Arranging data for display

• US 9,248,342 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2013
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Kampman, Ville
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US13/777,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20140244007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 463 31- 42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

There is provided an exercise monitoring device, comprising: a display configured to display exercise data with respect to a plurality of exercisers during a group exercise session. The exercise monitoring device is caused to: receive a signal wirelessly from each of a plurality of exercise sensors, wherein each exercise sensor measures the exercise data with respect to an exerciser carrying the respective exercise sensor; perform sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors at least partly on the basis of the received signals during the group exercise session; and display the exercise data on the display on the basis of the sorting during the group exercise session.

Claims

1. An exercise monitoring device, comprising:

a display configured to display exercise data with respect to a plurality of exercisers during a group exercise session; and

at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device at least to perform operations comprising;

causing a reception of a signal wirelessly from each of a plurality of exercise sensors, wherein each exercise sensor measures the exercise data with respect to an exerciser carrying the respective exercise sensor;

determining a location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors based on exercise sensor location data carried by the received signals;

determining a location of the exercise monitoring device;

determining distances between each exerciser and the exercise monitoring device based on the determined location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors and the determined location of the exercise monitoring device;

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors at least partly on the basis of the determined distances during the group exercise session; and

displaying the exercise data on the display on the basis of the sorting during the group exercise session so that the exercisers are ordered on the display according to their distances to the exercise monitoring device.

2. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

repeatedly updating the appearance of the exercise data shown on the display on the basis of the sorting during the group exercise session.

3. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission and reception of the signals utilize the Bluetooth communication protocol.

4. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the received signals carry location data of the exercise sensors, and the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

causing a reception of the location data of the exercise sensors; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the received location data.

5. The exercise monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

determining the location of the exercise monitoring device by applying a location determination unit comprised in the exercise monitoring device;

determining the location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the received location data;

determining a mutual position between the exercise monitoring device and each of the plurality of exercise sensors; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the mutual positions.

6. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

measuring signal strength of each of the received signals; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the measured signal strengths.

7. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the received signals carry orientation data of the exercise sensors, and the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

causing a reception of the orientation data of the exercise sensors; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the received orientation data.

8. The exercise monitoring device of claim 7, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

determining the orientation of the exercise monitoring device with respect to a predetermined reference direction by applying an orientation determination unit comprised in the exercise monitoring device;

determining the orientation of each of the plurality of exercise sensors with respect to the predetermined reference direction on the basis of the received orientation data;

determining a mutual orientation between the orientation of the exercise monitoring device and the orientation of each of the plurality of exercise sensors; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the mutual orientations.

9. The exercise monitoring device of claim 7, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

applying the received orientation data as a secondary criterion for the sorting, wherein the primary selection criterion is at least one of the following;

the measured signal strength of each of the received signals, the received location data of the plurality of exercise sensors.

10. The exercise monitoring device of claim 7, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

measuring the signal strength of each of the received signals;

determining effective signal strengths on the basis of the measured signal strengths and the received orientation data; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis of the effective signal strengths.

11. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the received signals carry the exercise data, and the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

causing a reception of the exercise data; and

performing sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors on the basis on the received exercise data.

12. The exercise monitoring device of claim 11, wherein the exercise data represents at least one of the following with respect to the exerciser carrying the respective exercise sensor:

heart activity, motion intensity, elapsed distance, speed, velocity, accumulated impacts, acceleration, propagation direction, consumed calories, consumed fat, pace, stride, skin temperature, running index, training load.

13. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

arranging the exercise data on the display into an order which is based on the sorting.

14. The exercise monitoring device of claim 13, wherein the order is based on one of the following with respect to the plurality of exercise sensors:

the received location data, the measured signal strengths, the effective signal strengths, received orientation data, the received exercise data.

15. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

selecting at least one exercise sensor on the basis of the sorting; and

highlighting at least part of data related to the selected at least one exercise sensor on the display.

16. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the exercise monitoring device further to perform operations comprising:

displaying the plurality of exercise sensors on the display;

displaying the plurality of exercisers on the display;

causing a reception of association instructions from the user of the exercise monitoring device; and

associating a specific exerciser with a specific exercise sensor on the basis of the received association instructions.

17. A group performance monitoring system, comprising:

a plurality of exercise sensors and an exercise monitoring device, wherein each of the plurality of exercise sensors is configured to perform operations comprising;

measuring exercise data with respect to an exerciser carrying the respective exercise sensor during a group exercise session; and

transmitting a signal wirelessly to the exercise monitoring device, wherein the exercise monitoring device is configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving the signal wirelessly from each of the plurality of exercise sensors;

determining a location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors based on exercise sensor location data carried by the received signals;

determining a location of the exercise monitoring device;

determining distances between each exerciser and the exercise monitoring device based on the determined location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors and the determined location of the exercise monitoring device;

sorting the plurality of exercise sensors at least partly on the basis of the determined distances during the group exercise session; and

displaying the exercise data on the display on the basis of the sorting during the group exercise session so that the exercisers are ordered on the display according to their distances to the exercise monitoring device.

18. A computer program product embodied on a distribution medium readable by a computer and comprising program instructions which, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

causing a reception of a signal wirelessly from each of a plurality of exercise sensors, wherein each exercise sensor measures exercise data with respect to an exerciser carrying the respective exercise sensor during a group exercise session;

determining a location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors based on exercise sensor location data carried by the received signals;

determining a location of the exercise monitoring device;

determining distances between each exerciser and the exercise monitoring device based on the determined location of each of the plurality of exercise sensors and the determined location of the exercise monitoring device;

sorting the plurality of exercise sensors at least partly on the basis of the determined distances during the group exercise session; and

displaying the exercise data on the display on the basis of the sorting during the group exercise session so that the exercisers are ordered on the display according to their distances to the exercise monitoring device.