HEALTH AND FITNESS SYSTEM

• US 20110124978A1
• Filed: 11/24/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ITMP
• Original Assignee: ITMP
• Inventors: WILLIAMS, MICHAEL C.
• Application Number:
  US12/625,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20110124978A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/02 with movable endless bands , e.g. treadmills other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

The present invention provides a health and fitness system, comprising a means for providing access to the health and fitness application, a means for retrieving data from a health and fitness data source, a means for selectively integrating health and fitness data among multiple health and fitness applications, sensors, and devices, a means for logging health and fitness data, a means for purchasing a health and fitness item from a catalog of items, a means for sharing health and fitness data with a remote computing device, and a means for messaging to and from a smart phone.

Claims

1. A health and fitness system, comprising:

a means for providing access to the health and fitness application;

a means for retrieving data from a health and fitness data source;

a means for selectively integrating health and fitness data among multiple health and fitness applications, sensors, and devices;

a means for logging health and fitness data;

a means for purchasing a health and fitness item from a catalog of items;

a means for sharing health and fitness data with a remote computing device; and

a means for messaging to and from a smart phone.

2. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the means for sharing health and fitness data includes interacting with a personal trainer website, the medical website, or the practice management software.

3. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the health and fitness data source is a health and fitness device.

4. The health and fitness system of claim 3, wherein the device is a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a glucose meter, a cycling sensor, a cycling computer, a rowing sensor, a rowing computer, a treadmill sensor, a treadmill computer, an elliptical trainer sensor, an elliptical trainer computer, a global-positioning system device, a running sensor, a pedometer, a scale, or a fitness watch.

5. The health and fitness system of claim 3, wherein the device is a mobile device configured to interact with a health monitoring device.

6. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the health and fitness data source is a website.

7. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the health and fitness item includes health monitoring equipment and health and fitness content.

8. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the means for logging health and fitness data provides a personal health diary, a weight scale log, caloric intake, a blood pressure log, or glucose log.

9. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the remote computing device is on the Internet.

10. The health and fitness system of claim 1, wherein the message is a positive psychological message, or a suggestion relating to health or fitness.

11. The health and fitness system of claim 1, further comprising a graphical user interface that interfaces with at least one of the means.

22. The computer program product of claim 11, configured to cause a computing device to provide a graphical user interface that provides access to at least one of the means.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program code embodied therein configured to cause a computing device to:

provide access a health and fitness application;

retrieve data from a health and fitness data source;

selectively integrate health and fitness data among multiple health and fitness applications, sensors, and devices;

log health and fitness data;

purchase a health and fitness item from a catalog of items;

communicate health and fitness data with a remote computing device; and

send messages to and receive messages from a smart phone.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the means for sharing health and fitness data includes interacting with a personal trainer website, the medical website, or the practice management software.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the health and fitness data source is a health and fitness device.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the device is a heart rate monitor, a cycling computer, a rowing computer, a treadmill computer, or an elliptical trainer computer.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the device is a mobile device configured to interact with a health monitoring device.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the health and fitness data source is a website.

18. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the health and fitness item includes health monitoring equipment and health and fitness content.

19. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the means for logging health and fitness data provides a personal health diary, a weight scale log, caloric intake. a blood pressure log, or glucose log.

20. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the remote computing device is on the Internet.

21. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the message is a positive psychological message, or a suggestion relating to health or fitness.