KR20040088184A - Device and Method for velocity controlling the health machine as receiving call - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and method for controlling the speed of a health machine when a user receives phone call, are provided to safely hold a conversation by telephone by automatically reducing the speed of the health machine, like running machine, or stopping it when a user receives a phone call during training. CONSTITUTION: The device for controlling the speed of a health machine, includes: a communication terminal(200), wireless connected with the health machine(210) at a determined distance, and transferring the information, that a call signal is received, to the latter(210) by wireless; and the health machine(210), receiving the information from the communication terminal(200) and processing it, and then regulating the driving speed; wherein a call signal wireless connection between the communication terminal(200) and the health machine(210) is one of Blue Tooth, Wireless LAN and irDA.

Description

Device and method for velocity controlling the health machine as receiving call

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling the speed of a fitness equipment when receiving a communication telephone, and more particularly, when a communication telephone is called during a workout using a fitness equipment such as a treadmill, which is an indoor exercise equipment. The present invention relates to a speed control device for fitness equipment and a method for receiving an incoming call so that the call can be safely made by automatically reducing or stopping the speed.

In recent years, as the society ages, people's awareness of health care, health maintenance, and health promotion, regardless of age, gender, or age, is increasing.

In general, many people are not only diagnosed or advised by experts in medical facilities such as hospitals for the early detection or prevention of diseases, but also by using non-medical facilities such as sports clubs to manage or maintain their health. We are working to promote it.

In addition, devices that support or maintain health and fitness at home or health clubs, or are used as a series of treatments, such as treadmills, steppers, indoor bicycles, etc. It is widely used.

The treadmill as a variety of exercise equipment used for such health care is designed to allow an athlete to walk or run lightly on a walking belt that is continuously moving forward. Increasingly, more and more people use the treadmill to exercise.

By the way, when a call is made by wire or wireless while the athlete is walking or running on the walking belt, the driving speed of the walking belt must be reduced or stopped at the speed desired by the athlete, and in this case, while the athlete is walking or running, The problem arises that the working belt speed adjustment button on the instrument panel must be adjusted.

As such, in the related art, when an athlete makes an exercise call on the treadmill, the caller does not recognize the incoming call and does not receive the call, or even if the caller recognizes the incoming call, the exerciser directly adjusts the speed of the running machine. You have to slow down, stop, and jump down to answer the phone, which creates a dangerous problem that can lead to a safety accident.

In addition, the user does not receive a call due to a delay due to the manual operation of the user during exercise, especially when the ringing tone is weak or vibrated, there is a problem in that it is not recognized at all.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned general problems, by using a fitness equipment such as a treadmill indoor exercise equipment to automatically reduce or stop the speed of the fitness equipment when a communication call is received during the exercise. It is an object of the present invention to provide a speed control device and a method for fitness equipment during incoming call so that a safe telephone call can be made.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device for controlling the movement speed of a fitness equipment when receiving a communication telephone, and is wirelessly connected at a certain distance from the fitness equipment, and wirelessly connected to the fitness equipment upon receiving a call signal. It comprises a communication terminal for transmitting and a fitness equipment for receiving the call signal received from the communication terminal and processing it and then adjusting the driving speed.

The call signal wireless connection between the communication terminal and the fitness equipment connects any one of Bluetooth, WLAN, and irDA.

The communication terminal includes a telephone receiver for receiving a call signal in the main controller, a control logic unit having a control program associated with the telephone, and a transmission / reception unit for exchanging an interface with a fitness device.

The control logic unit of the communication terminal is a mode for setting when a call is received while using a fitness equipment, and includes a fitness equipment reception mode informing the fitness equipment when a call is received.

The fitness device is configured to display an overall operating state of the fitness device, a communication unit for exchanging an interface with a phone, a control logic unit including a control program associated with the fitness device, a motor driving unit and a motor for operating the fitness device, and the like. The display unit is configured to be connected.

The control logic unit of the fitness equipment includes a call reception setting mode for determining whether to control the operation of the fitness equipment when a call is received from the telephone.

The call reception setting mode shows only a display mode indicating an indication that a call has been received, a deceleration mode for reducing the driving speed of the fitness equipment and an indication that the call has been received, and an indication that the call has been received. It includes a stop mode for stopping the driving speed of the fitness equipment.

The display mode is indicated through a function such as a ringtone, a display, and a vibration.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for controlling the movement speed of a fitness equipment when receiving a communication telephone, which is connected to the communication terminal wirelessly at a certain distance from the fitness equipment, and when the call signal is received by the communication terminal, And the health device receiving the call signal received from the communication terminal to adjust the driving speed.

The communication terminal includes a fitness equipment reception mode for informing the fitness equipment when a call is received, and the fitness equipment is a call reception setup mode for determining whether to control the operation of the fitness equipment when a call is received from the telephone. It is made, including.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a running speed of a treadmill when a telecommunication call is received, wherein the telecommunication terminal transmits a call signal to a treadmill when a treadmill mode is set when a call signal is received; Receiving the call signal received from the communication terminal to determine the call signal reception mode and comprises the step of slowing or stopping the driving of the treadmill according to the call signal reception mode.

1 is a block diagram showing a running machine operating state of the fitness device speed control apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the operating state of the fitness device speed control device when the communication telephone incoming according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3a is a tracing machine reception mode function display set in the communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3b is a functional display according to the call reception set in the treadmill according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the overall operation flow of the fitness device speed control method when receiving a communication telephone call according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a running machine operating state of the fitness device speed control apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

The present invention refers to the treadmill as a representative embodiment of the fitness equipment, but can be applied to all other sports equipment.

According to FIG. 1, the athlete 110 starts exercising in the central region 130 of the treadmill 120 of the treadmill, and the athlete 110 operates the treadmill using the start button in the control display unit 140. In this case, the distance sensor 150 transmits the distance value of the center region 130 of the exerciser 110 to the control unit in the control display unit 140, and then, as a reference value of the center region 130 of the exerciser 110. After the memory 110 has set the speed of the running belt 120 by operating the speed control button in the control display unit 140, the exercise speed of the athlete 110 is the speed of the running belt 120. Faster, if the distance sensor 150 detects that the body of the exerciser 110 is closer to the front region 160 side, and transmits to the controller, the control unit is the distance value of the central region 130 and the distance of the current exerciser 110 By calculating the value to determine the acceleration degree of the running belt 120 to run the running belt 120 Acceleration continues until it accelerates and places the athlete 110 in the central region 130.

In addition, when the exerciser 110 starts to exercise in the central region 130, and the movement speed of the exerciser 110 is slower than the speed of the running belt 120, the closer to the rear region 170, that is, the distance sensor 150. When far away from the distance sensor 150 transmits the distance value to the control unit in the control display unit 140, the control unit calculates the distance value of the central region 130 and the current distance value of the exerciser 110 to determine the deceleration degree Deceleration of the running belt 120 is determined to decelerate until the body of the exerciser 110 is located at the initial exercise start position, that is, the central region 130.

In addition, when the movement speed of the exerciser 110 is slower than the speed of the running belt 120 and approaches the rear region 170, and reaches the safety zone 180, the exerciser 110 prevents the runaway from running on the running belt 120. In order to control the control unit to stop the running belt 120 to promote the safety of the exerciser (110).

2 is a block diagram showing an operating state of a fitness device speed control device when receiving a communication telephone call according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is divided into the configuration of the communication terminal 200 and the configuration of the treadmill 210, the distance between the phone 200 and the treadmill 210 maintains a certain distance.

The communication means between the phone 200 and the treadmill 210 may use Bluetooth, may use a local area network (LAN), or use an infrared data association (IRDA).

Bluetooth is a group formed by IBM and Intel in the US, Nokia in Finland, Ericsson in Sweden, and Toshiba in Japan in the United States and Japan in May 1998. In Japan, more than 200 companies including NTT DoCoMo are participating. .

It aims to create industry standards for low-end data and voice short-range wireless communications for home office (SOHO). It uses 2.4GHz and is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.

The wireless LAN is a network system that enables one device to interact with any other device by wirelessly connecting various computers and other devices distributed in a limited area such as a building or a school or factory. It is also called a communication network, and it is also called an information communication network within an enterprise in the sense of a network operated inside an enterprise under the jurisdiction of a company.

LAN standardization work is centered on the IEEE 802 Committee and the X3T 9.5 Committee under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which has been adopted as an international standard for the ISO 8802 and ISO 9314 series.

