Exercise feedback provision apparatus and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9743883-B2
Application number	US-201514672838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2015
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

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. An exercise feedback provision apparatus, comprising:
an acquirer configured to acquire exercise intensity information comprising either one or both of user biometric information and user movement information;
a controller configured to:
verify which of the exercise intensity information being greater than, less than, or within a predetermined range is true based on an analysis of the exercise intensity information, and
generate a control signal based on a result of the verifying; and

a feedback provider configured to output a tactile feedback based on a pattern corresponding to the control signal,
wherein the output of the pattern is selectively controlled to differ according to a result of the verifying, and
wherein the controller is further configured to:
control a speed of the output to be lower than a reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being greater than a predetermined range; and
control a speed of the output to be higher than the reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being less than the predetermined range.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the feedback provider is configured to:
output a first tactile feedback based on a first pattern in response to the exercise intensity information being greater than the predetermined range;
output a second tactile feedback based on a second pattern in response to the exercise intensity information being in the predetermined range; and
output a third tactile feedback based on a third pattern in response to the exercise intensity information being less than the predetermined range.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the user biometric information comprises a heart rate of a user; and
the user movement information comprises either one or both of a moving speed and a step count of the user.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive the pattern from an external device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface configured to receive a user input for setting the pattern.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
set the predetermined range based on a heart rate of a user.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the heart rate of the user comprises either one or both of a maximum heart rate and a heart rate of an anaerobic exercise threshold of the user.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the feedback provider is configured to:
output either one or both of an auditory feedback and a visual feedback based on the pattern.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
generate the pattern based on a change in the exercise intensity information.

10. An exercise feedback provision apparatus comprising:
an acquirer configured to acquire exercise intensity information comprising either one or both of user biometric information and user movement information;
a feedback provider configured to output a tactile feedback at a reference speed in response to the acquiring; and
a controller configured to:
verify which of the exercise intensity information being greater than, less than, or within a predetermined range is true based on an analysis of the exercise intensity information, and
control an output speed of the tactile feedback based on a result of the verifying wherein the output speed of the tactile feedback is selectively controlled to differ according to a result of the verifying,

wherein the output speed corresponds to a tactile feedback pattern input by a user of the apparatus, and
wherein the controller is further configured to:
control the output speed to be lower than a reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being greater than a predetermined range; and
control the output speed to be higher than the reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being less than the predetermined range.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to:
change the output speed to differ from the reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being outside the predetermined range.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to:
control the output speed based on a change in the exercise intensity information.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
a user interface configured to receive a user input for setting the output speed.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive the output speed from an external device.

15. An exercise feedback provision method of an exercise feedback provision apparatus, the method comprising:
acquiring exercise intensity information comprising either one or both of user biometric information and user movement information;
verifying which of the exercise intensity information being greater than, less than, or within a predetermined range is true based on an analysis of the exercise intensity information;
generating a control signal based on a result of the verifying; and
outputting a tactile feedback based on a pattern corresponding to the control signal,
wherein the output of the pattern is selectively controlled to differ according to a result of the verifying, and
wherein a speed of the output is controlled to be lower than a reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being greater than a predetermined range, and the speed of the output is controlled to be higher than the reference speed in response to the exercise intensity information being less than the predetermined range.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the outputting comprises:
outputting a first tactile feedback based on a first pattern in response to the exercise intensity information being greater than the predetermined range;
outputting a second tactile feedback based on a second pattern in response to the exercise intensity information being in the predetermined range; and
outputting a third tactile feedback based on a third pattern in response to the exercise intensity information being less than the predetermined range.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving the pattern from an external device paired with the exercise feedback provision apparatus.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving a user input for setting the pattern.

19. An exercise feedback provision apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to verify which of exercise intensity being greater than, less than, or within a predetermined range is true based on an analysis of the exercise intensity; and
a feedback provider configured to
output a first tactile feedback in response to the user exercise intensity being in the predetermined range,
output a second tactile feedback in response to the user exercise intensity being greater than the predetermined range, and
output a third tactile feedback in response to the user exercise intensity being less than the predetermined range,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
control an output speed of the second tactile feedback to be lower than a reference speed in response to the user exercise intensity being greater than the predetermined range, and
control an output speed of the third tactile feedback to be higher than the reference speed in response to the user exercise intensity being less than the predetermined range.

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Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• A63B24/0075

  Means for generating exercise programmes or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases · CPC title

• A61B5/7475

  User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick · CPC title

• A61B5/02438

  with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient · CPC title

• A61B5/0205

  Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition · CPC title

• A61B5/1118

  Determining activity level · CPC title