KR102359281B1 - Method and wearable device for providing information on exercise - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing exercise information in a wearable device, the method comprising: displaying a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information; receiving, from a user, an input for selecting first past exercise record information from the list; obtaining current exercise record information of the user; comparing the selected first exercise record information with current exercise record information; and displaying an image representing the comparison result information.

Description

Method of providing exercise information and wearable device therefor

The present invention relates to a method for providing exercise information and a wearable device therefor.

People have a need to improve their record every day while exercising, or to adjust their pace and exercise volume through a higher intensity exercise than their yesterday's record. Also, when exercising, you can adjust your exercise pace with others or watch other people's exercise.

Current exercise record management methods or devices are a type of comparing one's own past exercise record information or another's exercise record information with current exercise record information only after exercise is finished. Therefore, it is impossible to compare one's current exercise state with one's own past exercise record information or another's exercise record information in real time.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes an apparatus and method for giving feedback so that the user can adjust the exercise pace in real time by intuitively comparing the real-time exercise state with the user's past exercise record information or the exercise record information of others.

Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0045768 (2015.04.29.)
Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0026650 (2015.03.11.)

Users can record their exercise amount and exercise speed and compete against these records to exercise. The wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention may compare the user's past exercise record information with the user's real-time exercise state, and provide feedback so that the user adjusts the exercise pace.

By sharing other people's exercise records, users can compete with other people's exercise record information and adjust their exercise pace. In addition, users can compete with celebrities' exercise record information and adjust their own exercise pace. Accordingly, the wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention may compare the exercise record information of another person or the exercise record information of a celebrity with the user's real-time exercise state, and provide feedback so that the user adjusts the exercise pace.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing exercise information in a wearable device includes: displaying a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information; receiving, from a user, an input for selecting first past exercise record information from the list; obtaining current exercise record information of the user; comparing the selected first exercise record information with current exercise record information; and displaying an image representing the comparison result information.

In addition, the comparison result information includes information comparing the exercise maintenance time included in each of the first past exercise record information and the current exercise record information, information comparing the amount of exercise, information comparing the exercise pattern, and information comparing the exercise speed may include at least one of

In addition, the displaying of the image representing the comparison result information may include: determining a first image corresponding to the first past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the current exercise record information; and displaying the first image and the second image based on the comparison result information.

In addition, the exercise information providing method, based on the comparison result information, outputting a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount adjustment; may further include.

In addition, the displaying of the image representing the comparison result information may include, when the user's exercise is completed, determining whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value included in the first past exercise record information; and outputting a message related to overachievement based on the determined result.

In addition, the step of displaying the list includes: receiving an input for selecting a match mode; and displaying a list including past exercise record information of at least one other person in response to the input; may include

A wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit for displaying a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information; a user input unit for receiving an input for selecting first past exercise record information from the list from the user; and a control unit that obtains the user's current exercise record information and compares the selected first past exercise record information with the current exercise record information, wherein the display unit may display an image representing the comparison result information.

In addition, the comparison result information includes information comparing the exercise maintenance time included in each of the first past exercise record information and the current exercise record information, information comparing the amount of exercise, information comparing the exercise pattern, and information comparing the exercise speed may include at least one of

Further, the controller determines a first image corresponding to the first past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the current exercise record information, and the display unit displays the first image and the second image based on the comparison result information. can be displayed

Also, the controller may control the display to output a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount adjustment based on the comparison result information.

In addition, when the user's exercise is completed, the control unit determines whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value contained in the first past exercise record information, and the display unit, based on the determined result, A related message can be output.

In addition, the user input unit may receive an input for selecting a competition mode, and the display unit may display a list including at least one other person's past exercise record information in response to the input.

1 is an example of a wearable device according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a wearable device according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing exercise information by a wearable device according to an exemplary embodiment.
4A and 4B are examples in which the wearable device displays a list including user's past exercise record information.
5 is an example in which the wearable device displays that first past exercise record information is selected.
6A is an example in which the wearable device compares first past exercise record information with current exercise record information, and displays an image visually and intuitively representing the comparison information.
6B is another example in which the wearable device compares first past exercise record information with current exercise record information and displays an image visually and intuitively indicating the comparison information.
7 is an example in which the wearable device outputs a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount control.
FIG. 8 is an example in which, when the user's exercise is completed, the wearable device compares first past exercise record information with current exercise record information, and outputs a message related to overachievement.
9 is an example in which the wearable device stops providing exercise information as the user stops exercising.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a wearable device provides exercise information for each exercise mode, according to an exemplary embodiment.
11 is an example in which the wearable device displays a window for selecting an exercise mode. Here, the exercise mode may include a confrontation mode and a solo mode.
12A is an example in which the wearable device displays a list including exercise record information of others when a match mode is selected.
12B is an example in which the wearable device displays a list including exercise record information of a celebrity when a match mode is selected.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a wearable device provides exercise information for each exercise mode, according to an exemplary embodiment.
14 is an example in which the wearable device displays detailed exercise record information in a solo mode.
15 is an example of providing feedback according to whether a wearable device has achieved a target exercise amount in a solo mode.
16 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing exercise information according to an embodiment.
17 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive an exercise record information list from an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
18 is a schematic diagram of an information providing system according to another embodiment.
19 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive an exercise record information list from an electronic device, according to another exemplary embodiment.
20 is a diagram illustrating a method for a wearable device to receive an exercise record information list from a server, according to an embodiment.
21 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive one piece of exercise record information selected from an exercise record information list, from an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
22 is a diagram for describing a method in which a wearable device receives, from an electronic device, one piece of exercise record information selected from an exercise record information list, according to another exemplary embodiment.
23 is a diagram for describing a method in which a wearable device receives one piece of exercise record information selected from an exercise record information list from an external electronic device, according to another exemplary embodiment.
24 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, rather than the name of a simple term.

In the entire specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit" and "module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

1 is an example of a wearable device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the wearable device 10 may refer to a device that a user can wear while wearing it on a part of the body. For example, the wearable device 10 includes glasses 10 - 1 , a watch 10 - 2 or a band 10 - 3 , a waist band 10 - 4 and shoes 10 - 5 that the user can wear. ) can be implemented in the form of However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the wearable device 10 may be implemented in the form of a user-wearable hair band, earphone, or the like. Accordingly, the user can freely exercise while wearing the wearable device 10 .

