PERSONAL WELLNESS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

• US 20130337974A1
• Filed: 06/19/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ActivBody, Inc.
• Original Assignee: EZ As A Drink Productions Incorporated
• Inventors: Yanev, Kostadin Dimitrov, Vassilev, Angel Georgiev, Yanev, Ivo Kostadinov
• Granted Patent: US 10,102,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/09 Rehabilitation or training
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• 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 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36003 of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 2270/041 Controlled or regulated
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture

Abstract

A personal wellness system may facilitate personal wellness management via personal wellness devices. The personal wellness devices may be portable, handheld devices configured to facilitate personal exercise and personal wellness management using the device. Exercises performed using the personal wellness devices may be tracked based on forces exerted on the personal wellness device, a location and/or motion of the personal wellness device, and/or other bases for tracking personal exercise. Tracked exercises may be a basis for determining exercise parameters such as information associated with cardiovascular endurance, respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, and/or balance; calories burnt or energy expended; a completion level of a prescribed exercise routine; a quantified improvement in an exercise; and/or other exercise parameters. The personal wellness system may facilitate automated and/or live coaching, exercise regimen design, exercise scheduling, diet program design, rehabilitation, and/or other functions associated with personal wellness management.

Claims

1. A personal wellness device configured to facilitate personal wellness management, the personal wellness device comprising:

at least one housing body configured to receive compressive force during personal exercise;

a force sensor configured to generate a force output signal that conveys information related to compressive force exerted on the at least one housing body, the force sensor being housed by the at least one housing body;

a user interface configured to receive information from a user and provide information to the user, the user interface being housed by the at least one housing body; and

one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the one or more processors being housed by the at least one housing body, the one or more computer program modules comprising;

an exercise tracking module configured to track exercises performed using the personal wellness device based on the force output signal generated by the force sensor; and

an exercise analysis module configured to determine one or more exercise parameters based on the tracked exercises.

2. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the one or more exercise parameters include one or more of information associated with cardiovascular endurance, respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, and/or balance;

calories burnt or energy expended;

a completion level of a prescribed exercise routine;

a frequency of a particular exercise and/or exercise in general;

or a quantified improvement in an exercise.

3. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein individual ones of the one or more exercise parameters are based on a comparison with tracked exercises of one or more other users unassociated with the personal wellness device.

4. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a physical attribute module configured to receive physical attribute information via the user interface, the physical attribute information relating to one or more of height, weight, age, or gender.

5. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a instruction module configured provide assistance with one or more exercises performed using the personal wellness device.

6. The personal wellness device of claim 5, wherein the assistance provided by the instruction module is based on one or both of a live interaction with a human coach or an automated response.

7. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a regimen design module configured to facilitate designing an exercise regimen.

8. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise an exercise scheduling module configured to monitor one or more scheduled exercises associated with a user and/or provide alerts associated with the one or more scheduled exercises.

9. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a nutrition module configured to analyze a user'"'"'s diet and facilitate designing a diet program.

10. The personal wellness device of claim 1, further comprising an electrical muscle stimulation interface housed by the at least one housing body and configured to removably couple the personal wellness device with an electrode, the electrode being configured to provide electrical muscle stimulation to a user, and wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a rehabilitation module configured to provide electrical muscle stimulation treatment to the user via the electrical muscle stimulation interface.

11. The personal wellness device of claim 1, wherein the at least one housing body comprises two housing bodies including a first housing body and a second housing body, the first housing body and the second housing body being movably coupled together by way of a coupling mechanism such that the two housing bodies are reconfigurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the two housing bodies being configured to receive compressive force during personal exercise while in the closed configuration, and wherein the user interface is accessible with the two housing bodies in the open configuration.

12. A personal wellness platform configured to facilitate personal wellness management via personal wellness devices, individual ones of the personal wellness devices comprising a force sensor configured to generate a force output signal conveying information relating to compressive force exerted thereon and a user interface configured to receive information from a user and provide information to the user, the personal wellness platform comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the one or more computer program modules comprising;

a device-platform communication module configured to facilitate transfer of information between the personal wellness platform and individual ones of the personal wellness devices;

an exercise tracking module configured to track exercises performed using individual ones of the personal wellness device based on information transferred between the personal wellness platform and individual ones of the personal wellness devices; and

an exercise analysis module configured to determine one or more exercise parameters based on the tracked exercises.

13. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a physical attribute module configured to receive physical attribute information associated with individual users of the personal wellness devices, the physical attribute information relating to one or more of height, weight, age, DNA, or gender.

14. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a instruction module configured provide assistance with one or more exercises performed using individual ones of the personal wellness devices.

15. The personal wellness platform of claim 14, wherein the assistance provided by the instruction module is based on one or both of a live interaction with a human coach or an automated response.

16. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a regimen design module configured to facilitate designing an exercise regimen.

17. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise an exercise scheduling module configured to monitor one or more scheduled exercises associated with a user and/or provide alerts associated with the one or more scheduled exercises.

18. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a nutrition module configured to analyze a user'"'"'s diet and facilitate designing a diet program.

19. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein the device-platform communication module is further configured to transmit, from the personal wellness platform to individual ones of the personal wellness devices, one or more of:

one or more exercise parameters based on the tracked exercises;

assistance with one or more exercises performed using individual ones of the personal wellness devices;

an exercise regimen;

alerts associated with scheduled exercises;

or

a diet program.

20. The personal wellness platform of claim 12, wherein individual ones of the personal wellness devices each comprise two housing bodies including a first housing body and a second housing body, the first housing body and the second housing body being movably coupled together by way of a coupling mechanism such that the two housing bodies are reconfigurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the two housing bodies being configured to receive compressive force during personal exercise while in the closed configuration, one or both of the two housing bodies being configured to house one or more of the force sensor, the user interface, or one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules.