KR20030056942A - Method for checking an exercise amount in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of checking an exercise amount in a mobile communication terminal, and after detecting a moving distance of a user carrying a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS module using a GPS communication network, based on the detected moving distance. By calculating and displaying the user's step count, calorie consumption, and movement speed as the user's exercise amount, the user does not need to separately purchase and carry an exercise detector such as a pedometer, and regardless of the type of the user's step or the state of the mobile It is a very useful invention to be able to detect and check the amount of exercise of the user in various ways.

Description

Method for checking an exercise amount in mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a method for checking an exercise amount in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, after detecting a moving distance of a user carrying a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) module using a GPS communication network. And an exercise amount checking method in a mobile communication terminal for indirectly checking an exercise amount of a user carrying the mobile communication terminal on the basis of the detected moving distance.

In general, the GPS communication network has been developed for military purposes to identify and track the location of a specific device equipped with a GPS module using a communication satellite. It is also widely used for public welfare.

On the other hand, a user carrying a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS module as described above, by using the positioning service provided through the GPS communication network, the electronic map (Electronic Map) the shortest distance between the current location and the destination of their own ) Can be easily confirmed.

Accordingly, the user carrying the mobile communication terminal can check the moving distance to the desired destination and various traffic information in advance by using the positioning service as described above. It becomes possible.

On the other hand, in recent years, such as an exercise amount detector for checking the amount of exercise of the user, for example, a pedometer, according to the user's steps, the vibration of the vibration provided in the device is detected to count and display the number of steps of the user Momentum detectors are widely used.

However, the vibrator built in the momentum detector as described above may have a problem that the number of steps of the user cannot be accurately detected because the degree of shaking may vary according to the type of the user's gait or the portable state, and the user In order to detect the momentum, there is a problem that a separate momentum detector such as a pedometer must be purchased and carried.

Accordingly, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, and after detecting a moving distance of a user carrying a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS communication module using a GPS communication network, It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for checking the amount of exercise in a mobile communication terminal that calculates and displays a user's step count, calorie consumption, and movement speed as a user's exercise amount.

1 illustrates a configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which an exercise amount checking method according to the present invention is applied;

2 illustrates a state in which a mobile communication terminal is connected to a mobile communication network or a GPS network in a wireless manner.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of checking an exercise amount in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for checking an exercise amount in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

5 illustrates a liquid crystal display screen calculated and displayed by the exercise amount checking method according to the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

10: CDMA module 11: GPS module

12 display unit 13 main processor

14 speaker 15 timer

16 control unit 17 memory

18: keyboard 100: mobile communication terminal

200: mobile communication network 300: GPS network

400: communication satellite

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of checking an exercise amount in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: detecting current location information before a movement and current location information after a movement through a GPS communication network; Calculating a moving distance of the user based on the detected position information; And calculating and displaying at least one of the number of steps of the user and the amount of calories consumed as the user's exercise amount according to the calculated moving distance.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an exercise amount checking method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 illustrates a configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which an exercise amount checking method according to the present invention is applied. The mobile communication terminal 100 includes: a CDMA module 10 for connection connection with a mobile communication network; A GPS module 11 for connection connection with a GPS communication network; A main processor (13) for processing information transmitted and received through the CDMA module and the GPS module into video, audio, and text; A display unit 12 for screen displaying video and text signals processed by the main processor; A speaker (14) for outputting audio signals processed by the main processor as sound tones; A timer 15 for time counting; A controller (16) for controlling the operation of the components; A memory 17 for storing information and data necessary for controlling the operation of the controller; And a keyboard 18 for user key input.

On the other hand, the keyboard 18, as shown in Figure 1, may be provided with a separate 'momentum amount check button', if the exercise amount check button is selected by the user, the control unit 16 After setting the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal to the exercise amount check mode, the GPS module 11 is operated and controlled, as shown in FIG. 2, with the GPS communication network 300 to which the communication satellite 400 is connected and connected. It performs the air interface operation of.

