NL1035656C2 - Wearable system for collecting and sharing physical status data of person involving in e.g. sport activity, has memory for storing data in XML format, and inertial measurement device utilized for observing posture of person - Google Patents

Wearable system for collecting and sharing physical status data of person involving in e.g. sport activity, has memory for storing data in XML format, and inertial measurement device utilized for observing posture of person

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NL1035656C2
NL1035656C2 NL1035656A NL1035656A NL1035656C2 NL 1035656 C2 NL1035656 C2 NL 1035656C2 NL 1035656 A NL1035656 A NL 1035656A NL 1035656 A NL1035656 A NL 1035656A NL 1035656 C2 NL1035656 C2 NL 1035656C2
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Francisco Javier Garcya De Quiros Nieto
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Abstract

The system has a housing (102), and a memory for storing data in XML format. An inertial measurement device (105) is utilized for observing posture of a person. A user personal computer (114) is connected to a network server (112) through a telephony or wireless network (110). A radio frequency link (108) is connected with a portable device (109) i.e. mobile phone. A wired connection part (115) i.e. universal serial bus (USB)cable, is connected with the user personal computer. An electronic printed circuit board is provided with a microcontroller.

Description

Physical status wearable monitoring device for social networking
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to personal data collection on health status and physical 5 performance and sharing it for sport and leisure activities by using mobile devices, computers and the Internet and more particularly, but not exclusively, to the use of wearable devices to enhance social networking activities with the aim of obtaining customized training, share physical activities and evaluate performance evolution.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
10 Social relationships, fashion, increase of life expectancy, average age and income together with professional and personal responsibilities for citizens within developed countries are pulling to increase the offer for body maintenance and body fitness products, that under the framework of health or body care devices, address specific needs of active people that looks for tailored training and monitoring sport programs.
15 This demand has favoured the appearance of large care centres where a broad scope of services -from training in several sports disciplines to nutritional assistance- are provided. Nevertheless, it is known that the lack of daily time for a big percent of European Union citizens inside active population segments deals to basic maintenance inactivity for long periods, in spite of having an extensive offer of sport training services within their living area. Further, the expectative of solo training, the lack of knowledge 20 on adequate personal training and scarce customized training programs for the masses contribute to the desertion.
Fortunately, current technology trends in Internet are deeply changing the way in which people interact and exchange information. As an example, virtual social networking (web and mobile based) is defining new ways of relationship among individuals and offering new market scenarios for online business 25 models. Further, its combination with biomedical monitoring and global location is unveiling new possibilities for the development of products and services intended to allow users to share information gathered from their environmental and personal status and enable the interaction of people in far away locations.
The ways of making profit by using this social and market trends is yet not well defined. These 30 considerations and other are relative to the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the present invention are described making reference to the drawings listed. Unless otherwise specified, the numerals in the drawings refers to parts of the embodiment through the various figures.
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For a better understanding of the present invention, further reference will be made in the Detailed Description of the Invention hereafter, which is to be read in association with the accompanying drawings herein:
Fig. 1 is a system diagram of a possible embodiment of an environment where the invention may be used 5 disclosed by this application.
Fig. 2 is a practical use of the wearable device presented in this invention to sense bio-physical parameters from a person’s body.
Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the wearable device that may be included in a system implementing the invention.
10 Fig. 4 presents a flow diagram showing one embodiment of a process implemented within the wearable device to gather status and attitude data.
Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of a mobile device presented in this invention to gather data from the wearable device and connect to the social network for data upload, configuration and social interaction.
Fig. 6 presents a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment of a process implemented within the mobile 15 device that may be included in a system implementing the invention.
Fig. 7 Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of a personal computer presented in this invention to gather data from the wearable device and connect to the social network for data upload, configuration and social interaction.
Fig. 8 shows a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment of a process implemented within the personal 20 computer that may be included in a system implementing the invention.