When the user exercises while wearing the wearable device 10 , the wearable device 10 may collect the user's exercise information. For example, the wearable device 10 may collect information on the current user's movement speed, acceleration, and movement distance by using an acceleration sensor. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may collect information on the current user's body temperature by using a temperature sensor. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may collect information on blood pressure using a blood pressure sensor or collect information on an electrocardiogram using an electrocardiogram sensor, but is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the wearable device 10 according to an embodiment may provide exercise information so that the user can exercise while competing with his/her past exercise record or the exercise record of others, even if the user is exercising alone.

For example, the wearable device 10 may provide comparison information in which the user's past exercise record information and current exercise record information are compared. In this case, the user's past exercise record information means past exercise record information pre-stored in the wearable device 10 or an external electronic device. It may include information about an average movement speed and the like. Also, the user's current exercise record information may mean information currently measured and recorded by the wearable device 10 using various sensors provided in the wearable device 10 . For example, the current exercise record information may include a current exercise location, an amount of exercise accumulated from the start time of the exercise to the present, a holding time from the start time of the exercise, an average exercise speed from the start time of the exercise, and the like. Also, the exercise start time may be a time when a user input for the exercise start UI displayed on the screen of the wearable device 10 is received.

According to an embodiment, the user's past exercise record information may be recorded in the same or similar place to the place where the user currently exercises.

The comparison information comparing the user's past exercise record information with the current exercise record information may be information comparing the exercise speed included in the past exercise record information and the exercise speed included in the current exercise record information. The comparison information may be information in which an exercise amount included in the past exercise record information is compared with an exercise quantity included in the current exercise record information.

Also, the wearable device 10 may intuitively display an image indicating the comparison result on the screen. For example, the wearable device 10 may display an image in which a character corresponding to the past user and a character corresponding to the current user compete and exercise on the screen.

According to an embodiment, the wearable device 10 may not include a display unit. In this case, the wearable device 10 may output information processed by the wearable device 10 to the user in various forms such as voice, vibration, blinking of lights, and the like.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a case in which the wearable device 10 includes a display unit will be described as an example.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a wearable device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the wearable device 10 may include a display unit 110 , a control unit 120 , and a user input unit 130 .

The display unit 110 is a display interfacing means for displaying various types of information, such as information processed by the wearable device 10 or information to be processed, to a user. Also, the display unit 110 may display a graphical user interface (GUI) for visually and intuitively providing information processed by the wearable device 10 to the user.

The display 110 according to an embodiment may display a list including information on past exercise records of the user of the wearable device 10 . For example, the past exercise record information may include information on at least one of a user's past exercise location, exercise type, average exercise speed, and exercise duration. In addition, the past exercise record information may include information about a past maximum/minimum exercise speed, a time when an exercise started in the past, and the like.

Alternatively, the display 110 may display a list including exercise record information of others. In this case, the other person may be other users who are friends with the user of the wearable device 10 . For example, the wearable device 10 may acquire, from an external server, exercise record information of other users who have a friendship relationship with the user of the wearable device 10 on an external server (not shown). In this case, the external server may be an exercise record management server that stores and manages exercise record information of users. Alternatively, the others may be users of other electronic devices adjacent to the wearable device 10 . For example, the wearable device 10 may obtain exercise record information of a user of another electronic device capable of communicating with the wearable device 10 .

Alternatively, the display 110 may display a list including exercise record information of celebrities (eg, entertainers, athletes, politicians, etc.). For example, the wearable device 10 may obtain exercise record information of celebrities from an external server (not shown).

On the other hand, when the display unit 110 is configured as a touch screen by forming a layer structure between the display unit 110 and the touch pad, the display unit 110 may be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The display unit 110 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display ( 3D display) and electrophoretic display (electrophoretic display) may include at least one. In addition, the wearable device 10 may include two or more display units 110 according to an implementation form.

The user input unit 130 may mean a means for a user to input control information for controlling the wearable device 10 . For example, the user input unit 130 includes a key pad, a dome switch, and a touch pad (contact capacitive method, pressure resistance film method, infrared sensing method, surface ultrasonic conduction method, integral type). There may be a tension measurement method, a piezo effect method, etc.), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The user input unit 130 according to an embodiment may receive a user input for selecting one from a list including information on the user's past exercise record of the wearable device 10 . Alternatively, the user input unit 130 may receive a user input for selecting one from a list including other people's exercise record information. Alternatively, the user input unit 130 may receive a user input for selecting one from a list including exercise record information of celebrities.

Also, the user input unit 130 may transmit control information corresponding to the user input to the control unit 120 .

The controller 120 may generally control the overall operation of the wearable device 10 . For example, the controller 120 may control components of the wearable device 10 including the display 110 and the user input 130 by executing programs stored in a memory (not shown).

The controller 120 according to an embodiment may control the display 110 to display a list including information on past exercise records of the wearable device 10 user on the screen of the wearable device 10 . Alternatively, the controller 120 may control the display 110 so that a list including the exercise record information of others or the exercise record information of famous people is displayed on the screen of the wearable device 10 .

In addition, the controller 120 may acquire past exercise record information of the user selected from the list based on the control information received from the user input unit 130 .

Also, the control unit 120 may obtain information about the user's current exercise record. For example, the wearable device 10 may detect the user's current exercise state by disposing exercise state detection sensors outside or inside the body of the wearable apparatus 10 . The motion state detection sensor may include, for example, at least one of an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a temperature/humidity sensor, and a blood pressure sensor, or a combination thereof. For example, the controller 120 may obtain information on the user's movement speed, body movement pattern, body temperature rise, blood pressure rise, and the like, by using sensing information measured from motion state detection sensors. Also, the controller 120 may acquire the current user's exercise amount, exercise speed, exercise pattern, and the like, based on the obtained information.

Also, the controller 120 may obtain comparison information by comparing the selected user's past exercise record information with current exercise record information. For example, the control unit 120 compares the user's past exercise record information and the current exercise record information, comparing information comparing exercise maintenance time, comparing exercise amount, comparing information comparing exercise patterns, and exercise speed. At least one piece of comparison information or a combination thereof may be obtained. In this case, the controller 120 may compare the user's past exercise record information and current exercise record information in real time. For example, the controller 120 may obtain comparison information by comparing the user's past exercise record information with the current exercise state at predetermined time intervals (eg, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, etc.).

