Exercise System and Physiological Information Sensing Device Thereof

• US 20100210420A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agoss Health Business Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Agoss Health Business Company Limited
• Inventors: Chang, Tony, Fan, Kuang-Chao, Chen, Shou-Heng
• Application Number:
  US12/492,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20100210420A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0084 pivoting about a horizontal axis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0083 of the piston-cylinder type using pneumatic piston-cylinder type force resistors A63B21/0087
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0087 of the piston-cylinder type using hydraulic piston-cylinder type force resistors A63B21/0083
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0628 for vertical array of weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/58 Measurement of force related parameters by electric or magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0494 primarily by articulating the knee joints A63B23/0405, A63B23/0476 take precedence

Abstract

An exercise system comprises a main body, at least one force-applied portion, a physiological information sensing device, a processing unit, and a transmission module. The at least one force-applied portion, on which a user can apply force, is connected to the main body. The physiological information sensing device comprises at least one flexible pressure sensing module and a heartbeat sensing unit. The at least one flexible pressure sensing module is connected to the at least one force-applied portion respectively. When the force applied by the user is input to the at least one force-applied portion, the at least one flexible pressure sensing module can produce pressure sensing information. The heartbeat sensing unit can measure heartbeat information. The processing unit is electrically connected to the physiological information sensing device. The processing unit manipulates the pressure sensing information and the heartbeat information and then produces output information. The transmission module is electrically connected to the processing unit and transmits the output information.

Claims

1. An exercise system, used for a user to apply a force, the exercise system comprising:

a main body;

at least one force-applied portion connected with the main body;

the user can apply the force on the at least one force-applied portion;

a physiological information sensing device comprising;

at least one flexible pressure sensing module connected with the at least one force-applied portion separately;

when the user applies the force on the at least one force-applied portion, the at least one flexible pressure sensing module produces pressure information; and

a heartbeat sensing unit, the heartbeat sensing unit measuring heartbeat information;

a processing unit electrically connected with the physiological information sensing device;

the processing unit processing the pressure information and the heartbeat information to produce output information; and

a transmission module electrically connected with the processing unit;

the transmission module can deliver the output information.

2. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible pressure sensing module comprises a plurality of miniature pressure sensing units.

3. The exercise system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each miniature pressure sensing unit comprises:

a piezoelectric sensing unit, a resistance sensing unit, a capacitance sensing unit, or an inductance sensing unit.

4. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one flexible pressure sensing module is two;

the number of the at least one force-applied portion is two.

5. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible pressure sensing module separately covers a part of the at least one force-applied portion.

6. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heartbeat sensing unit is an impulse signal sensing unit or a far infrared sensing unit.

7. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise system further comprises an identification module electrically connected with the processing unit.

8. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the physiological information sensing device further comprises a body temperature sensing unit capable of sensing temperature information.

9. The exercise system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the heartbeat sensing unit connects with the flexible pressure sensing module, and the temperature sensing unit connects with the flexible pressure sensing module.

10. The exercise system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the exercise system further comprises an identification module electrically connected with the processing unit.

11. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise system is a weight training system, and each force-applied portion is a hand force-applied portion or a leg force-applied portion.

12. The exercise system as claimed in claim 11, wherein repeated application of force on the force-applied portion by the user causes the processing unit to produce applied frequency information.

13. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission module comprises a wireless transmission module for outputting the output information to an external information-collecting device.

14. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise system further comprises a memory device electrically connected with the processing unit and the transmission module, the memory device being used for storing the pressure information, the heartbeat information, or the output information.

15. The exercise system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise system further comprises an output device electrically connected with the transmission module, the output device being able to display the output information.

16. The exercise system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the exercise system further comprises:

a memory device electrically connected with the processing unit and the transmission module, the memory device being used for storing the pressure information, the heartbeat information and the output information; and

an output device electrically connected with the transmission module, the output device being able to display the output information.

17. A physiological information sensing device, connected with a force-applied portion of an exercise system on which a user can apply a force, the physiological information sensing device comprising:

a flexible pressure sensing module, which can cover the force-applied portion;

when the user applies force on the force-applied portion, the flexible pressure sensing module produces pressure sensing information, the flexible pressure sensing module comprising a plurality of miniature pressure sensing units;

a heartbeat sensing unit connected with the flexible pressure sensing module;

when the user touches the heartbeat sensing unit, the heartbeat sensing unit produces heartbeat information; and

a transmission module electrically connected with the flexible pressure sensing module;

the transmission module can output the pressure information and the heartbeat information.

18. The physiological information sensing device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the physiological information sensing device further comprises:

a body temperature sensing unit connected with the flexible pressure sensing module;

when the user touches the body temperature sensing unit, the body temperature sensing unit produces body temperature information.

19. The physiological information sensing device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the flexible pressure sensing module comprises a piezoelectric sensing unit, a resistance sensing unit, a capacitance sensing unit, or an inductance sensing unit;

the heartbeat sensing unit is an impulse signal sensing unit or a far infrared sensing unit.

20. The physiological information sensing device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the physiological information sensing device further comprises:

a processing unit connected with the flexible pressure sensing module;

the processing unit is electrically connected with the plurality of miniature pressure sensing units and the heartbeat sensing unit;

the processing unit processes the pressure information and the heartbeat information to produce output information.