Methods, devices, and mediums associated with monitoring and managing exercise fitness

• US 8,719,202 B1
• Filed: 11/22/2011
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 79 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 79 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Maeng, Joon
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, ALAN S
• Application Number:
  US13/302,540
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 706/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• 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 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method, device, or medium associated with monitoring and/or managing exercise fitness may include receiving substantially real-time vital data associated with a particular user and retrieving historic fitness data associated with the particular user. The historic fitness data may be updated with the real-time vital data, and the updated historic fitness data may be compared with a pre-existing fitness standard. A personalized fitness plan for re-aligning the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard may be generated based, at least in part, on a result of the comparing.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, real-time vital data associated with a particular user;

retrieving, by the processing device, historic fitness data associated with the particular user;

updating, by the processing device, the historic fitness data with the real-time vital data;

receiving, by the processing device, vital data from a plurality of group members having a similar age as the particular user;

combining, by the processing device, the vital data from the plurality of group members into a pre-existing fitness standard;

comparing, by the processing device, the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard; and

generating, by the processing device, a personalized fitness plan for re-aligning the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard based, at least in part, on a result of the comparing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein an identification of the particular user is received from a piece of exercise equipment that is being operated by the particular user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the exercise equipment is operatively coupled to the processing device through a local area network.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the exercise equipment is operatively coupled to the processing device through a wide area network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an alert, by the processing device, when the real-time vital data indicates a deviation from the historic fitness data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is based, as least in part, on the historic fitness data prior to being updated with the real-time vital data, and wherein the updated historic fitness data is compared with the pre-existing fitness standard to identify a deviation of the real-time vital data from the historic fitness data.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating an alert, by the processing device, in response to identifying the deviation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time vital data is received from exercise equipment while being operated by the particular user and further comprising transmitting, by the processing device, the updated historic fitness data and the pre-existing fitness standard back to a display device on the exercise equipment.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising generating an alert to a medical response service, by the processing device, when the real-time vital data is inconsistent with the pre-existing fitness standard.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time vital data is further associated with operation of exercise equipment, and wherein the historic fitness data comprises real-time vital data received from a plurality of other exercise equipment operated by the particular user.

11. A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving real-time vital data associated with a particular user while the particular user is exercising on fitness equipment;

retrieving historic fitness data associated with the particular user;

updating the historic fitness data with the real-time vital data;

comparing the historic fitness data with a pre-existing fitness standard, wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is derived at least in part from real-time fitness data received from a population of similarly-aged individuals as the particular user;

generating a personalized fitness plan for re-aligning the historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard based, at least in part, on a result of the comparing;

generating an alert when the real-time vital data indicates a deviation from the pre-existing fitness standard; and

transmitting the alert to a medical service provider.

12. The memory device of claim 11, further comprising transmitting the historic fitness data and the pre-existing fitness standard to a display on the fitness equipment.

13. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is associated with a population of individuals sharing a similar health profile as the particular user.

14. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the real-time vital data comprises a heart rate associated with the particular user.

15. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a deviation between the real-time vital data and the historic fitness data; and

generating the alert in response to identifying the deviation.

16. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise

generating the alert when the deviation from the pre-existing fitness standard exceeds a normalized threshold.

17. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the real-time vital data is received from the fitness equipment, and wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is based, at least in part, on a particular mode of exercise associated with the fitness equipment.

18. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the real-time vital data is received from a personal digital assistant (PDA).

19. The memory device of claim 18, wherein the PDA transmits the real-time vital data to the fitness equipment operatively connected to the processing device via a network.

20. The memory device of claim 18, wherein the PDA wirelessly transmits the real-time vital data to the processing device via a mobile communication network.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory device configured to store instructions; and

a processing device that, in response to executing the instructions stored in the memory device, is configured to;

identify a particular user;

receive real-time vital data generated by exercise equipment operated by the particular user;

retrieve historic fitness data associated with the particular user;

update the historic fitness data with the real-time vital data;

retrieve a pre-existing fitness standard comprising, at least in part, vital data for a plurality of other individuals;

compare the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard;

generate a personalized fitness plan for re-aligning the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard based, at least in part, on a result of the comparing; and

generate an alert based on a detected deviation between the updated historic fitness data and the pre-existing fitness standard.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the particular user is identified by matching a biometric reading of the particular user against a database of users.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the particular user is identified by reading a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip that comes into proximity with the exercise equipment.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the particular user is identified by communicating with a mobile communication device, associated with the particular user, using a short-range communication signal.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the particular user is identified based on a scanned bar code associated with the particular user.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile communication device, and wherein the instructions comprise a software application that is installed on the mobile communication device.

27. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus comprises a web-portal operatively connected to the exercise equipment through a network, and wherein the processing device is further configured to transmit the personalized fitness plan from the web-portal to a mobile communication device or a personal computer.

28. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein

the processing device is further configured to

initiate an emergency call to a medical response number in response to the alert.

29. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is based, at least in part, on the historic fitness data of the particular user.

30. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is associated with a population of similarly-aged individuals as the particular user.

31. An apparatus, comprising:

means for identifying a particular user;

means for receiving real-time vital data associated with the particular user;

means for retrieving historic fitness data associated with the particular user and updating the historic fitness data with the real-time vital data;

means for retrieving a pre-existing fitness standard comprising a combination of cardiovascular and aerobic data from individuals having a similar age as the particular user;

means for comparing the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard to generate a personalized fitness plan for re-aligning the updated historic fitness data with the pre-existing fitness standard based, at least in part, on a result of the comparing; and

means for transmitting the updated historic fitness data and the pre-existing fitness standard to a display on exercise equipment.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for identifying comprises a bar code scanner.

33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for identifying comprises a camera.

34. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for identifying comprises an identification card reader.

35. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for identifying comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader.

36. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for receiving comprises means for measuring the real-time vital data while the particular user is operating the exercise equipment.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the real-time vital data comprises a heart rate of the particular user, and wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is based, at least in part, on a normalized heart rate associated with a particular mode of exercise using the exercise equipment.

38. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the real-time vital data comprises a blood pressure of the particular user, and wherein the pre-existing fitness standard is based, at least in part, on a normalized blood pressure associated with using the exercise equipment.

39. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising means for generating an alert when the real-time vital data indicates a deviation from the historic fitness data.

40. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the personalized fitness plan comprises both an exercise program and a dietary program.