Also, the controller 120 may determine an image representing comparison information. The determined image may be displayed on the screen of the wearable device 10 through the display unit 110 . For example, the controller 120 may determine a first image corresponding to the user's past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the user's current exercise record information. In this case, the first image and the second image may include an icon, a character, an avatar, and the like. For example, if the exercise speed of the current user's exercise record information is faster than the exercise speed of the past user's exercise record information, the controller 120 may display the size of the second image larger than the size of the first image. Alternatively, the controller 120 may make the foot movement of the second image faster than the foot movement of the first image.

Also, the controller 120 may output a notification signal related to the user's exercise speed or exercise amount adjustment. For example, when the user's current exercise record information lags behind past exercise record information, the controller 120 may output a notification signal. For example, when the exercise speed of the user's current exercise record information is slower than the exercise speed of the past exercise record information, the controller 120 may output a warning sound through a speaker (not shown) provided in the wearable device 10 . have. Alternatively, the controller 120 may control the display 110 to cause the screen to flicker. Alternatively, the controller 120 may cause the wearable device 10 to vibrate. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user may be informed that the exercise speed of the current exercise record is slower than the exercise speed of the past exercise record through various methods.

When the user completes the exercise, the controller 120 according to an embodiment compares the user's past exercise record information with the user's current exercise record information to obtain a final comparison result. Also, the controller 120 may control the display 110 to display an image representing the final comparison result on the screen of the wearable device 10 . The final comparison result may be determined by whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value included in the past exercise record information.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, a communication unit (not shown) for communicating with an external electronic device (eg, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a server, a computer, a TV, etc.) may be further provided. The communication unit (not shown) is a short-range communication unit (eg, a Bluetooth communication unit, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication unit, a near-field communication unit), a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication unit, a Zigbee communication unit for short-distance communication with an external electronic device. , infrared (IrDA, Infrared Data Association) communication unit, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct) communication unit, UWB (ultra wideband) communication unit, Ant+ communication unit, etc.) may include

In addition, the wearable device 10 may further include a USB port to which a USB connector can be connected, a camera, a speaker, and the like.

Names of components of the aforementioned wearable device 10 may be different. In addition, the wearable device 10 according to the present disclosure may be configured to include at least one of the above-described components, and some components may be omitted or may further include additional other components.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing exercise information by a wearable device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in step S310 , the wearable device 10 may display a list including the user's past exercise record information. For example, the past exercise record information may include at least one of a place where the user exercised in the past, an exercise type, an average exercise speed, and an exercise maintenance time. In addition, the past exercise record information may include information about a past maximum/minimum exercise speed, a time when an exercise started in the past, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the wearable device 10 may display a list including all or part of the user's past exercise record information. For example, the wearable device 10 may obtain information on the user's current exercise place using GPS information or the like. The wearable device 10 may display a list including only past exercise record information recorded in the same place as the user's current exercise place among the user's past exercise records.

In operation S320 , the wearable device 10 may receive a user input for selecting the first past exercise record information from the list.

In step S330 , the wearable device 10 may obtain information about the user's current exercise record. For example, the wearable device 10 may acquire current exercise record information of the user based on information obtained from exercise state detection sensors. The motion state detection sensor may include, for example, at least one of an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a temperature/humidity sensor, and a blood pressure sensor, or a combination thereof. The wearable device 10 may acquire information on the user's movement speed, body movement pattern, body temperature rise, blood pressure rise, and the like, from the sensing information measured by the motion state detection sensor. In addition, the wearable device 10 acquires the user's current exercise information including the user's current exercise speed, exercise amount, exercise pattern, etc., based on the obtained information, and records it in the wearable device 10 or an external device. can

In operation S340 , the wearable device 10 may obtain comparison information by comparing the selected first past exercise record information with current exercise record information. The comparison information may include, for example, at least one of comparison information comparing the exercise maintenance time of the user's past exercise record information and the current exercise record information, comparison information comparing the amount of exercise, and comparison information comparing the exercise pattern, or a combination thereof. may include

In operation S350 , the wearable device 10 may display an image indicating comparison information. According to an embodiment, the wearable device 10 may determine a first image corresponding to past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to current exercise record information. The wearable device 10 may visually and intuitively display comparison information using the first and second images. For example, when the user's exercise speed is faster in the present than in the past for a predetermined time after the start of the exercise, the wearable device 10 may display the second image larger than the first image. In this case, the first image and the second image may be a character, a preset icon, a preset photo, and the like.

Meanwhile, the wearable device 10 may output a notification signal so that the user can adjust an exercise speed or amount of exercise. For example, when the exercise speed or amount of exercise of the user's current exercise record information is lower than that of the user's past exercise record information, the wearable device 10 may output a notification signal. For example, the wearable device 10 may output a notification signal by performing an operation such as blinking the screen, displaying a warning message on the screen, outputting a warning sound, or generating vibration.

Also, when the user completes the exercise, the wearable device 10 may display a final comparison result between the selected past exercise record information and the current exercise record information. For example, the wearable device 10 selects a value (eg, at least one of a current exercise duration, an exercise amount, and a maximum exercise speed) included in the current exercise record information is selected from a value (eg, past exercise record) (at least one of duration of exercise, amount of exercise, and maximum exercise speed), a message indicating that the user has overachieved may be displayed. For example, the wearable device 10 may display the message “I won” on the screen of the wearable device 10 . In the opposite case, the wearable device 10 may display a message indicating that the user has “lost” on the screen.

As described above, the wearable device 10 according to an embodiment provides comparison information comparing the values included in the past exercise record information and the current exercise record information, so that the current user can exercise while competing with his or her past exercise record. can do.

4A and 4B are examples in which the wearable device displays a list including user's past exercise record information.

4A and 4B , the wearable device 10 displays first images 412 and 422 corresponding to the past exercise record information on the screen, the user's past exercise places 416 and 426, and the user's past exercise amount ( 417 and 427) and a list including past exercise maintenance times 418 and 428 may be displayed.

For example, the wearable device 10 may display a list based on the user's past exercise record information stored in the wearable device 10 . Alternatively, the wearable device 10 receives the user's past exercise record information from an external electronic device (eg, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a computer, a smart TV, a PC, a medical device, etc.) or a server, and the received user's past exercise A list may be displayed based on the record information.

As shown in FIG. 4A , the wearable device 10 according to an embodiment may display one piece of past exercise record information from the list through the display unit 110 . In this case, the wearable device 10 may provide the screen switching GUI 414 to display the next (or previous) past exercise record information included in the list.

Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may display a screen including a plurality of past exercise record information included in the list, as shown in FIG. 4B .

