Exercise feedback provision apparatus and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022122711-A1
Application number	US-202117565945-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2021
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An exercise feedback provision apparatus includes an acquirer configured to acquire exercise intensity information including either one or both of user biometric information and user movement information, and a controller configured to verify whether the exercise intensity information is in a predetermined range, and generate a control signal based on a result of the verifying. The apparatus further includes a feedback provider configured to output a tactile feedback based on a pattern corresponding to the control signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wearable device, comprising:
a vibration motor; a sensor configured to acquire an exercise intensity of a user wearing the wearable device; and a processor configured to:
determine whether the exercise intensity is greater than a target set on the wearable device or less than the target;
control the vibration motor such that the vibration motor outputs a first tactile feedback based on a first vibration pattern in response to the exercise intensity being determined to be greater than the target; and
control the vibration motor such that the vibration motor outputs a second tactile feedback based on a second vibration pattern, different from the first vibration pattern, in response to the exercise intensity being determined to be less than the target.

2 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the exercise intensity comprises at least one of a moving speed of the user and a heart rate of the user.

3 . The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display configured to display at least one of the target and the exercise intensity.

4 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein an output speed of the first tactile feedback is different from an output speed of the second tactile feedback.

5 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a heart rate sensor configured to sense a heart rate of the user.

6 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises an acceleration sensor configured to acquire user movement information.

7 . The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive the first vibration pattern and the second vibration pattern from an external device.

8 . An operating method of a wearable device, comprising:
acquiring exercise intensity of a user wearing the wearable device; determining whether the exercise intensity is greater than a target set on the wearable device or less than the target; controlling a vibration motor such that the vibration motor outputs a first tactile feedback based on a first vibration pattern in response to the exercise intensity being determined to be greater than the target, and controlling the vibration motor such that the vibration motor outputs a second tactile feedback based on a second vibration pattern, different from the first vibration pattern, in response to the exercise intensity being determined to be less than the target.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the exercise intensity comprises at least one of a moving speed of the user and a heart rate of the user.

10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprises displaying at least one of the target and the exercise intensity.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein an output speed of the first tactile feedback is different from an output speed of the second tactile feedback.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the acquiring comprises sensing a heart rate of the user using a heart rate sensor.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the acquiring comprises acquiring user movement information using an acceleration sensor.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprises receiving the first vibration pattern and the second vibration pattern from an external device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Changmok
• Kwon Ui Kun
• Lee Jaechun
• Lee Jongwook
• Lee Ha-Neul

Classifications

• A61B5/486

  Biofeedback (using electroencephalography [EEG] A61B5/375) · CPC title

• A61B2503/10

  Athletes · CPC title

• A61B5/1118

  Determining activity level · CPC title

• A63B2071/0655

  Tactile feedback · CPC title

• G16H20/30 Primary

  relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising · CPC title