GB2467112A - Exercise monitoring and power supply control device - Google Patents

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GB2467112A
GB2467112A GB0820906A GB0820906A GB2467112A GB 2467112 A GB2467112 A GB 2467112A GB 0820906 A GB0820906 A GB 0820906A GB 0820906 A GB0820906 A GB 0820906A GB 2467112 A GB2467112 A GB 2467112A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • A63B24/0062Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • A63B24/0059Exercising apparatus with reward systems
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/40Acceleration
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/50Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2230/00Measuring physiological parameters of the user
    • A63B2230/04Measuring physiological parameters of the user heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
    • A63B2230/06Measuring physiological parameters of the user heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations heartbeat rate only

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Abstract

A device comprising a monitoring unit 6 on the user that communicates data to another device which supplies power 1 to at least one other electrical device for a period of time related to the prior activity of the user sensed by the monitoring unit. The monitoring device can communicate 11 with the power supply device using a USB cable, fibre optic cable, wireless, Infra-red, Bluetooth (RTM), radio frequency or mobile telephony. The monitoring unit can be remote from the power supply device and the level of activity recorded on the remote unit grants the user the authority to benefit from the supply of electricity via the power supply time-regulated device. The user is then able to make use of any electrical device which requires mains electrical power for the regulated period of time. Preferably the power supply time-regulated device will have a lockable 4 compartment 5 housing mains electricity sockets 3 for the other peripheral device(s).

