TWI409439B - Fitness progress monitoring method for a user of a personal navigation device and related device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A fitness progress monitoring method for a user of a personal navigation device includes providing routing instructions for a user along a first route, calculating and recording a first speed of the user traveling along the first route, providing routing instructions for the user along a second route, calculating and recording a second speed of the user traveling along the second route, comparing the first speed and the second speed to analyze a performance difference related to the first route and the second route, and notifying the user about the performance difference.

Description

Fitness state monitoring method and related device of user of personal navigation device

The invention relates to a fitness state monitoring method and related device, in particular to a fitness state monitoring method and related device of a user of a personal navigation device.

Currently, Global Positioning System (GPS) based navigation devices have been widely used to provide vehicle navigation functions. In general, the navigation device utilizes the stored map database to plan the travel route and provides a route travel indication to the user via an electronic map displayed on the screen. The navigation device is usually mounted on the dashboard of the vehicle or built into the instrument panel using a suction seat or other fixing means.

The term "navigation device" refers to a device that assists a user in navigating to a predetermined destination. The navigation device is useful for receiving an internal system of location information, such as a GPS signal receiver, or a receiver capable of receiving location information. The navigation device can be used to directly plan the navigation path, or to connect with a remote server, and to route the navigation path through the remote server, or the navigation device cooperates with the remote server to plan the navigation path. Personal GPS navigation devices are not permanently attached to a vehicle but can be removed or installed on any vehicle at any time. Therefore, personal GPS navigation devices are usually fully equipped with built-in GPS antennas, processors, and storage navigation. The memory and the memory of the electronic map, so the navigation path can be planned and displayed.

In modern life with a focus on fitness, cycling or jogging is an indispensable holiday activity. However, how to plan the exercise route and monitor/track the exercise process to achieve fitness goals is often a headache. Although the personal navigation device described above can be carried around to provide route guidance, it is not possible to actively plan a suitable exercise route or provide a fitness state monitoring/tracking function. That is, how to further apply the personal navigation device to the fitness exercise to systematically improve the user's physical fitness has become an important issue for the benefit of the public.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fitness state monitoring method using a personal navigation device for guiding a user to exercise along a planned route having a suitable terrain type or route length, and providing fitness state monitoring/tracking. Features.

Thus, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for monitoring a fitness state of a user of a personal navigation device is disclosed, comprising: providing a travel indication of a first location to a second location of the first route using the personal navigation device; measuring the user The first travel time taken from the first location to the second location, and the measured first travel time is stored in the memory of the personal navigation device; using the personal navigation device to provide the third location of the second route to the first a travel indication of four locations; measuring a second travel time traveled by the user from the third location to the fourth location, and storing the measured second travel time in a memory of the personal navigation device; Calculating a first travel speed between the first location and the second location of the user according to the distance between the second location and the measured first travel time; and the distance between the third location and the fourth location and the measured The second travel time calculates a second travel speed of the user between the third location and the fourth location; comparing the first travel speed with the second travel speed to analyze the user The movement route and the second route performance differences; differences in athletic performance and will notify the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal navigation device having a function of monitoring fitness status, including a route planning/instruction software, a timing unit, a memory, a processor, and a user interface.

The route planning/instruction software is for providing an indication of travel from the first location to the second location of the first route through the personal navigation device and providing an indication of travel from the third location to the fourth location of the second route. The timing unit is configured to measure a first travel time traveled by the user from the first location to the second location, and measure a second travel time traveled by the user from the third location to the fourth location. The memory is used to store the measured first travel time and second travel time. The processor is configured to control the operation of the personal navigation device, and the processor calculates the first travel of the user between the first location and the second location according to the distance between the first location and the second location and the measured first travel time. Speed, and calculating a second travel speed of the user between the third location and the fourth location according to the distance between the third location and the fourth location and the measured second travel time, and comparing the first traveling speed with the second The travel speed is used to analyze the difference in athletic performance of the user on the first route and the second route. The user interface is used to notify the user of differences in athletic performance.