Fig. 9 presents the different possibilities of linking the wearable device to mobile devices or personal computers that connect to telephony, wireless or wide area networks for social interaction.
Fig. 10 shows an embodiment of a server computer presented in this invention to gather data from the wearable device and serve the data to the social network users for data upload, download, configuration 25 and social interaction.
Fig. 11 illustrates a flow diagram of one embodiment of a process implemented within the server computer that may be included in a system implementing the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described herein in more detail with reference to the accompanying 30 drawings, which form a part hereof, and which show, by way of illustration, specific exemplary embodiments by which the invention may be practiced. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set so forth herein; rather, this embodiments and provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will 3 fully convey the scope of the of the invention to those skilled in the art. Among other things, the present invention may be embodied as methods and devices. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of a combination of hardware and software embodiments combining software and hardware aspects.
Through the specification and claims, the following terms take the meaning explicitly associated herein, 5 unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The phrase “in one embodiment'’ as used herein does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, though it may.
As used herein, “wearable device” is a small device, usually implementing some embedded electronics, that a person may transport with him or her usually confounded with its own garments. The term “mobile device” makes reference to a device that a person transports for personal communications and data 10 assistance. Usual implementations of “mobile devices” are the cellular telephones, which connect to telephony networks, and personal data assistants that connect to wireless networks.
As used herein, “Real Time View” or “RT-View” refers to a collection of data from the individual taken in “real time”. “Real time” has not a perfect definition within the specialised literature, but is typically associated to data acquisition with time delays not appreciable or not much less than the times associated 15 to the process being under monitoring or that not produce relevant inconveniences to the observation under monitoring. “Historic View” or “H-View”, as mentioned herein, refers to the history of past “Real Time Views” gathered into a database.
A “social network”, as used herein, refers to a community of individuals with personal or professional relationships. “Virtual social network” makes reference to such a social network built making used of the 20 networking facilities provided by Internet. Such “virtual social networks” typically link together people with similar interest, either personal or professional, which are not necessarily close geographically.
Virtual social networking interaction includes the exchange of data among the users either in real time or delayed time. This data takes the form of metadata that is implemented following one of the standards within the technical community such as derivations of extensible markup languages. There are several 25 organisms proposing a standard metadata format for health applications such us the Continua Alliance but there is no a final agreement of this issue among the manufacturers of the sector. The “RT-View” or “H-View” and other configuration data are coded with an implementation of a markup language to be transferred within the participants of a practice of this invention. Each person may have a device with graphical output capabilities to be able to format, visualize and interact with this data within the process 30 associated to his or her device.
Sportmen and sportwomen of any sport either for professional or leisure count on a list of defined exercises that repeat periodically to enhance a specific part of their bodies or prepare them for a specific sport activity. Such a list of defined exercised is referred as a “training procedure” herein this invention. The invention disclosed herein proposed an embodiment for a way of handling training procedures.
35 Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of an environment in which the invention may be practiced. Not all the components may be required or not all may be required at the same time to make the complete use of the 4 practice. As shown, system 100 in Fig. 1 shows a wearable device attached to the body of the user, 101, a portable device, 111, and a computer, 114, that connects to a network server, 112, through a telephony or wireless network, 110, and a wide area network, 113.
The wearable device in 100 provides the following functionality: 5 - A housing, 102
An attachment to a person’s body, 103
One or several connections for sensing a person’s physiological signals, 104
An inertial measurement unit for sensing the person’s body attitude, 105 A Global Positioning Systems receiver, 106 10 A connection plug for data transfer and battery recharge, 107 A radiofrequency link to connect with a portable device or mobile phone, 108 A memory and a microprocessor with firmware controlling all the above elements
The wearable device, in a possible embodiment, configures itself to make the best usage of its resources and maximize the stored data to be the most useful for its user. Some examples of this unique auto-15 configuration capability include, but are not limited to:
If the wearable device does not detect working sensors attached to it but detects changes in attitude of geographical position it only stores these variables that are changing.