5 is an example in which the wearable device displays that first past exercise record information is selected.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the wearable device 10 may display a first image 412 corresponding to first past exercise record information and a second image 510 corresponding to current exercise record information. The second image 510 corresponding to the current exercise information may be a predetermined character, icon, or photo. Alternatively, when the first past exercise record information is selected from the list, the wearable device 10 may provide a separate window for setting the second image 510 corresponding to the current exercise record information. For example, the wearable device 10 may provide a character setting window for setting a predetermined character or an execution window of a photo album application for setting a predetermined picture.

The wearable device 10 may provide an exercise start GUI 520 for starting an operation of comparing the first past exercise record information with the current exercise record information. When a user input to the exercise start GUI 520 is received, the wearable device 10 may recognize that the user has started exercising and start an operation of comparing the first past exercise record information with the current exercise record information.

6A is an example in which the wearable device compares first past exercise record information with current exercise record information, and displays an image visually and intuitively representing the comparison information. 6A and 6B , a case in which the type of exercise is running will be described as an example.

Referring to FIG. 6A , the wearable device 10 records a first past exercise using a first image 412 corresponding to first past exercise record information and a second image 510 corresponding to current exercise record information. Comparison information may be displayed in which the exercise amount of the information is compared with the exercise amount of the current exercise record information. In this case, the amount of exercise may be expressed as a distance run for a predetermined time.

For example, when the user starts exercising, the wearable device 10 includes a first progress bar 621 indicating an exercise amount of the first past exercise record information and a second progress bar 621 indicating an exercise amount of the current exercise record information. A progress bar 622 may be displayed. In this case, the amount of exercise of the first past exercise record information and the exercise quantity of the current exercise record information may be displayed to the extent that the first and second images 412 and 510 are moved in the first and second progress bars 621 and 622. have.

As such, the wearable device 10 may induce the user to compete with the selected past exercise record by visually and intuitively displaying the exercise amount of the selected past exercise record information and the exercise quantity of the current exercise record information.

6B is another example in which the wearable device compares first past exercise record information with current exercise record information and displays an image visually and intuitively indicating the comparison information.

Referring to FIG. 6B , the wearable device 10 records a first past exercise using a first avatar 631 corresponding to first past exercise record information and a second avatar 632 corresponding to current exercise record information. Comparison information may be displayed in which the exercise speed of the information is compared with the exercise speed of the current exercise record information.

For example, when the user starts exercising, the wearable device 10 includes a first avatar 631 indicating an exercise speed of the first past exercise record information and a second avatar 632 indicating an exercise speed of the current exercise record information. can be displayed. In this case, the sizes of the first avatar 631 and the second avatar 632 displayed on the display 110 may be proportional to the exercise speed of the first past exercise record information and the exercise speed of the current exercise record information, respectively. .

7 is an example in which the wearable device outputs a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount control.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the wearable device 10 may output a notification signal when the exercise amount of the first past exercise record information precedes the exercise quantity of the current exercise record information. At this time, the user can intuitively see how much the exercise amount of the first past exercise record information is ahead of the exercise quantity of the current exercise record information through the first and second progress bars 621 and 622 displayed on the display unit 110 . Able to know.

According to an embodiment, the notification signal may be a warning sign (eg, an exclamation mark 710 , an X mark (not shown), etc.) that appears on the screen of the wearable device 10 . Alternatively, the notification signal may be a warning phrase displayed on the screen (eg, “be more careful”, etc.). Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may adjust the display unit 110 so that the screen blinks in red color.

FIG. 8 is an example in which, when the user's exercise is completed, the wearable device compares first past exercise record information with current exercise record information, and outputs a message related to overachievement.

Referring to FIG. 8 , when the user's exercise is completed, the wearable device 10 may determine whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value included in the past exercise record information. For example, the controller ( 120 of FIG. 2 ) of the wearable device 10 may determine whether the exercise maintenance time of the current exercise record information exceeds the exercise maintenance time of the first past exercise record. Alternatively, when the exercise maintenance time is the same, the controller 120 may determine whether the exercise amount of the current exercise record information exceeds the exercise quantity of the first past exercise record information. In this case, the exercise amount may be the total distance exercised by the user. Alternatively, when the exercise duration and the exercise amount (ie, the total distance exercised by the user) are the same, the controller 120 determines that the average exercise speed or the maximum exercise speed of the current exercise record information is the average exercise speed of the first past exercise record information. Or it can determine whether the maximum movement speed is exceeded.

When the value included in the current exercise record information exceeds the value included in the first past exercise record information, the wearable device 10 displays a message indicating that the current user has won as shown in 800-1 of FIG. 8 ( For example, “You Win!”) 810 may be displayed. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may display a message (eg, “You Lose!”) 820 indicating that the current user has lost, as shown in 800-2 of FIG. 8 .

As such, the wearable device 10 provides real-time feedback by comparing the past exercise record information with the current exercise record information while the user is exercising, and compares the past exercise record information with the current exercise record information after the user's exercise is completed By providing feedback according to a final result, the user can exercise as if playing a game against a specific opponent.

9 is an example in which the wearable device stops providing exercise information as the user stops exercising.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the user input unit ( 130 of FIG. 2 ) of the wearable device 10 may receive a user input of continuously tapping the display unit 110 ( 900 - 1 ). In this case, the wearable device 10 may recognize that the user has stopped exercising, and may stop providing exercise information ( 900 - 2 ). In this case, the wearable device 10 may provide a resume GUI 920 for starting the provision of exercise information again, and an end GUI 930 for terminating the provision of exercise information, without immediately terminating the provision of exercise information. .

When a user input to the restart GUI 920 is received, the wearable device 10 may recognize that the user has resumed exercise and resume the operation of comparing the past exercise record information with the current exercise record information. If the wearable device 10 receives a user input for the end GUI 930, the wearable device 10 ends providing the exercise information, and displays the current exercise record information from the start of the exercise to the time when the user input is received. It may be stored in the wearable device 10 or an external server.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a wearable device provides exercise information for each exercise mode, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10 , in step S1010 , the wearable device 10 may display a window for selecting an exercise mode. Here, the exercise mode may include a confrontation mode and a solo mode. In the match-up mode, by comparing the user's past exercise record information or others' exercise record information with the user's current exercise record information, real-time comparison information and the final comparison result (that is, the value included in the user's current exercise record information is past It is a mode that provides a result of whether or not the value included in the exercise record information is exceeded. Also, the solo mode is a mode in which real-time exercise record information of the user is provided in detail. For example, when the wearable device 10 is in the solo mode, the user's health such as the user's blood pressure information, heart rate, body temperature information, etc. You can provide more related information.

