APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING EXERCISE CAPABILITY OF USER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160113575A1
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., University-Industry Cooperation Group of KyungHee University
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., University-Industry Cooperation Group of KyungHee University
• Inventors: BAE, Sang Kon, KO, Byung Hoon, LEE, Choong Hee, SUNOO, Sub, NAM, Sang-Seok, PARK, Hun-Young
• Granted Patent: US 9,867,570 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4884 inducing physiological or psychological stress, e.g. applications for stress testing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

An apparatus determining an exercise capability of an individual by obtaining heart rate information of the individual, detecting a characteristic point from the heart rate information, and obtaining information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point.

Claims

1. An apparatus capable of determining an exercise capability of an individual, the apparatus comprising:

an obtainer configured to obtain heart rate information of the individual;

a detector configured to detect a characteristic point from the obtained heart rate information; and

a determiner configured to obtain determination information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an output unit configured to output at least one of a visual indicating information, an auditory indicating information, and a tactile indicating information to the individual using a preset scheme.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the output unit is further configured to suspend an output of at least one of the visual indicating information, the auditory indicating information, and the tactile indicating information when the characteristic point is detected.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determiner is further configured to obtain additional heart rate information corresponding to anaerobic threshold information of the individual based on at least one of the characteristic point and physical information of the individual.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the determiner is further configured to determine the exercise capability based on the additional heart rate information corresponding to the anaerobic threshold information.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detector is further configured to detect the characteristic point based on a change in the additional heart rate information with respect to an exercise tolerance of the individual.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an exercise guider configured to provide exercise guidance information based on the exercise capability when the exercise capability is determined based on the determination information.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a wearable device.

9. A method of determining an exercise capability of an individual, the method comprising:

obtaining heart rate information of the individual;

detecting a characteristic point from the obtained heart rate information; and

obtaining determination information to be used to determine an exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

outputting at least one of a visual indicating information, an auditory indicating information, and a tactile indicating information to the individual using a preset scheme.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the outputting further comprises suspending an output of at least one of the visual indicating information, the auditory indicating information, and the tactile indicating information when the characteristic point is detected.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining of the exercise capability comprises obtaining additional heart rate information corresponding to anaerobic threshold information of the individual based on at least one of the characteristic point and physical information of the individual.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining of the exercise capability further comprises determining the exercise capability based on the additional heart rate information corresponding to the anaerobic threshold information.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting further comprises detecting the characteristic point based on a change in the additional heart rate information with respect to an exercise tolerance of the individual.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing exercise guidance information based on the exercise capability when the exercise capability is determined based on the determination information.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the characteristic point is detected using a predetermined scheme.

17. An apparatus capable of determining an exercise capability of an individual, the apparatus comprising:

a heart rate sensor configured to obtain first heart rate information of the individual;

a detector configured to detect a characteristic point from the obtained first heart rate information; and

a determiner configured to obtain determination information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point and second heart rate information.