KR20010072607A - A Telecommunication System for Exchanging Confidential Information between a Physical Person and an Information System - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication system for exchanging secret information between an individual and an information system 2 comprises personal identification means 14, 15 that communicate with the information system and perform a recognition operation based on minimal physical characteristics that uniquely distinguish an individual. It includes a telephone (6) having a.

Description

A communication system for exchanging confidential information between a person and an information system {A Telecommunication System for Exchanging Confidential Information between a Physical Person and an Information System}

Professional and amateur-oriented exercise machines with the latest cutting edge concepts are designed to allow users to plan their physical activities in relation to their individual characteristics and requirements.

To this end, an exercise machine, designed for general use that can meet the diverse needs of multiple users, that can be preset in each case as a function of the individual user's role and the exercise plan that each user actually intends Known. For example, specific personalization management systems of this type are known from patent IT-1,274,053 in the name of the same applicant as the present invention.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of information systems technology that enables the exchange of information between a user and a database or network. More specifically, the present invention relates to the health sector, to train and retrain the body, as well as to monitor the state of health. A system integrated with an exercise machine for maintaining.

Technical features of the present invention according to the above objects can be clearly understood from the contents of the claims to be described later, the advantages of which will be more readily understood in the following detailed description, which is provided through a non-limiting example The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate embodiments. Among the accompanying drawings,

1 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating details of a configuration change in performing the communication system of FIG. 1.

The present invention relates, in particular, to a communication system that can be extended beyond the physical boundaries of a gymnasium or school athletic field, and the object of the present invention is to take into account the actual physiological conditions of the individual, as well as parameters relating to the nutrition of the individual. By taking into account a range of other parameters, such as those related to energy consumption associated with each person's actual daily life style, he or she can manage an individual's physical activity in a better way and enable more precise and specific personalization of advanced methods. It is.

According to the invention, the above object is achieved by, for example, a communication system for exchanging secret information about a physiological state parameter between an individual and an information system, which communication system communicates with the information system, for example, And a telephone with personal identification means, implemented by a fingerprint reader or a retina image reader, that operates by recognizing minimal physical characteristics that uniquely distinguish an individual.

The present invention enables a dialogue with the information system having various advantages. The user has the ability to enter personal information and specific information relating to some important physiological parameters, and by processing the information the user is explicitly entered under conditions of maximum specific individualization and secrecy allowed by the identification means. Based on the information, specific information of interest may be equally received, such as some parameters relating to the scientifically managed quantification and classification of the individual's exercise plan to be performed with the exercise machine.

Through the telephone included in the communication system, data about the energy content, for example, the daily nutrition is stored or due to different time intervals, can be input into the information system, or the same time intervals through individual labor activities. Some of the energy content consumed by the user can be estimated. This makes it possible to manage the user's physical activity by the exercise machine in a rational way, personalized as a function of a realistic energy budget. Similarly to the management of the diet and nutrition, it is associated with the physical activity described above.

Through the telephone, a user can access the information system locally as well as remotely. The telephone can be connected to the information system by a fixed physical network; If the telephone is configured as a wireless telephone regardless of its construction technology, the telephone enables wireless information exchange between the user and the information system. In either case, the exchange of information is carried out easily and instantly on the earth as well as on satellites.

In addition to installing suitable interface means such as a circuit board with a small circuit in the telephone, obtaining information from the information system, so as to query a database or the network, a gymnasium or a user commonly used by the user. When you are staying in a place far away from your home, you can store signals that allow you to personalize and configure the exercise machines of other gyms you want to access.

Of course, individualizing the configuration of the exercise machine as described above is not limited to the exercise machine, but more general with functionality capable of interacting in the broadest sense with the user's physical well-being and / or energy exchange with the surrounding environment. It can also be extended to electrical appliances or exercise machines that make use of them.

If the communication system according to the present invention has suitable communication software configured by a standard operating system such as, for example, Windows CE, the communication system according to the present invention advantageously interacts with a local area network or a terrestrial network such as an intranet, the Internet. Interact with a central processing unit or intelligent software system and database that can be connected and capable of managing input and output information relating to an individual's physical condition, physical activity and / or medical and scientific information linkable to the input and output information. Can be.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a communication system for exchanging information about a physiological condition state of an individual between the individual and the information system 2.

