JP6519966B2 - Exercise support device, exercise support method and exercise support program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an exercise support device, an exercise support method, and an exercise support program.

  BACKGROUND ART In recent years, with the rise in health consciousness, there are more and more people who routinely perform activities such as walking, running and cycling to maintain and improve their health. In addition, more and more people are aiming to participate in various competitions and races through daily activities. Such people are very conscious and interested in measuring and recording their motional motions with numerical values and data in order to realize efficient and effective motion content. .

  At present, various devices are commercially available that respond to such demands. For example, as a measuring device for walking, running, or marathon, a running watch having a function of measuring time such as lap time or split time is known. In addition to such a time measurement function, there is also known one having a function of measuring a travel distance and a speed (pace) using a GPS (Global Positioning System).

  On the other hand, there is also known a device provided with a pacemaker function for achieving a preset target speed and pitch, in addition to the function of measuring an exercise operation state up to the present time as described above. For example, Patent Document 1 measures movement distance and speed based on position information and exercise time obtained by GPS, and performs exercise movement according to the relationship between the measured value and a preset movement distance and target value of speed. Techniques for generating rhythm stimuli (induction signals) such as rhythm sounds and music for inducing states are described.

  According to such a device, the user can not easily perform the movement distance through hearing or the like without performing the operation of viewing the current measurement value or the target value displayed on the display screen of the running watch during the exercise operation such as walking or running. It is possible to recognize a rhythm stimulus according to the target value of speed, and to correct or improve the exercise performance state so as to achieve the target.

JP 2005-224318 A

In the apparatus having a pacemaker functions described in Patent Document 1 described above, the rhythm stimulus for induction of exercise motion status of a user to a target value, during exercise operation, using techniques of generating continuous manner There is .

However, there is a problem that the rhythm and tempo of the original motion motion may be disturbed because the consciousness to try to match the motion motion state (for example, pace) works each time the rhythm stimulus is generated. The

The present invention has been made in view of the problems described above, exercise support apparatus capable of properly inducing a movement operation state Yu chromatography The, an object of the invention to provide an exercise support method, and exercise support program.

The exercise support device according to the present invention is
An operation data detection unit detecting a first operation data related to the user's operation and a second operation data different from the first operation data;
A timing detection unit that detects a landing timing of the user after detection of the first operation data by the operation data detection unit based on the second operation data detected by the operation data detection unit; ,
The exercise support information based on the first motion data is provided waiting for the landing timing, and the first motion data is within a preset allowable range with respect to a preset target value. A support information providing unit that stops providing exercise support information ;
And the like.

According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately guide the user's motional motion state.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the exercise support apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram showing an example of 1 composition of an exercise support device concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the 1st example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the 1st example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a signal waveform diagram which shows an example of the acceleration data at the time of walking acquired by the exercise support method concerning this embodiment. It is a signal waveform diagram which shows an example of the acceleration data at the time of driving | running | working acquired by the exercise assistance method which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the 2nd example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the 2nd example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, an exercise support device, an exercise support method, and an exercise support program according to the present invention will be described in detail by showing embodiments. Here, the case where the user walks (walks) or runs (runs) will be described.
(Exercise support device)

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration view showing an embodiment of an exercise support device according to the present invention. Here, FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic views showing a state in which the exercise support apparatus according to the present embodiment is attached to a human body, and FIG. 1C is an exercise support apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing one configuration example of the exercise support apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the exercise support apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is worn on the wrist USh of the user US who is the person to be measured. For example, as shown in FIG. 1C, the exercise support apparatus 100 has a wristwatch type (or wrist band type) external shape, and roughly divides it to measure an exercise operation state of the user US, and to provide predetermined support information. The device main body 101 to be provided, and a belt portion 102 for mounting the device main body 101 on the wrist USh by being wound around the wrist USh of the user US.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the exercise support apparatus 100 includes a GPS receiving circuit (operation data detection unit, position sensor) 110, an acceleration sensor (operation data detection unit) 120, and an input operation unit 130. The display unit 140, the sound unit (support information providing unit) 150, the vibration unit (support information providing unit) 160, the arithmetic circuit (support information providing unit) 170, the memory unit 180, the power supply unit 190, Is equipped.

  The GPS receiving circuit 110 detects a geographical position based on latitude and longitude information during the motion of the user US by receiving radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites via a GPS antenna (not shown). Output as position data. Also, the GPS reception circuit 110 detects the moving speed of the user US and outputs it as speed data, using, for example, the Doppler shift effect of radio waves from the GPS satellites. Here, the velocity data may be calculated by the arithmetic circuit 170 described later based on the position data and the elapsed time described above. That is, the GPS receiving circuit 110 detects at least the current location of the user US and outputs it as position data. The GPS data including the position data and the velocity data is associated with the time data by the arithmetic circuit 170 described later, and is stored in a predetermined storage area of the memory unit 180. The GPS receiving circuit 110 may acquire time data in addition to the position data and the speed data described above. In this case, the time data may be displayed on the display unit 140 described later, or may be displayed on the display unit 140. It is used for correction of time data defined by a clock function incorporated in the arithmetic circuit 170.

