1. A method, comprising facilitating a processing of andor processing (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal, the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
a generating, at a mobile phone, of an exercise program based, at least in part, on one or more physical parameters input by a user via a user interface;
a controlling of the user interface so as to provide guidance to a user during performance of the exercise program; and
a controlling of the user interface so as to display a plurality of fitness disciplines, wherein one or more of the plurality of fitness disciplines may be selected by the user via the user interface.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
an aerobic fitness value for the user based on physiological information input by the user.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of fitness disciplines is associated with a variable exercise duration parameter, and wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a setting of the variable exercise duration parameter on the basis of the physiological information input using the input device.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the physiological information comprises information relating to aerobic fitness for the user.
5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a calculation of a duration of the exercise program by multiplying a base duration by a value obtained from the aerobic fitness value for the user.
6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
physiological information at the end of an exercise program for which guidance has been provided; and
a modification of the aerobic fitness value in dependence on the physiological information input at the end of an exercise program for which guidance has been provided.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a modification of the aerobic fitness value at predetermined times.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined times are at intervals between the range of 3 to 8 weeks.
9. A method according to claim 7, wherein the modification of the aerobic fitness value comprises determining an expected performance, determining an actual performance from the physiological information received after the exercise program, comparing the expected performance and the actual performance, and increasing or decreasing the aerobic fitness value depending on a result of the comparison.
10. A method according to claim 2, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a generating of the exercise program based, at least in part, on different intensity classes, wherein ratios of the different intensities classes are determined by the aerobic fitness value.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
generating, at a mobile phone, an exercise program based, at least in part, on one or more physical parameters input by a user via a user interface;
controlling the user interface so as to provide guidance to a user during performance of the exercise program; and
controlling the user interface so as to display a plurality of fitness disciplines, wherein one or more of the plurality of fitness disciplines may be selected by the user via the user interface.
12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
determining an aerobic fitness value for the user based on physiological information input by the user.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein at least one of the plurality of fitness disciplines is associated with a variable exercise duration parameter, and wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
setting the variable exercise duration parameter on the basis of the physiological information input using the input device.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the physiological information comprises information relating to aerobic fitness for the user.
15. (canceled)
16. (canceled)
17. (canceled)
18. (canceled)
19. (canceled)
20. (canceled)
21. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
generate, at a mobile phone, an exercise program based, at least in part, on one or more physical parameters input by a user via a user interface;
control the user interface so as to provide guidance to a user during performance of the exercise program; and
control the user interface so as to display a plurality of fitness disciplines, wherein one or more of the plurality of fitness disciplines may be selected by the user via the user interface.
22. An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine an aerobic fitness value for the user based on physiological information input by the user.
23. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein at least one of the plurality of fitness disciplines is associated with a variable exercise duration parameter, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
set the variable exercise duration parameter on the basis of the physiological information input using the input device.
24. An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the physiological information comprises information relating to aerobic fitness for the user.
25. A method according to claim 23, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
calculate a duration of the exercise program by multiplying a base duration by a value obtained from the aerobic fitness value for the user.
26. An apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is a mobile phone further comprising:
user interface circuitry and user interface software configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone through use of a display and configured to respond to user input; and
a display and display circuitry configured to display at least a portion of a user interface of the mobile phone, the display and display circuitry configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of monitoring operation of a refrigerant-cycle system, the method comprising:
measuring operating characteristics of the refrigerant-cycle system using a plurality of sensors, the refrigerant-cycle system including a condenser unit and an evaporator unit, the condenser unit including a condenser and a compressor, and the evaporator unit including an evaporator and a fan; and
using a processing system, receiving the measurements from the plurality of sensors and outputting data regarding operation of the refrigerant-cycle system to a remote monitoring system.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the measuring operating characteristics of the refrigerant-cycle system includes measuring an electrical quantity indicative of power consumption of the refrigerant-cycle system using an electrical sensor.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
calculating an amount of work done by the refrigerant-cycle system; and
calculating an efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on the amount of work done by the refrigerant-cycle system and the power consumption of the refrigerant-cycle system.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:
determining, using the remote monitoring system, an expected efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on an identification code of the refrigerant-cycle system; and,
based on the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system and the expected efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system, at least one of:
notifies an owner of the refrigerant-cycle system that the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system is low;
notifies the owner of the refrigerant-cycle system to seek service; and
selectively adjusts operation of the refrigerant-cycle system.
5. The method of claim 3 further comprising:
determining, using the remote monitoring system, an expected efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on an identification code of the refrigerant-cycle system; and
determining, using the remote monitoring system, a relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on the expected efficiency and the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising notifying an owner of the refrigerant-cycle system that the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system is low in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value.
7. The method of claim 5 further comprising notifying an owner of the refrigerant-cycle system to seek service in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value.
8. The method of claim 5 further comprising selectively adjusting operation of the refrigerant-cycle system in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value for at least a predetermined period.
9. The method of claim 5 further comprising transmitting an instruction to a thermostat to increase a setpoint temperature in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period, wherein the thermostat controls operation of the condenser unit and the evaporator unit based on the setpoint temperature.
10. The method of claim 3 further comprising displaying the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system on a display.
11. The method of claim 3 further comprising providing at least one of charts and plots of data related to the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system.
12. A monitoring system for monitoring operation of a refrigerant-cycle system, the monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of sensors measuring operating characteristics of the refrigerant-cycle system, the refrigerant-cycle system including a condenser unit and an evaporator unit, the condenser unit including a condenser and a compressor, and the evaporator unit including an evaporator and a fan; and
a processing system that receives the measurements from the plurality of sensors and that outputs data regarding operation of the refrigerant-cycle system to a remote monitoring system.
13. The monitoring system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of sensors include an electrical sensor measuring an electrical quantity indicative of power consumption of the refrigerant-cycle system.
14. The monitoring system of claim 13 wherein the processing system:
calculates an amount of work done by the refrigerant-cycle system; and
calculates an efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on the amount of work done by the refrigerant-cycle system and the power consumption of the refrigerant-cycle system.
15. The monitoring system of claim 14 further comprising the remote monitoring system, wherein the remote monitoring system:
determines an expected efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on an identification code of the refrigerant-cycle system; and,
based on the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system and the expected efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system, at least one of:
notifies an owner of the refrigerant-cycle system that the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system is low;
notifies the owner of the refrigerant-cycle system to seek service; and
selectively adjusts operation of the refrigerant-cycle system.
16. The monitoring system of claim 14 further comprising the remote monitoring system, wherein the remote monitoring system:
determines an expected efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on an identification code of the refrigerant-cycle system; and
determines a relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on the expected efficiency and the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system.
17. The monitoring system of claim 16 wherein the remote monitoring system notifies an owner of the refrigerant-cycle system that the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system is low in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value.
18. The monitoring system of claim 16 wherein the remote monitoring system notifies an owner of the refrigerant-cycle system to seek service in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value.
19. The monitoring system of claim 16 wherein the remote monitoring system selectively adjusts operation of the refrigerant-cycle system in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value for at least a predetermined period.
20. The monitoring system of claim 16 wherein:
the remote monitoring system transmits an instruction to a thermostat to increase a setpoint temperature in response to the relative efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system being less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period, and
the thermostat controls operation of the condenser unit and the evaporator unit based on the setpoint temperature.
21. The monitoring system of claim 14 wherein the processing system displays the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system on a display.
22. The monitoring system of claim 14 wherein the processing system provides at least one of charts and plots of data related to the efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system.