Performance Measuring System, Data Transmission Method and Computer Program

• US 20090068960A1
• Filed: 09/08/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Rytky, Pekka
• Application Number:
  US12/206,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20090068960A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/69
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• 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: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication

Abstract

A portable user-specific performance measuring system comprises a quality unit which receives a measurement signal and measures the quality of the measurement signal, and a presentation unit which receives from the quality unit quality data indicating the quality of the measurement signal and presents the quality of the measurement signal on the basis of the quality data.

Claims

1. A data transmission method during the performance of which a sensor of a portable user-specific performance measuring system is intended to be in contact with a user to generate a measurement signal relating to the functioning of the user'"'"'s organ system, the method comprising:

receiving quality data of the measurement signal generated by the sensor; and

presenting the quality of the measurement signal to the user on the basis of the quality data.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the performance measuring system comprises a measuring unit and a central processing unit which are physically separate, and of which the measuring unit comprises a sensor, a quality unit and a communication unit, and of which the central processing unit comprises a communication unit and a presentation unit;

the method further comprising;

receiving a measurement signal by a quality unit;

measuring the quality of the measurement signal by the quality unit;

generating by the quality unit the quality data indicating the quality of the measurement signal;

receiving the quality data by the communication unit, and transmitting the quality data of the measurement signal from the communication unit of the measuring unit to the communication unit of the central processing unit to present the quality on a presentation unit.

3. A method according to claim 1, the method further comprising measuring by a quality unit the quality of the measurement signal generated by the sensor, and generating by the quality unit quality data characterizing the quality of the measurement signal.

4. A method according to claim 1, the method further comprising measuring the amplitude of the measurement signal as a quality-representing property.

5. A method according to claim 4, the method further comprising presenting the quality by showing the amplitude of the measurement signal.

6. A method according to claim 1, the method further comprising measuring from the measurement signal the signal-to-interference ratio as a quality-representing property.

7. A method according to claim 6, the method further comprising presenting the quality by showing the signal-to-interference ratio.

8. A method according to claim 1, the method further comprising measuring the shape of the measurement signal to determine a quality-representing parameter.

9. A method according to claim 8, the method further comprising presenting said at least one property by showing the parameter determining the shape of the measurement signal.

10. A method according to claim 8, the method further comprising comparing the shape of the measurement signal with the reference signal generated earlier from a measurement signal measured under predetermined conditions.

11. A method according to claim 1, the method further comprising presenting the quality by means of an audio signal.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the audio signal is speech.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the audio signal is an encoded audible call.

14. A portable user-specific performance measuring system arranged to generate a measurement signal relating to the functioning of a user'"'"'s organ system when the performance measuring system is being used by the user, wherein the performance measuring system comprises:

a presentation unit arranged to receive quality data indicating the quality of the measurement signal and to present the quality of the measurement signal on the basis of the quality data.

15. A performance measuring system according to claim 14, wherein the performance measuring system comprises a measuring unit and a central processing unit which are physically separate, and of which the measuring unit comprises a sensor, a quality unit and a communication unit, and the central processing unit comprises a communication unit and a presentation unit;

and

the communication unit of the measuring unit is arranged to receive the quality data from the quality unit and to transmit the quality data to the central processing unit to present the quality of the measurement signal on the presentation unit.

16. A performance measuring system according to claim 14, wherein the performance measuring system comprises a quality unit arranged to receive the measurement signal, to measure the quality of the measurement signal and to generate quality data characterizing the quality of the measurement signal.

17. A performance measuring system according to claim 14, wherein the quality unit is arranged to measure the amplitude of the measurement signal as a quality-representing property.

18. A performance measuring system according to claim 14, wherein the quality unit is arranged to measure from the measurement signal the signal-to-interference ratio as a quality-representing property.

19. A performance measuring system according to claim 14, wherein the quality unit is arranged to measure the shape of the measurement signal to determine a quality-representing parameter.

20. A performance measuring system according to claim 17, wherein the presentation unit comprises a display arranged to show the quality of the measurement signal.

21. A performance measuring system according to claim 19, wherein the quality unit is arranged to compare the shape of the measurement signal with a reference signal generated earlier from a measurement signal measured under predetermined conditions.

22. A performance measuring system according to claim 14, wherein the presentation unit comprises a sound generator arranged to present an audio signal according to the quality of the measurement signal.

23. A performance measuring system according to claim 22, wherein the audio signal is speech expressing the quality.

24. A performance measuring system according to claim 22, wherein the audio signal is an audible call expressing the quality.

28. A performance measuring system according to claim 18, wherein the presentation unit comprises a display arranged to show the quality of the measurement signal.

29. A performance measuring system according to claim 19, wherein the presentation unit comprises a display arranged to show the quality of the measurement signal.

25. A computer software product comprising encoded instructions which, loaded on a portable user-specific performance measuring system, form a computer process controlling the operation of the performance measuring system, the performance measuring system being intended to measure the functioning of a user'"'"'s organ system, wherein the computer process comprises

receiving the quality data of a measurement signal generated by a sensor;

and

presenting the quality of the measurement signal to the user on the basis of the quality data.

26. A computer software product according to claim 25, wherein the performance measuring system comprises a measuring unit and a central processing unit which are physically separate, and of which the measuring unit comprises a sensor, a quality unit and a communication unit, and of which the central processing unit comprises a communication unit and a presentation unit;

and the computer process comprises

receiving the measurement signal by a quality unit;

measuring the quality of the measurement signal by the quality unit;

generating by the quality unit quality data indicating the quality of the measurement signal;

receiving the quality data by the communication unit, and transmitting the quality data from the communication unit of the measuring unit to the communication unit of the central processing unit to present the quality on the presentation unit.

27. A computer software product according to claim 25, wherein the quality of the measurement signal generated by the sensor is measured by the quality unit, and the quality data characterizing the quality of the measurement signal is generated by the quality unit.