  The acceleration sensor 120 has, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor, detects an acceleration applied to the motion support apparatus 100 during the motion of the user US, and outputs it as acceleration data. The acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120 is output as an acceleration component in the directions of three axes (x-axis, y-axis, z-axis) orthogonal to each other, and corresponds to the acceleration in the front-rear direction Will be attached. The acceleration data is associated with time data by an arithmetic circuit 170 described later, and stored in a predetermined storage area of the memory unit 180.

  The input operation unit 130 has, for example, an operation switch and a touch panel. When the operation switch is applied as the input operation unit 130, for example, as shown in FIG. 1C, a push button type switch is provided so as to protrude from the side surface of the device main body 101. When a touch panel is applied, for example, as shown in FIG. 1C, it is disposed on the front side (view side) of the display unit 140 described later, or integrally formed on the front side of the display unit 140. Ru. Such an input operation unit 130 controls ON / OFF control of measurement operation of various data in the above-described GPS receiving circuit 110 and acceleration sensor 120, input setting of target values to be described later, and various items displayed on the display unit 140. It is used for input operation such as setting. Here, the functions realized by the operation switch and the touch panel may be identical or equivalent, or may have functions specific to the input operation of the operation switch or the touch panel. The input operation unit 130 may be provided with both of the above operation switch and the touch panel, or when only one of them is provided if the functions to be realized are the same. It may be.

  The display unit 140 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display capable of color or monochrome display, and a light emitting element display panel such as an organic EL element. The display unit 140 generates exercise information (for example, moving speed, moving distance, consumed calories, etc.) generated based on each data detected by at least the above-described GPS receiving circuit 110 and acceleration sensor 120, current time, elapsed time, etc. And a setting screen for setting a target value etc. in the exercise support method described later. A plurality of pieces of information may be displayed on the display unit 140 simultaneously as shown in FIG. 1C, or one or more of the pieces of information may be operated by operating the above-described input operation unit 130. Information may be sequentially displayed.

  The sound unit 150 has sound equipment such as a buzzer and a speaker. The sound unit 150 generates sound information such as a predetermined tone color, a sound pattern (alarm sound), a voice message, etc., to respond to the exercise operation state of the user US analyzed and determined based on the exercise support method described later. The exercise support information is provided or notified to the user US through hearing. The vibrating unit 160 includes a vibrating device (vibrator) such as a vibrating motor or a vibrator. The vibration unit 160 generates vibration information such as a predetermined vibration pattern and its strength, etc., thereby performing motion support information according to the motion operation state of the user US, analyzed and determined based on the motion support method described later. To provide or notify the user US.

  In addition to the display unit 140, the exercise support apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may be provided with an output interface for providing or leaving predetermined exercise support information to the user US without using vision. As shown in FIG. 2, both the sound unit 150 and the vibration unit 160 may be provided, or only one of the sound unit 150 and the vibration unit 160 may be provided. It may be

  The memory unit 180 roughly includes a data memory, a program memory, and a working memory. The data memory has a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, and stores each data acquired by the above-described GPS receiving circuit 110 and acceleration sensor 120 in a predetermined storage area in association with time data. In addition, the data memory stores target values and the like used in the exercise support method described later in a predetermined storage area. The program memory has a ROM (read only memory), and is used to execute predetermined operations in each configuration, such as measurement operations of the GPS reception circuit 110 and the acceleration sensor 120, and display operations of various information on the display unit 140. Save control program. The program memory also executes a series of exercise support operations (exercise support method) for guiding the user's US exercise state on the basis of a preset target value etc. Storing an algorithm program for providing predetermined exercise support information. The working memory has a RAM (random access memory), and temporarily stores various data used when executing the control program and the algorithm program, and various data generated. In addition, a part or all of the memory unit 180 may have a form as a removable storage medium such as a memory card, for example, and may be configured to be removable from the exercise support apparatus 100.

  The arithmetic circuit 170 is an arithmetic device such as a CPU (central processing unit) or MPU (microprocessor) having a clocking function, and is stored in the above-described memory unit 180 (program memory) based on a predetermined operation clock. Execute a predetermined control program. Thereby, the arithmetic circuit 170 controls various operations such as measurement operation in the GPS reception circuit 110 and the acceleration sensor 120, and information display operation in the display unit 140. The arithmetic circuit 170 also executes a predetermined algorithm program based on the operation clock. As a result, the arithmetic circuit 170 analyzes and determines the exercise operation state of the user US, and executes a series of exercise support operations for guiding the user US to approach a preset target value. The control program and the algorithm program executed in the arithmetic circuit 170 may be incorporated in advance in the arithmetic circuit 170.

  The power supply unit 190 supplies drive power to each component of the exercise support device 100. The power supply unit 190 can apply, for example, a primary battery such as a commercially available coin battery or button battery, or a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery or a nickel hydrogen battery. In addition to the primary battery and the secondary battery, the power supply unit 190 can also apply a power supply based on energy harvesting technology that generates electric power by energy such as vibration, light, heat, and electromagnetic waves.

(Motor support method: 1st example)
Next, a first example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.
3 and 4 are flowcharts showing a first example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a signal waveform diagram showing an example of acceleration data during walking acquired by the exercise support method according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a travel time acquired by the exercise support method according to the present embodiment It is a signal waveform diagram which shows an example of acceleration data.