In step S1020 , the wearable device 10 may receive a user input for selecting a confrontation mode.

In step S1030, the wearable device 10 may display a list including exercise record information of others. For example, the wearable device 10 may display a list including exercise record information of others who are friends with the user. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may display a list including exercise record information of celebrities (eg, entertainers, athletes, politicians, etc.).

Thereafter, the wearable device 10 may receive a user input for selecting exercise record information of a specific person from the list. Also, the wearable device 10 may perform operations corresponding to steps S320 to S350 of FIG. 3 based on the selected specific person's exercise record information and current exercise record information. 5 to 9 may also be applied to a case where exercise record information of a specific person is compared with current exercise record information of a user.

11 is an example in which the wearable device displays a window for selecting an exercise mode. Here, the exercise mode may include a confrontation mode and a solo mode.

11 , the wearable device 10 provides a GUI (ie, “match mode”) 1110 indicating a competition mode and a GUI (ie, “solo mode”) 1120 indicating a solo mode. can The wearable device 10 may provide exercise information corresponding to each exercise mode as it receives a user input for the GUIs 1110 and 1120 indicating each exercise mode.

12A is an example in which the wearable device displays a list including exercise record information of others when a match mode is selected.

Referring to FIG. 12A , the wearable device 10 may display a list including exercise record information of others. When the match mode is selected for the wearable device 10 , the wearable device 10 is an external electronic device (eg, mobile phone, smart phone, wearable device of another person, PC, etc.) or an external server (eg, exercise record management server, cloud server, etc.) to request a list including other people's exercise record information. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may acquire the exercise record information of others stored in the wearable device 10 .

The wearable device 10 may display a list including the obtained exercise record information of others. For example, the wearable device 10 may display exercise record information of one user included in the list. In this case, when a user input for the screen change GUI 1214 is received, the wearable device 10 may display exercise record information of the next (or previous) user included in the list. Meanwhile, the exercise record information of another person may include information such as an image 1210 corresponding to the exercise record information of another person, an exercise location 1216 of the exercise user, an exercise amount 1217 , and an exercise maintenance time 1218 .

12B is an example in which the wearable device 10 displays a list including exercise record information of a celebrity when the match mode is selected.

Referring to FIG. 12B , the wearable device 10 may display a list including exercise record information of a celebrity. In this case, the exercise record information of the celebrity may be a record arbitrarily generated by the wearable device 10 or an external electronic device (eg, a mobile phone, a smart phone, an external server, a PC, etc.).

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a wearable device provides exercise information for each exercise mode, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 13 , in step S1310 , the wearable device 10 may display a window for selecting an exercise mode. The exercise mode may include a confrontation mode and a solo mode. Since step S1310 corresponds to step S1010 of FIG. 10 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In operation S1320, the wearable device 10 may receive a user input for selecting an exercise mode. For example, the wearable device 10 may receive a user input for selecting a competition mode or a solo mode.

If the match mode is selected, the wearable device 10 may move to step S1330 to display a list including other person's exercise record information. Since step S1330 corresponds to step S1030 of FIG. 10 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If the solo mode is selected, the wearable device 10 may move to step S1340 to display the user's current exercise record information in detail. For example, the wearable device 10 may further display the user's blood pressure information, heart rate, body temperature information, etc. in addition to the exercise maintenance time, the amount of exercise, and the exercise speed from the start of the exercise to the present.

Meanwhile, when the solo mode is selected, the wearable device 10 may provide a window for setting a target exercise amount. In this case, when the user's exercise is completed, the wearable device 10 may provide feedback according to whether the target exercise amount has been achieved.

14 is an example in which the wearable device displays detailed exercise record information in a solo mode.

Referring to FIG. 14 , when the solo mode is selected, the wearable device 10 may further acquire the user's blood pressure information, heart rate, body temperature information, etc. along with the user's current exercise record information. For example, the wearable device 10 may acquire the user's blood pressure information, heart rate, and body temperature information by using sensing information measured from the motion state detection sensor. Accordingly, the wearable device 10 may display the exercise maintenance time information 1410, the exercise amount information 1420, and the progress bar 1430 for intuitively indicating the degree of achievement of the target exercise amount from the start of the exercise to the present. have. Also, the wearable device 10 may display the user's blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature information 1440 .

15 is an example of providing feedback according to whether a wearable device has achieved a target exercise amount in a solo mode.

Referring to FIG. 15 , the wearable device 10 may display a message 1510 indicating that the target exercise amount has been achieved by comparing the exercise amount of the current exercise record information with a preset target exercise amount, and when the target exercise amount is achieved.

Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may receive a user input for terminating the exercise before the target exercise amount is achieved. In this case, unlike FIG. 15 , the wearable device 10 may display a message indicating that the target exercise amount has failed (eg, “Exercise More”).

16 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing exercise information according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 16 , the exercise information providing system 100 may include the wearable device 10 and the electronic device 20 worn by the user. As described above with reference to FIG. 1 , the wearable device 10 includes glasses 10-1, a watch 10-2 or a band 10-3, a waistband 10-4, and It may be implemented in the form of shoes 10 - 5 or the like. Also, the electronic device 20 may be a mobile phone 20-1, a PC 20-2, a smart phone, a PDA, a notebook computer, or the like.

In addition, the wearable device 10 is an electronic device through Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), WLAN, Zigbee, infrared, WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), WiFi-Direct, UWB (ultra wideband), a mobile communication network, etc. 20) can be communicated with.

According to an embodiment, the wearable device 10 may be provided with exercise record information of a user or another person previously stored in the electronic device 20 . In this case, a method in which the wearable device 10 operates with the electronic device 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 17 .

17 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive an exercise record information list from an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 17 , in step S1710 , the wearable device 10 may request the electronic device 20 for an exercise record information list including exercise record information of a user of the wearable device 10 or another person. Here, the user's exercise record information may be the user's past exercise record information. Also, the other person's exercise record information may be the other person's past or present exercise record information.

For example, when the user's movement is detected, the wearable device 10 may request the exercise record information list from the electronic device 20 . Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may request the exercise record information list from the electronic device 20 in response to an input received from the user.

According to an embodiment, the wearable device 10 may request an exercise record information list from the selected electronic device in response to an input for selecting one from among communicable electronic devices. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may request the exercise record information list from a predetermined specific electronic device.

