ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LINKING EXERCISE SCHEDULE THEREOF

• US 20170185750A1
• Filed: 12/23/2016
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KANG, Seung Seok, KIM, Jeong Ja, MIN, Kyung Sub
• Granted Patent: US 10,621,308 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit configured to perform wireless communication, a memory configured to store an exercise schedule to be divided into a plurality of segments, and a processor configured to electrically connect with the communication circuit and the memory. The processor is configured to send a segment automatically selected based on at least one of a policy defined in the electronic device or attributes of an external device from among the plurality of segments included in the exercise schedule to the external device, if the electronic device connects with the external device through the wireless communication and to receive an exercise record collected by the external device from the external device, if the electronic device connects with the external device again through the wireless communication after the wireless communication is disconnected.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a communication circuit configured to perform wireless communication;

a memory configured to store an exercise schedule capable of being divided into a plurality of segments; and

a processor configured to electrically connect with the communication circuit and the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to;

send a segment of the exercise schedule to an external device if the electronic device connects with the external device through wireless communication, the segment being automatically selected from among the plurality of segments included in the exercise schedule based on at least one of a policy defined in the electronic device or attributes of the external device; and

receive an exercise record collected by the external device from the external device, if the electronic device connects with the external device again through the wireless communication after the wireless communication is disconnected.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

divide the exercise schedule into the plurality of segments based on the at least one of the policy defined in the electronic device or the attributes of the external device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to:

divide the exercise schedule into the plurality of segments based on a capacity, a date, or a type of exercise.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

convert the selected segment into a predetermined structure to secure integrity for the selected segment; and

send the converted segment to the external device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

automatically send the selected segment at predetermined intervals of time.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

compare the exercise record with the exercise schedule, if receiving the exercise record from the external device; and

update progress of a portion having a highest similarity to the exercise record in the exercise schedule.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

update progress of the exercise schedule based on the exercise record.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising:

a display configured to electrically connect with the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to;

display the exercise record or the progress of the exercise schedule on the display.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display configured to electrically connect with the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to;

display a reward associated with the exercise record or the exercise schedule on the display.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the communication circuit is configured to:

perform wireless communication with a plurality of external devices comprising a first external device and a second external device, and

wherein the processor is configured to;

update progress of the exercise schedule based on a first exercise record, if receiving the first exercise record from the first external device, and send the first exercise record to the second external device using the communication circuit;

update progress of the exercise schedule based on a second exercise record, if receiving the second exercise record from the second external device, and send the second exercise record to the first external device using the communication circuit.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display configured to electrically connect with the processor,

wherein the communication circuit is configured to;

perform wireless communication with a plurality of external devices, and

wherein the processor is configured to;

display the exercise record or progress of the exercise schedule on the display to identify an external device transmitting the exercise record from among the plurality of external devices.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

send the exercise record or progress of the exercise schedule to a server using the communication circuit.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive the exercise schedule from a server using the communication circuit, if the exercise schedule in the electronic device is deleted or damaged.

14. A method for linking an exercise schedule in an electronic device, the method comprising:

dividing the exercise schedule into a plurality of segments, if the electronic device connects with an external device through wireless communication;

sending a segment automatically selected based on at least one of a policy defined in the electronic device or attributes of the external device from among the plurality of segments to the external device; and

receiving an exercise record collected by the external device from the external device, if the electronic device connects with the external device again through the wireless communication after the wireless communication is disconnected.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the dividing of the exercise schedule comprises:

dividing the exercise schedule into the plurality of segments based on a capacity, a date, or a type of exercise.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a communication circuit;

a memory configured to store schedule information associated with user activity;

and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to;

verify attribute information of at least one external electronic device operatively connected with the electronic device;

select part of the schedule information based on the attribute information; and

send the part of the schedule information to the at least one external electronic device using the communication circuit.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the attribute information comprises at least part of a type, a category, a model name, or a capacity, associated with the at least one external electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to:

select the part of the schedule information further based on context information of a user of the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to:

select a first part of the schedule information as the part of the schedule information, if the attribute information corresponds to first attribute information; and

select a second part of the schedule information as the part of the schedule information, if the attribute information corresponds to second attribute information.

20. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the at least one external electronic device comprises a first external electronic device and a second external electronic device, and

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain first information associated with the user activity from the first external electronic device;

obtain second information associated with the user activity from the second external electronic device; and

provide at least part of the first information or the second information using a display operatively connected with the electronic device.