How To Make A Low Energy Health And Fitness Eco-System For Sports And Fitness With Bluetooth Low Energy Technology

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1 Bluetooth low energy technology for Sports & Fitness 20 April 2009 Marco Suvilaakso

2 Topics The Polar Company The coming Sports and Fitness eco-system Low Energy Health & Fitness Summary and Conclusions

3 At A Glance Founded in 1977 World s first heart rate monitor for sports professionals and athletes Headquartered in Finland Global leader in providing training technology and solutions for those who want to improve fitness and sports performance

4 Three Key Areas Provides world-leading training computers that utilize heart rate and activity sensing technology Provides innovative fitness and training management solutions for the business-to-business sector including: fitness clubs, the education sector, service suppliers, and organizations seeking corporate fitness. Provides OEM components and technology for the world s leading fitness equipment manufacturers that use heart rate. Polar technologies also offer unique equipment for third party manufacturers of smart training clothes.

5 Running & Multisport For people looking to improve running and endurance performance Goal orientated training right up to world championship level RS800CX RS400 RS200 RS100 S625X S725X

6 Cycling For people looking to improve cycling performance Goal orientated training right up to world championship level CS600 CS300 CS100 CS400 CS200

7 Fitness & Cross-Training Active exercisers and fitness enthusiasts who train to be in shape and want to look good FT80 FT60 FA20 FT60 FT40

8 Physical Education Physical education in schools at all levels to teach active lifestyle and avoid growing obesity and its consequences Cross curriculum lessons. i.e. combining PE with mathematics, biology, information technology etc. E600 E200 E40

9 Clubs Solutions Fitness and training management solutions for fitness clubs Own Test System Training Computers Club Management System

10 Corporate Fitness Solutions for service providers and organizations seeking corporate fitness

11 Category Leadership Integrates Polar technology into gym equipment 95% of the leading commercial manufacturers for cardiovascular equipment utilise Polar HRM technology

12 Bluetooth technology for Elite Team Sports Coaches, experts, physical trainers and team players Goal orientated training to reach a higher level of team sports performance

13 Polar WIND wireless protocol Polar has solid practical experience in RF and the needs of the fitness environment Beyond the traditional 5kHz, Polar has developed a proprietary light RF protocol for the fitness environment Experience now applied to Bluetooth low energy technology!

14 The Wireless Fitness Eco-System

15 A connected sensor network in sports and fitness Communication Devices, gateways Low energy sensors Speed sensor Cadence sensor Power sensor Runner s speed and distance HR Belt GPS sensor Internet Mobile device, internet gateway, mp3 remote control etc. Treadmils and other fitness equipment

16 HR belt The treadmill of the future? HR data Watch with PUID&SP HR data Fitness program User profile e.g. Name Height, weight, sex, HRMax, Vo2max... Speed, Distance, slope Data upload Streaming music Phone funtions? PUID? Phone and Gateway Data upload to WEB IEEE-11073/ Continua

17 Low Energy Health & Fitness

18 Low Energy Sports and Fitness Approach in MED Working Group The Medical Devices WG is defining device-specific Device Profiles (DPs) for use on top of the Sensor Profile for very low power health and fitness applications These Device profiles will enable a scalable solution for devices ranging from light to more complex Data from any Low energy health device using these Device profiles can be optionally converted to the same ISO/IEEE data format used by HDP and USB Personal Healthcare Class, etc. for data compatibility outside of the Bluetooth ecosystem. Enables low energy devices to send standardized data to a remote fitness coach or care provider allowing low energy data to be combined with data from many other device types. Data compatibility desired by Continua Health Alliance

19 Mobile Health and Fitness using Bluetooth low energy technology Bluetooth low energy Health Device Examples (Sensors) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Person managing fitness Measurements are made at home or on the road using one or more Bluetooth low energy health devices (Sensors) User optionally shares their data with their Fitness Coach or Friends Odometer Pedometer Calorie Monitor Running Shoe HR Strap Data from Bluetooth low energy devices is collected by a Computation Engine (Collector) HR / Pulse Monitor Bluetooth low energy Computation Engine Examples (Collectors) Internet / Cell Network Fitness Coach or Friend Mobile Phone PC PDA Fitness Equipment Sports Watch Note: The images of trademarks and product designs illustrated on this page should not be understood to imply any level of commitment or implementation plans by respective owners thereof. Instead, the images are used to illustrate the potential use cases of the technology. The images are not part of any official marketing material related to Bluetooth LE or otherwise, other than as used by the respective owners. This page, the images herein, or any part thereof, should not be used publicly at any time without the explicit written consent by respective owners.

20 Summary and Conclusion

21 Bluetooth low energy Overview The new standard for Bluetooth low energy technology The Bluetooth brand has the trust of the consumer Small power consumption and software stack Supported by many companies Designed to become affordable Comes in two flavors Dual mode for PC:s and mobile phones. Can do low energy and classic Bluetooth technology at the same time. A dual mode chip will not be more expensive than a classic chip. Single mode chips for sensors, watches and other light devices Bluetooth low energy technology opens up many new use cases Should enable large scale device compatibility Multiple sources Bluetooth SIG consists of more than member companies Uses 2.4 GHz ISM Bluetooth low energy technology is a leading candidate offered for Continua Low Power PAN and LAN

22 Conclusion Technology: Conclusions Bluetooth technology is a relevant technology in sports and fitness Internet and gateways will be everywhere Mobile phone and watch will converge We have a new way to describe standard sensors Conclusion about Polar: Specialised experience and credibility has helped us to maintain lead With Bluetooth low energy technology new opportunities are approaching, by strengthening the ability for partner devices to work together we can achieve results well beyond today

23 Thank you!