The communication system 1 provides information about measurement means 3, such as a cardiac frequency meter, for directly measuring from an individual important physiological parameters in monitoring an individual's physical health, and information about the individual's physiological state parameters. Software for processing and interconnected with said measuring means 3 and said information system 2 to transmit information about said physiological state parameter to said information system 2 in the form of an input signal a1. Of course, it comprises processing means 4 for transmitting to the individual output information b, c corresponding to the information received from the information system 2.

The processing means 4 (FIG. 1) is a microprocessor device 5, first interface means 7, 8, 9, 10, and the microprocessor device 5 and the first interface means 7, 8. A telephone form comprising 9,10 comprises a preferred terminal 6. The microprocessor unit 5 includes a central processing unit (CPU); Means (40, 41, 42) for storing data, programs, and information for an external peripheral device; And a signal modulation and demodulation device-modem 43.

The terminal 6 is preferably a portable palmtop type telephone and is integrally integrated with the microprocessor device 5. Furthermore, according to the alternative embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the terminal 6 comprises a cordless telephone which allows an individual to be connected with the information system 2 according to the radio mode.

The interface means 7, 8, 9, 10 are interconnected with the measuring means 3 and with the input device 13 and the personal identification means 15, 16. The input device 13 may be embodied by a keyboard or a keypad of the telephone 6 or a barcode reader mountable on the telephone 6. The personal identification means 15, 16 may be implemented by a fingerprint reader and / or a retinal image reader.

Information understandable for the operating system by appropriately converting the signal 1a of the measuring means 3 via the first interface means 7, 8, 9, 10 in combination with the microprocessor device 5. And information (a2, a3, a4) input by a person by the input device 13 and / or the personal identification means 15, 16 can be input to the information system 2.

Since it is easy to understand that the individual can input via the keyboard 13 the most widely changed information which establishes a true conversation with the information system 2 by software mounted on the processing means 4, The information that can be input to the information system 2 may be essentially different. Information about the nature, quality and quantity of food consumed by the user, for example by the user's daily nutrition, by inputting information through the barcode reader; Information that can be processed by the information system 2 to provide information to the individual or to be used to quantify and control the amount of exercise required by the individual is information that can be processed by the information system 2 in a fast and complete manner. May be sent to system 2.

The output device 4 is interconnected with the associated second interface means 29, 30, 31 for delivering to the individual the data b1, b2, b3 processed by the information system 2. 20, 21, and 22 may be provided. The output devices 20, 21, 22 may represent different embodiments and may be implemented, for example, by the video 20, the display device 21, the printer 22, the same processing means 4, In particular, it can be integrated in the portable terminal 7, even in the radiotelephone itself, which can be integrated into the second interface means 29, 30, 31.

The processing means 4 also has third interface means connected with output devices 23, 24 which receive information from the information system 2 in the form of properly processed signals c1, c2, c3. (35,36,37) further. The third interface means 35, 36, 37 can be integrated into the same portable telephone 6 or a cordless telephone. The output device connected to the third interface means (35, 36, 37) by means of a circuit board (23) having a small circuit capable of storing the signals (c1, c2, c3); Alternatively, a wide range of specific embodiments may be assumed, which are represented by way of non-limiting example by a directly connected machine 24, 25 having a function that can be adjusted according to an individual's physiological parameters.

The circuit board 23 may be a circuit board of the kind used by the system for managing the individualization of the exercise machine already protected by the same applicant as the present invention, and because of the circuit board 23, Can store the signals necessary to configure the exercise machine when accessing his gym via the communication system 1.

Of course, the portable processing means 4 integrated into the associated cordless telephone 6 allows the operation of the exercise machine of the user's own gym or other electrical appliance 25 which can generally energetically interact with the user. Information), as well as the configuration parameters required for the specific individualization of the exercise machine 24, 25, can be downloaded from the information system 2 in real time.

With respect to the information system 2, from the foregoing, the information system 2 is provided with a computer processed database and / or software for processing personal data of the user and data contained in the database. It can be seen that it can include. Moreover, the information system 2 resides within a local computer or otherwise via the information network 28, which may be configured locally, remotely, fixed or wireless, as recently used for mobile phones. It can be included in a remote server that can be reached by 6). Interaction with the information network 28 provides, for example, to the processing means 4 included in the telephone 6 suitable software of the Windows CE type, which is particularly suitable for mounting on a portable palmtop processing means 4. This will be possible.

