Mobile personal fitness training

• US 8,529,409 B1
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jennifer Lesea-Ames
• Original Assignee: Jennifer Lesea-Ames
• Inventors: Lesea-Ames, Jennifer
• Primary Examiner(s): GINSBERG, OREN ISAAC
• Application Number:
  US11/464,104
• Time in Patent Office: 2,587 Days
• Field of Search: 482/1, 482 3- 9, 482/901, 482/902, 434/247
• US Class Current: 482/9
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Systems and methods presented herein generally provide for portable personalized training programs. More specifically, a mobile device (e.g., MP3 players, iPods, video game players, PDAs, cell phones, etc.) may provide to a user of the device a personalized physical fitness training program that enables the user to maintain physical fitness. In this regard, a physical fitness training program may be configured as one or more software modules wherein associated audio and video segments allow a user to view various physical fitness related training routines on the mobile device. The physical fitness training program may operably control these audio and video segments in a manner that allows the user to personalize a physical fitness routine. Such systems and methods may also have advantages and other types of personalized instruction.

Claims

1. A fitness system, comprising:

a mobile device comprising a graphical user interface, wherein the mobile device is operable to connect to a data network, to download a fitness video from a communication network, and to display the video via the via the graphical user interface, the mobile device further comprising a software module and a processor,

wherein the software module comprises instructions that direct the processor of the mobile device to present a display to a user via the graphical user interface, to retrieve physiological parameters of the user through the presented display, to retrieve a fitness routine preferred by the user, and to configure the fitness routine based on the retrieved physiological parameters and the fitness video; and

a server communicatively coupled to the mobile device through the communication network and operable to store the fitness video, to transfer the fitness video to the mobile device, to maintain a user profile of the user that includes the retrieved physiological parameters, to monitor live physiological parameters of the user during the fitness routine by the user through the mobile device, and to direct the mobile device to alter the fitness routine based on the monitored physiological parameters,

wherein the retrieved physiological parameters comprise the user'"'"'s age, sex, weight, height, and body fat percentage,

wherein the monitored physiological parameters of the user comprise resting heart of the user, active heart rate of the user during the fitness routine, blood pressure of the user, and body temperature of the user,

wherein the server is further operable to update the user profile based on the monitored physiological parameters of the user, and to recommend another fitness routine based on the user profile.