Interactive system for measuring physiological exertion
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for measuring physiological exertion, comprising:
- at least one sensor means for sensing a motion of a user, said sensor means including a converter means for creating a signal indicative of said motion of said user and a transmitter means for transmitting said signal,and a monitor, said monitor including a receiver means for receiving said signal, a correlation means for correlating said signal indicative of said motion of said user with a level of physiological exertion of said user and display means for displaying an indication of said level of physiological exertion of said user.
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Abstract
A system is provided for monitoring the physiological exertion of a user. One or more sensors are attached to the limbs of the user to measure the user'"'"'s motion. The sensors can measure either the acceleration or the force on the limbs. The measured signal is transmitted to a monitor by a wireless transmitter, such as an infrared, acoustic or radio transmitter. The monitor determines and displays the level of physiological exertion of the user by a mathematical formula or a look up table based on the measured motion of the user. The system can also measure and display various other physiological parameters of the user, such as pulse rate, blood pressure, etc. The system includes an interactive video display with a branching video sequence. The rate of progress and the direction of the video sequence at each of the branching points are interactively controlled by the level of physiological exertion and the movements of the user. The system can also record and display the level of physiological exertion and other physiological parameters of the user over time to create a personal exercise log.
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1. A system for measuring physiological exertion, comprising:
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at least one sensor means for sensing a motion of a user, said sensor means including a converter means for creating a signal indicative of said motion of said user and a transmitter means for transmitting said signal, and a monitor, said monitor including a receiver means for receiving said signal, a correlation means for correlating said signal indicative of said motion of said user with a level of physiological exertion of said user and display means for displaying an indication of said level of physiological exertion of said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for measuring physiological exertion, comprising:
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at least one sensor means and a means for affixing said sensor means to a limb of said user, said sensor means comprising at least one accelerometer for sensing a motion said limb of said user and a means for measuring at least one physiological parameter of said user, said sensor means further including a converter means for creating a signal indicative of said motion said limb of said user and said at least one physiological parameter of said user, and an infrared signal transmitter for transmitting said signal, a monitor, said monitor including an infrared signal receiver for receiving said signal, a computer for correlating said signal with a level of physiological exertion of said user and display means for displaying an indication of said level of physiological exertion of said user and for displaying an indication of said at least one physiological parameter of said user, an interactive video display means, said interactive video display means displaying an image having at least one image parameter which is controlled interactively dependent on said signal, and a memory means for recording said level of physiological exertion of said user and said at least one physiological parameter of said user as a function of time, whereby said user can monitor the progress of a physical training program over time. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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