Exercise amount measuring method using mobile communication terminal

• US 20060064277A1
• Filed: 08/11/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Mun Ho, Yi, Dong Hoon
• Application Number:
  US11/202,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20060064277A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/160
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/14 Geo-tagging, e.g. for correlating route or track location data with specific information related to that specific location
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/16 Angular positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/18 Inclination, slope or curvature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/72 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/74 Atmospheric pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/75 Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/78 Surface covering conditions, e.g. of a road surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• 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 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0048 for mountaineering, e.g. climbing-walls, grip elements for climbing-walls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/20 Integrity monitoring, fault detection or fault isolation of space segment

Abstract

An exercise amount measuring method using a mobile communication terminal is provided whereby an amount of such exercise as mountain climbing, walking, jogging or the like can be measured through the use of a mobile communication terminal capable of self-reliant navigation. The method comprises the steps of; determining an exercise route which a user has covered from a start position to a current position with a central processing unit; dividing the determined exercise route into a plurality of route segments; calculating a reference exercise amount based on a length of each divided route segment; multiplying the reference exercise amount calculated by a predetermined weighting value to calculate an actual exercise amount for each route segment; and summing up all the exercise amounts calculated for the route segments to reckon and display a total amount of exercise.

Claims

1. An exercise amount measuring method using a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

determining an exercise route which a user has covered from a start position to a current position with a central processing unit;

dividing the determined exercise route into a plurality of route segments;

calculating an exercise amount with respect to each divided route segment; and

summing up all the exercise amounts calculated for the route segments to reckon and display a total amount of exercise.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measurement of the exercise amount is executed when a command of measurement is inputted from a command input part.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein, at the determining step, the exercise route is determined based on a position detected by a global positioning system receiver that receives navigation messages, an azimuth angle judged from output signals of a terrestrial magnetism sensor, and a moving speed detected by a speed detector part.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the dividing step comprises reading out a map data stored at a map storage part to acquire a road gradient and a road condition associated with the exercise route and dividing the exercise route into a plurality of route segments depending on the road gradient and the road condition acquired.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the calculating step comprises acquiring a factor affecting the exercise amount with respect to each divided route segment and calculating the exercise amount based on the acquired factor on a segment-by-segment basis.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the factor affecting the exercise amount is at least one selected from a group consisting of a distance, a road gradient, a road condition, an ambient temperature, an atmospheric pressure, a humidity, each associated with the respective route segment, and a moving speed of the user.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the calculating step comprises calculating a reference exercise amount based on a length of each divided route segment and then calculating an actual exercise amount for each route segment by multiplying the reference exercise amount calculated by a weighting value predetermined depending on a factor that affects the exercise amount.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the factor affecting the exercise amount is at least one selected from a group consisting of a road gradient, a road condition, an ambient temperature, an atmospheric pressure, a humidity and a moving speed of the user.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

judging whether the exercise has been finished; and

terminating measurement of the exercise amount if the exercise is judged to have been finished.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the judging step comprises the steps of:

deciding whether the user has moved or not; and

judging the exercise to have been finished if it is decided that the user stops movement for a predetermined period of time or if the user inputs a command to finish measuring the exercise amount through a command input part.

11. An exercise amount measuring method using a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

reading out a map data stored at a map storage part with a central processing unit to display the map data on a display part;

establishing an exercise route with the use of the displayed map data;

dividing the established exercise route into a plurality of route segments;

calculating an exercise amount with respect to each divided route segment; and

summing up all the exercise amounts calculated for the route segments to reckon and display a total amount of exercise.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the dividing step comprises:

acquiring a road gradient and a road condition associated with the exercise route from the map data; and

dividing the exercise route into a plurality of route segments depending on the road gradient and the road condition acquired.

13. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the calculating step comprises calculating a reference exercise amount based on a length of each divided route segment and then calculating an actual exercise amount for each route segment by multiplying the reference exercise amount calculated by a weighting value predetermined depending on a factor that affects the amount of exercise.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the factor affecting the exercise amount is at least one selected from a group consisting of a road gradient, a road condition, an ambient temperature, an atmospheric pressure, a humidity and a moving speed of the user.