The effect of the present invention is that the route planning/instruction software can provide a travel indication to the user to move along the set planned route with the appropriate terrain type or route length, and record the user's motion related data in the memory. Afterwards, the processor can calculate the traveling speed of the user, thereby performing a matching process on the calculated traveling speed to analyze the user's athletic performance, and notifying the user of the athletic performance, thereby providing the fitness state monitoring/tracking function. Therefore, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

In order to make the present invention more comprehensible, the following describes the fitness state monitoring method and related device of the user of the personal navigation device according to the present invention, and the specific embodiments are described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the embodiments provided are not used. To limit the scope of the invention.

Figure 1 shows a functional block diagram of a personal navigation device 10 in accordance with the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the personal navigation device 10 includes a display 12 , a GPS signal receiver 14 , a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) data processor 16 , a processor 18 , and a user interface 20 . A universal serial bus (USB) 埠 22, a speaker 24, a timing unit 26, and a memory 30. The display 12 can be a display device with a touch function. The GPS signal receiver 14 is a coordinate signal for receiving the position of the personal navigation device 10. The GPRS modem 16 is used to provide network information access functions. The processor 18 is for controlling the operation of the personal navigation device 10 and performing related calculation operations of the following travel speeds. The user interface 20 can be used as a message notification interface or as a data setting interface. The USB port 22 is used to connect to a computer for data exchange. The speaker 24 is used to provide a voice playback function. Timing unit 26 is used to perform timing operations to provide various time materials as described below.

The memory 30 is used to store a map database 32, a zone database 34, a route planning/instruction software 36, fitness target setting data 38, and fitness record data 40. The map database 32 contains map data and a Point of Interest (POI). The zone data stored in the zone database 34 contains at least the terrain/topographic information of the area covered by the map database 32. The fitness record data 40 is used to record information about the user's exercise process. The user of the personal navigation device 10 can use the GPRS modem 16 to connect to the computer via the USB port 22 or through the network and transfer the fitness target setting data 38 and/or the fitness record data 40 to each other.

2 is a chart 50 showing exercise record data 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, the chart 50 is used to display time data, distance data and speed data, and the graphic data is the fitness green data of the user along the same motion route during the second motion. This athletic route may be a route planned by the route planning/instruction software 36, the route planning/instruction software 36 and may provide a corresponding route travel indication to guide the user through the planned athletic route for fitness activities. The first time data and the first distance data shown in Fig. 2 are the green data recorded by the user during the first exercise. During the first exercise, when the user departs from the location 0, after 1 minute and 34 seconds, it reaches the location 1, after 3 minutes and 5 seconds, it reaches the location 2, after 4 minutes and 47 seconds, it reaches the location 3, after 7 minutes. The location 4 is reached after 5 seconds, so the total average speed corresponding to the first motion process of 18.55 km/hr is the distance from the location 0 to the location 4 (2.19 km) divided by the exercise time (7 minutes and 5 seconds).

The time, distance and speed data are stored in the fitness record data 40 of the memory 30 after the user completes the first exercise process along the planned exercise route. The fitness goal setting data 38 includes a fitness target data/fitness state table preset by the user, and can monitor/track the user's fitness exercise process with the fitness record data 40, thereby gradually improving the user's physical fitness. Therefore, during the second movement of the user along the above-mentioned motion route, after reaching the point 1 after 1 minute and 36 seconds, the personal navigation device 10 notifies the use of the message that the current traveling speed is slightly slower than the first motion. And encourage users to increase their speed. After reaching location 2 for 3 minutes and 10 seconds, the personal navigation device 10 notifies the user of a message that the current travel speed is significantly slower than the first motion, and again encourages the user to increase their speed. When the user increases their speed of travel and reaches location 3 after 4 minutes and 49 seconds, the personal navigation device 10 notifies the user that the current travel speed has increased significantly and is only slightly slower than the first exercise, and continues to encourage use. Improve their speed. When the user continues to increase its travel speed and reaches the location 4 after 7 minutes and 01 seconds, the personal navigation device 10 will have a total average speed of 18.72 which is slightly faster than the last total average speed of 18.55 km/hr during the second exercise. The km/hr message informs the user and affirms the user's efforts after the location 2, and the time, distance and speed data of the second exercise is also stored in the fitness record data 40 of the memory 30.