  In the exercise support method according to the present embodiment, first, after activating the exercise support apparatus 100, the operation mode of exercise support is set. Specifically, the user operates the power switch (not shown; for example, the input operation unit 130) of the exercise support apparatus 100 worn on the wrist USh to turn on the operation power to activate the exercise support apparatus 100. . Next, in the operation mode setting screen displayed on the display unit 140, the user US operates the input operation unit 130 to set the moving speed for guiding the user's exercise operation state to the target exercise operation state. The operation mode to be set is set in the arithmetic circuit 170.

  Next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the target moving speed (hereinafter referred to as “target moving speed”) Vm and its allowable deviation are set in the arithmetic circuit 170 (step S101). Specifically, when the user US operates the input operation unit 130 on the target value setting screen displayed on the display unit 140, the target movement distance (hereinafter referred to as “the target movement speed Vm” is specified as a parameter defining the target movement speed Vm. Arithmetic circuit for Lm described as target movement distance, Tm as target movement time (hereinafter referred to as “target movement time”) Tm, and allowable deviation (or allowable range) with respect to target movement speed Set to 170. The arithmetic circuit 170 stores the set target moving distance Lm, the target moving time Tm, and the allowable deviation in a predetermined storage area of the data memory of the memory unit 180. Here, the upper limit value of the target moving speed Vm is a value obtained by adding the allowable deviation to the target moving speed Vm, and the lower limit value of the target moving speed Vm is a value obtained by subtracting the allowable deviation from the target moving speed Vm.

  Next, when the user US operates the input operation unit 130, an instruction to start measurement operation in the GPS receiving circuit 110 and the acceleration sensor 120 is input to the arithmetic circuit 170 (step S102). Thereby, the arithmetic circuit 170 causes the GPS receiving circuit 110 to start the measurement operation, detects the current location of the user US, associates the position data with the time data, and stores the data in a predetermined storage area of the data memory of the memory unit 180. A clock for measuring an elapsed time in the measurement operation is reset as well as stored (stored) (step S103). That is, after the variable T indicating the elapsed time during the exercise operation of the user US is reset to "0", the clocking operation is restarted. In addition, the arithmetic circuit 170 sets the variable k indicating the number of steps in the exercise motion of the user US to “0”, and the variable L indicating the movement distance in exercise motion (hereinafter referred to as “measured movement distance”) “0 And the measurement operation of the acceleration sensor 120 is started (step S104).

  Next, the arithmetic circuit 170 constantly monitors the acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120 or at predetermined time intervals, and executes processing to detect the timing at which the foot of the user US lands based on the value of the acceleration data. (Step S105). When the timing at which the foot of the user US has landed is detected based on the value of the acceleration data, the arithmetic circuit 170 executes a process (k ← k + 1) of adding “1” to (the variable of) the step count k. The current location of the user US is detected based on the position data output from the GPS receiving circuit 110 (step S106).

  Here, the process of determining the landing timing of the user US based on the value of the acceleration data output by the acceleration sensor 120 will be specifically described. The acceleration data output by the acceleration sensor 120 during the motion of the user US is acquired as a waveform signal as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, for example. FIG. 5 shows an example of acceleration data (vertical and horizontal components of acceleration in three axial directions) acquired when the user US walks, and FIG. 6 is acceleration data acquired when the user US travels It is an example of (the acceleration component of up and down, right and left, front and back three axial directions). As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the acceleration data acquired while the user US is walking or traveling generally includes at least the vertical direction in synchronization with the landing timing of the foot (in the figure, a knitting arrow). The maximum value tends to appear in the acceleration component (signal waveform). The relationship between the landing timing and the acceleration data is determined depending on the motion condition of the user US (e.g., whether it is walking or running, its speed, etc.), and the main conditions such as individual differences (e.g., weight, height, limbs Although it is determined by various factors such as movement conditions, objective conditions such as exercise environment (shape of traveling course, unevenness, etc.), the acceleration component in the vertical direction as described above (Figure 5), and in addition to the vertical direction, there is a tendency for a local maximum value with high correlation to appear in acceleration components in the left and right or front and back direction (see FIGS. 5 and 6). Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the local maximum value of the acceleration component including at least the vertical direction is detected, the determination process is applied to determine that the time point is the timing when the foot of the user US has landed. Here, the acceleration component may actually fluctuate finely up and down with the passage of time as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. In that case, there are a plurality of local maximum values of the acceleration component other than the timing when the foot of the user US lands. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the value of the acceleration component becomes a large value at the landing timing of the foot of the user US, and tends to be a smaller value from the landing timing to the next landing timing. have. Therefore, for example, a threshold may be set in advance, and the timing when the value of the acceleration component exceeds the threshold and is the maximum value may be determined as the timing when the foot of the user US has landed. This makes it possible to avoid false detection of the landing timing of the foot of the user US, and the landing timing can be determined accurately. The threshold is set, for example, to about G = 13 for the vertical acceleration component in FIG. 5 and is set to, for example, about G = 4 for the vertical acceleration component in FIG. The present invention is not limited to this determination method. For example, a method of determination using only acceleration components in the left and right or front and back directions among the three axis directions, and acceleration components in the three axis directions are synthesized. A method of determination using a signal waveform, a method of determination by performing processing to make the local maximum of the signal waveform apparent by a specific arithmetic expression, or the above-described various conditions, etc., and comprehensively performed by a specific algorithm For example, a method of determining the condition may be applied.

