Exercise monitoring and recording device with graphic exercise expenditure distribution pattern

• US 7,163,490 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2004
• Issued: 01/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Original Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Richman; Glenn E.
• Application Number:
  US10/854,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20050266960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1- 9, 482900-902, 702/127, 702/141, 702/142, 702/160
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• 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: A63B 71/00 Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 starting appliances A63K3/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/90 Ergometer with feedback to load or with feedback comparison

Abstract

An exercise monitoring and recording device includes a motion signal sensing circuit for detecting a series of motion signals of a user and a microprocessor for receiving the motion signals. The microprocessor is connected with at least one exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage for storing the motion signals and generating an exercise expenditure distribution pattern with reference to a real time signal from a real time clock generating circuit. The device includes a daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage for storing of daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern, a weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage for storing weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern, and a monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern for storing monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern.

Claims

1. An exercise monitoring and recording device for recording an exercise expenditure of a user and displaying graphic exercise expenditure distribution patterns, comprising:

a motion signal sensing circuit, which comprises a vibration sensor for detecting a series of motion signals of the user at exerciser;

a microprocessor, which receives the motion signals of the motion signal sensing circuit;

a time base signal unit, which provides a time base signal to the microprocessor;

a real time clock generating circuit, which provides a real time signal to the microprocessor; and

at least one exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which is coupled to the microprocessor for storing the motion signals detected by the motion signal sensing circuit and generating a graphic exercise expenditure distribution pattern with reference to the real time signal provided by the real time clock generating circuit;

a display unit, which is coupled with the microprocessor for displaying the graphic exercise expenditure distribution pattern.

2. The exercise monitoring and recording device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion signal sensing circuit comprises a pedometer.

3. The exercise monitoring and recording device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage comprises a daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which stores the daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the user.

4. The exercise monitoring and recording device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage comprises a weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which stores the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the user.

5. The exercise monitoring and recording device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage comprises a monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which stores the monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the user.

6. The exercise monitoring and recording device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage comprises:

a daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which stores the daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the user;

a weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which stores the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the user; and

a monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, which stores the monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the user;

wherein when the daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage contains data for over 24 hours, the daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage sends a carry signal to the microprocessor which transfers the exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the first day of the daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern to the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, constituting the first day pattern of the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern; and

when the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage contains data for over 7 days, the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage sends a carry signal to the microprocessor which transfers the exercise expenditure distribution pattern of the first week of the weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern to the monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, constituting the first week pattern of the monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern.

7. The exercise monitoring and recording device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the exercise monitoring and recording device further comprises a display mode selecting unit connecting to the microprocessor, which generates a selection signal to the microprocessor to retrieve the daily, weekly or monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern from the daily exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage, weekly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage or monthly exercise expenditure distribution pattern storage for displaying at the displaying unit.