Processing Data of a User Performing an Athletic Activity to Estimate Energy Expenditure

• US 20120268592A1
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Aragones, Tesa, Weast, Aaron B., Guerrero, Adriana, Holmes, Steve, Self, Christina S., Winsper, Paul T., Blahnik, Jay C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,852,271 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1128 using image analysis A61B5/1127 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for prompting a user to perform an exercise, monitoring form of the user while performing the exercise, and calculating an energy expenditure estimate for the user performing the exercise based on a type of the exercise and on the form of the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

prompting, at a first location, a user to perform an exercise;

monitoring, at the first location, with at least a first sensor, form of the user while performing the exercise; and

calculating, by a processor, an energy expenditure estimate for the user performing the exercise based on a type of the exercise and on the form of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate is determined utilizing a metabolic equivalent of task (MET) table for the type of the exercise.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the energy expenditure estimate is based on a basal metabolic rate of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate applies the following equation:

Calories burned=BMR*(activity modifier)*(completeness modifier),

wherein BMR is the Basal Metabolic Rate of the user, the activity modifier is an adjustment corresponding to the type of the exercise, and the completeness modifier is an adjustment corresponding to how well the form of the user corresponds to a desired form for the exercise.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring of the form is based on processing of video of the user performing the exercise.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring of the form comprises:

processing of an infrared reflection of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring of the form is based on identifying locations of a first body part of the user with respect to at least a second body part of the user, at different times.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the body part locations are determined based on one or more of data from a plurality of sensors positioned on the body of the user, processing video of the user, and processing infrared reflections of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate comprises increasing or decreasing the estimate based on the form.

10. A tangible computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:

prompting, at a first location, a user to perform an exercise;

monitoring, at the first location, with at least a first sensor, form of the user while performing the exercise; and

calculating an energy expenditure estimate for the user performing the exercise based on a type of the exercise and on the form of the user.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the energy expenditure estimate is based on a basal metabolic rate of the user.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate applies the following equation:

Calories burned=BMR*(activity modifier)*(completeness modifier),

wherein BMR is the Basal Metabolic Rate of the user, the activity modifier is an adjustment corresponding to the type of the exercise, and the completeness modifier is an adjustment corresponding to how well the form of the user corresponds to a desired form for the exercise.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the monitoring of the form is based on processing of video of the user performing the exercise or based on processing of an infrared reflection of the user.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate comprises increasing or decreasing the estimate based on the form.

15. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus at least to perform;

prompting, at a first location, a user to perform an exercise;

monitoring, at the first location, with at least a first sensor, form of the user while performing the exercise; and

calculating an energy expenditure estimate for the user performing the exercise based on a type of the exercise and on the form of the user.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the energy expenditure estimate is based on a basal metabolic rate of the user.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate applies the following equation:

Calories burned=BMR*(activity modifier)*(completeness modifier),

wherein BMR is the Basal Metabolic Rate of the user, the activity modifier is an adjustment corresponding to the type of the exercise, and the completeness modifier is an adjustment corresponding to how well the form of the user corresponds to a desired form for the exercise.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the monitoring of the form is based on processing of video of the user performing the exercise.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the monitoring of the form is based on processing of an infrared reflection of the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the calculating of the energy expenditure estimate comprises increasing or decreasing the estimate based on the form.