IrDA is a private standards organization established in 1993 for the purpose of enacting standards for infrared data communications. Its 160 members are headquartered in California, USA.

In general, it refers to the communication standard set by IrDA. The main standards used for PCs include IrDA 1.0 with a maximum data transfer rate of 2.4 to 115.2 kbps, and IrDA 1.1 with 1.152 Mbps and 4 Mbps.

IrDA also standardizes IrTran-p for transmitting still images from digital cameras.

The configuration of the communication terminal 200 includes a telephone receiver 202 for receiving a call signal in the main controller 201, a control logic unit 203 and a treadmill 210 having a control program associated with a telephone. ) And a transmission / reception unit 204 for exchanging an interface is configured.

The control logic unit 203 has a function of setting a treadmill receiving mode as shown in FIG. 3A, and the treadmill receiving mode is a mode for setting when a call received while a treadmill is being used. When a call is received while the mode is set, the communication terminal notifies the treadmill.

The treadmill 210 is configured to transmit and receive an interface to and from the phone 200, a control logic unit 213 incorporating a control program associated with the treadmill, and to operate the treadmill. The motor driving unit and the motor 215 and the display unit 214 for displaying the overall operating state of the treadmill is configured to be connected.

The control logic unit 213 has a mode of setting whether to receive a call as shown in Figure 3b, the call reception setting mode to control the operation of the treadmill when a call from the phone 200 Determine whether or not.

When the call reception is set, the operation of the treadmill only indicates an indication that the call has been received, an indication that the call has been received, an operation of reducing the driving speed of the treadmill, and an indication that the call has been received. And stops the running speed of the treadmill.

The operation of the treadmill, which only shows the indication that the call has been received, is indicated through functions such as a ringtone, a display and vibration.

The operation of reducing the driving speed of the treadmill while displaying an indication that the call has been received is used to decelerate the motor driving unit and the motor 215 to receive a call while the athlete continues the exercise on the treadmill.

Stopping the running speed of the treadmill while displaying an indication that the call has been received stops the motor drive unit and the motor 215 so that when the athlete stops exercising on the treadmill and comes down or falls down and receives an important call use.

4 is a flowchart showing the overall operation flow of the method for controlling fitness equipment speed when receiving a communication call according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the operation is started and a call signal is received 401 at the communication terminal 200, the communication terminal ( If it is determined that the 200 is set to the treadmill mode (402) or the operation is terminated, and if correct, the communication terminal 200 transmits an incoming signal that the call signal has been received through the interface to the treadmill 210 (403). do.

The treadmill mode is a mode that is set when a call received while the treadmill 210 is used. When the telecommunication machine 200 receives a call while the treadmill mode is set, the communication terminal 200 notifies the treadmill 210 of the treadmill.

In this case, the interface may use Bluetooth, use wireless LAN, or use irDA.

The treadmill 210 receives the incoming signal indicating that the call signal has been received from the communication terminal 200 (404) determines whether to set the call signal reception mode (405) or ends the operation.

If it is determined whether the call signal reception mode is set (405), it is determined whether or not only the indication that a call has been received is indicated in the state where the call reception mode is set (406).

If the determination 406 is correct, the display unit 214 indicates that the call has been received (407), the operation is terminated, and if it is wrong, it is determined whether or not to reduce the driving speed of the treadmill.

If the result of the determination 408 is correct, the display indicates that the call has been received, and at the same time, decelerates (409) the driving speed of the treadmill, and ends the operation, and if it is wrong, it is determined whether the driving speed of the treadmill is stopped (410). .

If the result of the determination 410 is correct, the display indicates that the call has been received, and at the same time, the driving speed of the treadmill is stopped (411), and the operation is terminated.

The display step 407, which shows only an indication that the call has been received, is indicated through functions such as a ring tone, a display, and vibration.

The deceleration step 409, which shows an indication that the call has been received and reduces the driving speed of the treadmill, is used when the athlete answers the telephone while continuing to exercise on the treadmill 210.

The stop step 411 of displaying the indication that the call has been received and stopping the driving speed of the treadmill is used when the athlete stops the movement on the treadmill 210 and descends and then receives an important call.

