Method, performance monitor and computer program for determining performance

• US 8,512,238 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2006
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Nissil, Juuso, Niva, Arto, Jaatinen, Jukka, Kinnunen, Hannu
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, Bill
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jian, Shirley
• Application Number:
  US11/545,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20070082789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,510 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 128903-905, 128/920
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• 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 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, a user-specific performance monitor and a computer program for determining the user'"'"'s performance. In the method, the performance power of a physical exercise is determined by means of user movement data registered by the user-specific performance monitor. Further, the exertion level corresponding to the performance power of the physical exercise is determined by means of physiological information measured from the user, the physiological information being registered by the user-specific performance monitor; and the user'"'"'s performance is estimated by means of the performance power of the physical exercise and the exertion level corresponding to the performance power of the physical exercise.

Claims

1. A data processing device comprising:

a digital processor configured to receive a user'"'"'s movement data relating to the user'"'"'s physical activity during a physical exercise, the digital processor being configured to receive the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, the digital processor being configured to determine the performance power of a physical exercise by the user by means of the movement data, wherein the performance power represents a function of the movement data, the digital processor being configured to determine the exertion level corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical exercise by means of the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, wherein the exertion level represents physiological information associated with the user, the digital processor being configured to estimate the user'"'"'s performance by means of the performance power and the exertion level corresponding to the performance power by transforming exertion data representing the exertion level corresponding to the performance power to a specified exertion history point, wherein the performance characterizes the user'"'"'s adaptation to the physical exercise.

2. The data processing device according to claim 1 wherein the digital processor is further configured to use a theoretical performance power at a fixed exertion level as a performance indicator.

3. The data processing device according to claim 2, wherein the digital processor is further configured to use maximum oxygen uptake as a performance indicator.

4. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the digital processor is further configured to transmit a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.

5. A data processing device comprising:

a digital processor configured to receive a user'"'"'s movement data relating to the user'"'"'s physical activity during a physical exercise, the digital processor being configured to receive the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, the digital processor being configured to determine the performance power of a physical exercise by the user by means of the movement data, wherein the performance power represents a function of the movement data, the digital processor being configured to determine the exertion level corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical exercise by means of the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, wherein the exertion level represents physiological information associated with the user, the digital processor being configured to estimate the user'"'"'s performance by means of the performance power and the exertion level by calculating the relation between a constant pulse rate frequency and performance power at a maximum pulse rate frequency,

the digital processor being configured to transmit a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.

6. The data processing device according to claim 5, wherein the digital processor is further configured to use a theoretical performance power at a fixed exertion level as a performance indicator.

7. The data processing device according to claim 6, wherein the digital processor is further configured to use maximum oxygen uptake as a performance indicator.

8. The data processing device according to claim 5, wherein the digital processor is further configured to transmit a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.

9. A data processing device comprising:

a digital processor configure to receive a user'"'"'s movement data relating to the user'"'"'s physical activity during a physical exercise, the digital processor being configured to receive the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, the digital processor being configured to determine the performance power of a physical exercise by the user by means of the movement data, wherein the performance power represents a function of the movement data, the digital processor being configured to determine the exertion level corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical exercise by means of the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, wherein the exertion level represents physiological information associated with the user, the digital processor being configured to estimate the user'"'"'s performance by means of the performance power and the exertion level by utilizing an equation,

10. The data processing device according to claim 9, wherein the digital processor is further configured to use a theoretical performance power at a fixed exertion level as a performance indicator.

11. The data processing device according to claim 10, wherein the digital processor is further configured to use maximum oxygen uptake as a performance indicator.

12. The data processing device according to claim 9, wherein the digital processor is further configured to transmit a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.

13. A method of processing data comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, a user'"'"'s movement data relating to the user'"'"'s physical activity during a physical exercise;

receiving, by the processing device, the user'"'"'s pulse rate data;

determining, by the processing device, the performance power of a physical exercise by the user by means of the movement data, wherein the performance power represents a function of the movement data;

determining, by the processing device, the exertion level corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical exercise by means of the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, wherein the exertion level represents physiological information associated with the user;

estimating, by the processing device, the user'"'"'s performance by means of the performance power and the exertion level by calculating the relation between a constant pulse rate frequency and performance power at a maximum pulse rate frequency; and

transmitting, by the processing device, a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.

14. The method of data processing according to claim 13, further comprising using, by the processing device, a theoretical performance power at a fixed exertion level as a performance indicator.

15. The method of data processing according to claim 14, further comprising using, by the processing device, maximum oxygen uptake as a performance indicator.

16. The method of data processing according to claim 13, further comprising transmitting, by the processing device, a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.

17. A method of processing data comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, a user'"'"'s movement data relating to the user'"'"'s physical activity during a physical exercise;

receiving, by the processing device, the user'"'"'s pulse rate data;

determining, by the processing device, the performance power of a physical exercise by the user by means of the movement data, wherein the performance power represents a function of the movement data;

determining, by the processing device, the exertion level corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical exercise by means of the user'"'"'s pulse rate data, wherein the exertion level represents physiological information associated with the user;

estimating, by the processing device, the user'"'"'s performance by means of the performance power and the exertion level by utilizing an equation,

18. The method of data processing according to claim 17, further comprising using, by the processing device, a theoretical performance power at a fixed exertion level as a performance indicator.

19. The method of data processing according to claim 18, further comprising using, by the processing device, maximum oxygen uptake as a performance indicator.

20. The method of data processing according to claim 17, further comprising transmitting, by the processing device, a performance-characterizing variable to a user interface for presenting the performance-characterizing value to the user graphically or numerically.