  Next, the arithmetic circuit 170 calculates the distance between the two points based on the detected position data of the current position of the user US and the position data of the latest current position stored in the memory unit 180. A process of adding to the measured movement distance is executed (step S107). Further, the arithmetic circuit 170 associates the detected position data of the current location of the user US with the time data, and stores (stores) in a predetermined storage area of the data memory of the memory unit 180 (step S108). Here, the current location data stored in the memory unit 180 may be sequentially updated to the latest current location data of the user US detected by the GPS receiving circuit 110.

Then, the arithmetic circuit 170 repeatedly executes the series of processes of steps S105 to S108 described above until the number of steps k in the exercise operation becomes the set value n (step S109). The set value n is set to, for example, 10 to 100 steps. When the number of steps k reaches the set value n, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the arithmetic circuit 170 calculates an elapsed time T which is a time from the start of movement until the number of steps k reaches the set value n; Based on the measured movement distance L which is the sum of the distances calculated based on the position data output from the GPS reception circuit 110 during the elapsed time T, using the following equations (11) and (12) , The pitch (the number of steps per unit time) P of the user US in an exercise motion, and the stride (the stride of one step) S are calculated. In addition, based on the elapsed time T and the measured movement distance L, the arithmetic circuit 170 uses the following equation (13) to calculate the movement speed during exercise (hereinafter referred to as “measured movement speed”) V. Calculate Furthermore, based on the calculated stride S and the preset target moving speed Vm, or the target moving distance Lm and the target moving time Tm, the pitch P and the stride at that time are calculated using the following equation (14) When moving at S, a time of one step (hereinafter referred to as “target pitch time”) Pt for moving speed to become the target moving speed Vm is calculated. Here, as shown in the following equation (13), the measured movement velocity V multiplies the pitch P calculated using the following equations (11) and (12) by the stride S (V = P × S) It may be calculated according to (step S111).
P = n / T (11)
S = L / n (12)
V = L / T = P × S (13)
Pt = S / Vm = S × Tm / Lm (14)

  Next, the arithmetic circuit 170 determines whether the measured movement speed (denoted as "measured value" in the figure) V is faster, equal to, or slower than the target movement speed (denoted as "target value" in the figure) Vm. , (Step S112). As a result, when the user US moves while maintaining the pitch P and the stride S during exercise calculated in the above step S111, the remaining distance at the current time of the target moving distance Lm set in advance (Lm- It is determined whether or not L) ends running or walking at the current remaining time (Tm-T) of the preset target travel time Tm.

  When it is determined in step S112 that the actual measurement value is equal to the target value, specifically, the actual measurement movement velocity V is within the allowable deviation of the target movement velocity Vm, that is, the lower limit value and the upper limit value of the target movement velocity Vm. If it is determined that the value between (determination <J11> in FIG. 4; (target movement speed-tolerance) ≦ actual movement speed ≦ (target movement speed + tolerance)), the arithmetic circuit 170 It returns to said step S103 and performs a series of processes mentioned above again. That is, the arithmetic circuit 170 does not perform provision or notification of exercise support information that causes the sound unit 150 to generate sound information (alarm sound) or causes the vibration unit 160 to generate vibration information.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S112 that the measured value is larger than the upper limit of the target value, specifically, the measured moving speed V is faster than the upper limit of the target moving speed Vm (determination <J12> in FIG. 4). If it is determined that (target movement speed + permissible deviation) <actually-measured movement speed), the arithmetic circuit 170 determines the timing at which the foot of the user US lands based on the value of the acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120. The movement support information is detected (step S113), and in synchronization with the landing timing, exercise support information in the first mode instructing to slow the moving speed is provided or notified (step S114). Next, after the calculated target pitch time Pt has elapsed (step 115), the exercise support information of the first mode is provided or notified again (step S116). That is, the arithmetic circuit 170 synchronizes the landing timing of the user US with the sound information (alarm sound) by the acoustic unit 150 and the vibration information by the vibration unit 160 in the first mode at the time interval of the target pitch time Pt. The user US is provided or notified of exercise support information that is generated to guide the user US to slow the running or walking. In the first mode, for example, the sound information or the vibration information is sounded only once in a predetermined time length. Thereafter, the arithmetic circuit 170 returns to step S103 described above, and executes the above-described series of processes again. In the above embodiment, the provision or notification of the exercise support information in the first mode is performed twice at the time interval of the target pitch time Pt. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, provision or notification of exercise support information in the first mode may be performed three or more times at a time interval of the target pitch time Pt. . Alternatively, provision or notification of the exercise support information in the first mode may be performed only once.

