Apparatus for determining exercise capability of user and operating method thereof

• US 9,867,570 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., University-Industry Cooperation Group of KyungHee University
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., University-Industry Cooperation Group of KyungHee University
• Inventors: Bae, Sang Kon, Ko, Byung Hoon, Lee, Choong Hee, Sunoo, Sub, Nam, Sang-Seok, Park, Hun-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL
• Application Number:
  US14/692,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20160113575A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,001 Days
• 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 5/4884 inducing physiological or psychological stress, e.g. applications for stress testing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

An apparatus determining an exercise capability of an individual by obtaining heart rate information of the individual, detecting a characteristic point from the heart rate information, and obtaining information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point.

Claims

1. An apparatus for determining an exercise capability of an individual, the apparatus comprising:

an obtainer configured to obtain heart rate information of the individual while the individual performs an exercise;

a detector configured to detect a characteristic point from the obtained heart rate information,

wherein the characteristic point corresponds to a point at which a gradient of the heart rate information changes;

a determiner configured to

determine an elapsed time until the characteristic point is detected, and

obtain determination information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point and the elapsed time; and

an exercise guider configured to provide exercise guidance information based on the determined exercise capability.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an output unit configured to output information comprising at least one of a visual indicating information, an auditory indicating information, or a tactile indicating information to the individual using a preset scheme.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the output unit is further configured to suspend an output of at least one of the visual indicating information, the auditory indicating information, and the tactile indicating information when the characteristic point is detected.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the information instructs the individual to increase an intensity of the exercise until the characteristic point is detected.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determiner is further configured to obtain additional heart rate information corresponding to anaerobic threshold information of the individual based on at least one of the characteristic point and physical information of the individual.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the determiner is further configured to determine the exercise capability based on the additional heart rate information corresponding to the anaerobic threshold information.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the detector is further configured to detect the characteristic point based on a change in the additional heart rate information with respect to an exercise tolerance of the individual.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a wearable device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heart rate information progressively increases during a first time period and sharply increases at the characteristic point.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detector is further configured to differentiate the obtained heart rate information.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein

when the heart rate information is primarily differentiated, the characteristic point corresponds to a peak value, and

when the heart rate information is secondarily differentiated, the characteristic point corresponds to zero.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the obtainer is further configured to accumulate heart rate information over a plurality of time periods,

wherein heart rate information of a first time period of the plurality of time periods comprises an average of heart rate data obtained during the first time period, and

wherein heart rate information of each subsequent time period of the plurality of time periods after the first time period comprises a moving average.

13. A method of determining an exercise capability of an individual, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a user apparatus, heart rate information of the individual while the individual performs an exercise;

detecting, by the user apparatus, a characteristic point from the obtained heart rate information,

wherein the characteristic point corresponds to a point at which a gradient of the heart rate information changes;

determining, by the user apparatus, an elapsed time until the characteristic point is detected;

obtaining, by the user apparatus, determination information to be used to determine an exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point and the elapsed time; and

providing, by the user apparatus, exercise guidance information based on the determined exercise capability.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

outputting information comprising at least one of a visual indicating information, an auditory indicating information, or a tactile indicating information to the individual using a preset scheme.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the outputting further comprises suspending an output of at least one of the visual indicating information, the auditory indicating information, and the tactile indicating information when the characteristic point is detected.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the determining of the exercise capability comprises obtaining additional heart rate information corresponding to anaerobic threshold information of the individual based on at least one of the characteristic point and physical information of the individual.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the determining of the exercise capability further comprises determining the exercise capability based on the additional heart rate information corresponding to the anaerobic threshold information.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the detecting further comprises detecting the characteristic point based on a change in the additional heart rate information with respect to an exercise tolerance of the individual.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the characteristic point is detected using a predetermined scheme.