Patents by Inventor Mikko Tulppo

Mikko Tulppo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, user-specific performance monitor, system, and computer software product
    Patent number: 8082030
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, equipment implementing the method, and a computer software product, the method generating exercise instructions for a physical exercise. The method comprises determining the standard condition value of a heart rate parameter in a user-specific performance monitor by measuring the user's heart rate wherein the standard condition value of the heart rate parameter is a function of the standard condition value of the heart rate variation; performing comparison between the standard condition value of the heart rate parameter and a standard condition reference value of the heart rate parameter; and generating exercise instruction information for at least one future physical exercise on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Antti Kiviniemi, Hannu Kinnunen, Arto Hautala, Mikko Tulppo
  • Determination of sympathetic activity
    Patent number: 7953477
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program for the determination of sympathetic activity are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving heart activity data of a person; determining a recovery heart rate change speed during a recovery heart rate period in the heart activity data; and determining a sympathetic activity state of the sympathetic nervous system of the person based on the determined recovery heart rate change speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Tulppo, Arto Hautala, Antti Kiviniemi, Hannu Kinnunen, Jukka Jaatinen
  • Determination of Sympathetic Activity
    Publication number: 20090216143
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program for the determination of sympathetic activity are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving heart activity data of a person; determining a recovery heart rate change speed during a recovery heart rate period in the heart activity data; and determining a sympathetic activity state of the sympathetic nervous system of the person based on the determined recovery heart rate change speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OY
    Inventors: Mikko Tulppo, Arto Hautala, Antti Kiviniemi, Hannu Kinnunen, Jukka Jaatinen
  • Method, user-specific performance monitor, system, and computer software product
    Publication number: 20070287928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, equipment implementing the method, and a computer software product, the method generating exercise instructions for a physical exercise. The method comprises determining the standard condition value of a heart rate parameter in a user-specific performance monitor by measuring the user's heart rate wherein the standard condition value of the heart rate parameter is a function of the standard condition value of the heart rate variation; performing comparison between the standard condition value of the heart rate parameter and a standard condition reference value of the heart rate parameter; and generating exercise instruction information for at least one future physical exercise on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Antti Kiviniemi, Hannu Kinnunen, Arto Hautala, Mikko Tulppo
  • Controlling of fitness exercise
    Patent number: 6687535
    Abstract: A heart rate measuring arrangement for controlling a recovery exercise of a person from a fitness exercise which measures the heart rate, forms control information, and displays the formed control information so that the recovery exercise is performed at a controlled heart rate level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Arto Hautala, Ilkka Heikkilä, Timo Mäkikallio, Seppo Nissilä, Mikko Tulppo
  • Controlling of fitness exercise
    Publication number: 20010027266
    Abstract: A heart rate measuring arrangement comprising measuring means (410A-410B) for measuring the heart rate, forming means (452) for forming control information from the heart rate information obtained by measuring to control a recovery exercise, display means (450) for presenting the formed control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Arto Hautala, Ilkka Heikkila, Timo Makikallio, Seppo Nissila, Mikko Tulppo