  When it is determined in step S112 that the measured value is smaller than the lower limit of the target value, specifically, the measured moving speed V is slower than the lower limit of the target moving speed Vm (determination in FIG. 4 <J13> When it is determined that the actual movement speed <(target movement speed-allowable deviation)), the arithmetic circuit 170 determines the timing at which the foot of the user US lands based on the value of the acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120. The motion support information in the second mode different from the motion support information in the first mode is provided or notified to the user US, which is detected (step S117) and instructed to increase the moving speed in synchronization with the landing timing. (Step S118). Next, after the calculated target pitch time Pt has elapsed (step 119), exercise support information in the second mode is provided or notified (step S120). That is, the arithmetic circuit 170 synchronizes with the landing timing of the user US and at predetermined time intervals of the target pitch time Pt, predetermined sound information (alarm sound) by the sound unit 150 and predetermined vibration information by the vibration unit 160 The motion support information is generated or generated in a second mode different from the first mode to provide or notify exercise support information that guides the user US to accelerate the running or walking. In the second mode, for example, the sound information or the vibration information is sounded twice at a predetermined time length and at predetermined time intervals. Thereafter, the arithmetic circuit 170 returns to step S103 described above, and executes the above-described series of processes again. Also in the above embodiment, the provision or notification of the exercise support information in the second mode is performed twice at the time interval of the target pitch time Pt, but it is not limited to this form, for example, The provision or notification of the two modes of exercise support information may be performed three or more times at a time interval of the target pitch time Pt. Alternatively, provision or notification of the exercise support information in the second mode may be performed only once.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the human-body-type exercise support apparatus provided with at least the GPS reception circuit, the acceleration sensor, and the output interface such as the acoustic unit and the vibration unit, the moving speed of the user during exercise operation A process is executed to determine whether (measured movement speed) is faster or slower than the preset target movement speed. Then, when the moving speed is equal to the target moving speed, the operation of providing or notifying the exercise support information is not performed, and the consumption of power is suppressed. On the other hand, when the moving speed is faster or slower than the allowable range of the target moving speed, predetermined sound information or vibration information according to the determination result is generated to provide or notify the user of exercise support information. The state of running or walking of the user US is induced to approach the target moving speed. At this time, the rhythm or tempo of the user's footstep is not disturbed by providing or notifying exercise support information based on sound information and vibration information in accordance with the timing of movement of the user's foot (landing timing). Furthermore, exercise support information is generated a plurality of times at time intervals corresponding to the target value.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, since the exercise support information is provided or notified to the user only when the moving speed deviates from the target moving speed, the power consumption of the exercise supporting apparatus can be suppressed. Here, since predetermined sound information and vibration information can be applied as a method for providing or notifying exercise support information to the user, the user can set the relative relationship between the moving speed and the target moving speed regardless of sight. It can be recognized. At this time, the number of times of generation of the sound information and the vibration information is made different depending on how the user's moving speed deviates from the target moving speed (fast or slow; direction of deviation). Since the setting is performed, by providing or notifying the exercise support information at least once, the user can accurately recognize the content (exercise support information) that the sound information and the vibration information mean by hearing or tactile sense. It is possible to correct or improve the running or walking condition so that the target moving speed is realized. Furthermore, by generating predetermined sound information and vibration information in accordance with the landing timing of the user's foot, the user's running or walking state is achieved so that the target moving speed is realized without disturbing the user's footsteps. It can be properly guided. Furthermore, by providing or notifying the exercise support information a plurality of times at time intervals corresponding to the target value, the user can more easily recognize the state of running or walking for achieving the target moving speed, and more appropriately. Easy to understand, can guide the state of running and walking.

(Motor support method: second example)
Next, a second example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus according to the present invention will be described. Here, the configuration of the exercise support apparatus described above is referred to as appropriate, and the description of processing equivalent to the first example of the exercise support method is simplified.
7 and 8 are flowcharts showing a second example of the exercise support method in the exercise support apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  In the exercise support method according to the present embodiment, first, after activating the exercise support apparatus 100, the operation mode of exercise support is set. Specifically, after the user US turns on the operation power supply of the exercise support apparatus 100 and starts up, the user's exercise is performed by operating the input operation unit 130 on the operation mode setting screen displayed on the display unit 140. An operation mode for setting a pitch for guiding an operation state to a target exercise operation state is set in the arithmetic circuit 170.

Next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the target pitch (hereinafter referred to as "target pitch") Pm and its allowable deviation are set in the arithmetic circuit 170, and one step is set based on the target pitch Pm. A target value of time t (hereinafter referred to as "target pitch time") Pt is calculated (step S201). Specifically, when the user US operates the input operation unit 130 on the target value setting screen displayed on the display unit 140, a target pitch Pm, which is the target number of steps per unit time (for example, one minute), and An allowable deviation (or allowable range) for the target pitch is set in the arithmetic circuit 170. Then, the arithmetic circuit 170 calculates a target pitch time Pt based on the set target pitch Pm using the following equation (15). The set target pitch Pm, the allowable deviation, and the calculated target pitch time Pt are stored in a predetermined storage area of the memory unit 180. Here, the upper limit value of the target pitch Pm is a value obtained by adding the tolerance to the target pitch Pm, and the lower limit value of the target pitch Pm is a value obtained by subtracting the tolerance from the target pitch Pm.
Pt = 1 / Pm (15)

  Next, when the user US operates the input operation unit 130 to instruct at least the start of the measurement operation of the acceleration sensor 120 (step S202), the arithmetic circuit 170 measures the elapsed time in the measurement operation. And, after resetting the variable k indicating the number of steps in the exercise motion of the user US, the measurement operation in the acceleration sensor 120 is started (steps S203 and S204).

  Next, as in the exercise support method of the first example described above, the arithmetic circuit 170 monitors the acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120, and the timing at which the foot of the user US lands based on the value of the acceleration data. Is detected (step S205), and when the timing at which the foot of the user US lands is detected, a process (kkk + 1) of adding “1” to the number of steps k is performed (step S206). Here, as a process of determining the landing timing of the user US, a method equivalent to the exercise support method of the first example described above is applied.

