APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING SWIMMING TRAINING

• US 20120122064A1
• Filed: 11/11/2010
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eran Ben-Tal
• Original Assignee: Eran Ben-Tal
• Inventors: BEN-TAL, Eran
• Application Number:
  US12/943,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20120122064A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/254
• 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 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/44 Angular acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/58 Measurement of force related parameters by electric or magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/64 Frequency, e.g. of vibration oscillation
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/80 Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• 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 2230/40 respiratory characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/60 muscle strain, i.e. measured on the user
• 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 33/00 Swimming equipment attachable to the head, e.g. swim caps or goggles diving masks B63C11/12; breathing aids, e.g. snorkels, B63C11/18
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 33/002 Swimming goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/12 Arrangements in swimming pools for teaching swimming or for training
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 : Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing

Abstract

A training system for assisting a coach to train a swimmer, including a swimmer side system and a coach side system electronically communicated. The swimmer wears a head-gear which includes a swimmer'"'"'s data collection kit (SWDCK) which includes in turn sensors, a processor and a transceiver. A display for the swimmer is attached to a head belt or to goggles. A speaker for transferring audible information to the swimmer is typically a bone-conduction speaker. A control module is operated by the coach, which includes a transmitter for communicating with the swimmer worn head-gear, a computer and a display and software,

Claims

1. A training system for assisting a coach to train a swimmer, said system comprising:

swimmer worn head-gear;

said gear including;

a swimmer'"'"'s data collection kit (SWDCK) which includes assemblage of hardware components which includes at least sensors, a processor and a transceiver;

a display;

a speaker for transferring audible information to said swimmer;

a clock;

a control module operable by said coach, which includes at least a transceiver for communicating with said swimmer worn head-gear, a computer, a display and software,

and wherein said variety of sensors include at least sensors for collecting data relating to position, physiology and the physical state of said swimmer.

2. A training system as in claim 1, wherein said position sensors include at least a linear accelerometer and a magnetometer.

3. A training system as in claim 1, wherein said display is associated with goggles worn by said swimmer.

4. A training system as in claim 3, wherein said display is a HUD.

5. A training system as in claim 1 wherein said speaker is a bone-conduction loudspeaker.

6. A training system as in claim 1 wherein said control module operable by said coach includes a transmitter for communication with said swimmer.