Wellness/exercise management method and system by wellness/exercise mode based on context-awareness platform on smartphone

• US 9,421,420 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Incorporated (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Incorporated (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Jianyu, Chong, Chia Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US14/500,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087478A1
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/25 Recognition of walking or running movements, e.g. gait recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/125 the stations being mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A device, method and system provide a wellness management process and/or an exercise management process for use with a smartphone or other mobile computing device. Various data about the user is obtained and used for determining and recommending an action or exercise to the user to improve the user'"'"'s wellness/physique/health. The action determined can be based on: (1) current biometric and/or motion data about the user (from the sensors), and (2) current physical condition(s), such as health/medical information or condition about the user (from the user'"'"'s personal information, e.g., health library or programmed into the smartphone). Specific information about the user is taken into consideration when recommending user action or exercise, such as the user'"'"'s specific physical, health or medical conditions.

Claims

1. A method for recommending an action to a user for enhancing wellness or health of the user, the method comprising:

receiving first data from a first sensor configured to sense motion of a user;

receiving second data from a second sensor configured to sense biometric data of the user;

processing the received first and second data and identifying a type of activity engaged in by the user;

determining a recommended action to be performed by the user in response to the identified type of activity and a current health/medical condition of the user; and

notifying the user of the recommended action.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein processing and identifying further comprises:

for different time periods, processing received data and identifying a type of activity for each of the different time periods.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein processing and identifying further comprises:

storing historical activity information for the user.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the current health/medical condition of the user comprises a medical condition known to the user, the medical condition has associated therewith a health risk and the identified activity will increase the health risk to the user.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein determining the recommended action to be performed by the user further comprises:

determining the recommended action in response to one or more health/medical rules.

6. The method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the one or more health/medical rules are pre-stored in a health/medical database.

7. A method for recommending an action to a user for enhancing wellness or health of the user, the method comprising:

receiving first data from a first sensor configured to sense motion of a user;

receiving second data from a second sensor configured to sense biometric data of the user;

processing the received first and second data and identifying a type of activity the user is currently conducting and a current physical condition of the user;

determining a recommended action to be performed by the user in response to the identified type of activity and the current physical condition of the user; and

notifying the user of the recommended action.

8. The method in accordance with claim 7 wherein the current physical condition of the user comprises a current medical/health condition.

9. The method in accordance with claim 8 wherein the current health/medical condition of the user comprises a medical condition known to the user, the medical condition has associated therewith a health risk and the identified activity will increase the health risk to the user.

10. The method in accordance with claim 7 wherein the current physical condition of the user comprises a condition occurring within the last day.

11. The method in accordance with claim 7 wherein processing and identifying further comprises:

for different time periods, processing received data and identifying a type of activity for each of the different time periods.

12. The method in accordance with claim 11 wherein processing and identifying further comprises:

storing historical activity information for the user.

13. A method for recommending a change in a user'"'"'s current exercise activity for enhancing physical attributes and health of the user, the method comprising:

receiving first data from a first sensor configured to sense motion of a user;

receiving second data from a second sensor configured to sense biometric data of the user;

processing the received first and second data and identifying a type of activity engaged in by the user and a current physical condition of the user;

determining a recommended change to the user'"'"'s current exercise activity in response to the identified type of activity and the current physical condition of the user; and

notifying the user of the recommended change.

14. The method in accordance with claim 13 wherein the current physical condition of the user comprises a condition sensed by at least one of the first and second sensors during the user'"'"'s current exercise activity.

15. The method in accordance with claim 14 wherein the condition sensed during the user'"'"'s current exercise activity comprises heart rate.

16. The method in accordance with claim 13 wherein processing and identifying further comprises:

for different time periods, processing received data and identifying a type of activity for each of the different time periods.

17. The method in accordance with claim 16 wherein processing and identifying further comprises:

storing the identified type of activity for the different time periods.