In addition, the current location information of the mobile communication terminal transmitted and received through the GPS communication network is stored in the memory 17. Also, according to a user key input, the current location information of the mobile location is received through the GPS communication network. The difference between the previously stored location information is calculated.

That is, after calculating the moving distance of the user carrying the mobile communication terminal, based on the moving distance, the number of steps, calories burned, and the moving speed of the user is calculated and displayed as the amount of exercise of the user. The explanation is as follows.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an exercise amount checking method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. As described above, the controller 16 selects an exercise amount checking button provided in the keyboard 18. If it is input, it is determined that the user is required to set the exercise amount check mode (S10), wherein the control unit 16, whether to set the exercise amount check mode of the mobile communication terminal to the normal step to move to a normal step , Or determine whether to set the 'exercise mode' in which the user moves or moves at a fast pace.

On the other hand, the setting of the normal mode or the exercise mode may be set in advance by user selection before the exercise amount check button is input, or may be input by another mode setting button after the exercise amount check button is input. For example, when the exercise amount check mode is set to the normal mode (S11), the control unit 16 controls the GPS module 11 to connect with a GPS communication network, and thereafter, operates the air interface. In operation S12, a series of location information detection operations for receiving and storing current location information of the mobile communication terminal are performed.

Subsequently, the controller 16 controls the GPS module 11 when the user who moves to another place selects and inputs an exercise amount confirmation button that may be additionally provided on the keyboard 18 (S13). After connecting with the GPS communication network, performing a wireless interface operation, repeatedly performing a series of location information detection operations for receiving and storing the current location information of the mobile communication terminal, Using the detected location information, the moving distance of the user carrying the mobile communication terminal is calculated (S14).

Then, the calculated movement distance is divided by the user's general step stride length to calculate and display the number of steps of the user and the corresponding calorie consumption (S15). As experimental value information which is set in advance in association with the stride length, it is stored in the memory 17.

On the other hand, when the exercise amount check mode is set to the exercise mode (S20), the control unit 16, as described above, the operation control of the GPS module 11, connected to the GPS communication network, and then wireless By performing an interface operation, a series of location information detection operations for receiving and storing current location information of the mobile communication terminal are performed (S21), and a user who moves to another place is additionally provided in the keyboard 18. In the case of selecting and inputting an exercise amount confirmation button (S22), the GPS module 11 may be operated and connected to a GPS communication network to perform a wireless interface operation to receive current location information of the mobile communication terminal. And a user carrying the mobile communication terminal by repeating a series of storing location information detecting operations and using the detected location information and the previously detected and stored location information. It calculates the moving distance of (S23).

In addition, by dividing the movement distance calculated as described above by the user's fast step stride or running step stride, the number of steps when the user exercises and the calorie consumption corresponding thereto are calculated and displayed (S24). The calorie consumption is stored in the memory 17 as experimental value information which is set in advance in association with the number of steps and the stride length when the user exercises.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a flow chart of another embodiment of the exercise amount checking method in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the control unit 16, as described above, the exercise amount check provided in the keyboard 18 When the button is selected and input, it is determined that the user is required to set the exercise amount checking mode (S30). In this case, the controller 16 moves the exercise amount checking mode of the mobile communication terminal to a normal step. It is determined whether or not to set to the 'exercise mode' or the user moves or moves to a faster pace.

The setting of the normal mode or the exercise mode may be preset by user selection before the exercise amount check button is input or may be input by another mode setting button after the exercise amount check button is input. For example, when the exercise amount check mode is set to the normal mode (S31), the control unit 16 controls the GPS module 11 to connect to a GPS communication network, and thereafter, operates the air interface. In operation S32, a series of location information detection operations for receiving and storing current location information of the mobile communication terminal are performed.

In addition, the controller 16 checks and stores the time at which the location information is detected (S33), and the user who moved to another place later has an exercise amount confirmation button that may be additionally provided on the keyboard 18. In the case of selecting and inputting (S34), the GPS module 11 is operated and connected to a GPS communication network, and then a wireless interface operation is performed to receive and store the current location information of the mobile communication terminal. After repeating the detection operation, the moving distance of the user carrying the mobile communication terminal is calculated using the position information detected at that time and the position information previously detected and stored (S35).

