Exercise system capable of providing heart rate detection warning and control method thereof

• US 20090312150A1
• Filed: 09/05/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mu-Chuan Wu
• Original Assignee: Mu-Chuan Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Mu-Chuan
• Granted Patent: US 7,815,547 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/6
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/065 Visualisation of specific exercise parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/225 with flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; for particular parts of the body, e.g. to strengthen particular limbs or muscles A63B23/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• 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 2230/065 within a certain range
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/067 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• 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: Y10S 482/901 having computer circuitry

Abstract

An exercise system has an operating unit, an input unit, a detector, a control unit and a display unit. The operating unit is an operation device that receives forces exerted by a user. The input unit is for setting a personal physical parameter set of the user. The detector senses a heart rate of the user. The control unit receives the personal physical parameter set from the input unit, receives the heart rate from the detector, defines a boundary heart rate according to the personal physical parameter set and generates a display command by comparing the heart rate with the boundary heart rate. The display unit receives the display command to accordingly generate a safety indication signal. The user can prevent injuries or over-training fatigue by perceiving the safety indication signal and then adjust the exercise intensity.

Claims

1. An exercise system capable of providing heart rate detection warning comprising:

an operating unit being an operation device that receives forces exerted by a user;

an input unit for setting a personal physical parameter set of the user;

a detector sensing a heart rate of the user;

a control unit connecting to the operating unit, the input unit and the detector, receiving the personal physical parameter set from the input unit, receiving the heart rate from the detector, defining a boundary heart rate according to the personal physical parameter set and generating a display command by comparing the heart rate with the boundary heart rate;

a display unit connecting to the control unit and receiving the display command to accordingly generate a safety indication signal; and

a power supply unit connecting to the control unit and providing power to the control unit.

2. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the exercise system further comprises a memory unit connecting to the control unit and storing with;

multiple posture display images; and

multiple preset training programs, each including multiple preset exercise parameter sets respectively corresponding to one of the posture display images;

the input unit is further for the user to input a customized exercise parameter set, a mode selection command or a program selection command; and

the control unit further receives the customized exercise parameter set, the mode selection command or the program selection command from the input unit, generates a manual operating command according to the customized exercise parameter set, designates one of the preset training programs according to the program selection command and generates an automatic operating command corresponding to the designated preset training program; and

the display unit further displays the posture display image and corresponding parameters of the designated preset training program or the customized exercise parameter set according to the automatic or manual operating command from control unit.

3. The exercise system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each preset exercise parameter set includes:

a time parameter defining an operating time of the operating unit; and

a posture parameter selecting one of the posture display images.

4. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the personal physical parameter set includes a weight parameter, a height parameter, an age parameter and a gender parameter.

5. The exercise system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the personal physical parameter set includes a weight parameter, a height parameter, an age parameter and a gender parameter.

6. The exercise system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the personal physical parameter set includes a weight parameter, a height parameter, an age parameter and a gender parameter.

7. The exercise system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the customized exercise parameter set includes:

an intensity parameter representing an operating intensity of the operating unit;

a time parameter representing an operating time of the operating unit; and

a posture parameter corresponding to one of the posture display images.

8. The exercise system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the customized exercise parameter set includes:

an intensity parameter representing an operating intensity of the operating unit;

a time parameter representing an operating time of the operating unit; and

a posture parameter corresponding to one of the posture display images.

9. The exercise system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the customized exercise parameter set includes:

an intensity parameter representing an operating intensity of the operating unit;

a time parameter representing an operating time of the operating unit; and

a posture parameter corresponding to one of the posture display images.

10. The exercise system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the customized exercise parameter set includes:

an intensity parameter representing an operating intensity of the operating unit;

a time parameter representing an operating time of the operating unit; and

a posture parameter corresponding to one of the posture display images.

11. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise system further comprises a sound effect device connecting to the control unit.

12. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise system further comprises a communication interface connecting to the control unit for linking to an external electronic device.

13. The exercise system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the boundary heart rate is defined with a personal heart rate formula, and the personal heart rate formula is:

boundary heart rate=220−

(age parameter×

intensity parameter).

14. A control method of an exercise system comprising the steps of:

receiving a personal physical parameter set of a user and defining a boundary heart rate based on the personal physical parameter set;

receiving an operating command corresponding to a training program and displaying corresponding posture display images and parameters based on the operating command;

continually sensing the heart rate of the user and generating a display command by comparing the heart rate with the boundary heart rate;

displaying a safety indication signal according to the display command;

determining whether a modify command is received, if yes, then modifying the corresponding training programs of the original operating command to generating a new operating command and returning to the step of receiving an operating command, if not, proceeding to next step; and

determining whether a stop command is received, if yes, then stopping sensing the heart rate of the user, if not, returning to the step of continually sensing the heart rate of the user.

15. The control method as claimed in claim 14, wherein after the step of determining whether a stop command is received, the control method further comprises following steps of:

entering a save mode and displaying a save request image to ask whether to save the operating command;

determining whether a save command is received, if yes, then saving the personal physical parameter set and the training program; and

ending the save mode.

16. The control method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of receiving an operating command comprises following steps of:

receiving a mode selection command;

determining to enter either an automatic operating mode or a manual operating mode according to the mode selection command;

entering the automatic operating mode;

setting exercise level by receiving an intensity parameter;

receiving a program selection command and retrieving a preset training program;

generating an automatic operating command according to the intensity parameter and the preset training program; and

outputting the automatic operating command to the display unit to have the display unit display corresponding posture display images and parameters of the preset training program.

17. The control method as claimed in claim 16, wherein when determining to enter the manual operating mode, the control method further comprises steps of:

entering the manual operating mode;

receiving a customized exercise parameter set;

generating a manual operating command according to the customized exercise parameter set; and

outputting the manual operating command to the display unit to have the display unit display corresponding posture display images and parameters of customized exercise parameter set.

18. The control method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the personal physical parameter set includes a weight parameter, a height parameter, an age parameter and a gender parameter.

19. The control method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the customized exercise parameter set includes an intensity parameter, a time parameter and a posture parameter.

20. The control method as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the preset training program includes multiple preset exercise parameter sets;

and

each preset exercise parameter set includes a time parameter and a posture parameter.