Training machine, image output processing device and method, and recording medium which stores image outputting programs

• US 6,634,992 B1
• Filed: 09/11/2000
• Issued: 10/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CSK Corporation (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: CSK Corporation (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Ogawa, Kiyotaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Richman, Glenn E.
• Application Number:
  US09/659,744
• Time in Patent Office: 1,135 Days
• Field of Search: 482/1-9, 482/51, 482/54, 482/57, 482/900-902, 434/247
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/009 the load of the exercise apparatus being controlled in synchronism with visualising systems, e.g. hill slope
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/30 Maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/305 Remote servicing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/062 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/065 within a certain range
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/067 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/90 Ergometer with feedback to load or with feedback comparison

Abstract

A training machine including a load unit (13) and a pedal (12) or the like for providing an exerciser with predetermined exercise and a display (17) for displaying an image, further including a storage unit (24) for storing a reference range of the heart rate of the exerciser being exercising, a storage unit (24) for storing a plurality of types of images, a heart rate sensor (21A) for sensing the heart rate of the exerciser, a sensor signal detection processing unit and display-audio output processing unit (27B, 27A) for judging whether the exercising state of the exerciser is proper, wherein the display-audio output processing unit (27A) retrieves the image corresponding to the exercising state from the storage unit (24) and displays it on a display unit (17).

Claims

1. A training machine, equipped with an exercising portion that provides an exerciser with an exercise and a display unit that displays an image of activity associated with the exercise, the training machine comprising:

an image storing unit which stores plural types of the images;

a reference range storing unit which stores a reference range of the body information;

a sensor which detects body information of the exerciser changing with the exercise;

a state detection unit which detects whether an exercising state of the exerciser is proper, based on change of the body information detected by said sensor and whether the detection information detected for plural times is within the reference range; and

an image display control unit which extracts the image associated with either the proper state or the improper state of the exercising state detected by said state detection unit, from said image storing unit, and displays the extracted image on the display unit.

2. A training machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body information of the exerciser is a heart rate of the exerciser.

3. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said image displaying control unit causes an image indicative of relationship between the heart rate detected by the sensor and the reference range, to be displayed on the display unit.

4. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said state detection unit detects as a proper state in the event that the number of heart rate still consecutively belongs to the reference range during the predetermined time duration.

5. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said state detection unit detects as an improper state in the event that the heart rate continues to be out of the reference range beyond a predetermined extension time, in the predetermined time duration.

6. A training machine as claimed in claim 5, further comprising an extension time setting unit which sets a predetermined extension time.

7. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the reference range lies in a range of less than or equal to a predetermined heart rate and greater or equal to a predetermined heart rate.

8. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a reference range setting unit which sets the reference range.

9. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said reference range storing unit stores a plurality of the reference ranges in association with each time from a predetermined point, and wherein said state detection unit detects whether an exercising state of the exerciser is a proper state or an improper sate, based on the reference range associated with time from the predetermined point and the heart rate.

10. A training machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein the time from the predetermined point is time from a point where a warm-up of the exercise ends or time during which a cool-down of the exercise ends from a point where a warm-up of the exercise starts.

11. A training machine as claimed in claim 9, further comprising reference time setting unit which sets time corresponding to the reference range.

12. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said reference range storing unit stores a plurality of the reference ranges corresponding to respective exercise modes of the exercise, and further comprising an exercise mode selection unit which selects a single exercise mode from a plurality of the exercise modes, said state detection unit detecting whether an exercising state of the exerciser is proper, based on the reference range corresponding to the selected exercise mode.

13. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a perception data output unit which outputs perception data when the heart rate is close to a boundary of the reference rage.

14. A training machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein said perception data output unit outputs the perception data based on a difference between the heart rate and a boundary value of the reference range.

15. A training machine as claimed in claim 14, wherein said perception data output unit outputs the perception data based on a direction of change in the heart rate and a difference between the heart rate and the boundary value of the reference range.

16. A training machine as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an exercise content measuring unit which measures an exercise content as regard to the exercise.

17. A training machine as claimed in claim 16, wherein the exercise content is data based on at least one of time, exercise amount, heart rate during the exercise and a gross amount of exercise in the exercise.

18. A training machine as claimed in claim 16, wherein said image display control unit retrieves an image corresponding to the proper state or the improper state of the exercising state detected by said state detection unit and corresponding to the exercise content measured by said exercise content measuring unit, so as to be displayed on the display unit.

19. A training machine as claimed in claim 18, wherein the exercise content includes data of the exercise amount, and the image displayed by said image display control unit includes a figure corresponding to the exercise amount.

20. A training machine as claimed in claim 16, further comprising an evaluation value display control unit which causes to display on the display unit an evaluation value corresponding the exercise content.

21. A training machine as claimed in claim 16, further comprising an exercise content storing unit which stores the exercise content measured by said exercise content measuring unit.

22. A training machine as claimed in claim 21, wherein the exercise content is stored corresponding to each exerciser.

23. A training machine as claimed in claim 22, further comprising an individual comparison displaying control unit which causes to display on the display unit a same exerciser'"'"'s exercise content stored in said exercise content storing unit for plural times.

