Specialized Exercise Fatigue Assessment Systems for Niche Environments

Publication ID: 24-11857838_0009_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Specialized Exercise Fatigue Assessment Systems for Niche Environments,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857838_0009_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857838_0009_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,838.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

The inventive concept adapts exercise fatigue assessment methods and devices for specific, high-demand environments, such as high-altitude, extreme weather, disaster relief, high-security, and underwater scenarios, providing users with accurate fatigue levels and personalized recommendations.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed a method and device for assessing exercise fatigue, but it did not account for the unique challenges and constraints of specialized environments. The new inventive concept addresses this limitation by developing tailored solutions for niche markets, ensuring that users in these environments receive accurate and reliable fatigue assessments.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The inventive concept comprises a range of systems and methods for assessing exercise fatigue in specialized environments. For high-altitude environments, the system adapts the exercise load computation model to account for altitude influence coefficients. In extreme weather conditions, the system incorporates environmental parameters to adjust fatigue levels. In disaster relief scenarios, the system considers resource availability and environmental factors. In high-security environments, the system ensures secure data storage and incorporates location data. In underwater environments, the system adapts to underwater environmental parameters. Each system includes wearable devices, processing units, and display units to provide users with accurate fatigue levels and personalized recommendations.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new inventive concept introduces novel adaptations of exercise fatigue assessment methods and devices for specialized environments, which are not obvious from the original patent. The inventive step lies in the development of tailored solutions that account for the unique challenges and constraints of each niche environment.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include integrating additional sensors or data sources, such as GPS, accelerometers, or heart rate variability, to further enhance the accuracy of fatigue assessments. Variations may include developing systems for other specialized environments, such as space exploration or search and rescue operations.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in various industries, including sports technology, healthcare, disaster relief, high-security, and underwater exploration. The market demand for specialized exercise fatigue assessment systems is expected to grow as users in niche environments require accurate and reliable fatigue assessments to optimize their performance and safety.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A63 A63B24/0062
A A61 A61B5/02438
A A61 A61B5/1112
A A61 A61B5/1118
G G16 G16H50/30
A A61 A61B2503/10
A A63 A63B2024/0065
A A63 A63B2220/62
A A63 A63B2230/062

Field of Art

Exercise physiology, wearable technology, and biometric monitoring systems, with expertise in heart rate analysis, training load computation, and fatigue assessment across multiple environmental contexts

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled professional with advanced knowledge in exercise science, biomedical engineering, and sensor-based performance tracking, capable of adapting computational models to different environmental conditions

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the source patent's exercise fatigue assessment method provides a fundamental computational framework that can be systematically adapted to different environmental contexts by incorporating specific influence coefficients and environmental parameters. The PTD's variations represent predictable extensions of the original patent's core methodology, utilizing known techniques of parameterization and computational model adjustment. These adaptations follow standard engineering practices of contextualizing existing technical solutions for specialized use cases.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Exercise load computation model TR=∑1TB*C*TK*GK with altitude influence coefficient GK
PTD Variation
Extending the model to incorporate environmental parameters for high-altitude, extreme weather, underwater, and disaster relief scenarios
Obviousness Reasoning
A PHOSITA would recognize that modifying influence coefficients to account for environmental conditions is a standard engineering approach for adapting computational models to specific contexts
Source Patent Element
Calculating Training Stress Balance (TSB) by comparing Chronic Training Load (CTL) and Acute Training Load (ATL)
PTD Variation
Applying the TSB calculation method across different specialized environments with adjusted computational parameters
Obviousness Reasoning
The fundamental mathematical approach remains consistent, with variations representing predictable design choices for context-specific implementation
Source Patent Element
Heart rate-based exercise fatigue assessment method using computer-implemented steps
PTD Variation
Integrating additional sensor data like GPS, accelerometers, and location tracking for enhanced fatigue assessment
Obviousness Reasoning
Augmenting sensor inputs is a known technique for improving computational accuracy, representing an obvious enhancement to the original monitoring approach
Source Patent Element
Fatigue level determination based on Training Stress Balance intervals
PTD Variation
Dynamically adjusting fatigue level calculations based on environmental parameters and resource availability
Obviousness Reasoning
Modifying decision thresholds based on contextual inputs is a standard approach in adaptive computational systems
Source Patent Element
Computer-implemented method for obtaining and processing exercise heart rates
PTD Variation
Developing specialized systems for high-security, disaster relief, and extreme environment scenarios
Obviousness Reasoning
Adapting existing monitoring technologies to specific use cases represents a predictable engineering solution with finite, identifiable variations
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103, the variations disclosed in this publication would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, when viewed in light of US Patent 11857838. The systematic adaptation of the source patent's exercise fatigue assessment methodology to specialized environmental contexts represents a predictable application of known computational techniques, wherein the core mathematical framework remains substantively unchanged while incorporating context-specific parametric adjustments.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,838
TitleMethod and device for assessing exercise fatigue
Assignee(s)Guangdong COROS Sports Technology Joint Stock Company