  Then, the arithmetic circuit 170 repeatedly executes the series of processes in steps S205 and S206 described above until the number of steps k in the exercise operation becomes the set value n (step S207). The set value n is set to, for example, 10 to 100 steps. When the number of steps k reaches the set value n, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the arithmetic circuit 170 calculates the above-mentioned equation (E) based on the elapsed time T from the start of movement to the arrival at the set value n. 11) is used to calculate the pitch (hereinafter referred to as "measured pitch") P of the user US in an exercise operation (step S211). That is, the calculation process of the actual measurement pitch is executed each time the number of steps k becomes the set value n.

  Next, the arithmetic circuit 170 determines whether the measured pitch (denoted as "measured value" in the figure) P is faster, equal to, or slower than the target pitch (denoted as "target value" in the figure) Pm. It determines (step S212). When it is determined in step S212 that the actual measurement value is equal to the target value, specifically, the actual measurement pitch P is within the tolerance of the target pitch Pm (in FIG. 8, determination <J21>; (target pitch-tolerance If it is determined that the deviation) 実 測 actual pitch ((target pitch + tolerance)), the arithmetic circuit 170 returns to step S203 described above, and executes the series of processes described above again. That is, the arithmetic circuit 170 does not perform provision or notification of exercise support information that causes the sound unit 150 to generate sound information (alarm sound) or causes the vibration unit 160 to generate vibration information.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S212 that the measured value is larger than the upper limit of the target value, specifically, the measured pitch P is faster than the upper limit of the target pitch Pm (in FIG. 8, determination <J22>; ( If it is determined that the target pitch + the allowable deviation) <the actual measurement pitch), the arithmetic circuit 170 detects the timing at which the foot of the user US lands based on the value of the acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120 (step S213) In synchronization with the landing timing, the user US is provided with or notified to the user US of exercise support information in the third mode instructing the pitch to be delayed (lowered) (step S214). Next, after the calculated target pitch time Pt has elapsed (step 215), the exercise support information of the third mode is provided or notified again (step S216). That is, the arithmetic circuit 170 synchronizes with the landing timing of the user US and sets predetermined sound information (alarm sound) in the sound unit 150 or predetermined vibration information in the vibration unit 160 at time intervals of the target pitch time Pt. It is generated or generated in mode 3 to provide or notify exercise support information that guides the user US to slow the pitch. In the third mode, for example, the sound information or the vibration information is sounded only once in a predetermined time length. Thereafter, the arithmetic circuit 170 returns to step S203 described above, and executes the series of processes described above again. Also in the above embodiment, the provision or notification of the exercise support information in the third mode is performed twice at the time interval of the target pitch time Pt, but it is not limited to this form, for example, The provision or notification of the three modes of exercise support information may be performed three or more times at a time interval of the target pitch time Pt. Alternatively, provision or notification of the exercise support information in the third mode may be performed only once.

  Further, when it is determined in step S212 that the actual measurement value is smaller than the lower limit of the target value, specifically, the actual measurement pitch P is slower than the lower limit value of the target pitch Pm (in FIG. 8, determination <J23>; actual measurement If it is determined that the pitch <(target pitch-allowable deviation), the arithmetic circuit 170 detects the timing at which the foot of the user US lands based on the value of the acceleration data output from the acceleration sensor 120 (step (S217), providing or notifying the user US of exercise support information in a fourth mode different from the exercise support information in the third mode, instructing the user to make the pitch faster (increase) in synchronization with the landing timing to the user US ((S217) Step S214). Next, after the calculated target pitch time Pt has elapsed (step 219), exercise support information in the fourth mode is provided or notified (step S220). That is, the arithmetic circuit 170 synchronizes with the landing timing of the user US and at predetermined time intervals of the target pitch time Pt, predetermined sound information (alarm sound) by the sound unit 150 and predetermined vibration information by the vibration unit 160 The movement support information is generated or generated in a fourth mode different from the third mode to provide or notify exercise support information for guiding the pitch of the user US to be faster. In the fourth mode, for example, the sound information or vibration information is sounded twice at a predetermined time length and at predetermined time intervals. Thereafter, the arithmetic circuit 170 returns to step S203 described above, and executes the series of processes described above again. Also in the above embodiment, the provision or notification of the exercise support information in the fourth mode is performed twice at the time interval of the target pitch time Pt. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode. The provision or notification of the four modes of exercise support information may be performed three or more times at a time interval of the target pitch time Pt. Alternatively, provision or notification of the exercise support information in the fourth mode may be performed only once.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, processing is performed to determine whether the user's pitch (measured pitch) during exercise operation is faster or slower than the preset target pitch, and the pitch is equal to the target pitch. In this case, the exercise support information is provided or notified to the user only when the pitch deviates from the target pitch without providing or notifying the exercise support information. Therefore, also in the present embodiment, the power consumption of the exercise support apparatus can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the pitch deviates from the target pitch, the number of times of generation of sound information and vibration information is made different according to the determination result (direction of deviation) of whether the pitch is faster or slower than the target pitch. The exercise support information is provided or notified to the user. Therefore, also in the present embodiment, by providing or notifying the exercise support information at least once, the user accurately recognizes the relative relationship between the pitch and the target pitch by auditory sense or tactile sense regardless of vision. It is possible to correct or improve the running and walking conditions so that the target moving speed is realized. At this time, by generating sound information and vibration information in accordance with the landing timing of the user's foot, the user's running or walking is performed such that the target moving speed is realized without disturbing the user's footstep rhythm or tempo. It is possible to properly guide the state of Furthermore, by providing or notifying the exercise support information a plurality of times at time intervals corresponding to the target value, the user can more easily recognize the state of running or walking for achieving the target moving speed, and more appropriately. Easy to understand, can guide the state of running and walking.

