised real time comparison with previous movements or motion sequences of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• 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 24/0084 Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system for optimizing performance and for maintaining wellness of an athlete, comprising: a smart card for receiving, storing, and transmitting data regarding one or more of heart rate, weight, age, and gender of an athlete and instructions from the athlete'"'"'s trainer or the athlete'"'"'s health club or both regarding exercise; a processor for processing data obtained from the smart card; a database with electronic fitness records for the a plurality of athletes, the database comprising data obtained from the smart card; and, access enabling the athlete'"'"'s trainer, the athlete'"'"'s health club or both to access the fitness records of all of the athletes that the trainer trains.

Claims

1. A system for optimizing performance and for maintaining wellness of an athlete, comprising:

a smart card for receiving, storing, and transmitting data regarding one or more of heart rate, weight, age, and gender of an athlete and instructions from the athlete'"'"'s trainer or the athlete'"'"'s health club or both regarding exercise;

a processor for processing data obtained from the smart card;

a database with electronic fitness records for the a plurality of athletes, the database comprising data obtained from the smart card; and

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access enabling the athlete'"'"'s trainer, the athlete'"'"'s health club or both to access the fitness records of all of the athletes that the trainer trains.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising access enabling the athlete the access his or her electronic records.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the trainer or health club or both are able to access electronic fitness records over the Internet.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the athlete accesses his or her electronic fitness record over the Internet.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising fitness equipment with one or more smart card readers capable of reading data on the smart card.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the fitness equipment generates settings regarding speed and time based upon instructions obtained from the smart card.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the fitness equipment is capable of reading trainers'"'"' instructions for the athlete.

8. The system of claim 5 wherein the fitness equipment is capable of transmitting electronic fitness records for storage to the database fitness records accessible by the trainer.

9. The system of claim 5 wherein the electronic fitness records are stored within a memory on the smart card.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the electronic fitness records include heart rate information, calories burned, lactic acid concentrations, and duration of the exercise.

13. A method for increasing a fitness trainer'"'"'s capacity to train athletes, comprising:

providing the system of claim 1 for the trainer and athletes; and

using the system to increase the number of athletes trained.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the data from more than one athlete is presented so that other athletes view the data.

19. The method of claim 12 wherein the data is stored in the database of the system of claim 1.

24. The smart card of claim 19 further comprising a memory for storing heart rate data.

11. A system for optimizing performance and for maintaining wellness of an athlete, comprising:

an RFID device for receiving, storing, and transmitting data regarding one or more of heart rate, weight, age, and gender of an athlete and instructions from the athlete'"'"'s trainer or the athlete'"'"'s health club or both regarding exercise;

a processor for processing data obtained from the RFID device;

a database with electronic fitness records for the a plurality of athletes, the database comprising data obtained from the RFID device; and

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access enabling the athlete'"'"'s trainer health club or both to access the fitness records of all of the athletes that the trainer trains.

14. A method for increasing a fitness trainer'"'"'s capacity to train athletes, comprising:

providing the system of claim 11 for the trainer and athletes; and

using the system to increase the number of athletes trained.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing an incentive for the athlete with the best race performance.

21. Computer readable media for presenting the data of claim 14.

12. A system for optimizing performance and for maintaining wellness of an athlete, comprising:

a Personal Digital Assistant for receiving, storing, and transmitting data regarding one or more of heart rate, weight, age, and gender of an athlete and instructions from the athlete'"'"'s trainer or the athlete'"'"'s health club or both regarding exercise;

a processor for processing data obtained from the Personal Digital Assistant;

a database with electronic fitness records for the a plurality of athletes, the database comprising data obtained from the Personal Digital Assistant; and

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access enabling the athlete'"'"'s trainer health club or both to access the fitness records of all of the athletes that the trainer trains.

15. A method for increasing a fitness trainer'"'"'s capacity to train athletes, comprising:

providing the system of claim 12 for the trainer and athletes; and

using the system to increase the number of athletes trained.

17. The method of claim 12 wherein the data is presented so that other athletes view the data.

16. A method for enabling a trainer to track athletes'"'"' performances in races, comprising:

obtaining race data from the athlete or from a race database;

adding the data to a second database; and

presenting the data so that the trainer views race results for each athlete the trainer trains.

22. Computer readable media for identifying the athlete with the best race performance.

23. A smart card comprising a reader for reading heart rate data.

25. An RFID card comprising a reader for reading heart rate data.

26. The RFID card comprising a reader for reading heart rate data.