Method of Generating Graphical Data and Electronic Device

• US 20090115618A1
• Filed: 10/21/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Tuulari, Esa
• Granted Patent: US 8,645,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.100
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/065 Visualisation of specific exercise parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/14 Geo-tagging, e.g. for correlating route or track location data with specific information related to that specific location
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• 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 2230/04 heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/20 blood composition characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• 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 71/0619 Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

There is provided an electronic device, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive location data generated by a navigation unit of a positioning system, and to receive performance data from a measuring unit, wherein performance parameters of the performance data are associated to corresponding route points included in the received location data; and a graphic generator configured to generate graphical data associated to the received location data. The graphic generator is further configured to generate graphical data associated to the performance parameters; and to adjust the spatial dimension of the generated graphical data associated to the performance parameters in proportion to the corresponding route points of the received location data on the basis of the values of the performance parameters.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive location data generated by a navigation unit of a positioning system, and to receive performance data from a measuring unit, wherein performance parameters of the performance data are associated to corresponding route points included in the received location data; and

a graphic generator configured to generate graphical data associated to the received location data, wherein the graphic generator is further configured to generate graphical data associated to the performance parameters, and to adjust the spatial dimension of the generated graphical data associated to the performance parameters in proportion to the corresponding route points of the received location data on the basis of the values of the performance parameters.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphic generator is further configured to generate graphical data including graphical data items associated to the performance parameters, wherein the spatial dimension of each graphical data item associated to the corresponding performance parameter is proportional to a corresponding route point of the received location data depending on the value of the performance parameter.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the graphic generator is further configured to adjust the size of each graphical data item associated to a performance parameter on the basis of the value of the performance parameter.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphic generator is further configured to include instructions on the details of the graphics in the generated graphical data associated to the received location data and the generated graphical data associated to the performance parameters.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the graphical data associated to the performance parameters includes instructions on indicating the graphical data associated to the performance parameters in the form of at least one of the following graphical data items:

a column, a pillar, a line, a point, a pattern, or any combinations thereof.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the graphical data associated to the performance parameters includes instructions on indicating two or more different performance parameters by using graphical data items extending on both sides of the indicated graphical data associated to the location data.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the performance parameters comprise at least one of the following values:

heart rate, heart rate variation, any threshold value, velocity, reciprocal of velocity, pedalling power, cadence, pace frequency, an activity parameter, pulse, power level, step length, fitness value, body temperature, colliquation state, performance capacity index, lactic acid state, any physiological parameter, or any ratio thereof, or any combination thereof.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphic generator is further configured to generate two or more separate graphical data associated to the received location data and to the corresponding performance parameters for each determined recurring route, wherein each recurring route is formed by successive route points substantially overlapping with successive route points of other recurring routes of the received location data.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the graphic generator is further configured to include instructions in the ingenerated graphical data on indicating the generated two or more separate graphical data for each determined recurring route by using separate route graphs for each determined recurring route.

10. A method of generating graphical data, the method comprising:

receiving location data generated by a navigation unit of a positioning system;

receiving performance data from a measuring unit, wherein performance parameters of the performance data are associated to corresponding route points included in the received location data;

generating graphical data associated to the received location data, the method further comprising;

generating graphical data associated to the performance parameters; and

adjusting (710) the spatial dimension of the generated graphical data associated to the performance parameters in proportion to the corresponding route points of the received location data on the basis of the values of the performance parameters.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating graphical data including graphical data items associated to the performance parameters, wherein the spatial dimension of each graphical data item associated to the corresponding performance parameter is proportional to a corresponding route point of the received location data depending on the value of the performance parameter.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising adjusting the size of each graphical data item associated to a performance parameter on the basis of the value of the performance parameter.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising including instructions on the details of the graphics in the generated graphical data associated to the received location data and the generated graphical data associated to the performance parameters.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising including instructions in the graphical data associated to the performance parameters on indicating the graphical data associated to the performance parameters in the form of at least one of the following graphical data items:

a column, a pillar, a line, a point, a pattern, or any combinations thereof.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising including instructions in the graphical data associated to the performance parameters on indicating two or more different performance parameters by using graphical data items extending on both sides of the indicated graphical data associated to the location data.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the performance parameters comprise at least one of the following values:

heart rate, heart rate variation, any threshold value, velocity, reciprocal of velocity, pedalling power, cadence, pace frequency, an activity parameter, pulse, power level, step length, fitness value, body temperature, colliquation state, performance capacity index, lactic acid state, any physiological parameter, or any ratio thereof, or any combination thereof.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating two or more separate graphical data associated to the received location data and to the corresponding performance parameters for each determined recurring route, wherein each recurring route is formed by successive route points substantially overlapping with successive route points of other recurring routes of the received location data.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising including instructions in the graphical data on indicating the generated two or more separate graphical data for each determined recurring route on a display by using separate route graphs for each determined recurring route.

19. A computer-readable distribution medium encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:

receiving location data generated by a navigation unit of a positioning system;

receiving performance data from a measuring unit, wherein performance parameters of the performance data are associated to corresponding route points included in the received location data;

generating graphical data associated to the received location data, wherein the process further comprising;

generating graphical data associated to the performance parameters; and

adjusting the spatial dimension of the generated graphical data associated to the performance parameters in proportion to the corresponding route points of the received location data on the basis of the values of the performance parameters.

20. The computer-readable distribution medium of claim 19, wherein the performance parameters comprising at least one of the following values:

heart rate, heart rate variation, any threshold value, velocity, reciprocal of velocity, pedalling power, cadence, pace frequency, an activity parameter, pulse, power level, step length, fitness value, body temperature, colliquation state, performance capacity index, lactic acid state, any physiological parameter, or any ratio thereof, or any combination thereof.

21. The computer-readable distribution medium of claim 19, wherein the process further comprising:

generating two or more separate graphical data associated to the received location data and to the corresponding performance parameters for each determined recurring route, wherein each recurring route is formed by successive route points substantially overlapping with successive route points of other recurring routes of the received location data.

22. The computer-readable distribution medium of claim 21, wherein the process further comprising:

including instructions in the graphical data on indicating the generated two or more separate graphical data for each determined recurring route on a display by using separate route graphs for each determined recurring route.

23. The computer-readable distribution medium of claim 19, wherein the distribution medium including at least one of the following media:

a computer readable medium, a program storage medium, a record medium, a computer readable memory, a computer readable software distribution package, a computer readable signal, a computer readable telecommunications signal, and a computer readable compressed software package.