If the wearable device does not detect changes in geographical position but detects working sensors attached and attitude changes it only stores these variables that are changing.
20 - If the wearable device does not detect activity it switches-ofif.
If the wearable device detects a connection through its cable it automatically enters into battery charging and connection-to-a-computer mode.
The portable device, 109, of system 100 in Fig. 1 is a portable device that features input and output interface capabilities, 111, for interacting with the user. It also features wireless connection capabilities to 25 connect to the wearable device, 108. These wireless connection capabilities are so selected to make the devices more compact and easy to transport even when working while the user is walking, running, practising a sportive activity or performing professional activities. By means of these capabilities the user, by running the appropriate application, may:
See the real time data captured from the wearable device.
30 - Explore the Historic View data in the device.
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Configure the wearable device and the portable device behaviour.
Communicate with the virtual social network through telephony or wireless network, 110, and eventually through a wide area network, 113, to share data, by uploading its own data or download data from other users.
5 - Follow training procedures downloaded from the virtual social network. Download training procedures or upload users training procedures.
The users computer 114, of system 100 in Fig. 1 is a personal computer that features input and output interface capabilities, 116, for the user by means of a screen and a keyboard. It also features wireless connection capabilities to connect to the wearable device and wire capabilities, 115, which are preferably 10 made with a USB cable. These wired or wireless connection capabilities are so selected to make the data transmission faster and more convenient for the user virtual social network experience. The wired connection, 115, is also used, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, for wearable device battery charging. By means of these capabilities the user, by running the appropriate application, may:
Explore the Historic View data in the device.
15 - Configure the wearable device and the portable device behaviour.
Communicate with the virtual social network through telephony or wireless network, 110, and eventually through a wide area network, 113, to share data, by uploading its own data or download data from other users.
Follow training procedures downloaded from the virtual social network. Download training 20 procedures or upload users training procedures.
The network server, 112, of system 100 in Fig. 1 is a computer programmed to implement the virtual social network and maintain a database with the information of every member and the links or relationships among them. The network server uploads and downloads data from the mobile device, 111, and user personal computer, 114. Virtual social members with no wearable device may also visualize data 25 from partnered members by connecting its computer, 116, to the network server.
Fig. 2 illustrates one embodiment in which the wearable device may be practiced. As shown, system 200 in Fig. 2 shows a wearable device, 101, working autonomously attached to the body of the user, with two sensors, but not necessarily limited to this sensors: a temperature sensor, 201, and two electrodes, 202, to measure the Electrocardiogram of the user.
30 Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the wearable device that may be included in a system implementing the invention. As shown, system 300 in Fig. 3 implements a embedded electronics printed circuit board, 301, which contains all the electronics within the wearable device. The printed circuit boards contains the following elements: 6 A microcontroller, 302, that runs the system firmware, 303, which makes the device work as described in the present invention.
An inertial measurement unit, 304, implemented with micro-electromechanical accelerometers or gyroscopes to make the unit highly portable, that senses the wearable device spatial position.
5 - A GPS unit, 305, that senses the geographical position of the wearable device.
One or several bio-signal instrumentation amplifiers, 306, to sense the user bio-physical parameters.
A simple human interface, 307, consisting on one or several keys and display.
A Radiofrequency interface, 308, to connect wirelessly with the mobile device or computer. This 10 interface may be embodied in practice by using a radiofrequency interface widely used in the market such as Bluetooth.
A memory, 309, to store real time views, 310, historic views, 311, as a collection of real time views and configuration parameters for the wearable device.
A battery, 312, to power the device when working autonomously and a power supply, 313, to 15 charge the battery when the wearable device is connected to the computer through its wired connection.