In operation S1720 , the electronic device 20 may obtain exercise record information of the user or exercise record information of another person. For example, the electronic device 20 may acquire past exercise record information of the user or others previously stored in the electronic device 20 . Alternatively, when the wearable device 10 requests the other person's current exercise record information, the electronic device 20 may obtain the exercise record information of the other person who is currently exercising.

Also, when there is no pre-stored exercise record information of the user or others in the electronic device 20 , the electronic device 20 may generate arbitrary exercise record information.

According to an embodiment, the exercise record information of the user or others may include information on at least one of an exercise place, an exercise type, an average exercise speed, and an exercise maintenance time.

In operation S1730, the electronic device 20 may generate an exercise record information list including the obtained exercise record information. Also, in step S1740 , the electronic device 20 may transmit the generated exercise record information list to the wearable device 10 .

18 is a schematic diagram of an information providing system according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 18 , the information providing system 200 may further include a server 30 in addition to the wearable device 10 and the electronic device 20 . Here, the server 30 may be a device capable of receiving, storing, and managing exercise record information from a plurality of electronic devices, and providing a service corresponding to a request received from each electronic device. For example, the server 30 may be a cloud server capable of communicating with the wearable device 10 or the electronic device 20 . Also, the wearable device 10 or the electronic device 20 may communicate with the server 30 through at least one of a wired/wireless Internet communication network, a mobile communication network, and a broadcasting communication network.

According to an embodiment, the wearable device 10 may receive exercise record information provided by the server 30 through the electronic device 20 . In this case, how the wearable device 10 , the electronic device 20 , and the server 30 operate will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 19 . Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may directly communicate with the server 30 to receive exercise record information provided by the server 30 . In this case, how the wearable device 10 and the server 30 operate will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 20 .

19 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive an exercise record information list from an electronic device according to another exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 19 , in step S1910 , the wearable device 10 may request the electronic device 20 for an exercise record information list including exercise record information of a user of the wearable device 10 or another person. Since step S1910 may correspond to step S1710 of FIG. 17 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In operation S1920 , the electronic device 20 may retransmit the request received from the wearable device 10 to the server 30 .

In step S1930, the server 30 may obtain pre-stored exercise record information of the user or others. Alternatively, the server 30 may arbitrarily generate exercise record information of the user or others. In this case, the other person may be another user or a celebrity (eg, a celebrity, an athlete, a politician, etc.) who is a friend of the user of the wearable device 10 .

In step S1940 , the server 30 may provide the acquired exercise record information of the user or others to the electronic device 20 .

In operation S1950, the electronic device 20 may generate an exercise record information list based on the received exercise record information of the user or others. Also, in step S1960 , the electronic device 20 may transmit the generated exercise record information list to the wearable device 10 .

20 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive an exercise record information list from a server, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 20 , in step S2010 , the wearable device 10 may request the server 30 for an exercise record information list including exercise record information of a user of the wearable device 10 or another person. Since step S2010 may correspond to step S1710 of FIG. 17 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In step S2020 , in response to the request received from the wearable device 10 , the server 30 may acquire exercise record information of the user or others previously stored in the server 30 .

In step S2030 , the server 30 may generate an exercise record information list based on the obtained exercise record information, and in step S2040 , the server 30 transmits the generated exercise record information list to the wearable device 10 . can be transmitted

Meanwhile, in FIGS. 16 to 20, the electronic device 20 or the server 30 obtains exercise record information of a user or other person and generates an exercise record information list based on the obtained exercise record information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device 20 or the server 30 may transmit the acquired exercise record information to the wearable device 10 , and the wearable device 10 may generate the exercise record information list.

21 is a diagram for describing a method for a wearable device to receive one piece of exercise record information selected from an exercise record information list, from an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 21 , in step S2110 , the wearable device 10 may receive an input for selecting first exercise record information from the exercise record information list. For example, the wearable device 10 displays the exercise record information list received from the electronic device 20 or the server 30 on the screen, and receives an input for selecting the first exercise record information from the displayed exercise record information list can do. The embodiments described in FIGS. 4A and 4B may be applied to a method for the wearable device 10 to display an exercise record information list on a screen and a method for selecting the first exercise record information.

In operation S2120 , the wearable device 10 may request the selected first exercise record information from the electronic device 20 .

In operation S2130, the electronic device 20 may transmit some of the first exercise record information at regular time intervals. For example, the electronic device 20 may transmit some of the first exercise record information at 1-minute intervals. In this case, the electronic device 20 may transmit, to the wearable device 10 , exercise distance information, exercise speed information, exercise amount information, and the like, which are changed at 1-minute intervals among the first exercise record information.

Also, the wearable device 10 may compare the received information with the current exercise record information by obtaining the user's current exercise record information, and display an image indicating the result of the comparison.

In operation S2140 , when the user's exercise ends or stops, the wearable device 10 may transmit a message informing that the user's exercise is terminated or stopped to the electronic device 20 . Accordingly, the electronic device 20 may end or stop the task of transmitting the exercise record information.

22 is a diagram for describing a method in which a wearable device receives one piece of exercise record information selected from an exercise record information list, from an electronic device, according to another exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 22 , in step S2210 , the wearable device 10 may receive an input for selecting first exercise record information from the exercise record information list. Since step S2210 corresponds to step S2010 of FIG. 21 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In operation S2220, the wearable device 10 may request a portion of the selected first exercise record information to the electronic device 20 (S2221). For example, when the user's current exercise record information is obtained, the wearable device 10 may request the electronic device 20 for first past exercise record information corresponding to the exercise maintenance time for which the user's current exercise record information was obtained. have. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may optionally request the first past exercise record information from the electronic device 20 .

Also, in response to a request received from the wearable device 10 , the electronic device 20 may transmit some of the first past exercise record information to the wearable device 10 ( S2222 ).

Also, as the first past exercise record information is received from the electronic device 20 , the wearable device 10 may compare the user's current exercise record information with the received information, and display an image representing the result of the comparison. have.

In operation S2230, the wearable device 10 may repeat the operation of operation S2220. For example, the wearable device 10 may repeat step S2220 whenever the user's current exercise record information is obtained. Alternatively, the wearable device 10 may repeat the operation of step S2220 in response to receiving an input to update an image representing information as a result of comparing the user's current exercise record information with the first exercise record information.