In the example shown in the above chart 50, the user performs a secondary motion along the same route. Although it is easier for the user to compare the greens along the same route for multiple movements, it is not limited to the comparison of the fitness green only when the user repeats the exercise along the same route. That is, even if the user moves along different routes, the fitness record can be performed according to the estimated travel speed of the exercise process at approximately equal distances. In addition, the total length of the above different routes does not need to be the same, as the travel time, distance and speed corresponding to the middle of many routes (such as landmarks or rest stations) can be used as fitness records when the user moves along each route. Reference, rather than only the travel time, distance and speed corresponding to the end point (ie, location 4 above) may be referenced as a fitness record. That is to say, when the user performs the fitness exercise along different routes, the personal navigation device 10 can still perform the matching processing on the fitness records corresponding to the different routes, thereby monitoring/tracking the fitness state of the user. Please note that the different routes corresponding to the compared fitness green should preferably have similar route lengths and similar route difficulty, so that the fitness record comparison can be more meaningful, so in the preferred embodiment, the user can set Only the different route fitness records whose route length differences are within the preset range are compared.

In general, the habitual travel speed of a user along a short distance route is generally different from the custom travel speed along a long distance route. More precisely, the user usually travels at a faster pace on a short distance route for fitness purposes. On the other hand, users usually travel at long distances at slower paces so that they do not get hurt due to excessive exercise. Based on the above considerations, the personal navigation device 10 can classify the fitness record green data based on the length of the route.

Fig. 3 is a relationship diagram of the traveling speed/route length, which illustrates the traveling speed of a general user corresponding to different route lengths in the exercise. As shown in Figure 3, the speed of travel along a short-range route is typically significantly faster than the speed of travel along a long-range route.

On the other hand, unless the two sets of fitness records are compared to different routes with similar route difficulty or similar terrain categories, it is difficult to perform meaningful comparison results by performing the fitness record green comparison process. Therefore, the personal navigation device 10 can utilize the zone data stored in the zone database 34 to perform classification processing on the fitness record data, that is, the classification process is performed according to the terrain type or route difficulty of the fitness route, for example, the route route can be classified as Routes with flat terrain, routes with steep terrain, routes in urban areas, routes in green areas/natural reserves, routes with many steps, or coastal routes. Alternatively, the route can be classified according to the difficulty of the route, for example, by difficulty indicators 1 to 5.

Figure 4 is a relationship diagram of the travel speed/difficulty index, which is used to illustrate the travel speed of a general user in a fitness exercise corresponding to different difficulty index routes. As shown in FIG. 4, the travel speed corresponding to the low difficulty index route is generally significantly faster than the travel speed corresponding to the high difficulty index route.

All of the maps used to display the speed of travel may be presented in a two-dimensional mode, a three-dimensional mode, or other graphical form based on the number of parameters, and the medium used to render the above-described relationship may be the display 12 of the personal navigation device 10. Or a computer screen.

After enough recorded data has been stored, the user can view the exercise conditions corresponding to the length of the similar route, the length of the different route, the difficulty of the different route or the terrain type through the chart 50 and the relationship diagram 60, 70, such that the user You can fully understand the fitness status and plan how to perform subsequent fitness exercises.

When the user is in an unfamiliar area (such as traveling abroad), the user should continue to exercise to improve physical fitness. At this time, the user can input the desired exercise route parameters to the personal navigation device 10, so that the route planning/instruction software 36 can plan a sports route suitable for the user. Even when the user is in a familiar area (such as near a home), the user can also request the personal navigation device 10 to plan a new route of a certain length, a route of a different length, a route with different difficulty indicators, or a change route. Ways (such as changing the way of cycling to hiking), according to different fitness exercises.