24. A training machine as claimed in claim 22, further comprising a plural-members comparison displaying control unit which causes to display on the display unit the exercise content of plural members stored in said exercise content storing unit.

25. A training machine as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a communication unit which sends to an external portion the exercise content stored in said exercise content storing unit via communication lines, and which receives an exercise content from the external portion via the communication lines so as to be stored in said exercise content storing unit.

26. A training machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said exercising portion comprises a load device which generates a load of the exercise and a load control unit which adjusts the load.

27. A training machine as claimed in claim 26, wherein said load control unit lessens an amplitude of fluctuation in the load generated by said load device when an increasing rate of heart rate with respect to time is high.

28. A training machine as claimed in claim 26, wherein said load control unit increases an amplitude of fluctuation in the load generated by said load device when an increasing rate of heart rate with respect to time is low.

29. A training machine as claimed in claim 26, wherein said load control unit lessens an amplitude of fluctuation in the load generated by said load device when an increasing rate of heart rate with respect to time is high, while said load control unit increases an amplitude of fluctuation in the load generated by said load device when an increasing rate of heart rate with respect to time is low.

30. A training machine as claimed in claim 26, further comprising a load reference value storing unit which stores a load reference value serving as a reference of the load, said load control unit generating the load based on the load reference value stored in said load reference value storing unit.

31. A training machine as claimed in claim 30, wherein the load reference value of said load reference value storing unit is associated with the image of said image storing unit, and said load control unit generates the load on the basis of the load reference value associated with image displayed by said image display control unit.

32. A training machine as claimed in claim 31, wherein said load control unit generates the load based on the load reference value associated with part of a plurality of the images displayed by said image display control unit.

33. A training machine as claimed in claim 26, further comprising:

a detection unit which detects that the change of the heart rate is less than a predetermined permissible change value while the load of said load device changes; and

a warning output unit which outputs a warning when said detection unit detects that the change of the heart rate is less than the predetermined permissible change value.

34. A training machine as claimed in claim 26, further comprising:

a detection unit which detects that the change of the heart rate is greater than a predetermined permissible change value while the load of said load device changes; and

a warning output unit which outputs a warning when said detection unit detects that the change of the heart rate is greater than the predetermined permissible change value.

35. A training machine, equipped with an exercising portion that provides an exerciser with a predetermined exercise and a display unit that displays an image of activity associated with the exercise, the training machine comprising:

a sequence storing unit which stores a sequence indicating the order of a plurality of display statuses specifying the image;

a display status image storing unit which stores images, each of which is associated with one of the display statuses;

a display status controlling unit which controls the present display status of the exerciser;

a sensor which detects body information of the exerciser changing with the exercise;

a transition detecting unit which detects whether the present display status is transited to a display status of the next sequence stored in the sequence storing unit, based on change of the body information detected by said sensor; and

a display status image display control unit which transits the present display status controlled by said display status controlling unit to the display status of the next sequence when said transition detecting unit detects that the status is transited to the display status of the next sequence, and displays on the display unit the image associates with the transited display status.

36. A training machine as claimed in claim 35, wherein the body information is a heart rate of the exerciser.

37. A training machine as claimed in claim 36, further comprising an exercise amount sensor which detects an exercising amount of the exerciser, said transition detecting unit detecting whether the present display status is to be transited to the display status of the next sequence, based on the detected heart rate and the detected exercising amount.

38. A training machine as claimed in claim 36, wherein the sequence has a part which branches out to a plurality of display statuses right after a display status, and said transition detecting unit, moreover, selects the display status which transits based on the heart rate, when there are a plurality of display statuses right after the present display status.

39. An image output processing apparatus which displays on a display unit that displays an image for an exerciser, the image of activity associated with an exercise of the exerciser, the apparatus comprising:

an image storing unit which stores plural types of the images;

an input unit which inputs the exerciser'"'"'s body information changing with the exercise;

a reference range storing unit which stores a reference range related to the body information of the exerciser;

a state detection unit which detects for plural times whether the body information input by said input unit belongs to the reference range, and detects whether an exercising state of the exerciser is proper based on detection results carried out for plural times and change of the body information; and

an image display control unit which extracts the image associated with either the proper state or the improper state of the exercising state detected by said state detection unit, from said image storing unit, so as to be displayed by the display unit.

41. An image output processing apparatus as claimed in claim 39, wherein the body information is a heart rate of the exerciser.

40. An image output processing apparatus which displays on a display unit that displays an image for an exerciser, the image of activity associated with an exercise of the exerciser, the image output processing unit comprising:

a sequence storing unit which stores a sequence indicating the order of a plurality of display statuses specifying the image;

a display status image storing unit which stores an image associated with said each display status;

a display status controlling unit which controls the present display status of the exerciser;

an input unit which inputs body information that changes as the exerciser exercises;

a transition detecting unit which detects whether the present display status is transited to a display status of the next sequence stored in the sequence storing unit, based on the body information detected by said input unit; and

a display status image display control unit which transits the present display status controlled by said display status controlling unit to the display status of the next sequence when said transition detecting unit detects that the status is transited to the display status of the next sequence, and displays on the display unit the image associates with the transited display status.