Exercise-data management server apparatus and exercise-data management system

Abstract

Disclosed is an exercise-data management system, which comprises a wristband 8 including an IC chip 7 recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant, a studio gate 3 set up in a studio and adapted to wirelessly receive and read the unique information recorded in the IC chip, and an exercise-data management server apparatus 4. The studio gate 3 is operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating the read to the exercise-data management server apparatus 4. The exercise-data management server apparatus 4 includes a schedule storage section which stores, as a schedule, a location and a time zone in which an exercise is to be performed, and stores a standard consumed calorie value in association with an exercise type, and a total-consumed-calorie calculation section operable, based on the received unique information and the contents stored in the schedule storage section, to acquire a consumed calorie value for a participant corresponding to the unique information. The exercise-data management system of the present invention allows the studio gate 3 as a reader apparatus to read the unique information of the wristband 8 as portable unique-information storage means, through a one-time operation.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an exercise-data management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a studio gate.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the studio gate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the studio gate.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory table showing a method of setting switches of the studio gate.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing one example of a process of using the studio gate.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a signal flow between boards installed in a housing of the studio gate.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing one example of a pedometer.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing one example of a functional configuration of major sections in the pedometer.

FIG. 10 is a general view showing the structure of a cycling machine as one example of an exerciser.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the cycling machine as one example of the exerciser.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an exercise-data management server apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing one example of a functional configuration of a control unit in the exercise-data management server apparatus

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing one example of a hardware configuration of a client terminal apparatus.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing one example of a functional configuration of a control unit in the client terminal apparatus.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart generally showing one example of an operation of the exercise-data management server apparatus.

FIG. 17 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of a user check-in processing to be executed in Step ST3 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 18 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of a user check-out processing to be executed in Step ST4 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 19 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of an exerciser user-authentication processing to be executed in Step ST5 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 20 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of an exercise-result registration processing to be executed in Step ST6 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 21 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of a studio use processing (calorie value calculation) to be executed in Step ST607 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is a detailed flowchart showing another example of a studio use processing (calorie value calculation) to be executed in Step ST607 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 20.

FIG. 23 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of a pedometer-result registration processing to be executed in Step ST7 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 24 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of an exerciser-use-status monitoring processing to be executed in Step ST8 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 25 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of an exerciser-use-status transmission processing to be executed in Step ST9 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 26 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of an advice generation processing to be executed in Step ST10 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart generally showing one example of an operation of a client terminal apparatus.

FIG. 28 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of an exercise-data input processing to be executed in Step ST15 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 29 is a detailed flowchart showing one example of a consumed-calorie calculation processing to be executed in Step ST155 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 28.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing one example of a top-menu display screen image to be displayed in Step ST12 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing one example of a body-data input screen image to be displayed in Step ST13 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing one example of a body-data display screen image to be displayed in Step ST14 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing one example of a first exercise-data input screen image to be displayed in Step ST15 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing one example of a second exercise-data input screen image to be displayed in Step ST15 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing one example of a third exercise-data input screen image to be displayed in Step ST15 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing one example of an exercise-data display screen image to be displayed in Step ST16 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing one example of an advice display screen image to be displayed in Step ST17 in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 27.

Claims

1. An exercise-data management system for managing information about participant's exercise results, comprising: portable unique-information storage means recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant;a reader apparatus arranged in a location corresponding to where an exercise is performed, and adapted to read the unique information recorded in said unique-information storage means; andan exercise-data management server apparatus arranged in a given location;wherein:said reader apparatus including: a reader-side communication section operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating having read said unique information to said exercise-data management server apparatus; andsaid exercise-data management server apparatus including: first storage means storing, as a schedule, a time zone in which an exercise is to be performed;second storage means storing predetermined exercise result-related information in association with a type of exercise;server-side communication means operable to receive, from said reader apparatus, said unique information and the read-indicating information of said unique information; andexercise data acquisition means operable, based on the unique information and the read-indicating information each received by said server-side communication means, and the contents stored in said first and second storage means, to acquire predetermined information about an exercise result of a participant who has taken along said unique-information storage means.

2. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein: said reader apparatus is formed to have transportability, and provided with setting means for setting locational information about a setup location thereof; andsaid reader-side communication section is operable to transmit the read unique information to said exercise-data management server apparatus together with said locational information.

3. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein: said unique-information storage means includes a transmitter for transmitting the unique information within a relatively short distance in space; andsaid reader apparatus includes a receiver for receiving the unique information transmitted from said transmitter.

4. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 3, wherein said reader apparatus has a guide mark indicated on a front surface of a housing thereof to guide the participant to bring said unique-information storage means close thereto.

5. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein said reader apparatus includes an annunciation section operable, in response to reading the unique information, to perform an annunciating action.

6. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein: said server-side communication means is operable, in response to receiving the unique information, to return an acknowledge signal to said reader apparatus; andsaid reader apparatus includes an annunciation section operable, in response to receiving said acknowledge signal, to perform an annunciating action.

7. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 1, wherein: said second storage means stores, as said predetermined exercise result-related information associated with respective types of exercises, assumed consumed calorie values to be consumed through said respective types of exercises performed by a participant; andsaid exercise data acquisition means is operable to calculate a consumed calorie value of a participant.

8. The exercise-data management system as defined in claim 7, which includes third storage means storing authentication information of a participant and personal information of said participant in a mutually associated manner, wherein said exercise data acquisition means is operable to calculate a consumed calorie value of the participant using said personal information.

9. An exercise-data management server apparatus for use in a system for managing information about participant's exercise results which comprises portable unique-information storage means recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant; a reader apparatus arranged in a location corresponding to where an exercise is performed and adapted to read the unique information recorded in said unique-information storage means; wherein said reader apparatus including a reader-side communication section operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating having read said unique information to said exercise-data management server apparatus; said exercise-data management server apparatus being provided in a given location, comprising: first storage means storing, as a schedule, a time zone in which an exercise is to be performed;second storage means storing predetermined exercise result-related information in association with a type of exercise;server-side communication means operable to receive, from said reader apparatus, said unique information and the read-indicating information of said unique information; andexercise data acquisition means operable, based on the unique information and the read-indicating information each received by said server-side communication means, and the contents stored in said first and second storage means, to acquire predetermined information about an exercise result of a participant who has taken along said unique-information storage means.