When the personal navigation device 10 is required to plan a route, the user may specify at least one parameter, such as the length of the exercise route that the user thinks is appropriate and the route difficulty index (any of the above difficulty indicators 1 to 5). After selecting the length of the exercise route, the user can further request whether the end of the exercise is to return to the starting point, that is, the required route is a one-way route (the route end is different from the departure point) or the round-trip route (the route end point is the same as the departure point). After selecting the route difficulty indicator, the route planning/instruction software 36 searches the zone database 34 to find a route route suitable for the user's route difficulty index. In an embodiment, the user may specify a plurality of route difficulty indicators to plan the difficulty index of each road segment of the motion route. For example, the user may request the starting road segment to be a low difficulty index route, the middle road segment as a high difficulty index route, and the last road segment as a high difficulty index route. Low difficulty indicator route.

The user can input specific exercise target data as the fitness target setting material 38 of the memory 30. FIG. 5 is a chart 80 showing the fitness target setting material 38 input by the user. As shown in Fig. 5, the graph 80 shows the target completion time set by the user for the movement route of different route lengths, for example, the target completion time for the motion route of 5 km in length is 25 minutes, and the movement route for the length of 10 km is The target completion time is 60 minutes, and the target completion time for the 15 km length of the exercise route is 100 minutes.

After the user inputs the exercise target data as the fitness target setting data 38 of the memory 30, the personal navigation device 10 can monitor/track the user's fitness process to assist the user in achieving the set exercise goal. In addition, the personal navigation device 10 can provide an exercise plan or a fitness plan according to the exercise target data input by the user, thereby helping the user to gradually reach the set exercise goal according to the plan/scenario. In addition, each time the user performs a fitness exercise on the planned route, the personal navigation device 10 can perform a fitness record comparison at any time according to the corresponding route length or difficulty index to provide an instant message to the user, thereby suggesting/encouraging the user. How fast the subsequent movement speed should be in order to meet the progress of the plan/program, and to achieve the set exercise goals on time.

In summary, the personal navigation device of the present invention can record various sports related materials, such as travel distance, time consuming, route difficulty index, route terrain category, etc., while the user can use the fitness record. Compare the generated charts or diagrams to view their exercise status so that they can fully understand their fitness status and plan how to perform subsequent fitness exercises. If the user has set a specific fitness exercise goal in advance, the personal navigation device may provide an exercise plan or a fitness plan according to the fitness exercise goal, thereby helping the user to gradually achieve the fitness exercise goal set according to the plan/plan, and In the process of fitness exercise by the user according to the exercise plan/fitness program, the instant message is provided to the user to suggest/encour the user to follow the speed of the follow-up exercise to meet the progress of the plan/program, according to the time Achieve the exercise goals set by them.

While the present invention has been described above by way of example, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10. . . Personal navigation device

12. . . monitor

14. . . GPS signal receiver

16. . . GPRS data machine

18. . . processor

20. . . user interface

twenty two. . . USB埠

twenty four. . . speaker

26. . . Timing unit

30. . . Memory

32. . . Map database

34. . . Strip database

36. . . Route planning/instruction software

38. . . Fitness goal setting information

40. . . Fitness record

50, 80. . . chart

60, 70. . . relation chart

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the function of a personal navigation device in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a chart showing the exercise record data of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a relationship diagram of the traveling speed/route length, which illustrates the traveling speed of a general user corresponding to different route lengths in the exercise.

Figure 4 is a relationship diagram of the travel speed/difficulty index, which is used to illustrate the travel speed of a general user in a fitness exercise corresponding to different difficulty index routes.

Figure 5 is a graph showing the fitness target setting data input by the user.

