SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING EXERCISE-RELATED DATA

• US 20150216427A1
• Filed: 04/10/2015
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Granqvist, Niclas, Kanniainen, Tapio, Karvonen, Sami, Korpela, Matti
• Application Number:
  US14/683,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20150216427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• 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 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• 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 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4875 Hydration status, fluid retention of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• 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 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/22 Stride length
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 : Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 : Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 : Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/58 : Measurement of force related parameters by electric or magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/72 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 : Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 : Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 : heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 : heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 : temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/20 : Swimming
• 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: G06F 3/165 : Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/00 : Speech or audio signals analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis in musical instruments G10H
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 : for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation

Abstract

A portable apparatus includes a housing, the apparatus includes: a heart activity sensor configured to measure heart activity measurement data related to a user carrying out a physical exercise; a communication circuitry configured to provide the portable apparatus with wireless communication capability; a memory unit configured to store an audio track; and a processing circuitry configured to receive configuration data from an external user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection established through the communication circuitry. The received configuration data includes control data controlling audio playback of the audio track to process and play the audio track according to the received configuration data. The portable apparatus includes a support structure that enables attachment of the portable apparatus to a body of the user.

Claims

1. A portable apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising;

a heart activity sensor configured to measure heart activity measurement data related to a user carrying out a physical exercise;

a communication circuitry configured to provide the portable apparatus with wireless communication capability;

a memory unit configured to store an audio track; and

a processing circuitry configured to receive configuration data from an external user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection established through the communication circuitry, wherein the received configuration data includes control data controlling audio playback of the audio track, to process and play the audio track according to the received configuration data, and

wherein the portable apparatus further comprises a support structure which enables attachment of the portable apparatus to a body of the user.

2. The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to communicate data related to the audio track being played to the user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection.

3. The portable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the data related to the audio track comprises the processed audio track.

4. The portable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the data related to the audio track comprises at least one of the following:

a name of the audio track, an artist of the audio track, playback duration, elapsed time of the audio track, remaining time of the audio track, the next song, and a playlist.

5. The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received configuration data further includes said control data controlling operation of an audio decoder configured to decode the audio track.

6. The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the configuration data comprises a software version update, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured, upon completion of the reception of the software update from the user interface apparatus, to carry out the software version update.

7. The portable apparatus of claim 6, wherein the software version update is for an audio decoder configured to decode the audio track.

8. The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores measurement data acquired from at least one of said heart activity sensor or another heart activity sensor, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a positioning sensor and a motion sensor, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate at least some of the following information from the measurement data with or without the configuration data:

RR intervals representing duration between two consecutive R waves of an electrocardiogram, heart rate values, or heart rate variability derived from measurement data measured by the heart activity sensor, generic dehydration state calculated from temperature measured by the temperature sensor, travel distance calculated from measurement data measured by the motion sensor or the positioning sensor, motion analysis related to a swimming or running style calculated from measurement data measured by the motion sensor, and mechanical training load calculated from measurement data measured by the motion sensor.

9. The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to output the audio track to an audio output interface comprised in the housing.

10. A method for processing data in a portable apparatus comprising a support structure which enables attachment of the portable apparatus to a body of the user, the method comprising:

acquiring exercise-related measurement data by using an exercise-measurement sensor comprised in a housing of the portable apparatus;

establishing a bidirectional wireless communication connection through a communication circuitry with an external user interface apparatus, wherein the communication circuitry is comprised in the housing;

storing an audio track in a memory unit comprised in the housing;

receiving configuration data from the external user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection, wherein the received configuration data includes control data controlling audio playback of the audio track; and

processing and playing the audio track according to the received configuration data and outputting the audio track to an audio output interface comprised in the housing.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising communicating data related to the audio track being played to the user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the data related to the audio track comprises the processed audio track.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the data related to the audio track comprises at least one of the following:

a name of the audio track, an artist of the audio track, playback duration, elapsed time of the audio track, remaining time of the audio track, the next song, and a playlist.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the received configuration data further includes said control data controlling audio decoding of the audio track.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the configuration data comprises a software version update, and the method further comprises, upon completion of the reception of the software update from the user interface apparatus, carrying out the software version update.

16. The portable apparatus of claim 15, wherein the software version update is for audio decoding of the audio track.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing, in a memory, measurement data acquired from at least one of said heart activity sensor or another heart activity sensor, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a positioning sensor and a motion sensor; and

calculating at least some of the following information from the measurement data with or without the configuration data;

RR intervals representing duration between two consecutive R waves of an electrocardiogram, heart rate values, or heart rate variability derived from measurement data measured by the heart activity sensor, generic dehydration state calculated from temperature measured by the temperature sensor, travel distance calculated from measurement data measured by the motion sensor or the positioning sensor, motion analysis related to a swimming or running style calculated from measurement data measured by the motion sensor, and mechanical training load calculated from measurement data measured by the motion sensor.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising outputting the audio track to an audio output interface comprised in the housing.