As described above, the present invention uses a fitness device such as a treadmill, which is an indoor exercise device, and automatically reduces or stops the speed of the fitness device when a communication call is received during exercise. It solves the problem of not receiving a call because it does not recognize the incoming call when the incoming call is received, as well as the speed of the fitness equipment that the exerciser is running by directly adjusting the speed of the running fitness device to reduce or stop the speed It provides a useful effect to prevent accidents caused by receiving a call.

Claims (18)

An apparatus for controlling the movement speed of a fitness device when receiving a communication telephone, A communication terminal wirelessly connected at a certain distance from the fitness equipment and transmitting the call signal to the fitness equipment wirelessly when receiving a call signal; Health equipment speed control device, characterized in that it comprises a fitness device for controlling the driving speed after receiving the transmission that the call signal is received from the communication terminal. The method according to claim 1, The call signal wireless connection between the communication terminal and the fitness equipment is a fitness device speed control device when the incoming call, characterized in that any one of Bluetooth, wireless LAN and irDA. The method according to claim 1, The communication terminal includes a telephone receiver configured to receive a call signal in a main control unit, a control logic unit having a control program associated with a telephone, and a transmission / reception unit for exchanging an interface with a fitness device. Fitness equipment speed control device. The method according to claim 3, The control logic unit fitness device speed control device when the incoming call, characterized in that it comprises a fitness device receiving mode for informing the fitness device when a call. The method according to claim 1, The fitness device is configured to display an overall operating state of the fitness device, a communication unit for exchanging an interface with a phone, a control logic unit including a control program associated with the fitness device, a motor driver and a motor for operating the fitness device, Fitness equipment speed control device when the incoming call, characterized in that the display unit is configured to be connected. The method according to claim 5, And the control logic unit comprises a call reception setting mode for determining whether to control the operation of the fitness equipment when a call is received from the telephone. The method according to claim 6, The call reception setting mode shows only an indication mode indicating that a call has been received, an indication mode indicating that a call has been received, a deceleration mode for reducing the driving speed of the fitness equipment, and an indication that a call has been received. Fitness equipment speed control device when the incoming call, characterized in that comprises a stop mode for stopping the driving speed of the fitness equipment. The method according to claim 7, The display mode is a fitness device speed control device when the incoming call, characterized in that displayed through the function such as a ringtone or display and vibration. In the method of controlling the movement speed of the fitness equipment when receiving a communication telephone, The wireless device is connected to the communication terminal wirelessly at a certain distance from the fitness equipment, and when the call signal is received by the communication terminal, wirelessly transmitting the signal to the fitness equipment; The fitness equipment receiving the call signal received from the communication terminal processing the fitness device speed control method characterized in that it comprises the step of adjusting the driving speed by processing. The method of claim 9, The call signal wireless transmission between the communication terminal and the fitness equipment is a fitness equipment speed control method for incoming calls, characterized in that any one of Bluetooth, WLAN or irDA. The method of claim 9, The communication terminal is a fitness equipment speed control method when the incoming call, characterized in that it comprises a fitness equipment reception mode for informing the fitness equipment when a call is received. The method of claim 9, The fitness equipment is a fitness equipment speed control method when the incoming call comprises a call reception setting mode for determining whether to control the operation of the fitness equipment when a call from the phone. The method according to claim 12, The call reception setting mode is a display mode that shows only an indication that a call has been received, a deceleration mode that reduces the driving speed of the fitness device while showing an indication that a call has been received, and shows an indication that a call has been received. Fitness device speed control method when the incoming call, characterized in that it comprises a stop mode for stopping the drive speed of the device. The method of claim 13, The display mode is a fitness device speed control method when the incoming call, characterized in that displayed through the function such as a ringtone or display and vibration. In the method for controlling the running speed of the treadmill when incoming a telephone call, Transmitting, by the communication terminal, to the treadmill that the call signal has been received if the treadmill mode is set when the call signal is received; The treading machine receives the call signal from the communication terminal and determines a call signal reception mode; Treading or stopping the driving of the treadmill according to the call signal receiving mode. The method of claim 15, The transmitting step is a treadmill running speed control method, characterized in that for transmitting by using any one of Bluetooth or wireless LAN and irDA. The method of claim 15, The call signal reception mode further comprises a display mode in which a display mode indicating only the indication that the call signal is received on the treadmill is displayed. The method according to claim 17, The display mode is a treadmill running speed control method characterized in that it is represented by a function such as a ringtone or a display and vibration.