Then, the current time is compared with the previously checked time, and the time difference is calculated as the travel time (S36), and the moving distance calculated as described above is divided by the user's general step stride, and the number of steps of the user. And calculating the calorie consumption corresponding thereto, or calculating the movement speed by dividing the movement distance calculated as above by the movement time, and calculating the number of steps of the user and the calorie consumption corresponding to the movement speed. The calculation is displayed (S37), in which the calorie consumption is stored in the memory 17 as experimental value information set in advance.

On the other hand, the control unit 16, when the exercise amount check mode is set to the exercise mode (S40), the operation control the GPS module 11, and connected to the GPS communication network, and performs the air interface operation In operation S41, a series of location information detection operations for receiving and storing current location information of the mobile communication terminal are performed.

In addition, the controller 16 checks and stores the time at which the location information is detected (S42), and the user who moved to another place later has an exercise amount confirmation button that may be additionally provided on the keyboard 18. In the case of selective input (S43), the GPS module 11 is operated to be connected to the GPS communication network, and then connected to the GPS communication network to perform a wireless interface operation to receive and store the current location information of the mobile communication terminal. After repeating the detection operation, the moving distance of the user carrying the mobile communication terminal is calculated using the position information detected at that time and the position information previously detected and stored (S44).

Then, the current time is compared with the previously checked time, and the time difference is calculated as the travel time (S45), and the moving distance calculated as described above is divided by the stride length of the user's fast pace or running, After calculating the number of steps of the user and the calorie consumption corresponding thereto, or by calculating the moving speed by dividing the calculated travel distance by the moving time, the corresponding number of steps of the user and the moving speed The calorie consumption is calculated and displayed (S46).

Meanwhile, the calorie consumption amount is stored in the memory 17 as experimental value information that is set in advance, and the exercise amount information of the user is, as shown in FIG. 5, a moving distance, a moving time, a number of steps, and a calorie value. Consumption and the like may be displayed in a list form on the same screen.

Accordingly, the user carrying the mobile communication terminal can detect and confirm his or her exercise amount more variously and accurately.

For reference, the controller 16 may provide a user gait width setting mode to arbitrarily set a user's general sword width, a fast gait width or a running gait width by user selection. The step width input through the width setting mode may be stored in the memory 17 to be reflected in the exercise amount calculation value.

As mentioned above, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art can improve and change various other embodiments within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims below. , Replacement or addition would be possible.

In the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention constituted and configured as described above, the movement amount checking method of the user carrying a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS module, by using a GPS communication network after detecting the detected movement Based on the distance, the user's step count, calorie consumption, and movement speed are calculated and displayed as the user's exercise amount, so that the user does not need to separately purchase and carry an exercise detector such as a pedometer, and also the type or the type of the user's step It is a very useful invention to be able to detect and check various amounts of exercise of the user regardless of the state.

Claims (5)

Detecting, by a GPS communication network, current location information before the movement and current location information after the movement; Calculating a moving distance of the user based on the detected position information; And And calculating and displaying at least one of at least one of the number of steps and the calorie consumption of the user as the user's exercise amount according to the calculated movement distance. The method of claim 1, In the step 3, the exercise amount checking method in the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the step number and calorie consumption of the user is calculated and displayed differently according to a preset exercise amount check mode setting value. The method of claim 2, In the third step, when the exercise amount checking mode is set to the normal mode, the number of steps of the user is calculated and displayed based on the moving distance and the general step width of the user, and the exercise amount checking mode is set to the exercise mode. And calculating the number of steps of the user based on the moving distance and the user's exercise step width (movement step width> general step width). The method of claim 1, In the step 3, the movement speed of the user is calculated and displayed based on the time difference between the calculated movement distance and the time point at which the respective position information is detected. The method of claim 4, wherein In the step 3, the calorie consumption of the user is calculated and displayed based on the movement distance and the movement speed of the user.