  In the second example of the exercise support method described above, the acceleration data during movement of the user US detected by the acceleration sensor 120 is monitored, the landing timing is detected based on the value of the acceleration data, and the number of steps is determined. In the same way as the first example of the exercise support method described above, the moving distance and moving speed of the user US are calculated based on the position data detected by the GPS receiving circuit 110. It may be displayed on the display unit 140 as appropriate.

  In the exercise support method described above, the actual measurement values of the moving speed and pitch acquired during the movement operation are compared with the target values of the moving speed and pitch set in advance, and the comparison result (fast or slow; deviation The case where the running state of the user US and the walking state (exercise operation state) are guided to approach the target value by changing the generation frequency of sound information and vibration information, for example, based on the direction The present invention is not limited to this method. For example, a method of setting generation continuation time of sound information such as alarm sound or vibration information differently, pitch of sound information such as alarm sound (pitch of sound) And a method to set the vibration frequency of vibration information differently, instead of using alarm sound etc. as sound information, use melody sound or message sound alone, or use a combination of alarm sound etc. and message sound to use melody or message The exercise support information may be provided or notified to the user US by a method or the like which is set differently. Furthermore, for example, the number of times of generation of sound information or vibration information is changed or the generation time according to how much the moving speed or pitch actually deviates from the target value (the degree of deviation is small or large). A method of changing, changing the frequency of sound or vibration, changing melody or message may be applied.

  In the embodiment described above, the configuration including the display unit 140, the sound unit 150, and the vibration unit 160 as an output interface, or in addition to the display unit 140, the sound unit 150 or the vibration unit 160 Although the case where the exercise support method described above is performed in the configuration provided with either one has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the exercise support apparatus 100 has a function for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device such as a personal computer, the exercise support apparatus 100 includes at least one of the sound unit 150 and the vibration unit 160. However, the display unit 140 may not be provided. In this case, the input setting of the target value and the allowable deviation described above is performed using an external device.

  In the embodiment described above, the exercise support apparatus 100 has a wristwatch type or wristband type shape and performs the exercise operation in a state of being attached to the wrist of a human body, but the present invention is limited to this. It is not something to be done. That is, the exercise support apparatus 100 can provide position information, acceleration data, etc. during exercise movement of the user favorably, and provide or notify exercise support information by a method that can be recognized by the user US through hearing or touch. The mounting position and the external shape of the exercise support device 100 are not particularly limited as long as it can Therefore, for example, the exercise support device 100 has an external appearance shape of a general-purpose portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a smart phone, or an external appearance shape, and sounds generated at least as exercise support information such as upper arm, waist, ankle, etc. It may be worn on any part of the human body that can recognize information and vibration information.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.
In the following, the invention described in the original claims of the present application is appended.

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[1]
A motion data detection unit that detects motion data related to a user's motion during walking motion or traveling motion;
A timing detection unit that detects a landing timing of the user based on the operation data detected by the operation data detection unit;
The operation information and the target value are compared with the user's operation information acquired based on the operation data detected by the detection unit with a target value set in advance corresponding to the operation information. Providing exercise support information corresponding to a difference of at least one time in synchronization with the landing timing, and providing the exercise support information when the operation information is within a preset allowable range for the target value Support information provider to stop
An exercise support apparatus comprising:

[2]
The exercise support apparatus according to [1], wherein the support information providing unit provides the exercise support information a plurality of times at time intervals corresponding to the target value.

[3]
The allowable range is a value in which a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined allowable deviation from the target value is a lower limit, and a value obtained by adding the allowable deviation to the target value is an upper limit.
The support information providing unit makes the exercise support information different from each other when the motion information is a value exceeding the upper limit and when the motion information is a value below the lower limit. [1] or [2].

[4]
The support information provider changes the exercise support information according to the magnitude of the difference value between the motion information and the upper limit when the motion information is a value exceeding the upper limit. The exercise support apparatus according to [3], wherein the exercise support information is changed according to the magnitude of the difference value between the lower limit value and the motion information when the value is less than the lower limit value. .

[5]
The motion data detection unit includes an acceleration sensor that detects, as the motion data, acceleration data indicating an acceleration associated with the motion of the user.
The exercise support apparatus according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the timing detection unit detects the landing timing based on a value of the acceleration data detected by the acceleration sensor. is there.

[6]
The timing detection unit may detect, as the landing timing, a timing at which the value of the acceleration data has a value larger than a preset threshold value and the value of the acceleration data becomes a maximum value. It is an exercise support device according to [5].

[7]
The motion data detection unit includes a position sensor that detects position data indicating the geographical position of the user as the motion data.
The support information providing unit acquires the moving speed of the user as the operation information based on the position data detected by the position sensor, and compares the moving speed with a predetermined target value of the moving speed. The exercise support apparatus according to [5] or [6], wherein the exercise support information is provided based on the comparison result.

