Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods

• US 20150269866A1
• Filed: 05/12/2015
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Technikka Conexion, LLC
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: ELLIS, Michael, Schwartz, Caron
• Application Number:
  US14/709,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20150269866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
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Abstract

Systems and methods for an electronic health coaching method for coaching a user through a heal plan are disclosed. The electronic health coaching method may include providing a nutrition database; receiving an electronic food data entry; linking the electronic food data entry with one of the plurality of food items in the nutrition database; calculating nutritional information based on the electronic food data entry and the one of the plurality of food items; displaying the nutritional information on a display screen; providing an exercise database; receiving an electronic exercise data entry; linking the electronic exercise data entry with one of the plurality of exercises in the exercise database; calculating expended energy based on the electronic exercise data entry and the one of the plurality of exercises; and displaying the expended energy on the display screen.

Claims

1. A portable electronic health coaching system for coaching a user through a health plan comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to;

receive a first entry including a first input corresponding to a physical activity performed by a user;

receive a second entry comprising a second input corresponding to a food item consumed by the user;

access a first database having a plurality of physical activities and corresponding caloric values for each physical activity;

access a second database having a plurality of food items and corresponding caloric values for each food item;

determine that the physical activity performed by the user matches one of the plurality of physical activities in the first database;

calculate a first caloric value using the first input and the corresponding caloric value for the matching physical activity;

determine that the food item consumed by the user matches one of the plurality of food items in the second database; and

calculate a second caloric value using the second input at d the corresponding caloric value for the matching food item.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to display the first entry and the second entry.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to display the first caloric value and the second caloric value.

4. A computer-implemented method for estimating energy consumed by a user during an activity, the method comprising:

collecting electronic personal data related to the user using a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a microprocessor, a display screen, a user input, a satellite positioning system receiver, an accelerometer, and a wireless communication transceiver;

storing the electronic personal data in a memory;

collecting electronic performance data related to the activity using the portable electronic device;

storing the electronic performance data in the memory;

estimating the energy consumed by the user during the activity based on the electronic performance data; and

displaying the energy consumed on the display screen.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the unit of the energy consumed is calories.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein estimating the energy consumed is further based on the electronic personal data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the electronic personal data comprises one of gender, height, weight, and age of the user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic personal data comprises one of resting heart rate and maximum heart rate of the user.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the collecting the electronic performance data includes collecting first electronic performance data from a first completed activity.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the collecting the electronic performance data further includes collecting second electronic performance data from a second completed activity.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein collecting electronic performance data occurs during the activity.

12. An electronic health coaching method for coaching a user through a health plan, comprising;

providing a nutrition database stored in a memory, the nutrition database including a plurality of food items and nutritional values for each of the plurality of food items;

receiving an electronic food data entry related to a food eaten by a user;

linking the electronic food data entry with one of the plurality of food items in the nutrition database;

calculating nutritional information based on the electronic food data entry and the one of the plurality of food items;

displaying the nutritional information on a display screen.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying the electronic food data entry on the display screen.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying the one of the plurality of food items on the display screen.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing an exercise database stored in a memory, the exercise database including a plurality of exercises and energy values for each of the plurality of exercises;

receiving an electronic exercise data entry related to an exercise performed by the user;

linking the electronic exercise data entry with one of the plurality of exercises in the exercise database;

calculating expended energy based on the electronic exercise data entry and the one of the plurality of exercises;

displaying the expended energy on the display screen.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the unit, of expended energy is calories.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the electronic exercise data entry on the display screen.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the one of the plurality of exercises on the display screen.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

collecting electronic personal data related to the user,

wherein the calculating the expended energy is further based on the electronic personal data.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the electronic personal data comprises one of gender, height, weight, age, resting heart rate, and maximum heart rate of the user.