Exercise-data management server apparatus and exercise-data management system

• US 20070142179A1
• Filed: 12/04/2006
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Sports & Life Company Limited (Konami Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Konami Sports & Life Company Limited (Konami Corporation)
• Inventors: Terao, Shin, Sakaue, Yutaka, Midorikawa, Ken
• Granted Patent: US 7,594,873 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0056 using electromagnetically-controlled friction, e.g. magnetic particle brakes
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/76 Wind conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/01 User's weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/30 blood pressure A63B2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/70 body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/20 Swimming
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/90 Ergometer with feedback to load or with feedback comparison

Abstract

Disclosed is an exercise-data management system, which comprises a wristband 8 including an IC chip 7 recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant, a studio gate 3 set up in a studio and adapted to wirelessly receive and read the unique information recorded in the IC chip, and an exercise-data management server apparatus 4. The studio gate 3 is operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating the read to the exercise-data management server apparatus 4. The exercise-data management server apparatus 4 includes a schedule storage section which stores, as a schedule, a location and a time zone in which an exercise is to be performed, and stores a standard consumed calorie value in association with an exercise type, and a total-consumed-calorie calculation section operable, based on the received unique information and the contents stored in the schedule storage section, to acquire a consumed calorie value for a participant corresponding to the unique information. The exercise-data management system of the present invention allows the studio gate 3 as a reader apparatus to read the unique information of the wristband 8 as portable unique-information storage means, through a one-time operation.

Claims

1. An exercise-data management system for managing information about participant'"'"'s exercise results, comprising:

portable unique-information storage means recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant;

a reader apparatus arranged in a location corresponding to where an exercise is performed, and adapted to read the unique information recorded in said unique-information storage means; and

an exercise-data management server apparatus arranged in a given location;

wherein;

said reader apparatus including;

a reader-side communication section operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating having read said unique information to said exercise-data management server apparatus; and

said exercise-data management server apparatus including;

first storage means storing, as a schedule, a time zone in which an exercise is to be performed;

second storage means storing predetermined exercise result-related information in association with a type of exercise;

server-side communication means operable to receive, from said reader apparatus, said unique information and the read-indicating information of said unique information; and

exercise data acquisition means operable, based on the unique information and the read-indicating information each received by said server-side communication means, and the contents stored in said first and second storage means, to acquire predetermined information about an exercise result of a participant who has taken along said unique-information storage means.

2. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein:

said reader apparatus is formed to have transportability, and provided with setting means for setting locational information about a setup location thereof; and

said reader-side communication section is operable to transmit the read unique information to said exercise-data management server apparatus together with said locational information.

3. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein:

said unique-information storage means includes a transmitter for transmitting the unique information within a relatively short distance in space; and

said reader apparatus includes a receiver for receiving the unique information transmitted from said transmitter.

4. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 3, wherein said reader apparatus has a guide mark indicated on a front surface of a housing thereof to guide the participant to bring said unique-information storage means close thereto.

5. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein said reader apparatus includes an annunciation section operable, in response to reading the unique information, to perform an annunciating action.

6. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein:

said server-side communication means is operable, in response to receiving the unique information, to return an acknowledge signal to said reader apparatus; and

said reader apparatus includes an annunciation section operable, in response to receiving said acknowledge signal, to perform an annunciating action.

7. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein:

said second storage means stores, as said predetermined exercise result-related information associated with respective types of exercises, assumed consumed calorie values to be consumed through said respective types of exercises performed by a participant; and

said exercise data acquisition means is operable to calculate a consumed calorie value of a participant.

8. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 7, which includes third storage means storing authentication information of a participant and personal information of said participant in a mutually associated manner, wherein said exercise data acquisition means is operable to calculate a consumed calorie value of the participant using said personal information.

9. An exercise-data management server apparatus for use in a system for managing information about participant'"'"'s exercise results which comprises portable unique-information storage means recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant;

a reader apparatus arranged in a location corresponding to where an exercise is performed and adapted to read the unique information recorded in said unique-information storage means;

wherein said reader apparatus including a reader-side communication section operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating having read said unique information to said exercise-data management server apparatus;

said exercise-data management server apparatus being provided in a given location, comprising;

first storage means storing, as a schedule, a time zone in which an exercise is to be performed;

second storage means storing predetermined exercise result-related information in association with a type of exercise;

server-side communication means operable to receive, from said reader apparatus, said unique information and the read-indicating information of said unique information; and

exercise data acquisition means operable, based on the unique information and the read-indicating information each received by said server-side communication means, and the contents stored in said first and second storage means, to acquire predetermined information about an exercise result of a participant who has taken along said unique-information storage means.