Interval Exercise Notification Device for Real-Time Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current interval exercise training methods lack effective devices for easy confirmation and management of training information, such as exercise cycle timing, high-load and low-load exercise duration, and rest periods, making it difficult for athletes to optimize their workouts.

Innovation Solution

A performance information notification device that acquires and reports information on load exercise and rest times during interval exercise, providing cumulative values and proportions, using sensors and communication units to notify athletes and coaches through various displays and alerts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If athletes manually track interval exercise timing and duration, then they can monitor their training, but it becomes difficult to easily confirm and manage training information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of confirming training informationVSAvoidtraining information management
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device provides real-time feedback to athletes during interval exercise by automatically detecting exercise state through sensors and notifying them of timing information, cumulative values, and proportions, eliminating the need for manual tracking and ensuring accurate information management

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical tracking methods with an automated electronic notification system that uses sensors to detect exercise state and automatically calculates and notifies training information, making information confirmation easy and management efficient

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If athletes decide exercise cycle duration and repetition numbers in advance, then they can structure their interval exercise, but they lack real-time feedback on exercise and rest durations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining efficiencyVSAvoidreal-time performance feedback
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device provides real-time feedback during interval exercise by detecting exercise state through sensors and notifying athletes of current exercise and rest durations, cumulative values, and proportions, enabling them to optimize their workouts with immediate performance information

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically detects exercise state and calculates performance information without requiring external intervention, serving itself to provide real-time feedback that enhances training efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10271769B2Performance information notification device and performance information notification method
Publication Date: 2019.04.30 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

A performance information notification device according to an application example includes: an acquisition unit which acquires information indicating at least one of load exercise and rest in interval exercise; and a notification unit which reports performance information about at least one of a time during which the load exercise is carried out and a time during which the rest is carried out, based on the information indicating at least one of the load exercise and the rest.