10. . . Personal navigation device

12. . . monitor

14. . . GPS signal receiver

16. . . GPRS data machine

18. . . processor

20. . . user interface

twenty two. . . USB埠

twenty four. . . speaker

26. . . Timing unit

30. . . Memory

32. . . Map database

34. . . Strip database

36. . . Route planning/instruction software

38. . . Fitness goal setting information

40. . . Fitness record

Claims (20)

A fitness state monitoring method for a user of a personal navigation device, comprising: using the personal navigation device to provide a travel indication of a first location to a second location of a first route; and measuring the user from the first location One of the first travel time elapsed to travel to the second location, and the measured first travel time is stored in one of the personal navigation devices; using the personal navigation device to provide a second route a travel indication of the three locations to a fourth location; measuring a second travel time consumed by the user from the third location to the fourth location, and storing the measured second travel time in the a memory; calculating, according to a distance between the first location and the second location, and the measured first travel time, a first travel speed of the user between the first location and the second location; Calculating a second travel speed of the user between the third location and the fourth location by using a distance between the third location and the fourth location and measuring the second travel time; comparing the first travel speed The second traveling speed of the user to analyze the performance of a difference in movement of the first route and the second route; athletic performance and the difference notify the user. The fitness state monitoring method of claim 1, wherein the third location is the same as the first location, and the fourth location is the same as the second location. The fitness state monitoring method of claim 1, wherein the first location is a departure point of the first route, and the second location is an destination of the first route. The fitness state monitoring method of claim 1, wherein the first location and the second location are two intermediate locations of the first route. The fitness state monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the first location and the second location, the terrain category and the route difficulty are approximately the distance between the third location and the fourth location, and the terrain category and The difficulty of the route. The fitness state monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the personal navigation device plans the first route according to a predetermined route length of the first route input by the user. The fitness state monitoring method according to claim 6, wherein one of the starting points of the first route is the same location as the one ending point. The fitness state monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the personal navigation device plans the first route according to the user inputting a predetermined terrain category or route difficulty of the first route. The fitness state monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the difference in the performance of the exercise is notified to the user that the travel speed data or the travel time data corresponding to the travel distance or the terrain category is displayed. The fitness state monitoring method according to claim 1, further comprising: recording a fitness exercise target set by the user, and when the user moves along a route according to the fitness state thereof, the personal navigation device according to the fitness The exercise goal performs an associated comparison process to provide an immediate suggestion message to the user. A personal navigation device with a function of monitoring a fitness state, comprising: a route planning/instruction software for providing a travel indication from a first location to a second location of a first route through the personal navigation device and providing a travel indication from a third location to a fourth location of a second route; a timing unit for measuring a first travel time of a user traveling from the first location to the second location, And measuring a second travel time of the user traveling from the third location to the fourth location; a memory for storing the measured first travel time and the second travel time; a processor for controlling operation of the personal navigation device, the processor calculating the user at the first location according to a distance between the first location and the second location and the measured first travel time a first travel speed between the second location, and calculating the user at the third location and the fourth location based on a distance between the third location and the fourth location and the measured second travel time One place between places a second travel speed, and comparing the first travel speed with the second travel speed to analyze a difference in performance of the user between the first route and the second route; and a user interface for using the second travel speed The user is notified of the difference in athletic performance. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the third location is the same as the first location, and the fourth location is the same as the second location. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the first location is a departure point of the first route, and the second location is an destination of the first route. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the first location and the second location are two intermediate locations of the first route. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the distance between the first location and the second location, the terrain category and the route difficulty are approximately the distance between the third location and the fourth location, the terrain category and the route Difficulty. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the route planning/instruction soft system plans the first route according to the user inputting a predetermined route length of the first route. The personal navigation device of claim 16, wherein a starting point of the first route is the same location as a destination. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the route planning/instruction soft system plans the first route according to the user inputting a predetermined terrain category or route difficulty of the first route. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the user interface displays travel speed data or travel time data corresponding to a travel distance or a terrain category, thereby notifying the user of the difference in athletic performance. The personal navigation device of claim 11, wherein the user interface is further used as a setting interface for the user to store his fitness exercise target in the memory, and the processor is based on the fitness state of the user. When moving along a route, relevant comparison processing is performed according to the fitness exercise goal to provide an immediate suggestion message to the user.