The system firmware, 303, run by the system’s microcontroller contains a configuration manager, 314,. that auto-configures the unit when there is no connection with the mobile device or the computer or that configures the wearable device when connected to the mobile device or computer. Also, a real time 20 manager, 315, and a historic view manager, 316, are in charge of dealing with the handling of the data just acquired and the management of data storage and retrieval within the unit.
The wearable unit produces the data following an extensible markup language format easily readable for humans and readily implementable into the devices that interact with it in the form of parser algorithms. Extensible markup languages are widely employed in Internet for information exchange between server 2 5 computers and computer clients and is also embodied in this practical implementation of the invention.
Fig. 4 shows a flow diagram showing one embodiment of a process implemented within the wearable firmware device to gather status and attitude data. As shown, system 400 in Fig. 4 implements the procedure as follows:
After the wearable device starts, 401, it checks if it is wired to a computer, 402; if it is there is a 30 loop to configure the device or send historic view data to the computer application, 403 and 404.
If there is no wired connection the system checks for radio frequency connection; should there exist the system waits for configuration from the mobile phone, 406, if not the wearable device auto-configures itself according to its real time view, 407.
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After that the system takes a real time view and either sends it to the mobile phone, 407-408, or stores it in its own memory, 409. If there is a radio frequency connection the wearable device keeps sending data, either real time views or historic views in a loop practice, 409-410.
The flow diagram ends with a termination condition, 411, and end statement, 412.
5 Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the mobile device that may be included in a system implementing the invention. As shown, system 500 in Fig. 5 implements a mobile device with telephony or wireless networks connection capabilities, 501, and radio frequency capabilities to connect to the wearable device, 502. For simplicity, cost and size constraints the Bluetooth standard may be used as a practical embodiment of the invention. Also, the mobile device contains the following elements: 10 - A microprocessor, 503, that runs the system software stored in the device’s memory, 504, under the supervision of the device’s operating system, 505, which makes the device work as described in the present invention.
A human interface device that may in practice and for simplicity of use be reduced to a screen with touch capabilities but that may count with one or several press buttons, 506.
15 - A power supply, 507, preferably formed by a battery for autonomous operation and the associated electronics for charging the battery when the device is close to an electric power source.
The system application, 508, runs under the supervision of the mobile device operating system. Practical operation system in the market such as Symbian or Windows Mobile may provide a practical 20 implementation of this invention though they invention is not limited to their use. The software contains a configuration manager, 509, and that provides management of the real time view, 510, and historic views stored in a system database, 511. As a second capability the software contains a Social Network Manager, 512, module that provides communication with the virtual social network server by communication with it through the telephony or wireless interface, 501.
25 Fig. 6 shows a flow diagram showing one embodiment of a process implemented within the mobile device software to manage the data form the wearable device and allow its transfer to the social network server and, further, retrieves data stored in the social network server. As shown, system 600 in Fig. 6 implements the procedure as follows:
After the mobile device starts, 601, it checks if it is wired to a virtual network server through the 30 telephony or wireless connection, 602; if it is there is a loop to connect to the server, 603, update the user profile, 604, update the real time view, 605, and the historic view, 606.
Then the mobile device checks for radio frequency connection to a wearable device, 607; should there exist the mobile device imports real time views, 608, historic views, 609, and configures the wearable device, 610, if not the wearable allows to review stored historic views in itself, 611, 8 or in the virtual social network server, 603 to 606, until the radiofrequency connection is initiated.
The flow diagram ends with a termination condition, 612, and end statement, 613.
The connection of the wearable device to a personal computer may provide a different experience to the 5 user under a different practice of this invention. A personal computer offers better graphics quality an better user interface but lacks the portability that the user may be looking for when using the mobile device together with the wearable device. Therefore, the use of a personal computer may constitute another embodiment of environment in which the invention may be practiced.
Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of a personal computer that may be included in a system implementing the 10 invention. As shown, system 700 in Fig. 7 implements a computer with wide area network connection capabilities, 701, wire interface, 702, and radio frequency interface to connect to the wearable device, 703. For simplicity, cost and size constraints the USB standard may be used as a practical embodiment of the wire interface and Bluetooth for the radio frequency interface. Also, in a practical embodiment, the computer contains, but is not restricted to contain only, the following elements: 15 A microprocessor, 704, that runs the system software stored in the device’s memory, 705, under the supervision of the device’s operating system, 706, which makes the device work as described in the present invention. The memory is supported by a hard disk, 707, for permanent storage and data serialization.
A human interface device, 708, that is usually implemented by a high-resolution screen, a 20 keyboard and a mouse but may take any other format to make the user experience more comfortable.
A power supply, 709, and the associated electronics.
The computer system application, 710, runs under the supervision of the computer operating system. Practical operating systems in the market such as Microsoft Windows or Apple OS X may provide a 25 practical implementation of this invention though they invention is not limited to their use. The software contains a configuration manager, 711, that provides management of the historic views stored in a system data base, 712. As a second capability the software contains a Social Network Manager, 713, module that provides communication with the virtual social network server by communication with it through the telephony or wireless interface, 701.
30 Fig. 8 shows a flow diagram showing one embodiment of a process implemented within the computer’s software to manage the data form the wearable device and allow its transfer to the social network server and, further, retrieves data stored in the social network server. As shown, system 800 in Fig. 8 implements the procedure as follows: 9
After the mobile device starts, 801, it checks connects to the virtual social network through the wide area network, 802. After connection takes place, 803, the user may update its profile, 804, and view its historic views, 805.
Then the program checks for connections with a wearable device, 806, either through USB cable 5 or Bluetooth radio frequency. If there is no connection the user may interact with the virtual social network and the data already stored in the computer, 807.
If a wearable device is connected to the computer its database is transferred to it, 808, and the device is configured for further operation, 809.
The flow diagram ends with a termination condition, 810, and end statement, 811.
10 Fig. 9 shows an embodiment of the possibilities of communication of the wearable device with the mobile device that may be practiced in an embodiment of the invention. As shown, system 900 in Fig. 9 implements a wearable device, 901, which may be connected not simultaneously with a mobile device, 902, or a computer, 903. While the connection with the mobile device, 902, is embodied as a radiofrequency link, 904, for economy reasons, the connection with the computer, 903, may be embodied 15 as a wire, 905, for speed and wearable device battery charging or may be embodied as a radiofrequency link, 906. Either the mobile device or the computer has access to the virtual network server through a wide area network, 907, or a telephony or wireless network, 908.
Fig. 10 shows an embodiment of a server computer that may be included in a system implementing the invention. As shown, system 1000 in Fig. 10 implements a computer with wide area network connection 2 0 capabilities, 1001, and the elements included in a network server, but not exclusively limited to, a microprocessor, 1002, a memory, 1003, where the system’s operating system, 1004, runs its applications supported with a hard disk, 1005, for massive storage and a power supply, 1006.
The computer server runs a server application that provides data access to numerous users of a potential virtual social network. In a practical embodiment it runs a HTTP server with access to services and 25 protocols usually provided by this kind of systems. To cite a few, we could think that the server provides capabilities to run code in PHP, JAVA, AJAX, RUB1 but is not exclusively limited to them. With the aid of the coding techniques the network server provides in an embodiment on this invention that may be practiced a Data Transfer Manager, 1007, that connects with the mobile or computer devices to transfer real time views, with the assistance of a real time view manager, 1008, and historic views, with the 30 assistance of a historic view manager, 1009, and to configure the mobile device or de computer. A social network manager, 1010, provides interaction with the virtual social network users.
Fig. 11 shows a flow diagram showing one embodiment of a process implemented within the network computer’s software to manage the data form the wearable device, centralize it and allow its transfer to the social network users. As shown, system 1100 in Fig. 11 implements the procedure as follows: 35 - When a user connects to the network server the process starts, 1101, and identifies the user, 1102.