Those skilled in the art can readily understand that the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit or the field of the present invention provided by the following claims. . Moreover, all the components of the present invention may be replaced by technically equivalent elements.

Claims (29)

A communication system for exchanging secret information between a person and an information system (2), And a telephone (6) having personal identification means (14,15) for identifying at least minimal physical features that mutually communicate with the information system and uniquely distinguish individuals. Communication system according to claim 1, characterized in that the telephone (6) is connected to the information system (2) by a fixed communication network (28). Communication system according to claim 1, characterized in that the telephone (6) is connected to the information system (2) by a wireless communication network (28). 4. A communication system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the telephone (6) is wireless. 5. Communication system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the personal identification means comprises a reader (14) for reading a fingerprint of the individual. 5. A communication system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said personal identification means comprises a reader (14) for reading the retina of the individual. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication system comprises measuring means 3 for measuring a physiological parameter of the individual, and the telephone 6 comprises the measuring means 3 and the information. The minimum input signal a1 corresponding to the physiological parameter obtained from the individual, interconnected with the system 2, is transmitted to the information system 2 and the physiological parameter received from the information system 2. And processing means (4) for transmitting output information (b; c) corresponding to the individual to the individual. Communication system according to claim 7, characterized in that the measuring means (3) comprises a cardiac frequency meter for monitoring the physical condition of the individual. 8. The input signal according to claim 7, wherein said processing means (4) comprises a microprocessor device (5), and said telephone (6) is connected to each other and to said measuring means (3) and to input signals from a user. and at least first interface means (7, 8, 9, 10) for transmitting the minimum information in the form of (a1) to said information system (2). 8. The first interface means (7, 8, 9, 10) according to claim 7, wherein the telephone unit (6) is an intermediary means for the individual to transmit information in the form of data (a2) to the processing means (4). A data input device (13) connected to the communication system. Communication system according to claim 10, characterized in that the data input device (13) is implemented by a keypad of the telephone (6). The communication system according to claim 10, wherein said data input device (13) comprises a barcode reader. 13. The personal identification means (14, 15) according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the personal identification means (14, 15) is adapted to subordinate transmission of the input information (a3, a4) to the information system (2) to the recognition of the individual. Communication system, characterized in that it is functionally interconnected to the first interface means (7, 8, 9, 10). The data output device (20, 21, 22) according to claim 1, wherein the telephone (6) is provided for transmitting personal information in the form of data (b1, b2, b3) input from the information system (2). A second interface means (29,30,31) for at least connection. 15. A communication system according to claim 14, wherein the data output device is a video device (20). The communication system according to claim 14, wherein the data output device is a display device (21). The communication system according to claim 14, wherein the data output device is a printer (22). 18. A communication system according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein said data output device (20) is integrated with said telephone (4) itself. An output device (23, 24) according to claim 1, wherein said telephone (6) processes output information in the form of signals (c1, c2, c3) corresponding to information input from said information system (2). At least a third interface means (35, 36, 37) for connection to the communication system. 20. A communication system according to claim 19, wherein the output device comprises a circuit board (23) having a small circuit capable of storing at least the signals (c1, c2, c3). 20. A communication system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the output device is a machine (24, 25) with functionality that can be adjusted as a function of an individual's physiological parameters. 22. A communication system as claimed in claim 21, wherein the machine is an exercise machine (24). 20. A communication system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the machine is an electrical appliance (25) that interacts with an individual. 24. A communication system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the information system (2) comprises a computer processed database. 25. A communication system as claimed in claim 24, wherein said information system (2) is connected locally with a user. 26. A communication system as claimed in claim 25, wherein said information system (2) is connected remotely from a user connected by a communication network (28). 26. A communication system according to claim 25, wherein said processing means (4) comprises software for interaction with said communication network (28). 28. A communications system as claimed in claim 27, wherein said software for interaction with said communications network (28) is Windows CE. 29. A communication system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said processing means (4) comprises software for processing and managing information relating to the physiological state parameters of the individual.