System for Optimal Physical Exercise and Training

• US 20170259117A1
• Filed: 05/29/2017
• Published: 09/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intelidigital Corp.
• Original Assignee: Intelidigital Corp.
• Inventors: Meek, Thomas M., Thorne, Brent, Yasar, Hasan
• Granted Patent: US 10,449,417 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1135 by monitoring thoracic expansion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• 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

Abstract

A fitness system for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical training and/or exercise by a user comprises uses (1) a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes pertaining to the exercise'"'"'s effects on the user'"'"'s body, (2) a processor operates under software control for processing, storing, and analyzing the data, and sending the processed data to a host device using a wireless communication protocol to communicate desired adjustments to the exercise in real time. The host device can be a smartphone, tablet computer or other web accessible device that can display and communicate bilaterally with the processor.

Claims

1. A fitness system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes pertaining to the exercise'"'"'s effects on the user'"'"'s body;

a display device for displaying said data to at least one of an exercising user and a fitness trainer;

a processor for receiving data from the plurality of sensors, processing said data, storing said data, and sending processed data to a host device via a wireless digital communications protocol for display of the data pertaining to the monitored body processes; and

an improved processor for receiving bioelectrical signals from at least one muscle sensor, a breath rate signal from a breath-rate monitor, and a pulse rate signal from a pulse-rate sensor,

said improved processor digitizing the received sensor signals, compressing, packetizing, and time-stamping the digitized sensor signals, and transmitting the time-stamped packets wirelessly to the host device so that the host device can be utilized to store and/or display the sensor data,

said improved processor operating under software control to display, based on at least some of the received sensor data and in real time, at least one of the exercising user'"'"'s ATP depletion, CP depletion, lactic acid accumulation, muscle-fatigue data, and VO2max.

2. A fitness system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes of said user, wherein said plurality of sensors comprises;

at least one muscle sensor;

a breath-rate sensor; and

a pulse-rate sensor;

a processor for receiving data from said plurality of sensors, processing said data, storing said data, and sending processed data to a host device,

a host device in digital communication with said processor for receiving said processed data, and

a display device for displaying information related to said processed data and/or providing a control interface to said user.

3. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said display device is integrated with said host device.

4. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor is coupled via a data communication link to a cloud-hosted service providing a data aggregation service.

5. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor operates under software control to record and evaluate the incoming sensor data in order to define, update, and communicate to said user in real time desired adjustments to an exercise routine.

6. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said sensor data represents at least one of said user'"'"'s pulse rate, breathing rate, breathing capacity, blood chemistry, breath chemistry, exercise activity rate, and number of contractions of one or more monitored muscles of said user.

7. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor communicates with an external computer.

8. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor communicates with a wearable data storage device via a wireless communication protocol.

9. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said display device comprises a smartphone.

10. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor comprises a wearable device attached to said user'"'"'s body to collect data from said sensors.

11. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor processes incoming data streams from said plurality of sensors in accordance with target parameters manually inputted or pre-programmed into said host device.

12. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said host device comprises a web client compatible device.

13. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said host device is selected from the group consisting of a smart phone, a tablet computer, and a wrist-watch computer.

14. The fitness system of claim 2, wherein said processor comprises:

local memory for locally storing data from said sensors;

means for electronically communicating with a data-receiving cloud service; and

means for uploading said locally stored data to said cloud service.