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Then the user profile is updated, 1103, with the new data available from the user and its virtual social network information is generated, 1104, and served, 1105.
The user may interact with the virtual social network in the ways defined by it. In particular the request for training profiles stored within the virtual social network is one of the key features of 5 it and the user may request for them, 1106.
The flow diagram ends with a termination condition, 1107, and end statement, 1108.
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Een draagbaar gegevensverwerkingssysteem bestaande uit: 5 een behuizing een bevestiging aan het lichaam van een persoon één of meerdere aansluitingen voor waarneming van de fysiologische signalen van een persoon een traagheidsmeetapparaat voor waarneming van de lichaamshouding van de persoon een GPS (Global Positioning Systems) ontvanger 10 een connector voor EML (Extensible Markup Language) gegevensoverdracht naar een computer en voor het opladen van de accu een radiofrequentiekoppeling voor aansluiting op een draagbaar toestel of een mobiele telefoon en voor het tot stand brengen van de EML gegevensstroom een geheugen voor het opslaan van gegevens in EML-format en een microprocessor met firmware-15 besturing voor alle bovenstaande onderdelenA portable data processing system comprising: a housing an attachment to the body of a person one or more connections for observation of the physiological signals of a person an inertial measuring device for observation of the body posture of a person a GPS (Global Positioning Systems) receiver 10 a connector for EML (Extensible Markup Language) data transfer to a computer and for charging the battery a radio frequency link for connection to a portable device or a mobile phone and for establishing the EML data stream a memory for storing data in EML format and a microprocessor with firmware 15 control for all the above components 2. Het draagbare toestel uit claim 1 met daarbij de mogelijkheden voor het uitvoeren van metingen, het formatteren van gegevens naar EML en het opslaan van de gegevens aansluitend op: één of meerdere datakanalen met de fysiologische parameters van het lichaam van een persoon voor de geografische locatie op basis van door een satelliet geleverde geolocatiesignalen 20 de driedimensionale houding van het lichaam van een persoon in de ruimte.2. The portable device from claim 1 with the possibilities for taking measurements, formatting data to EML and storing the data following: one or more data channels with the physiological parameters of a person's body for the geographical location based on geolocation signals 20 provided by a satellite, the three-dimensional posture of a person's body in space. 3. Het draagbare toestel uit claim 1 met daarbij de mogelijkheden voor automatische configuratie voor handelen en meten afhankelijk van de omgevingsomstandigheden en voor het configureren van de gegevens naar EML-format voor opslag of verzending.3. The portable device from claim 1 with the options for automatic configuration for handling and measuring depending on the environmental conditions and for configuring the data to EML format for storage or dispatch. 4. Het draagbare toestel uit claim 1, waarin de mogelijkheden van claim 2 zijn geïntegreerd, formatteert 25 met behulp van een analysealgoritme de eigen waargenomen gegevens naar EML dat eenvoudig leesbaar is voor mensen en voor ieder toestel met de mogelijkheid voor het verwerken van gegevens waarop het draagbare toestel kan worden aangesloten.4. The portable device from claim 1, in which the capabilities of claim 2 are integrated, formats its own observed data into EML using an analysis algorithm that is easy to read for people and for any device with the ability to process data on which the portable device can be connected. 5. Het draagbare toestel van claim 1, waarin de mogelijkheden van claim 2 en 4 zijn geïntegreerd, heeft de volgende aansluitmogelijkheden: 1035656 aansluiting op mobiele toestellen, draagbare toestellen of computers via radiofrequentiekoppelingen voor gegevensoverdracht in EML-format aansluiting op computers via draden voor gegevensoverdracht met hoge snelheid in EML-format en voor het opladen van de accu.5. The portable device of claim 1, in which the possibilities of claims 2 and 4 are integrated, has the following connection options: 1035656 connection to mobile devices, portable devices or computers via radio frequency links for data transfer in EML format connection to computers via wires for data transfer with high speed in EML format and for charging the battery. 