Exercise diagnosis device, exercise diagnosis system, program, recording medium, and exercise diagnosis method

Abstract

An exercise diagnosis device receives the exercise information transmitted from an electronic device that is worn on a player and determines a plurality of states including a first exercise state in which the player is executing a first exercise event and a second exercise state in which the player is executing a second exercise event based on a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite, and generates exercise information regarding the player including the determined states, diagnoses an exercise of the player based on the received exercise information, and generates the diagnosis information related to the diagnosis.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise diagnosis device comprising:
 a communication unit that receives from an electronic device worn by an exerciser exercise information including data representing a plurality of exercise states of the exerciser determined based on a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite and including a first exercise state in which the exerciser is performing a first exercise event and a second exercise state in which the exerciser is performing a second exercise event; and   a processing unit that diagnoses the performance of the exerciser based on the exercise information acquired by the communication unit and generates diagnosis information related to at least one of the plurality of exercise states.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise diagnosis device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plurality of exercise states include a third exercise state in which the exerciser is performing a third exercise event.   
     
     
         3 . The exercise diagnosis device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the plurality of exercise states include a first transition state in which the exerciser transitions from the first exercise state to the second exercise state and a second transition state in which the exerciser transitions from the second exercise state to the third exercise state.   
     
     
         4 . The exercise diagnosis device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the first exercise event is swimming, the second exercise event is cycling, and the third exercise event is running.   
     
     
         5 . The exercise diagnosis device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the processing unit diagnoses the exercise of the exerciser separately in the plurality of exercise states, and   wherein the processing unit generates a plurality of pieces of diagnosis information corresponding to the plurality of exercise states.   
     
     
         6 . The exercise diagnosis device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the diagnosis information generated by the processing unit includes advice information for improving the performance of the exerciser.   
     
     
         7 . The exercise diagnosis device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the communication unit transmits the diagnosis information to an information device including a display unit.   
     
     
         8 . An exercise diagnosis system comprising:
 an electronic device configured to be worn on an exerciser;   an exercise diagnosis device; and   an information device,   wherein the electronic device includes
 a first processing unit that generates exercise information including data representing a plurality of exercise states of the exerciser determined based on a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite and including a first exercise state in which the exerciser performs a first exercise event and a second exercise state in which the exerciser performs a second exercise event, and 
 a transmission unit that transmits the exercise information to the information device, 
   wherein the information device includes
 a first communication unit that transmits the exercise information to the exercise diagnosis device and requests the exercise diagnosis device to transmit diagnosis information generated by the exercise diagnosis device based on the exercise information, and 
 a display unit that displays the diagnosis information, 
   wherein the exercise diagnosis device includes
 a second communication unit that acquires the exercise information from the information device, and 
 a second processing unit that diagnoses the performance of the exerciser based on the exercise information acquired by the second communication unit and generates the diagnosis information related to at least one of the plurality of exercise states, and 
   wherein the second communication unit transmits the diagnosis information to the information device in response to the request from the information device.   
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable recording medium that stores a program causing a computer of an electronic device configured to be worn on an exerciser to:
 acquire exercise information including data representing a plurality of exercise states determined based on a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite and including a first exercise state in which the exerciser performs a first exercise event and a second exercise state in which the exerciser performs a second exercise event; and   diagnose the performance of the exerciser based on the exercise information and generating diagnosis information.   
     
     
         10 . An exercise diagnosis method performed by a processing unit configured to perform data communication with an electronic device worn on a player, the method comprising:
 receiving from the electronic device exercise information including data representing a plurality of exercise states determined based on a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite and including a first exercise state in which an exerciser performs a first exercise event and a second exercise state in which the exerciser performs a second exercise event; and   diagnosing the performance of the exerciser based on the exercise information and generating diagnosis information related to at least one of the plurality of exercise states.   
     
     
         11 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the plurality of exercise states include a third exercise state in which the exerciser performs a third exercise event.   
     
     
         12 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the plurality of exercise states includes a first transition state in which the exerciser transitions from the first exercise state to the second exercise state and a second transition state in which the exerciser transitions from the second exercise state to the third exercise state.   
     
     
         13 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the first exercise event is swimming, the second exercise event is cycling, and the third exercise event is running.   
     
     
         14 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the generating of the diagnosis information includes
 diagnosing the exercise of the exerciser separately in the plurality of exercise states, and 
 generating a plurality of pieces of diagnosis information corresponding to the plurality of exercise states. 
   
     
     
         15 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the diagnosis information includes advice information corresponding to the plurality of exercise states.   
     
     
         16 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 outputting the diagnosis information.   
     
     
         17 . The exercise diagnosis method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transmitting the diagnosis information to an information device including a display unit.   
     
     
         18 . A wrist-type electronic device to be worn on the wrist of an exerciser for determining the exercise state of the exerciser, comprising:
 a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the exerciser or the environment in which the exerciser exercises;   a processing unit that
 determines the types of exercise performed by the exerciser based on data received from a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite and a signal received from the sensor, and 
 generates exercise information including data representing the type of exercises performed by the exerciser; and 
   a transmission unit that transmits the exercise information to an information device configured to perform a notification operation about the exercise information.   
     
     
         19 . An exercise evaluation device for evaluating the performance by an exerciser of each of multiple types of exercise, comprising:
 a communication unit that receives signals from an electronic device worn by an exerciser representing exercise information, the electronic device including sensors configured to sense plural characteristics of the exerciser that change during exercise and a receiver that receives a satellite signal transmitted from a positional information satellite, the exercise information including
 data representing a plurality of exercise states of the exerciser determined based on the satellite signal and including a first exercise state in which the exerciser is performing a first type of exercise and a second exercise state in which the exerciser is performing a second type of exercise; and 
 data representing the sensed plural characteristics of the exerciser; and 
   a processing unit that evaluates the performance of the exerciser based on the exercise information acquired by the communication unit and generates evaluation information evaluating at least one of the plurality of exercise states.