APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING FITNESS EXERCISE CONDITION

• US 20080171636A1
• Filed: 01/11/2008
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: NODERA, Yuji, USUI, Gou, SASAKI, Michihiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,853,428 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0641 with a marker advancing in function of the exercise
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/062 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• 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: A63B 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition is provided. A user (that is, an exerciser) of the apparatus inputs personal basic information on the exerciser. When the apparatus is applied to an arm or wrist of the exerciser and the exerciser carries out fitness exercise, a heart rate is measured during the fitness exercise to record it. Load data indicating hardness of the fitness exercise is calculated on the basis of the personal basic information thus inputted and data on the recorded heart rate. A display section is caused to display notice with a color according to a load on the exerciser for each of predetermined time periods on the basis of the calculated load data. The display section may include first and second display sub sections for displaying first and second notice with first and second colors, respectively.

Claims

1. An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition, the apparatus comprising:

a basic information inputting section that inputs personal basic information on an exerciser;

a heart rate data acquiring section that acquires data on a heart rate measured during fitness exercise;

a load calculating section that calculates load data indicating hardness of the fitness exercise on the basis of the personal basic information inputted by the basic information inputting section and the data on the heart rate acquired by the heart rate data acquiring section;

a display section; and

a display controlling section that causes the display section to display notice with a color according to a load on the exerciser for each of predetermined time periods on the basis of the load data calculated by the load calculating section.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a start switch that instructs measurement to start;

a display instructing switch; and

a display position determining section that determines a display position of the notice corresponding to each of the predetermined time periods included between a first time point when the start switch is turned on and a second time point when the display instructing switch is turned on,

wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to display the notice corresponding to each of the predetermined time periods at the position determined by the display position determining section.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a digestion amount data acquiring section that acquires exercise digestion amount data indicating an amount of digested exercise during the fitness exercise,

wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to change a size of the notice corresponding to each of the predetermined time periods to be displayed in accordance with the exercise digestion amount data acquired for each of the predetermined time periods by the digestion amount data acquiring section.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to display the notice in synchronization with the heart rate.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display section includes first and second display sub sections, and

wherein the display controlling section causes the first sub display section to display first notice with a first color corresponding to load data for a first predetermined time period calculated by the load calculating section, and causes the second sub display section to display second notice with a second color corresponding to load data for a second predetermined time period that is shorter than the first predetermined time period.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to display the notice with a warmer color as a load condition on the exerciser becomes heavier, and

wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to display the notice with green when the load condition on the exerciser is suitable, and causes the display section to display the notice with blue when the load condition on the exerciser is light.

7. An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition, the apparatus displaying a load condition of fitness exercise on the basis of load data indicating hardness of the fitness exercise and exercise digestion amount data indicating an amount of digested exercise, the load data and the exercise digestion amount data being measured at predetermined time intervals during the fitness exercise, the apparatus comprising:

a display section for displaying at least notice indicating a fitness exercise load condition with a color for each of the predetermined time intervals;

a display controlling section that determines a color with which the notice for each predetermined time interval is to be displayed on the display section on the basis of the load data measured at the predetermined time intervals, and causes the display section to display the notice with the determined color,

wherein the apparatus has a form and size adapted to be held on a wrist or arm of an exerciser of the apparatus.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the apparatus is accommodated in a body case, and

wherein the body case is adapted to be held by a case holder, and the case holder includes a holding member adapted to be worn on the wrist or arm of the exerciser.

9. An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition on the basis of load data indicating hardness of fitness exercise and exercise digestion amount data indicating an amount of digested exercise, the load data and the exercise digestion amount data being measured at predetermined time intervals during the fitness exercise, the apparatus comprising:

a display section;

a display position determining section that determines a display position of an image to be displayed on the display section in correspondence with each of the predetermined time intervals, the image having a predetermined shape;

a size determining section that determines a size of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the basis of the exercise digestion amount data measured at the predetermined time intervals;

a color determining section that determines a color of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the basis of the load data measured at the predetermined time intervals; and

a display controlling section that causes the display section to display the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals at the display position determined by the display position determining section, the image having the size determined by the size determining section and the color determined by the color determining section.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the load data and the exercise digestion amount data are measured at every lesson when the fitness exercise is carried out,

wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a lesson specifying section that specifies a lesson of fitness exercise to be displayed from multiple lessons of fitness exercise; and

a display area setting section that sets a display area of the lesson of the fitness exercise specified by the lesson specifying section on the display section in correspondence with each of the multiple lessons, and

wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to display all of the images corresponding to the specified lesson of the fitness exercise at the respective display areas set by the display area setting section.

11. An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition on the basis of load data indicating hardness of fitness exercise and exercise digestion amount data indicating an amount of digested exercise, the load data and the exercise digestion amount data being measured at predetermined time intervals during the fitness exercise, the apparatus comprising:

a display section;

a display arrangement line determining section that determines each of display arrangement lines when an image is to be displayed on the display section in accordance with each of the predetermined time intervals, the image having a predetermined shape corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals;

an on-line position determining section that determines a display position of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the corresponding display arrangement line on the basis of the exercise digestion amount data measured at each of the predetermined time intervals;

a size/color determining section that determines at least one of a size and a color of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the basis of the load data measured at each of the predetermined time intervals; and

a display controlling section that causes the display section to display the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals at the display position determined by the on-line position determining section on the display arrangement line determined by the display arrangement line determining section, the image having at least one of the size and the color determined by the size/color determining section.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the load data and the exercise digestion amount data are measured at every lesson when the fitness exercise is carried out,

wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a lesson specifying section that specifies a lesson of fitness exercise to be displayed from multiple lessons of fitness exercise; and

a display area setting section that sets a display area of the lesson of the fitness exercise specified by the lesson specifying section on the display section in correspondence with each of the multiple lessons, and

wherein the display controlling section causes the display section to display all of the images corresponding to the specified lesson of the fitness exercise at the respective display areas set by the display area setting section.

13. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising a program for displaying a fitness exercise condition on a display device on the basis of load data indicating hardness of fitness exercise and exercise digestion amount data indicating an amount of digested exercise, the load data and the exercise digestion amount data being measured at predetermined time intervals during the fitness exercise, the computer program product causing a computer to execute:

determining a display position of an image to be displayed on the display device in correspondence with each of the predetermined time intervals, the image having a predetermined shape;

determining a size of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the basis of the exercise digestion amount data measured at the predetermined time intervals;

determining a color of the image corresponding to each of the time intervals on the basis of the load data measured at the predetermined time intervals; and

causing the display device to display the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals at the determined display position, the image having the determined size and the determined color.

14. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising a program for displaying a fitness exercise condition on a display device on the basis of load data indicating hardness of fitness exercise and exercise digestion amount data indicating an amount of digested exercise, the load data and the exercise digestion amount data being measured at predetermined time intervals during the fitness exercise, the computer program product causing a computer to execute:

determining each of display arrangement lines when an image is to be displayed on the display device in accordance with each of the predetermined time intervals, the image having a predetermined shape corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals;

determining a display position of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the corresponding display arrangement line on the basis of the exercise digestion amount data measured at each of the predetermined time intervals;

determining at least one of a size and a color of the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals on the basis of the load data measured at each of the predetermined time intervals; and

causing the display device to display the image corresponding to each of the predetermined time intervals at the determined display position on the determined display arrangement line, the image having at least one of the determined size and the determined color.