System and method for displaying anonymously annotated physical exercise data

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying anonymously annotated physical exercise data to a person undertaking exercises. Based on physical exercise data, the physical exercise data is annotated at a physically separate annotation unit. At the location of the person, visual recordings of the person undertaking exercises together with synchronized annotation information are displayed to the person. A system for performing the method comprises a physical data processing unit ( 1 ), a display device ( 2 ), at least one posture recording device ( 3, 3 ′), a visual recording device ( 4 ), a data storage unit ( 5 ) and a physically separate annotation unit ( 6 ) in connection with the physical data processing unit ( 1 ), the connection being via an interconnected computer network ( 7 ).

1 . A method for displaying anonymously annotated physical exercise data to a person undertaking exercises, comprising the steps of:
 a) gathering physical exercise data from a person undertaking exercises;   b) synchronously gathering visual recordings of the person undertaking exercises;   c) transmitting the physical exercise data to a physically separate annotation unit;   d) based on the physical exercise data, annotating the physical exercise data at the physically separate annotation unit;   e) transmitting the annotation information to a display and processing unit for review of the person undertaking exercises;   f) displaying the visual recordings of the person undertaking exercises together with synchronized annotation information to the person.   
     
     
         2 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein at the physically separate annotation unit in step d) an avatar is calculated based on the physical exercise data. 
     
     
         3 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein step f) additionally comprises calculating an avatar and displaying the avatar synchronously with the visual recordings and the annotations to the person. 
     
     
         4 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the physical exercise data in step c) and transmitting the annotation information in step e) is undertaken via an interconnected computer network, preferably the internet. 
     
     
         5 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein the physical exercise data from the person is selected from the group comprising motion data, posture data, electromyographic data, pulse rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen content, blood sugar content, severity of perspiration and/or respiratory rate. 
     
     
         6 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein the annotation information is selected from the group comprising visual information, audio signals and/or speech recordings. 
     
     
         7 . A system for displaying anonymously annotated physical exercise data to a person undertaking exercises, comprising:
 a physical data processing unit ( 1 );   a display device ( 2 ) in communication with the physical data processing unit ( 1 );   at least one posture recording device ( 3 ,  3 ′) assigned to the person undertaking exercises and in communication with the physical data processing unit ( 1 );   a visual recording device ( 4 ) in communication with the physical data processing unit ( 1 );   a data storage unit ( 5 ) for storing and retrieving data from the physical data processing unit ( 1 ) and the visual recording device ( 4 ); the data storage means ( 5 ) being in communication with the physical data processing unit ( 1 );   a physically separate annotation unit ( 6 ) in connection with the physical data processing unit ( 1 ), the connection being via an interconnected computer network ( 7 ).   
     
     
         8 . System according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one posture recording device ( 3 ,  3 ′) comprises a motion sensor ( 3 ) on the person undertaking exercises, the sensor being selected from the group comprising acceleration sensors, inertia sensors and/or gravity sensors. 
     
     
         9 . System according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one posture recording device ( 3 ,  3 ′) comprises an optical mark ( 3 ′) on the person undertaking exercises. 
     
     
         10 . Use of a system according to  claim 7  for displaying anonymously annotated physical exercise data to a person undertaking exercises.