EXERCISE SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION

• US 20110306469A1
• Filed: 02/19/2010
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Klabunde, Karin, Geurts, Lucas Jacobus Franciscus
• Granted Patent: US 8,702,568 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0028 Tracking the path of an object, e.g. a ball inside a soccer pitch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• 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: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercise system for giving feedback to a user thereof and to a method for communication between different devices in the exercise system. The exercise system comprises at least two body coupled communication modules (14) for forming a body area network and at least one exercise device (2) comprising at least one sensor (6), feedback means (8) and one of the at least two body coupled communication devices. The exercise system further comprises a processing unit (4) for collecting and processing user data from the at least one sensor (6) and output the processed data on the feedback means (8) via the body area network in order to give the user feedback on his exercise.

Claims

1. Exercise system for giving feedback to a user thereof comprising

at least two body coupled communication modules (14) for forming a body area network,

at least one exercise device (2) comprising at least one sensor (6), feedback means (8) and one of the at least two body coupled communication devices,

a processing unit (4) for collecting user data from the at least one sensor (6), processing the data and output the processed data on the feedback means (8) via the body area network.

2. Exercise system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises two exercise devices (2) and that the processing unit (4) is an integrated part of one of the exercise devices.

3. Exercise system according to claim 2, wherein the exercise devices are meditation balls (2) adapted to fit in the palm of a hand.

4. Exercise system according to claim 1, wherein the system furthermore comprises display means (20) for giving feedback to and coaching the user of the system, said display means is connected to a floor plate (18) comprising one of the at least two body coupled communication modules for connecting the display to the body are network.

5. Exercise system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer (6) and the feedback means comprises light emitting diodes.

6. Exercise system according to claim 1, wherein the system further comprises an identification tag coupled to the body area network for identification of the user of the exercise system.

7. Exercise system according to claim 6, wherein the identification tag is an ECG sensor, integrated into one of the training devices.

8. A method for communication between different devices in an exercise system, wherein each device comprises a body coupled communication module (14) for forming a body area network and at least one of the devices incorporates a processing unit (14), said processing unit (14) performing the steps of,

identifying all devices connected to the body area network,

negotiating the roles for each device,

collecting data from sensors (6) comprised in the different devices,

exchanging data between the different devices, and

communicating feedback to an user of the exercise system.