6. Het draagbare of mobiele toestel uit claim 1 met daarnaast de mogelijkheid voor het draaien van aangepaste software een radiofrequentiekoppeling voor aansluiting op het draagbare toestel en communicatie hiermee en uitwisseling van gegevens in EML-format een mogelijkheid voor aansluiting op een openbaar of privételefoonnetwerk of een draadloos 10 communicatienetwerk voor het verzenden van gegevens in EML-format naar en ontvangen van een netwerkserver een scherm voor het configureren van de applicatie die hierop draait en voor het configureren en aandrijven van de firmware die op het draagbare toestel draait6. The portable or mobile device from claim 1 with in addition the possibility for running customized software a radio frequency link for connection to the portable device and communication with this and exchange of data in EML format a possibility for connection to a public or private telephone network or a wireless communication network for sending data in EML format to and receiving from a network server a screen for configuring the application running on it and for configuring and driving the firmware running on the portable device 7. Het draagbare of mobiele toestel uit claim 6, waarin de communicatie met het draagbare toestel tot 15 stand wordt gebracht omvat verder: software op maat die de gebruiker een gebruikersinterface levert een software-parser voor het begrijpen en verwerken van de door het draagbare aangeleverde toestelgegevens in EML-format een confïguratieapplicatie voor interactie met het draagbare toestel 20 een database voor opslag van door het draagbare toestel aangeleverde gegevens een database voor opslag van persoonlijke trainingsprogramma’s of procedures op basis van de meetmogelijkheden van het draagbare toestel een confïguratieapplicatie voor het starten of stoppen van de persoonlijke trainingsprogramma's of procedures7. The portable or mobile device from claim 6, wherein communication with the portable device is established, further comprises: customized software that provides the user with a user interface and a software parser for understanding and processing the data supplied by the portable device data in EML format a configuration application for interaction with the portable device 20 a database for storage of data supplied by the portable device a database for storing personal training programs or procedures based on the measurement possibilities of the portable device a configuration application for starting or stopping of the personal training programs or procedures 8. De software op maat van claim 7 met daarbij de mogelijkheid voor weergave van de confïguratiestatus de mogelijkheid om gegevens in EML-format naar een netwerkserver te uploaden en van een netwerkserver te downloaden vanuit een centrale server de mogelijkheid voor het tonen van de geüploade of gedownloade gegevens in EML-format aan de 30 centrale server de mogelijkheid om trainingsprogramma’s op maat op te stellen, te configureren en op te slaan door gebruikmaking van gegevens in EML-format de mogelijkheid om aangepaste trainingsprogramma’s naar een netwerkserver te uploaden en van een netwerkserver te downloaden door gebruikmaking van gegevens in EML-format8. The customized software of claim 7 with the possibility of displaying the configuration status, the possibility of uploading data in EML format to a network server and downloading from a network server from a central server, the possibility of displaying the uploaded or downloaded data in EML format on the central server the possibility to set up, configure and save customized training programs by using data in EML format the possibility to upload customized training programs to a network server and to transfer them from a network server download by using data in EML format 9. Het draagbare data-acquisitiesysteem van claim 1 met daarbij een connector voor hoge snelheden voor aansluiting op een PC of laptop met de mogelijkheid om aangepaste software te draaien die de gebruiker een gebruikersinterface bidet een software-parser voor het begrijpen en verwerken van de door het draagbare aangeleverde toestelgegevens in EML-format 10 een configuratieapplicatie voor interactie met het draagbare toestel een database voor opslag van door het draagbare toestel aangeleverde gegevens in EML-format een configuratieapplicatie voor het opstellen van persoonlijke trainingsprogramma’s of procedures op basis van de meetmogelijkheden van het draagbare toestel door gebruikmaking van gegevens in EML-format 15 een database voor opslag van persoonlijke trainingsprogramma’s of procedures op basis van de meetmogelijkheden van het draagbare toestel door