ACTIVITY MONITOR AND ANALYZER WITH VOICE DIRECTION FOR EXERCISE

• US 20130130213A1
• Filed: 05/18/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rhode Island Board of education (STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
• Original Assignee: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
• Inventors: Sun, Ying, Burbank, Patricia M.
• Application Number:
  US13/475,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20130130213A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• 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 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2023/006 for stretching exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0093 the load of the exercise apparatus being controlled by performance parameters, e.g. distance or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/808 Microphones
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0059 Exercising apparatus with reward systems
• 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: G09B 19/00 : Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 : Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 : relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

A system is disclosed for monitoring and analyzing activity of a subject. The system includes a condition setting unit for setting a schedule for the subject in association with a clock, a voice recording and play-back unit for recording a set of personalized messages for the subject, and a motion detection unit for monitoring, in association with the clock, whether an expected activity has occurred. The voice recording and play-back unit plays one of the set of personalized messages responsive to whether the expected activity has occurred.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring and analyzing activity of a subject, said system comprising:

a condition setting unit for setting a schedule for the subject in association with a clock;

a voice recording and play-back unit for recording a set of personalized messages for the subject;

a motion detection unit for monitoring, in association with the clock, whether an expected activity has occurred, wherein said voice recording and play-back unit plays one of the set of personalized messages responsive to whether the expected activity has occurred.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said set of personalized messages are recorded by someone familiar with the subject.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said motion detection unit includes an accelerometer.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said voice recording and play-back unit provides that personalized voice recordings may be made for each subject by a family member.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said motion detection includes any of periodicity analysis, walking step count analysis, peak magnitude analysis, integration over time, and dimensional analysis.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system is employed to monitor exercise of the subject.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system is employed to monitor whether the subject has properly eaten scheduled meals.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system is employed to monitor whether the subject has properly taken scheduled medications.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said motion detection unit is worn by the subject.

10. A method for monitoring and analyzing activity of a subject, said method comprising the steps of:

setting a schedule for the subject in association with a clock;

recording a set of personalized messages for the subject

monitoring, in association with the clock, whether an expected activity has occurred; and

playing one of the set of personalized messages responsive to whether the expected activity has occurred.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said set of personalized messages are recorded by someone familiar with the subject.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said step of monitoring whether an expected activity has occurred including reading data from an accelerometer.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said voice recording and play-back unit provides that personalized voice recordings may be made for each subject by a family member.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said step of monitoring whether an expected activity has occurred includes spike detection.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said step of monitoring whether an expected activity has occurred includes any of periodicity analysis, walking step count analysis, peak magnitude analysis, integration over time, and dimensional analysis.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said method is employed to monitor exercise of the subject.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said method is employed to monitor whether the subject has properly eaten scheduled meals.

18. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said method is employed to monitor whether the subject has properly taken scheduled medications.