TRACKER AND OPERATION PROCESS THEREOF |
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申请号 | US14148701 | 申请日 | 2014-01-06 | 公开(公告)号 | US20150142370A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2015-05-21 |
申请人 | CHUN-YI LEU; | 发明人 | CHUN-YI LEU; | ||||
摘要 | The present invention provides a tracker and the operation process thereof. In one aspect, the tracker, designed for positioning on a part below a user's knee, provided in the present invention is able to switch between modes such as walking mode, cycling mode, swimming mode, sleeping mode, and other modes by detecting the motions of a user. By the sensing unit included in the tracker, the tracker can further detect signatures, such as steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned, cycling speed, swimming type, or heart rate, of a user. Furthermore, the tracker in the present invention is able to synchronize or stream information with other devices. In another aspect, the tracker in the present invention is able to control avatars of a game on other devices as a sensory tool. | ||||||
权利要求 | What is claimed is: |
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说明书全文 | The present invention relates to a tracker and the operation process thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a multifunctional tracker capable of supporting several operating modes and the operation process thereof. Obesity has recently become the leading threaten of health worldwide, mainly because of changes in lifestyle and diet nowadays. With increasing prevalence of obesity, which induces various cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and even certain types of cancer in population, authorities has started emphasizing the importance of weight control. According to medical researches and nutritionists, adequate exercise is considered as an appropriate way of weight control instead of dieting. However, the ideal quantity of exercise varies depending on factors such as gender, age, smoking, gene, and body mass index (BMI). To quantify exercise intensity, people usually use sensing devices while exercising to gather numeric information, and further optimize exercise plans by that information. One of the most common sensing devices is pedometer. A pedometer was positioned about a user's hip and counts each step the user takes by detecting the motion. An advanced pedometer also monitors distance, velocity, heart rate, and calorie burned of a user. Another example of a sensing device is sport watch. Some sport watches are capable of monitoring distance, duration, heart rate, and calorie burned of an exercise; they are also capable of operating under different situations including walking, running, cycling, or marathon. With development of new technologies, the size and the shape of these sensing devices are greatly varied and mostly were designed to a watch-like style to be easily carried with a user. However, functions of these sensing devices are limited. A pedometer is only suitable for walking and running, which may not satisfy the demands from people with active lifestyle. A sport watch is compatible with several different exercises, but the interaction is restricted between the user and the sport watch. As a result, a user may refrain from experiencing all the benefits of the sensing device. The present invention provides a tracker designed for positioning on a part below the user's knee, wherein the tracker comprising a processing unit, including at least one operating mode, for generating a feedback signal; a sensing unit, connected to the first processing unit, for detecting movements and generating an acceleration signal or a motion signal provided for the first processing unit; a memory unit, connected to the first processing unit, for storing the feedback signal; and a user interface, connected to the first processing unit, for displaying the feedback signal. The tracker in the present invention is invented firstly to reach a variety of demands from people with active lifestyle, secondly to stream information to other devices, and thirdly to control the avatars of a game on other devices as a sensory tool. The tracker provided in this invention, wherein the sensing unit is one selected from the group consisting of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and an infrared sensor; the at least one operating mode is one selected from the group consisting of basic mode, walking mode, cycling mode, sleeping mode, swimming mode, and synchronization mode; the motion signal is one selected from the group consisting of a walking signal, a stair-climbing signal, a cycling signal, a sleeping signal, and a swimming signal; the feedback signal is one selected from the group consisting of steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned, cycling speed, swimming type, and heart rate. The tracker provided in the present invention further comprises a wireless transceiver, connected to the first processing unit, for transmitting the feedback signal to a receiving device via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver here is one selected from the group consisting of a WiFi transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, and a near-field communication (NFC) transceiver. The receiving device mentioned above comprises a control unit, a second processing unit, and a display; the control unit, connected to the second processing unit, receives the feedback signal and transmits the feedback signal to the second processing unit; and the second processing unit, further connected to the display, transmits the feedback signal to the display. Wherein the receiving device is one selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a tablet, an LCD TV, a screen, and a display. The present invention also provides an operation process of tracker comprising the steps of: (A) a sensing unit which has detected a movement generates an acceleration signal; (B) a first processing unit which has received the acceleration signal switches at least one operating mode; (C) the sensing unit which has detected a movement generates a motion signal; (D) the first processing unit which has received the motion signal generates a feedback signal and stores the feedback signal into a memory unit; the first processing unit further displays the feedback signal via a user interface; (E) a wireless transceiver connected to a wireless network transmits the feedback signal stored in the memory unit to a receiving device; (F) a control unit comprised in the receiving device receives the feedback signal and transmits the feedback signal to a second processing unit; (G) the second processing unit received the feedback signal displays the feedback signal via a display. In one aspect, the tracker herein is therefore able to reach a variety of demands from people with active lifestyle. The tracker herein is capable of switching between modes such as basic mode, walking mode, cycling mode, sleeping mode, swimming mode, or synchronization mode; furthermore, by detecting the motions of a user, the tracker is capable of determining steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned, cycling speed, swimming type, or heart rate. In another aspect, the tracker herein is able to stream information to other devices via a controller. In still another aspect, the tracker herein is able to control the avatars of a game on other devices as a sensory tool. In a general aspect, the present invention relates to a tracker