gebruikmaking van gegevens in EML-format9. The portable data acquisition system of claim 1 including a high-speed connector for connection to a PC or laptop with the ability to run custom software that offers the user a user interface and a software parser for understanding and processing the the portable device data supplied in EML format 10 a configuration application for interaction with the portable device a database for storage of data supplied by the portable device in EML format a configuration application for creating personal training programs or procedures based on the measurement capabilities of the portable device by using data in EML format 15 a database for storing personal training programs or procedures based on the measurement possibilities of the portable device by using data in EML format 10. De op de computer draaiende aangepaste software van claim 9, met daarbij de mogelijkheid voor weergave van de configuratiestatus de mogelijkheid voor het uploaden naar en downloaden van een netwerkserver van netwerkgegevens in 20 EML-format vanuit een centrale server de mogelijkheid voor het tonen van de geüploade of gedownloade gegevens in EML-format aan de centrale server de mogelijkheid om trainingsprogramma’s op maat op te stellen, te configureren en op te slaan door gebruikmaking van gegevens in EML-format 25 de mogelijkheid om trainingsprogramma’s op maat te uploaden naar en te downloaden van een netwerkserver door gebruikmaking van gegevens in EML-format10. The adapted software of claim 9 running on the computer, including the possibility of displaying the configuration status, the possibility of uploading to and downloading of a network server of network data in EML format from a central server, the possibility of displaying the uploaded or downloaded data in EML format on the central server the ability to set up, configure and save customized training programs by using data in EML format 25 the ability to upload and download customized training programs to and from of a network server by using data in EML format 11. De netwerkserver van claim 1 met daarbij aangepaste software die aansluit op mobiele toetstellen, draagbare toestellen of computers van klanten en die gegevens in EML-format die in de draagbare toestellen zijn opgeslagen hieruit ophaalt 30 een software-parser voor het begrijpen en verwerken van de gegevens in EML-format aangeleverd door de mobiele toestellen, draagbare toestellen of computers van klanten een database voor opslag van gegevens in EML-format aangeleverd door mobiele toestellen, draagbare toestellen of computers van klanten een module voor overdracht van in de serverdatabase opgeslagen gegevens in EML-format naar de mobiele toestellen, draagbare toestellen of computers van klanten in EML-format 5 een database voor opslag van persoonlijke trainingsprogramma’s of procedures die uit de mobiele toestellen, draagbare toestellen of computers van klanten zijn geüpload met behulp van gegevens in EML-format een module voor overdracht van in de serverdatabase opgeslagen persoonlijke trainingsprogramma’s naar de mobiele toestellen, draagbare toestellen of computers van klanten door gebruikmaking van gegevens in 10 EML-format11. The network server of claim 1 with corresponding software that connects to mobile devices, portable devices or computers of customers and that retrieves data in EML format stored in the portable devices therefrom a software parser for understanding and processing the data in EML format supplied by customers 'mobile devices, portable devices or computers a database for storing data in EML format supplied by customers' mobile devices, portable devices or computers and a module for transferring data stored in the server database into EML format to customers 'mobile devices, portable devices or computers in EML format 5 a database for storing personal training programs or procedures uploaded from customers' mobile devices, portable devices or computers using data in EML format a module for transferring data stored in the server database personal training programs to customers' mobile devices, portable devices or computers through the use of data in 10 EML format 12. De netwerkserver van claim 11 met daarbij de mogelijkheid voor het genereren van gegevens in EML-format die direct leesbaar zijn voor een virtuele netwerkserver of direct het virtuele sociale netwerk zelf implementeren. 103565612. The network server of claim 11 with the possibility of generating data in EML format that can be read directly by a virtual network server or directly implement the virtual social network itself. 1035656
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