Process to Aid in Motivation of Personal Fitness, Health Monitoring and Validation of User

Abstract

A method for monitoring an exerciser comprising including the steps of associating a motion tracking device with the exerciser; detecting movement of the exerciser with the motion tracking device during an exercise session; periodically prompting the exerciser during the exercise session to provide a biometric data feature to an identity verification module associated with the tracking device, the biometric data feature being selected from at least one of an image, a sound cue, a motion cue, a barcode, a body scan and a DNA specimen; processing the biometric data feature with the identity verification module by comparing the biometric data feature to a stored biometric profile of the exerciser; and collecting exercise data from the exerciser if the biometric data feature matches the biometric profile.

1 . A method for monitoring an exerciser comprising:
 associating a motion tracking device with the exerciser;   detecting movement of the exerciser with the motion tracking device during an exercise session;   periodically prompting the exerciser during the exercise session to provide a biometric data feature to an identity verification module associated with the tracking device, the biometric data feature being selected from at least one of an image, a sound cue, a motion cue, a barcode, a body scan and a DNA specimen;   processing the biometric data feature with the identity verification module by comparing the biometric data feature to a stored biometric profile of the exerciser; and   collecting exercise data from the exerciser if the biometric data feature matches the biometric profile.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identity verification module includes at least one of a camera, a microphone, a barcode scanner, an iris or retinal scanner, a fingerprint scanner, a motion detector, a heart rate monitor, a facial recognition system, and a DNA analysis feature. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the image of the exerciser is a still image or a live video image of the exerciser. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the steps of detecting, prompting, processing and collecting are performed more than once during an exercise session. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the steps of detecting, prompting, processing and collecting are performed at scheduled intervals during the exercise session. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the steps of detecting, prompting, processing and collecting are performed at random intervals during the exercise session. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting exercise data from the exerciser is structured to automatically stop collecting data during the exercise session if the exerciser fails to provide a biometric data feature to the identity verification module when prompted. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the exercise data is stored within a memory device, wherein the memory device is configured to be stored locally within the tracking device or remotely on a server. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the biometric profile includes data related to physical dimensions of the exerciser. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting exercise data to a third party if the compared biometric data feature matches the biometric profile of the exerciser. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of processing the biometric data feature with the identity verification module comprises comparing the biometric data feature to the biometric profile in response to the on-demand activation of an input device. 
     
     
         12 . A method for validating the identity of a user comprising:
 providing a health tracking device that is associated with the user, the health tracking device being configured to record health related information of the user;   prompting the user to submit biometric data to an identity verification module in communication with the health tracking device, wherein the biometric data is selected from at least one of an image, a sound cue, a motion cue, a barcode, a body scan and a DNA specimen;   verifying the identity of the user by comparing the submitted biometric data to a stored biometric profile of the user;   transmitting the recorded health related information to a third party if the identity of the user is positively verified;   conducting a health screening analysis of the transmitted information; and   generating a health screening report from the analysis, the health screening report including a customized wellness plan for the user.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the identity verification module includes at least one of a camera, a microphone, a barcode scanner, an iris or retinal scanner, a fingerprint scanner, a motion detector, a heart rate monitor, a facial recognition system, and a DNA analysis feature. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising capturing an image of the user with an image capturing device in communication with the identity verification module. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising producing a motivational image of the user by modifying the captured image with a processing device, the motivational image depicting at least one enhanced feature of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising displaying the motivational image from the processing device in substantially real time to the user, wherein the motivational image exclusively depicts a real image of the user having enhanced dimensions for the at least one feature.