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Pacemaker apparatus, operation method thereof, and program

a technology of pacing machine and operating method, which is applied in the field of pacing machine, operation method and program, can solve the problems of user's health deteriorating, user being forced to run at unreasonable pace, and difficulty in knowing the difference between a running pace and a degree of running speed, etc., and achieve the effect of maintaining health

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-03
SONY CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present technology is about a system that can adjust the pace of a user's run based on their internal state (like health) and external environment (like congestion or weather). This helps to keep the user healthy and motivated to run, while avoiding accidents or making the run too difficult. The system can also adjust the target lap time based on the user's current pace and the host city's average pace. Overall, this technology ensures that users can run safely and comfortably while maintaining their health and motivation.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the technology of JP 2012-5841A, it is difficult to know a difference between a degree of running pace of the well-known marathon runner or the runner of the acquaintance that the user admires and a degree of running pace of the user in real time, and a degree of running pace only necessary to run at a target pace even when the user can be motivated by providing encouragement in running or walking.
In addition, because an internal state such as the user's health, a congestion situation of a running course, or an external environment such as weather is not constantly fixed, there is a concern that the user's health may become deteriorated by presenting a pace similar to the case in which he / she is in good health even when the user himself / herself is not aware of his / her internal state of bad health.
In addition, there is a concern that the user is forced to run at an unreasonable pace and hence an accident is caused by presenting a pace similar to the case in which there is no influence of the external environment, in spite of the fact that the congestion of a running course, which is an external environment, is heavy or weather is bad, or a desire of the user himself / herself to run is reduced by presenting a pace at which it is difficult for the user to actually run.

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1. First Embodiment

[0052][Configuration Example of Pacemaker System]

[0053]FIG. 1 illustrates the configuration example of the embodiment of the pacemaker system including an intelligent pacemaker to which the present technology has been applied. The pacemaker system of FIG. 1 includes intelligent pacemakers 11-1 to 11-n connected to a network 13 represented by the Internet, and a lap time database (DB) management server 12. Also, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish the intelligent pacemakers 11-1 to 11-n from each other, the intelligent pacemakers 11-1 to 11-n are simply referred to as an intelligent pacemaker 11. The same is true for other elements as well.

[0054]The intelligent pacemaker 11 is a portable running pacemaker having a function serving as a media player held by a runner who is a user. That is, as the media player, the intelligent pacemaker 11 has headphones 31 (FIG. 2), and reproduces and outputs various music at various rhythms or tempos. As described ...

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2. Second Embodiment

[0153][Second Embodiment of Intelligent Pacemaker]

[0154]An example in which the function as the pacemaker is implemented by generating the target lap time before running starts and executing the notification process based on the comparison between the set target lap time and the measured lap time has been described above. However, when the user's internal state such as health is changed or an external environment such as weather is changed after running has started, a state in which the set target lap time should be changed before the running starts is considered. The target lap time may be set to be dynamically changed according to a change in the above-described internal state and external environment or a request of the runner who is the user.

[0155]FIG. 7 illustrates a configuration example of the second embodiment of the intelligent pacemaker 11 capable of dynamically changing the target lap time according to the change in the internal state and the external ...

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3. Third Embodiment

[0201][Third Embodiment of Intelligent Pacemaker]

[0202]The intelligent pacemaker 11 capable of making a change based on the internal user information and the external environment information after generating the target lap time has been described above. However, in the step of generating the target lap time, the target lap time may be set based on internal user information and external environment information of the present and internal user information and external environment information, and an operation history of the past.

[0203]FIG. 9 illustrates a configuration example of the intelligent pacemaker 11 capable of setting the target lap time based on the internal user information and the external environment information of the present, and the internal user information, external environment information, and the operation history of the past in the step of generating the target lap time. Also, elements of the intelligent pacemaker 11 of FIG. 9 having the same fu...

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Abstract

There is provided a pacemaker apparatus including a course setting unit configured to set a movement course along which a user moves, a lap time data acquisition unit configured to acquire data of one or more lap times of one or more persons during movement along the course set by the course setting unit, and a target lap time generation unit configured to designate a lap time of a person selected by the user among the data of the one or more lap times of the one or more persons acquired by the lap time data acquisition unit as a reference lap time and generate a target lap time based on data of the reference lap time.

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BACKGROUND[0001]The present technology relates to a pacemaker apparatus, an operation method thereof, and a program, and more particularly to a pacemaker apparatus, an operation method thereof, and a program that enable an optimum movement pace to be presented to each user.[0002]In the related art, pacemaker apparatuses present a running pace or a walking pace to a marathon runner or a walker with movement.[0003]However, the pacemaker apparatuses of the related art present a pace only at the same tempo because a sound is output at a fixed tempo temporarily decided before running or walking starts. Thus, for example, when energy for running or walking is physically or mentally reduced, the running or walking becomes tired. Ultimately, a pace is neglected or even running or walking itself is stopped.[0004]Therefore, an apparatus for encouraging a runner or pedestrian who is a user to run or walk, if necessary, by monitoring and tracking his / her athletic activity has been proposed (see...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B71/06G16H20/30
CPCA63B71/0686G06F19/3481G01S19/19G16H20/30
Inventor ONO, KOUICHIROUSAKO, YOICHIROMARUYAMA, MAYUKOOUYANG, YUE
Owner SONY CORP
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