23 is a diagram for describing a method in which a wearable device receives one piece of exercise record information selected from an exercise record information list, from an external electronic device, according to another exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 23 , in step S2310 , the wearable device 10 may receive an input for selecting first exercise record information from the exercise record information list. Since step S2310 corresponds to step S2110 of FIG. 21 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In operation S2320 , the wearable device 10 may request the selected first exercise record information from the electronic device 20 .

In operation S2330 , the electronic device 20 may transmit all of the first exercise record information in response to a request from the wearable device 10 . The wearable device 10 obtains the user's current exercise record information, compares the obtained current exercise record information with the received first exercise record information, and displays an image indicating the comparison result information.

Meanwhile, although it has been described that the wearable device 10 receives the first historical information from the electronic device 20 in FIGS. 21 to 23 , the wearable device 10 provides the first history information from the server 30 according to an embodiment. Record information may be provided.

In addition, although it has been described that at least one of the wearable device 10 , the electronic device 20 , and the server 30 generates the exercise record information list in FIGS. 16 to 23 , the present invention is not limited thereto. When the electronic device 20 or the server 30 acquires only one piece of exercise record information, the step of generating the exercise record information list may be omitted. In this case, the electronic device 20 or the server 30 may transmit one piece of acquired exercise record information to the wearable device 10 . 24 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a wearable device according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 24 , the wearable device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the display unit of FIG. 24 corresponding to the display unit 110 , the control unit 120 , and the user input unit 130 of FIG. 2 . In addition to the 2410 , the control unit 2420 and the user input unit 2430 , a communication unit 2440 , an output unit 2450 , a sensing unit 2460 , an A/V input unit 2470 , and a memory 2480 may be further included. have.

The display unit 2410 may display and output information processed by the wearable device 10 on the screen under the control of the controller 2420 . Also, the display unit 2410 may display a graphic user interface (GUI) on the screen.

According to an embodiment, the display unit 2410 may display a list including past exercise record information of the user or others.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the display unit 2410 may display an image representing information as a result of comparing the selected past exercise record information with the user's current exercise record information under the control of the controller 2420 . For example, the display unit 2410 may display a first image corresponding to past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the user's current exercise record information under the control of the controller 2420 .

According to an embodiment, the display unit 2410 may output a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount control.

According to an embodiment, the display unit 2410 may display a message related to whether the value included in the past exercise record information exceeds the value included in the current exercise record information under the control of the controller 2420. have.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 121 and the touchpad form a layer structure to form a touch screen, the display unit 121 may be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The display unit 121 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display ( 3D display) and electrophoretic display (electrophoretic display) may include at least one. Also, depending on the implementation form of the wearable device 10 , the wearable device 10 may include two or more display units 121 . In this case, two or more display units 121 may be disposed to face each other using a hinge.

The controller 2420 generally controls the overall operation of the wearable device 10 . For example, the control unit 2420 executes programs stored in the memory 2480 , and thus the display unit 2410 , the user input unit 2430 , the communication unit 2440 , the output unit 2450 , and the A/V input unit 2470 . ) can be controlled in general.

Also, the controller 2420 may execute an operating system (OS) and various applications stored in the memory 2480 .

The controller 2420 may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) in which a core (not shown) and a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit, not shown) are integrated. Meanwhile, the controller 2420 may include a single core, a dual core, a triple core, a quad core, and multiple cores thereof.

According to an embodiment, the controller 2420 may obtain the user's current exercise record information and compare the current exercise record information with first past exercise record information selected from a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information. Also, the control unit 2420 may control the display unit 2410 to output an image representing information as a result of comparison. For example, the controller 2420 determines a first image corresponding to the past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the current exercise record information, and based on the comparison result information, the first image and the second image The display unit 2410 may be controlled to display .

According to an embodiment, the controller 2420 may control the display 2410 to output a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount adjustment based on the comparison result information.

According to an embodiment, when the user's exercise is completed, the controller 2420 may determine whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value included in the past exercise record information.

The user input unit 2430 means a means for a user to input data for controlling the wearable device 10 . For example, the user input unit 2430 includes a key pad, a dome switch, and a touch pad (contact capacitive method, pressure resistance film method, infrared sensing method, surface ultrasonic conduction method, integral type). There may be a tension measurement method, a piezo effect method, etc.), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the user input unit 2430 may receive an input for selecting one from a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information from the user.

According to an embodiment, the user input unit 2430 may receive an input for starting, stopping, and terminating the exercise provision information from the user.

The sound output unit 2451 may output audio data received from the communication unit 2440 or stored in the memory 2480 . Also, the sound output unit 2451 outputs a sound signal related to a function (eg, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, and a notification sound) performed by the wearable device 10 . The sound output unit 2451 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The vibration motor 2452 may output a vibration signal. For example, the vibration motor 123 may output a vibration signal corresponding to output of audio data or video data (eg, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). Also, the vibration motor 123 may output a vibration signal when a touch is input to the touch screen.

The communication unit 2440 is configured between the wearable device 10 and an external server (eg, exercise record management server) or between the wearable device 10 and an external electronic device (eg, mobile phone, smart phone, PC, notebook, etc.) or an external server. It may include one or more components that allow for communication. For example, the communication unit 2440 may include a short-range communication unit 2441 , a mobile communication unit 2442 , and a broadcast receiving unit 2443 .

Short-range wireless communication unit (2441), Bluetooth communication unit, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication unit, short-range wireless communication unit (Near Field Communication unit), WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication unit, Zigbee (Zigbee) communication unit, infrared ( It may include an IrDA, infrared Data Association) communication unit, a Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) communication unit, an ultra wideband (UWB) communication unit, an Ant+ communication unit, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The mobile communication unit 2442 transmits/receives wireless signals to and from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text/multimedia message.

The broadcast receiver 2443 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information from the outside through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. According to an implementation example, the wearable device 10 may not include the broadcast receiver 2443 .

According to an embodiment, the communication unit 2440 may acquire the user's past exercise record information or the exercise record information of another person from an external electronic device (eg, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PC, etc.) or an external server. Also, the communication unit 2440 may transmit the user's current exercise record information to the electronic device or the server.

The A/V (Audio/Video) input unit 2470 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 2471 , a microphone 2472 , and the like. The camera 2471 may obtain an image frame such as a still image or a moving image through an image sensor in a video call mode or a shooting mode. The image captured through the image sensor may be processed through the controller 2420 or a separate image processing unit (not shown).

