Method For Monitoring Exercise, And Apparatus And System Thereof

• US 20110165998A1
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Perception Digital Limited (Atom Xquare Corp. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Perception Digital Limited (Atom Xquare Corp. Ltd.)
• Inventors: KOW, Ping, LAU, Jack
• Application Number:
  US12/824,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20110165998A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/029 Humidity sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6802 Sensor mounted on worn items
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/72 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/73 Altitude
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/74 : Atmospheric pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/75 : Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 : Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 : with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• 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 2230/06 : heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/30 : blood pressure A63B2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/60 : muscle strain, i.e. measured on the user
• 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: A63B 24/0084 : Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 : for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 : for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

An exercise monitoring device having sensors for monitoring and measuring the physiological and physical parameters of a person during an exercise. The monitored and measured parameters are stored and used in real-time comparison with the same person'"'"'s performance another time. The monitored and measured parameters of another person in the same exercise may also be used. Real-time monitoring and measuring of the parameters of several people provides the possibility to have virtual competition between people in different locations.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, comprising the step of:

using at least one sensor to record at least one performance parameter of the user during his exercise;

comparing the record of the performance parameter against another record of the same performance parameter; and

indicating to the user the how the performance parameter of the user compares to the other record of the same performance parameter.

2. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the other record of the same performance parameter is of an earlier exercise of the same user.

3. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the other record of the same performance parameter is of an earlier exercise of another person.

4. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the comparison is made as the user is performing the exercise.

5. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the step of comparing the record of the performance parameter against another record of the same performance parameter is made when the user is performing the exercise at the same time as the other person.

6. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the step of indicating to the user the how the performance-parameter of the user compares to the other record of the same performance parameter comprises providing a voice prompt to the user.

7. A method of monitoring the exercise of a user, as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the voice prompt is via a earphone.

8. An exercise monitoring system for remote competition, comprising

a host server;

a plurality of client exercise monitoring devices in wireless communication with the host server;

each client exercise monitoring device having at least one sensor for monitoring at least one performance parameter of a respective user during an exercise;

each client exercise monitoring device being capable of sending the performance parameter of the respective user to the host server;

the host server being adapted to compare the performance parameter sent from the plurality of client exercise monitoring devices; and

the host server being adapted to communicate to each client exercise monitoring device how the performance parameter of each user compares to the performance parameter of another user;

wherein

the comparative performance of the users in the exercise is indicated to each user.

9. A client exercise monitoring device for the exercise monitoring system as claimed in claim 8.

10. An exercise monitoring device comprising

at least one sensor for monitoring at least one performance parameter of a user during an exercise, and

a controller for comparing the performance parameter of the user to another performance parameter;

and

and output device for indicating to the user the extent to which the performance parameter of the user differs from the other performance parameter.

11. An exercise monitoring device as claimed in claim 10 wherein

the other performance parameter is the performance parameter of the user during an earlier exercise.

12. An exercise monitoring device as claimed in claim 10 wherein

the other performance parameter is of another person.