Workout management method and system using a wearable device

• US 10,736,527 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2018
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sangkyu, Lee, Joonhyung, Cho, Seongho
• Primary Examiner(s): Ganesan, Sundhara M
• Application Number:
  US15/892,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20180160925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/09 Rehabilitation or training
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0223 Magnetic field sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0257 Proximity sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• 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: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A workout management method performed by a wearable device is provided. The workout management method includes receiving a first information about an amount of exercise to be performed by a user, obtaining a second information about a current fitness state of the user, comparing the first information and the second information, and outputting the result of the comparison to the user.

Claims

1. A workout management method performed by a wearable device, the workout management method comprising:

receiving, by the wearable device, a first information about a target amount related to an exercise;

obtaining, by the wearable device, a second information related to current performance of the exercise by a user from a fitness machine while being used by the user to perform the exercise;

determining, by the wearable device, whether the target amount is achieved based on the first information and the second information; and

outputting, by the wearable device, a third information based on a result of the determining,

wherein the determining comprises determining whether an interruption occurs in the current performance of the exercise based on the second information indicating a stoppage at the fitness machine.

2. The workout management method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the second information comprises establishing connection with the fitness machine when the fitness machine is a within a predetermined range from the wearable device.

3. The workout management method of claim 1, wherein the outputting of the third information comprises outputting achievement status information with respect to the target amount.

4. The workout management method of claim 1, wherein the outputting of the result of the determining comprises displaying the third information on a display screen of the wearable device.

5. The workout management method of claim 1, wherein the outputting of the third information comprises outputting the third information as at least one of an audio output and a vibration output.

6. The workout management method of claim 1, wherein the second information related to the current performance of the exercise comprises operational information the fitness machine.

7. The workout management method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the wearable device, a fourth information to the fitness machine, the fourth information includes information displayed on a screen on the wearable device.

8. A workout management method performed by a wearable device, the workout management method comprising:

receiving, by the wearable device, a first information about a target amount related to an exercise;

obtaining, by the wearable device, a second information related to current performance of the exercise by a user;

determining, by the wearable device, whether the target amount is achieved based on the first information and the second information; and

outputting, by the wearable device, a third information based a result of the determining,

wherein the obtaining the second information comprises;

obtaining the second information from a fitness machine while being used by the user when the wearable device is communicably linked in a wireless manner with the fitness machine; and

obtaining the second information including an amount of the exercise performed by the user, which has been accumulated up to a current point of time, from a sensor included in the wearable device when the wearable device is not communicably linked with the fitness machine,

wherein the determining comprises determining whether an interruption occurs in the current performance of the exercise based on the second information indicating a stoppage at the fitness machine.

9. A workout management method performed by a wearable device, the workout management method comprising:

obtaining, by the wearable device, a first information related to performance of a first exercise of a user using a first fitness machine;

obtaining, by the wearable device, a second information related to performance of a second exercise of the user using a second fitness machine;

accumulating, by the wearable device, a third information by combining the first information and the second information; and

outputting, by the wearable device, the accumulated third information,

wherein the third information comprises a total amount of exercise accumulated based on the first information and the second information.

10. The workout management method of claim 9, wherein the first information is obtained from the first fitness machine and the second information is obtained from the second fitness machine.

11. The workout management method of claim 9, wherein the obtaining of the first information comprises:

establishing, by the wearable device, connection with the first fitness machine when the first fitness machine is within a communication range from the wearable device; and

wherein the obtaining of the second information comprises;

establishing, by the wearable device, connection with the second fitness machine when the second fitness machine is within the communication range from the wearable device.

12. The workout management method of claim 9, wherein the outputting of the third information comprises displaying the third information on a display screen of the wearable device.

13. The workout management method of claim 9, wherein the outputting of the third information comprises outputting the third information as at least one of an audio output and a vibration output.

14. The workout management method of claim 9, wherein the first information comprises operational information of the first fitness machine, and the second information comprises operational information of the second fitness machine.

15. The workout management method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting, by the wearable device, a fourth information to the first fitness machine or the second fitness machine, the fourth information includes information that is displayed on a screen on the wearable device.

16. A wearable device comprising:

a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a fitness machine; and

a processor configured to;

based on a first information related to current performance of an exercise by a user that is received by the communication unit from the fitness machine while being used by the user, determine a second information; and

output the determined second information,

wherein the determining the second information comprises determining whether an interruption occurs in the current performance of the exercise based on the first information indicating a stoppage at the fitness machine.

17. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the communication unit is further configured to wirelessly connect to the fitness machine when the fitness machine is a within a predetermined range from the wearable device.

18. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to control the communication unit to transmit a third information to the fitness machine, the third information including information that is to be displayed on a screen on the wearable device.

19. A workout management method performed by a fitness machine, the workout management method comprising:

establishing a connection with a wearable device based on the wearable device being within a predetermined range from the fitness machine;

transmitting to the wearable device, by the fitness machine, first information related to an exercise currently performed by a user using the fitness machine; and

receiving, by the fitness machine, second information from the wearable device; and

simultaneously displaying the second information on a screen of the fitness machine, while the second information including information that is displayed on a screen on the wearable device.

20. The workout management method of claim 19, wherein the fitness machine is an aerobic exercise machine.

21. The workout management method of claim 20, wherein the aerobic exercise machine is a treadmill.

22. The workout management method of claim 19, wherein the first information comprises at least one of information regarding an amount of exercise performed by the user using the fitness machine, workout intensity while using the fitness machine, speed while using the fitness machine, consumed calories while using the fitness machine, and workout time while using the fitness machine.