EXERCISE SUPPORT APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM RECORDING A COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND EXERCISE SUPPORT METHOD

• US 20100323846A1
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Xing
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Xing
• Inventors: KOMATSU, Yoshiaki, SATO, Kazuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,496,563 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/9
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0647 Visualisation of executed movements
• 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 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1093 using visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8005 Athletics
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

An exercise support apparatus comprising acquiring unit for acquiring first information representative of at least one of an exercise experience and physical fitness of a user, storing unit for storing a plurality of kinds of exercises, exercise selecting unit configured to select at least one of the exercises stored in the storing unit, and at least one break; and exercise menu generating unit configured to generate an exercise menu including the selected exercises and the at least one break based on the acquired first information by the acquiring unit.

Claims

1. An exercise support apparatus comprising:

acquiring unit for acquiring first information representative of at least one of an exercise experience and physical fitness of a user;

storing unit for storing a plurality of kinds of exercises;

exercise selecting unit configured to select at least one of the exercises stored in the storing unit, and at least one break; and

exercise menu generating unit configured to generate an exercise menu including the selected exercises and the at least one break based on the acquired first information by the acquiring unit.

2. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

exercise ratio determining unit configured to determine a ratio between an exercise time of the exercises selected by the exercise selecting unit, and a break time of the at least one break, on the basis of the first information acquired by the acquiring unit,

wherein the exercise menu generating unit generates the exercise based on the determined ratio.

3. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the exercise menu generating unit generates an exercise menu in which a plurality of exercises which includes at least one of the aerobic exercises or at least one of the anaerobic exercises stored in the storing unit and a plurality of breaks, are arranged to form a circuit exercise; and

the exercise ratio determining unit determines a ratio between each of break times of the breaks included in the exercise menu, and each of exercise times of the aerobic exercises or the anaerobic exercises relative to the breaks, on the basis of the first information.

4. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising

presenting unit configured to present an image representative of the at least one aerobic exercise or the at least one anaerobic exercise and the at least one break included in the exercise menu,

wherein while presenting an image representative of each one of the at least one break included in the exercise menu, the presenting unit presents the image representative of each break, and the image indicative of one of the at least one anaerobic exercise or at least one aerobic exercise placed immediately after each break.

5. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

the storing unit stores exercise parts respectively indicative of the plurality of kinds of anaerobic exercises; and

the presenting unit presents the image representative of the at least one break included in the exercise menu, and if the an aerobic exercise is placed immediately after the break in the exercise menu, the presenting unit displays an exercise part representative of the anaerobic exercise.

6. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein while presenting the image representative of the at least one break, the presenting unit displays a remaining period of a presentation period of the image representative of the at least one break.

7. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the acquiring unit includes an information receiving unit for receiving the first information representative of an exercise experience or physical fitness from a terminal apparatus;

the exercise ratio determining unit determines a ratio between an exercise time of the at least one aerobic exercise or the at least one anaerobic exercise selected by the exercise selecting unit, and a break time of the at least one break, on the basis of the first information representative of the exercise experience or physical fitness received by the information receiving unit; and

the exercise support apparatus further comprises exercise menu transmitting unit for transmitting the ratio determined by the exercise ratio determining unit, and the exercise menu generated by the exercise menu generating unit to the terminal apparatus.

8. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the presenting unit presents song data which is synchronized with at least one of rhythm and tempo of exercise.

9. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the presenting unit presents 3-dimensional image of instructor doing exercise according to the exercise menu as the image.

10. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the exercise ratio determining unit configured to determine the ratio between the aerobic exercise time of the exercises selected by the exercise selecting unit, and the break time of the at least one break, on the basis of the experience value acquired by the acquiring unit.

11. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the exercise ratio determining unit configured to determine the ratio between the anaerobic exercise time of the exercises selected by the exercise selecting unit, and the break time of the at least one break, on the basis of the physical fitness value acquired by the acquiring unit.

12. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the presenting unit presents a scaled down image which represents the exercise support apparatus presents the at least one aerobic exercise or the at least one anaerobic exercise next time according to the exercise menu during break.

13. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the exercise menu generating unit generates an exercise menu in which a plurality of exercises which includes at least one of the aerobic exercises and at least one of the anaerobic exercises stored in the storing unit and a plurality of breaks, are arranged to form a circuit exercise; and

the exercise ratio determining unit determines a ratio between each of break times of the breaks included in the exercise menu, and each of exercise times of the aerobic exercises and the anaerobic exercises relative to the breaks, on the basis of the first information.

14. A computer readable storage medium recording a program to be executed by the computer, the program causing a computer to perform steps comprising:

acquiring first information representative of at least one of an exercise experience and physical fitness of a user;

selecting at least one exercise of a plurality of kinds of exercises stored in storing unit, and at least one break; and

generating an exercise menu including the selected exercises and the at least one break based on the acquired first information in the acquiring.

15. An exercise support method comprising:

acquiring on a computer first information representative of at least one of an exercise experience and physical fitness;

selecting from a selection window on the computer at least one exercise of a plurality of kinds of exercises stored in a storing unit, and at least one break; and

generating an exercise menu including the selected exercises and the at least one break based on the acquired first information in the acquiring.