The image frame processed by the camera 2471 may be stored in the memory 2480 or transmitted to the outside through the communication unit 2440 . Two or more cameras 2471 may be provided according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 2472 receives an external sound signal and processes it as electrical voice data. For example, the microphone 2472 may receive an acoustic signal from an external electronic device or a speaker. The microphone 2472 may use various noise removal algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The memory 2480 may store a program for processing and control of the controller 2420, and may store input/output data (eg, a plurality of menus, a plurality of first hierarchical sub-menus corresponding to each of the plurality of menus, A plurality of second hierarchical submenus corresponding to each of the plurality of first hierarchical submenus, etc.) may be stored.

The memory 2480 may include a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory), and a RAM. (RAM, Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk , may include at least one type of storage medium among optical disks. Also, the wearable device 10 may operate a web storage or a cloud server that performs a storage function of the memory 2480 on the Internet.

Programs stored in the memory 2480 may be classified into a plurality of modules according to their functions, for example, may be classified into a UI module 2481 , a touch screen module 2482 , a notification module 2483 , etc. .

The UI module 2481 may provide a specialized UI, GUI, or the like that is interlocked with the wearable device 10 for each application. The touch screen module 2482 may detect a touch gesture on the user's touch screen and transmit information about the touch gesture to the controller 2420 . The touch screen module 2482 according to an embodiment may recognize and analyze a touch code. The touch screen module 2482 may be configured as separate hardware including a controller.

Various sensors may be provided inside or near the touch screen to detect a touch or a proximity touch of the touch screen. As an example of a sensor for detecting a touch of a touch screen, there is a tactile sensor. A tactile sensor refers to a sensor that senses a touch of a specific object to the extent or higher than that of a human being. The tactile sensor may sense various information such as the roughness of the contact surface, the hardness of the contact object, and the temperature of the contact point.

In addition, as an example of a sensor for detecting a touch of a touch screen, there is a proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive type proximity sensor, a magnetic type proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. The user's touch gesture may include a tap, touch & hold, double tap, drag, flick, swipe, and the like.

The notification module 2483 may generate a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in the wearable device 10 . Examples of events generated in the wearable device 10 include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, schedule notification, and the like. The notification module 2483 may output a notification signal in the form of a video signal through the display unit 2410 , may output a notification signal in the form of an audio signal through the sound output unit 2451 , and a vibration motor 2452 . It is also possible to output a notification signal in the form of a vibration signal through

Names of components of the aforementioned wearable device 10 may be different. In addition, the wearable device 10 according to the present disclosure may be configured to include at least one of the above-described components, and some components may be omitted or may further include additional other components.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Embodiments and all functional operations of the invention described herein may be performed in digital electronic circuitry or in computer software, firmware, or hardware comprising the structures disclosed herein and their equivalents, or combinations of one or more thereof. can be carried out within

The description of the present invention described above is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

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A method for providing exercise information of a user in a wearable device, the method comprising:
displaying, by the wearable device, a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information of the user;
receiving, by the wearable device, an input for selecting the user's first past exercise record information from the list from the user;
obtaining, by the wearable device, current exercise record information of the user;
obtaining, by the wearable device, some information of the first past exercise record information belonging to a time section corresponding to a current time section to which the current exercise record information belongs from among the first past exercise record information;
comparing, by the wearable device, the partial information of the first past exercise record information and the current exercise record information in real time during the user's exercise continuation; and
A first image corresponding to the partial information of the first past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the current exercise record information are displayed by the wearable device, and the relative size of the first image and the second image includes; based on the comparison result,
The comparison result includes at least one of information comparing partial information of the first past exercise record information with the amount of exercise each included in the current exercise record information, information comparing exercise patterns, and information comparing exercise speed, How to provide exercise information. delete delete The method of claim 1,
The method of providing exercise information,
The method further comprising: outputting, by the wearable device, a notification signal related to the exercise amount adjustment of the user based on the comparison result; 5. The method of claim 4,
Based on the comparison result, displaying an image includes:
determining whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value included in the first past exercise record information when the user's current exercise is completed; and
Based on the determination result, displaying a message related to overachievement; Containing, exercise information providing method. The method of claim 1,
Displaying the list includes:
receiving an input for selecting a confrontation mode; and
displaying a list including past exercise record information of at least one other person in response to the input; Including, a method of providing exercise information. In the wearable device,
a display unit for displaying a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information of the user;
a user input unit for receiving an input for selecting the user's first past exercise record information from the list from the user; and
Obtaining the user's current exercise record information, and obtaining partial information of the first past exercise record information belonging to a time section corresponding to a current time section to which the current exercise record information belongs from among the first past exercise record information, a control unit that compares the partial information of the first past exercise record information with the current exercise record information in real time during the user's exercise continuation;
The display unit displays a first image corresponding to the partial information of the first past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the current exercise record information, and the relative sizes of the first image and the second image are based on the comparison results,
The comparison result includes at least one of information comparing partial information of the first past exercise record information with the amount of exercise each included in the current exercise record information, information comparing exercise patterns, and information comparing exercise speed, wearable devices. delete delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The control unit, based on the comparison result, the wearable device to control the display unit to output a notification signal related to the user's exercise amount adjustment. 11. The method of claim 10,
When the user's current exercise is completed, the controller determines whether a value included in the current exercise record information exceeds a value contained in the first past exercise record information,
The display unit, based on the determination result, the wearable device to output a message related to overachievement. 8. The method of claim 7,
The user input unit receives an input for selecting a confrontation mode,
The display unit may display, in response to the input, a list including past exercise record information of at least one other person. an electronic device for transmitting a list including at least one piece of past exercise record information of the user to the wearable device of the user; and
receiving the list from the electronic device, receiving an input from the user selecting the user's first past exercise record information from the received list, obtaining current exercise record information of the user, and the first past exercise record information Partial information of the first past exercise record information belonging to a time section corresponding to a current time section to which the current exercise record information belongs from among the exercise record information is obtained, and partial information of the first past exercise record information and the current exercise record information is compared in real time during the user's exercise continuation, and a first image corresponding to partial information of the first past exercise record information and a second image corresponding to the current exercise record information are displayed, the first image and the The relative size of the second image is based on the comparison result,
The comparison result is a wearable comprising at least one of partial information of the first past exercise record information and information comparing an amount of exercise each included in the current exercise record information, information comparing an exercise pattern, and information comparing an exercise speed device; including;
Exercise information provision system. delete A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 and 4 to 6 is recorded.

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