Wearable device for automated construction of training plans and method of using the same

• US 10,600,509 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2017
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Avegliano, Priscilla Barreira, Cardonha, Carlos Henrique, Viana, Matheus Palhares, Villa Real, Lucas Correia
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US15/439,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20180236306A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A system for automatically generating an athletic training schedule includes a wearable device having one or more sensors for determining a quantity of athletic training performed by a user wearing the wearable device and an athletic performance of the user. A processor is configured to receive the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance data from the wearable device, and to estimate a relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance. A selection of a competitive target is received. A performance level of the selected competitive target is estimated. A minimum level of training needed to meet or exceed the estimated performance level is determined based on the estimated relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance. The athletic training schedule is automatically generated based on the determined minimum level of training.

Claims

1. A system for automatically generating an athletic training schedule, comprising:

a wearable device, including one or more sensors for determining a quantity of athletic training performed by a user wearing the wearable device and an athletic performance of the user; and

a processor configured to;

receive the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance data from the wearable device, and to estimate a relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and an increase in the athletic performance by fitting a known curve relating athletic training performed and an increase in athletic performance to the received quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance data from the wearable device, wherein the athletic performance data is an indication of athletic speed or a time required to complete an athletic event;

receive a selection of a competitive target;

estimating a performance level of the selected competitive target;

determine a minimum level of training needed to meet or exceed the estimated performance level, based on the estimated relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance; and

automatically generate the athletic training schedule based on the determined minimum level of training.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors for determining a quantity of athletic training performed by a user wearing the wearable device and an athletic performance of the user include an accelerometer or a GPS receiver.

3. The system of claim 1, additionally comprising a computer network-connected exercise machine configured to further determine the quantity of athletic training performed by the user and the athletic performance of the user, wherein the processor is further configured to estimate the relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance based on data received from the wearable device and data received from the computer network-connected exercise machine.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the computer network-connected exercise machine is configured to receive the automatically generated athletic training schedule and operate an exercise program therefrom.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wearable device is configured to receive the automatically generated athletic training schedule and guide the user in performing the automatically generated athletic training schedule.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is disposed within the wearable device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is disposed within a server that is in communication with the wearable device over a computer network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance is estimated by fitting the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance data received from the wearable device with curves determined from comparable data of athletes identified as being similar to the user.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the selection of the competitive target is a selection of a desired result of a particular athletic competitive event.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the desired result is a finishing place, score, or exceeding a performance of a particular individual.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the performance of the particular individual is estimated based on past performance of the particular individual.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the past performance of the particular individual is estimated from social media data or published competition results that have been automatically obtained.

13. A computer program product for automatically generating an athletic training schedule, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

receive, by the computer, data relating to a quantity of athletic training performed by a user and an athletic performance of the user;

estimate, by the computer, a relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance;

receive, by the computer, a selection of a competitive target;

estimate, by the computer, a performance level of the selected competitive target;

determine, by the computer, a minimum level of training needed to meet or exceed the estimated performance level, based on the estimated relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance; and

automatically generate, by the computer, the athletic training schedule based on the determined minimum level of training,

wherein the relationship between the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance is estimated, by the computer, by fitting the quantity of athletic training performed and the athletic performance data received from the wearable device with curves determined from comparable data of athletes identified as being similar to the user.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the selection of the competitive target is a selection of a desired result of a particular athletic competitive event, the desired result is a finishing place, score, or exceeding a performance of a particular individual, and the performance of the particular individual is estimated based on past performance of the particular individual.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the past performance of the particular individual is estimated from social media data or published competition results that have been automatically obtained.

16. A method for automatically generating an athletic training schedule, comprising:

receiving data relating to a quantity of training of a first type of activity performed by a user and an athletic performance of the user for the first type of activity;

receiving data relating to a quantity of training of a second type of activity performed by the user and an athletic performance of the user for the second type of activity;

estimating a first relationship between the quantity of training of the first type of activity and the athletic performance of the first type of activity;

estimating a second relationship between the quantity of training of the second type of activity and the athletic performance of the second type of activity;

receiving a selection of a competitive target and estimating a performance level of the selected competitive target;

determining a minimum level of training needed to meet or exceed the estimated performance level, based on the first and second estimated relationships; and

automatically generating the athletic training schedule based on the determined minimum level of training, wherein the determining of the minimum level of training includes optimizing between training at the first activity and training at the second activity,

wherein the first relationship between the quantity of athletic training of the first type of activity performed and the athletic performance of the first type of activity performed is estimated by fitting the quantity of athletic training of the first type of activity performed and the athletic performance data of the first type of activity performed received from the wearable device with curves determined from comparable data of athletes identified as being similar to the user.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the selection of the competitive target is a selection of a desired result of a particular athletic competitive event, the desired result is a finishing place, score, or exceeding a performance of a particular individual, and the performance of the particular individual is estimated based on past performance of the particular individual.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein in determining the minimum level of training needed to meet or exceed the estimated performance level, a ratio of the first activity to the second activity of the particular athletic competitive event is considered.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the athletic training schedule includes a first level of training for the first activity and a second level of training for the second activity.