[8]
The support information providing unit acquires, as the operation information, a pitch that is the number of steps per unit time of the user based on the acceleration data, and compares the pitch with a preset target value of the pitch. The exercise support apparatus according to [5] or [6], wherein the exercise support information is provided based on the comparison result.

[9]
The support information providing unit has at least one of an acoustic unit that generates a sound according to the exercise support information and a vibration unit that generates a vibration according to the exercise support information. It is an exercise support device according to any one of [1] to [8].

[10]
Detecting motion data related to the user's motion during walking motion or traveling motion;
The landing timing of the user is detected based on the operation data,
Acquiring operation information of the user based on the operation data;
Comparing the operation information with a target value previously set corresponding to the operation information;
The exercise support information corresponding to the difference between the movement information and the target value is provided at least once in synchronization with the landing timing,
The provision of the exercise support information is stopped when the motion information is within a predetermined tolerance range for the target value,
It is an exercise support method characterized by

[11]
The allowable range is set to a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined allowable deviation from the target value as a lower limit and a value obtained by adding the allowable deviation to the target value as an upper limit.
The motion providing the exercise support information is different from each other if the exercise support information to be provided differs between the time when the motion information exceeds the upper limit and the time when the motion information falls below the lower limit. [10] is the exercise support method according to [10].

[12]
On the computer
Detecting motion data related to user's motion during walking motion or traveling motion;
The landing timing of the user is detected based on the operation data,
Causing the user's operation information to be acquired based on the operation data;
Comparing the operation information with a target value previously set corresponding to the operation information;
The exercise support information corresponding to the difference between the movement information and the target value is provided at least once in synchronization with the landing timing,
When the motion information is within a predetermined tolerance range for the target value, the provision of the exercise support information is stopped.
It is an exercise support program characterized by

[13]
On the computer
The allowable range is set to a value with a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined allowable deviation from the target value as a lower limit and a value obtained by adding the allowable deviation to the target value as an upper limit.
The exercise support information to be provided is made different from each other when the motion information is a value exceeding the upper limit value and when the motion information is a value below the lower limit value [12]. It is an exercise support program as described.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 exercise support apparatus 101 apparatus main body 110 GPS receiving circuit 120 acceleration sensor 130 input operation part 140 display part 150 acoustic part 160 vibration part 170 arithmetic circuit 180 memory part US user

Claims (11)

An operation data detection unit detecting a first operation data related to the user's operation and a second operation data different from the first operation data;
A timing detection unit that detects a landing timing of the user after detection of the first operation data by the operation data detection unit based on the second operation data detected by the operation data detection unit; ,
The exercise support information based on the first motion data is provided waiting for the landing timing, and the first motion data is within a preset allowable range with respect to a preset target value. A support information providing unit that stops providing exercise support information ;
An exercise support apparatus comprising:   The support information providing unit compares the user's operation information acquired based on the first operation data with a preset target value, and corresponds to a difference between the operation information and the target value. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein exercise support information is provided at the landing timing.   The exercise support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the support information providing unit provides the exercise support information a plurality of times at time intervals corresponding to the target value. The target value is a value having a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined allowable deviation from the target value as a lower limit, and a value obtained by adding the allowable deviation to the target value as an upper limit.
The support information providing unit makes the exercise support information different from each other when the motion information is a value exceeding the upper limit and when the motion information is a value below the lower limit. The exercise support device according to claim 2 or 3.   The support information provider changes the exercise support information according to the magnitude of the difference value between the motion information and the upper limit when the motion information is a value exceeding the upper limit. 5. The exercise support device according to claim 4, wherein when the value is less than the lower limit value, the exercise support information is changed according to a magnitude of a difference value between the lower limit value and the motion information. The motion data detection unit includes at least an acceleration sensor that detects, as the second motion data, acceleration data indicating an acceleration associated with the motion of the user.
The exercise support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the timing detection unit detects the landing timing based on a value of the acceleration data detected by the acceleration sensor.   The timing detection unit may detect, as the landing timing, a timing at which the value of the acceleration data has a value larger than a preset threshold value and the value of the acceleration data becomes a maximum value. The exercise support device according to claim 6. The motion data detection unit further includes a position sensor that detects position data indicating the geographical position of the user as the first motion data.
The support information providing unit obtains the moving speed of the user based on the position data detected by the position sensor, and compares the moving speed with a target value of the moving speed set in advance. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the exercise support information is provided based on a comparison result.   The support information providing unit has at least one of an acoustic unit that generates a sound according to the exercise support information and a vibration unit that generates a vibration according to the exercise support information. The exercise support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Detecting second operation data different from the first operation data related to the user's operation and the first operation data;
Detecting a landing timing of the user after detection of the first operation data based on the second operation data;
The exercise support information based on the first motion data is provided waiting for the landing timing, and the first motion data is within a preset allowable range with respect to a preset target value. Stop providing exercise support information ,
An exercise support method characterized by On the computer
Detecting a second operation data different from the first operation data related to the user's operation and the first operation data;
The landing timing of the user after the detection of the first operation data is detected based on the second operation data,
The exercise support information based on the first motion data is provided waiting for the landing timing, and the first motion data is within a preset allowable range with respect to a preset target value. An exercise support program characterized by stopping provision of exercise support information .

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