Description

Exercise device This invention relates to a combination of two main devices, one measuring a person's physical activity and a second that rewards them accordingly with the timed use of other electrical devices.
People who endeavour to balance an active lifestyle with the use of electronic leisure pursuits can often have a problem establishing a healthy regime.
There are currently machines that link simultaneous exercise to the supply of power to other electrical devices. However, these only allow power to be supplied while someone is actually exercising.
This invention allows the user to take exercise in an independent fashion from the power supply time-regulated device using a remote unit. The amount of activity recorded on this remote unit, which may include but is not limited to the frequency, duration and intensity of movements, grants the user the authority to benefit from the supply of electricity via the power supply time-regulated device. The user is then able to make use of any other peripheral electrical device(s) which requires mains electrical power for the regulated period of time. Preferably the power supply time-regulated device will have a lockable compartment housing the mains electricity sockets for the other peripheral electrical device(s). This lock will be manually, mechanically or electrically operated.
This invention is a monitoring unit which measures the user's physical activity and communicates this to a second device (power supply time-regulated device) which regulates the amount of time that power is supplied to other peripheral electrical devices of the user's choice.
The data stored on the remote monitoring unit is downloaded at intervals chosen by the user to the power supply time-regulated device, for example daily or randomly.
Following the download the remote unit's current value is reset. The monitoring unit and the power supply time-regulated device may be matched/paired.
The monitoring unit records one or more variables from which the amount of activity completed will be represented or deduced. The way in which the amount of activity is measured may be the number of steps taken since the previous download. The monitoring unit is worn on a suitable part of the body including but not limited to the arm, leg, wrist, or part of a piece of jewellery (for example rings, earrings or necklaces) or carried in a bag or in a piece of clothing being worn by the user or attached to a belt or to a piece of footwear worn by the user during the activity.
The monitoring unit may in another embodiment be attached, and so then be able to deduce activity, to a piece of equipment such as but not limited to a skate board, roller blade, scooter or bicycle.
The monitoring unit may be attached to the person by means of a strap. This strap may rigid, flexible, elastic or constructed from more than one piece fastened using a buckle, Velcro or other fastener.
The monitoring unit will preferably store any historical data from prior to the previous download in the form of an activity log. This data may then be used later by the user, for instance to develop information to help build up an understanding of patterns of activity.
The level of activity is calculated over time preferably from the number of steps taken for instance using single, dual or three-axis accelerometer. Alternatively the level of activity may be calculated by monitoring over a period of time: the users' heart rate, the users' oxygen level in the blood, position using GPS, energy stored in a gyro or any combination of these.
The monitoring unit may incorporate a means of informing the user of the amount activity carried out so far in the current session following the previous download. This means of communicating with the user may use numbers, words, sound or pictorial representations, for instance a system of lights or coloured lights.
Power for the monitoring unit will be delivered by a battery. This battery may be rechargeable for instance using solar power, kinetic energy or a detachable cabled supply of electricity.
The monitoring unit is capable of communicating with the power supply time-regulated device. An example of this is to communicate data about the activity completed since the previous download. The communications may be wireless, via cable or using fibre optic technology. One example of the means of cable communication is using USB (Universal Serial Bus) technology. The wireless communication may be provided by a means such as although not limited to, JR (Infra-Red), Bluetooth technology, RF (Radio Frequency) and mobile telephony.
The data from the monitoring unit will be downloaded at regular intervals as determined by the user, for example daily. The download may be initiated by the user when the monitoring unit is connected to and in communication with the power supply time-regulated device. The means of initiating the download will be dependent on the manner of communication used: automatic; manual using for instance a pushbutton or a verbal command.
During the download there may be a means of communicating (visual or audible) to the user the progress of the download. This would be incorporated into the monitoring unit, the power supply time-regulated device, the connection between them or any combination of these. The period of time that the information pertaining to the state of the download is communicated will preferably relate to the amount of activity completed.
The power supply time-regulated device accepts mains power and then supplies power to other peripheral electrical devices plugged into it for a pre-determined period of time. The duration of this period is dependant on both the data downloaded from the monitoring unit and the way the power supply time-regulated device has been calibrated.
The supply of this power to the other peripheral electrical devices, at a suitably rated voltage probably but not necessarily mains power, is derived from the power supply sockets located in a separated compartment. Preferably, access to this chamber is restricted by a lock which may be mechanically, electrically, manually or otherwise released. There are two power supply sockets located in this compartment; alternatively there may be one socket, three sockets or more.
The power supply time-regulated device communicates with the monitoring unit at the user's instruction and then allocates the amount of time that it will supply power to the other peripheral electrical devices which are connected. The means of communication will match that of the monitoring unit and may include cable, wireless or optical.
Following a download from the monitoring device and depending on its calibration, the power supply time-regulated device preferably incorporates a means informing the user of the amount of time it will supply power to the other peripheral electrical devices connected to it. As the user utilises the other electrical peripheral devices over time the power supply time-regulated device may communicate the reducing amount of time still available. Preferably this means of communication will be pictorial however it may also be numeric, in words or audible, for instance a system of lights or coloured lights.
When the amount of time left for power supply is reduced to a preset reasonable time, for instance five minutes remaining, the power supply time-regulated device will alert the user. This alert may be communicated to the user via a visual or audible prompt.
Preferably the amount of time that the power supply time-regulated device supplies power dependant on the activity downloaded from the monitoring unit varies dependant on its calibration. The means of calibration, for example using pushbuttons, dial switch or electronic keypad is preferably situated in the separated compartment.
Alternatively this calibration may be affected using a remote unit that communicates with the power supply time-regulated device.
This calibration attribute also has an override feature that enables power to be supplied continuously to the peripheral devices regardless of the activity recorded on the monitoring unit.
The power supply time-regulated device may have a limit when not in override mode as to the amount of time that it will supply power to the other peripheral electrical devices between the monitoring unit's downloads.
There is an option to pause and then restart the timing of the power supply time-regulated device. This feature, at the user's behest, will pause and then restart the timer that authorises the supply of power to the other peripheral electrical devices connected to the power supply time-regulated device. The means by which the user pauses and then restarts the timer is a pushbutton on the power supply time-regulated device. Alternative means to pause and restart the timer may be but are not limited to other electrical selection devices or by verbal command.
The power supply time-regulated device preferably sits horizontally although may also sit vertically.
Figure 1 shows the power supply time-regulated device in wireless communication with a monitoring unit Figure 2 shows the power supply time-regulated device in electrical cabled communication with a monitoring unit Figure 3 shows the power supply time-regulated device in optical communication with a monitoring unit Figure 4 shows the power supply time-regulated device with only one power supply socket Figure 5 shows the power supply time-regulated device with more than two power supply sockets Figure 6 shows the monitoring unit with an alternative set up including a user display Figure 7 shows the monitoring unit with an alternative fastening mechanism using the USB connector Figure 1 demonstrates the system working. The power supply time-regulated device 1 receives power from the mains 2 and houses all of the static features of the system.
The external devices are plugged into 1 via the power sockets 3. Access to these sockets is preferably restricted by manner of and not restricted to a mechanical, electric or magnetic lockable system 4. This separated lockable compartment also houses the calibration selector switch 5 bank. Dependant on the amount of activity recorded on the monitoring unit 6 this switch (or otherwise) bank presets the amount of time which the power supply time-regulated device supplies power to the power sockets.
The casing of the power supply time-regulated device is fabricated from a suitable rigid plastic for example but not limited to acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. It may also be constructed from metal, plastic, organic material (for instance bamboo), or any combination of these.
The amount of time left that power is to be supplied to the powers sockets is communicated pictorially to the user by a user display 7. This display may be located on a different aspect of the power supply time-regulated device and preferably within view of the user.
The unit has a pause/restart function. This may be initiated for instance by a pushbutton 8. The pushing of this pushbutton enables the user to pause the timing of the timing device and the supply of power to the power socket. When the pushbutton is released the timing of the timing device resumes along with the supply of power to the power sockets until the tinier times down to zero. This pushbutton may be located on a different aspect of the power supply time-regulated device.
The unit has an audible alert 9. This will alert the user when the timer has five minutes remaining to allow to user to safely shut down any of the peripheral devices connected to the power supply time-regulated device. This alert may be located on a different aspect of the power supply time-regulated device.
The power supply time-regulated device will have a means of communicating with the monitoring device 10. This matches the means of communication used by the monitoring unit. In the first instance this will be via a wireless connection 11 such as Bluetooth, other options include but are not limited to infra-red, radio-frequency, and mobile telephony.
The monitoring unit has a means of recording level of activity 12. The level of activity may be determined from the number of steps taken for instance using a single, dual or three-axis accelerometer. An alternative method to calculate the level of activity may be by monitoring over a period of time: the users' heart rate, the users' oxygen level in the blood, position using GPS, energy stored in a gyro or any combination of these.
The monitoring unit wristband design features a durable rubber moulding that fits conveniently around the wrist. It may also be constructed from other reasonably reasonable materials including but not limited to flexible or rigid plastic, metal or fabric or any combination of these.
Figure 2 shows an alternative embodiment of the communication between the power supply time-regulated device and the monitoring unit which utilises an electrical cabled connection. This enables communication using for instance USB protocol.
Figure 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the conimunication between the power supply time-regulated device and the monitoring unit which utilises an optical cabled connection. This enables communication using for instance fibre optic technology.
Figure 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the power supply time-regulated device in which it allows one electrical device to be supplied electrical power at a suitably rated voltage probably but not necessarily mains power.
Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the power supply time-regulated device in which it allows three or more electrical devices to be supplied electrical power simultaneously at a suitably rated voltage probably but not necessarily mains power Figure 6 shows an alternative embodiment of the monitoring unit in which it incorporates a means informing the user 1 of the amount activity carried out so far in the current session following the previous download. This means of communicating with the user may use numbers, words, sound or pictorial representations, for instance a system of lights or coloured lights. The monitoring unit may have a means of initiating this download to the to the power supply time-regulated device via for instance but not limited to a pushbutton 2.
Figure 7 shows a further alternative embodiment of the monitoring unit in which it incorporates a USB plug I into the wristband protecting itself and acting as a means of fastening. The wristband takes the form of a two piece strap fastener for the monitoring unit using the USB plug fastening into a USB sized socket 2.

