PHYSICAL EXERCISE ASSISTING DEVICE

• US 20100137106A1
• Filed: 10/03/2007
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyata, Kiichiro, Tanaka, Koichi, Oshima, Yoshitake
• Granted Patent: US 8,388,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• 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 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

A physical exercise assisting device includes a physical activity amount recorder recording a performed physical activity amount such that a physical exercise amount and a lifestyle activity amount can be recognized for a physical activity that has an intensity greater than or equal to a reference intensity; goal storage unit storing goals for the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount to be performed in a predetermined unit period; and a display displaying goal achievement of the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount based on the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount recorded by the physical activity amount recorder and the goals stored in the goal storage unit.

Claims

1. A physical exercise assisting device comprising:

a physical activity amount recorder recording a performed physical activity amount such that a physical exercise amount and a lifestyle activity amount can be recognized for a physical activity having an intensity greater than or equal to a reference intensity;

a goal storage unit storing goals for the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount to be performed in a predetermined unit period; and

a display displaying a goal achievement of the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount based on the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount recorded by the physical activity amount recorder and the goals stored in the goal storage unit.

2. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 1, wherein

the physical activity amount recorder includes a detector detecting a physical activity of a user, and calculating the intensity and the physical activity amount of the physical activity performed by the user based on the detection result of the detector.

3. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 2, wherein the physical activity amount recorder records the physical activity amount only when the physical activity of greater than or equal to the reference intensity is continuously performed for longer than or equal to a predetermined time.

4. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 3, wherein the physical activity amount recorder dynamically changes the length of the predetermined time according to the intensity of the physical activity.

5. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the physical activity amount recorder determines whether to assume a physical activity amount as the physical exercise amount or a lifestyle activity amount based on a magnitude of the continuously performed physical activity amount.

6. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the physical activity amount recorder determines whether to assume a physical activity amount as the physical exercise amount or the lifestyle activity amount based on the magnitude of the calculated intensity.

7. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein

the physical activity amount recorder includes a physical activity intensity table in which type and intensity of a physical activity are correlated, and an input for the user to input a type and a performing time of the physical activity, and the physical activity recorder calculates and records a physical activity amount for a physical activity of a type different from the physical activity detectable with the detection means based on the input of the user.

8. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein

the physical activity recorder records a performed physical activity amount for a physical activity of smaller than the reference intensity;

and

the display displays the physical activity amount of smaller than the reference intensity in distinction from the physical activity amount of greater than or equal to the reference intensity.

9. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, further comprising an achievement estimating unit estimating a goal achievement at a terminating time point of a current unit period from a history of the physical activity recorded in the past unit period and a history of the physical activity amount recorded from the start to the current time point of the current unit period.

10. The physical exercise assisting device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, further comprising a goal setting unit setting the goal, the goal setting unit being switchable to change or not change the setting of the goal.