Training system

• US 6,659,946 B1
• Filed: 06/30/2000
• Issued: 12/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Care Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Batchelor, Stephen, Batchelor, Kristin E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASTORINO, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US09/608,993
• Time in Patent Office: 1,257 Days
• Field of Search: 482/1-9, 600/300-301, 600/485, 600/529, 600/5, 128/903, 128/904, 128/920-925, 128/897-898, 705/2-4, 434/262, 434/236-238
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A physical fitness system includes a physical fitness director unit, a training card, an exercise unit, and a shopping unit. The physical fitness director unit generates training information for an individual and stores the information on the training card. The training information includes exercise information and diet information. The training card identifies the individual to the exercise unit and provides information that personalizes the exercise unit to the individual. The training card also identifies the individual to the shopping unit which assists the individual in acquiring groceries that support meal plans prepared by the physical fitness director unit.

Claims

1. A training card comprising:

a smart card including a memory configured to store a digital certificate, one or more data groups, and one or more personal training unit interfaces, wherein the digital certificate and the one or more data groups are associated with an individual and each of the one or more personal training unit interfaces is associated with an exercise unit, a shopper unit or a physical fitness director unit.

2. The training card of claim 1, wherein the memory comprises an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM).

3. The training card of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more data groups is a measurements data group containing physiological measurements of the individual.

4. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of personalizing a training card, the method comprising:

creating a health profile for an individual;

processing the health profile to generate an exercise plan for the individual;

forming a wireless communication connection between a computerized system and the training card; and

storing the health profile and the exercise plan on the training card.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, further comprising:

generating a digital certificate containing information concerning the individual and storing the digital certificate on the training card.

6. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of personalizing a training card, the method comprising:

creating a health profile for an individual;

processing the health profile to generate an exercise plan for the individual;

storing the health profile and the exercise plan on the training card;

processing the health profile to generate a diet for the individual; and

storing the diet on the training card.

7. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of personalizing a training card, the method comprising:

creating a health profile for an individual;

processing the health profile to generate an exercise plan for the individual;

storing the health profile and the exercise plan on the training card;

processing the health profile to generate a diet for the individual; and

storing the diet on the training card, wherein creating the health profile for the individual comprises;

identifying a current weight for the individual;

identifying a target weight for the individual; and

storing the target weight on the training card.

8. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of personalizing a training card, the method comprising:

creating a health profile for an individual;

processing the health profile to generate an exercise plan for the individual;

storing the health profile and the exercise plan on the training card;

processing the health profile to generate a diet for the individual; and

storing the diet on the training card, wherein processing the health profile to generate an exercise plan for the individual comprises;

preparing a sequence of weight resistance exercises appropriate to the individual.

9. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of personalizing a training card, the method comprising:

creating a health profile for an individual;

processing the health profile to generate an exercise plan for the individual;

storing the health profile and the exercise plan on the training card;

processing the health profile to generate a diet for the individual; and

storing the diet on the training card, wherein processing the health profile of the individual to generate a diet for the individual comprises;

identifying one or more meal plans; and

storing the one or more meal plans on the training card.