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  1. Claims 1. An exercise device comprising of a monitoring unit on the user that communicates data to another device which supplies power to at least one other electrical device for a period of time related to the prior activity of the user sensed by the monitoring unit.
  2. 2. An exercise device according claim 1 in which the means of communication between the monitoring unit and the power supply time-regulated device is provided by a cable preferably using USB technology.
  3. 3. An exercise device according claim 2 in where the cable is a fibre optic cable.
  4. 4. An exercise device according claim 1 in which the means of communication between the monitoring unit and the power supply time-regulated device unit is wireless.
  5. 5. An exercise device according claim 4 in where the means of communication uses infra-red technology.
  6. 6. An exercise device according claim 4 where the means of communication uses Bluetooth technology.
  7. 7. An exercise device according claim 4 in where the means of communication uses Radio Frequency.
  8. 8. An exercise device according claim 4 in where the means of communication uses mobile telephony.
  9. 9. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where there is one power supply socket available to an external device to be connected.
  10. 10. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where there are two power supply sockets available to external devices to be connected.
  11. 11. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where there are three or more power supply sockets available to external devices to be connected
  12. 12. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the power supply socket(s) are located in a lockable compartment.
  13. 13. An exercise device according claim 12 in where the means of locking is mechanical.
  14. 14. An exercise device according claim 12 in where the means of locking is electrical.iS. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the power supply time-regulated device has a display to inform the user as to how much more time it will continue supply power.16. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the power supply time-regulated device timing can be paused by the user using a pushbutton or other means.17. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the power supply time-regulated device alerts the user audibly at a suitable point in time before the power supply to the external devices is discontinued.18. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the power supply time-regulated device can be calibrated in order to vary the relationship between the time it supplies power to the external device(s) and the data received from the monitoring unit.19. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the monitoring unit monitors the amount of activity carried out in the current period.20. An exercise device as per claim 19 where the monitoring unit accumulates the amount of activity carried out in the current period.21. An exercise device according to claim 19 where the monitoring unit uses a one, two or three axis accelerometer to monitor the user's activity.22. An exercise device according to claim 19 where the monitoring unit records the data from previous sessions.23. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the monitoring unit has a display to indicate to the user the amount of activity carried out in the current period.24. An exercise device according to claim 23 where the monitoring unit has a display to indicate to the user the amount of activity carried out in the previous periods.25. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the monitoring unit is powered by a battery.26. An exercise device according to claim 25 where the monitoring unit's battery is recharged when connected to a power supply.27. An exercise device according to claim 26 where the monitoring unit's battery is recharged when connected to the power supply time-regulated device.28. An exercise device according to any of the preceding claims where the monitoring unit downloads data on the activity carried out by the user in the current period when connected to the power supply time-regulated device.29. An exercise device according to claim 28 where the monitoring unit data is reset following the download.30. An exercise device according to claim 28 where speed of the download is proportional to the amount of activity completed by the user.31. An exercise device according to claim 28 where visual andlor audible signals accompany download.
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