and the operation process thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a multifunctional tracker, designed for positioning on a part below the user's knee, capable of supporting several operating modes and the operation process thereof. The embodiments and drawings provided here show different aspects of the present invention. However, the present invention are neither limited to any embodiment nor drawing thereof. In one embodiment, as shown in The receiving device 3 may comprises a control unit 31, a second processing unit 32, and a display 33; the control unit 31, connected to the second processing unit 32, receives the feedback signal and transmits the feedback signal to the second processing unit 32; and the second processing unit 32, further connected to the display 33, transmits the feedback signal to the display 33. The sensing unit 11 may be one selected from the group consisting of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and an infrared sensor. The at least one operating mode may be one selected from the group consisting of basic mode, walking mode, cycling mode, sleeping mode, swimming mode, and synchronization mode. The motion signal may be one selected from the group consisting of a walking signal, a stair-climbing signal, a cycling signal, a sleeping signal, and a swimming signal. The feedback signal may be one selected from the group consisting of steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned, cycling speed, swimming type, and heart rate. The receiving device 3 may be one selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a tablet, an LCD TV, a screen, and a display. The wireless transceiver 14 may be one selected from the group consisting of a WiFi transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, and a near-field communication (NFC) transceiver; the wireless transceiver 14 may transmit the feedback signal via the wireless network 2, wherein the wireless network 2 may be one selected from the group consisting of a WiFi network, a Bluetooth network, and a NFC network. The heart rate mentioned here may be detected by an infrared sensor, wherein the infrared sensor is able to detect an infrared light which has penetrated a vessel and been reflected by bones. Due to the reason that the pulsing of blood flow in the vessel may interfere the penetration of infrared light, the infrared sensor may detect the variation of infrared light and pass this information to the processing unit 10 for computing. The processing unit 10, then, computes the heart rate based on this information. Since the tracker 1 is able to detect movements and generate signals, the tracker 1 may evaluate the exercise intensity of a user is sufficient or insufficient. Furthermore, since the tracker 1 is able to detect movements and generate feedback signals, the tracker 1 may be utilized as a sensory tool to control avatars of a game on the receiving device 3. Once a user taps the tracker 1 to initiate the mode switching process, the sensor unit 11 starts to detect movements and generates acceleration signals to the first processing unit 10; the first processing unit 10 switches the operation mode to basic mode, walking mode, cycling mode, sleeping mode, swimming mode, or synchronization mode based on the acceleration signals. If there is no movement detected by the sensing unit 11 in a period of time, the operation process of tracker 1 stops processing automatically; if the sensing unit 11 detects movements and generates motion signals, such as a walking signal, a stair-climbing signal, a cycling signal, a sleeping signal, and a swimming signal, to the first processing unit 10; the first processing unit then converts the motion signals into feedback signals, such as steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned, cycling speed, swimming type, or heart rate, and stores the feedback signals into the memory unit 12; the first processing unit may further display the feedback signals on a user interface 13. The sensing unit 11 may be one selected from the group consisting of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and an infrared sensor. The heart rate mentioned here may be detected by an infrared sensor, wherein the infrared sensor is able to detect an infrared light which has penetrated a vessel and been reflected by bones. Due to the reason that the pulsing of blood flow in the vessel may interfere the penetration of infrared light, the infrared sensor may detect the variation of infrared light and pass this information to the processing unit 10 for computing. The processing unit 10, then, computes the heart rate based on this information. To display the feedback signal on a receiving device 3, the operation processing of tracker 1 is switched to synchronization mode and starts streaming the feedback signal to the receiving device 3. Under synchronization mode, the tracker 1 sends the feedback signal stored in the memory unit 12 to the receiving device 3 via the wireless network 2 by a wireless transceiver 14; wherein the wireless transceiver 14, connected to the memory unit 12, may be one selected from the group consisting of a WiFi transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, and a near-field communication (NFC) transceiver. Once the second processing unit 32 in the receiving device 3 receives the feedback signal, the second processing unit 32 may display the feedback signal by a display 33. In yet another embodiment, the tracker 1 may send the feedback signals immediately after the first processing unit 10 converted the motion signals detected by the sensing unit 11 into the feedback signals, without the requirement of the memory unit 12. In this embodiment, the tracker 1 may control avatars of a game on the receiving device 3 as a sensory tool. To display the feedback signal on a receiving device 3, the operation processing of tracker 1 is switched to synchronization mode and starts streaming the feedback signal to the receiving device 3. Under synchronization mode, the tracker 1 sends the feedback signal stored in the memory unit 12 to the receiving device 3 via the wireless network 2 by a wireless transceiver 14; wherein the wireless transceiver 14, connected to the memory unit 12, may be one selected from the group consisting of a WiFi transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, and a near-field communication (NFC) transceiver. Once the second processing unit 32 in the receiving device 3 receives the feedback signal, the second processing unit 32 may display the feedback signal by a display 33. The tracker 1 also may send the feedback signals immediately after the first processing unit 10 converted the motion signals detected by the sensing unit 11 into the feedback signals, without the requirement of the memory unit 12. In this embodiment, the tracker 1 may control avatars of a game on the receiving device 3 as a sensory tool. To sum up, the tracker 1 in the present invention is able to switch between modes manually; the tracker 1 in the present invention is also able to recognize a user is under walking, stair-climbing, or cycling automatically. In one aspect, by the sensing unit 11 in the tracker 1, the tracker 1 is capable of detecting movements and thus computes steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned, cycling speed, swimming type, or heart rate. In another aspect, the tracker 3 in the present invention is able to control avatars of a game on other devices as a sensory tool. |