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Pulsimeter capable of properly evaluating amount of exercise at arbitrary time
Assignee: CatEye Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-11-16
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Granted: 1997-06-24
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Expires: 2014-11-16
Abstract
Abstract Pulses detected by an earlobe sensor are inputted in a microcomputer, so that the number of pulses is stored every lapse of a prescribed time. The as-stored numbers of the pulses are so cumulated that an average pulse rate is calculated from the cumulative result. On the other hand, a pulse rate is calculated from the as-stored numbers of pulses, to calculate a consumed calorie. A display part indicates the cumulative result of the pulse rates, the consumed calorie and the like with a lapse time.
Inventors
- 👤 Hachiro Maeyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:14
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04G; G04G21/00; G04G21/02; G04G21/025; A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/02; A61B5/024; A61B5/02438; A61B5/0245; A61B5/02455; A61B5/22; A61B5/221; A61B5/222
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A pulsimeter comprising: pulse detecting means for detecting pulses of a human body; pulse cumulating means for cumulating a number of said detected pulses (CPLS) to produce a cumulated number of said detected pulses, within a predetermined time from said start of counting; display means for indicating said (cumulating) cumulated number of said detected within said predetermined lime; pulse rate calculating means for calculating a pulse rate (AVP) based on said cumulated number of said detected pulses; consumed calorie calculating means for calculating the consumed calories per constant time on the basis of said calculated pulse rate; consumed calorie cumulating means for cumulating said calculated consumed calories during said predetermined time from the start of counting, at the time of counting; said display means also indicating said cumulated consumed calories warning means providing a warning, characterized in that said warning means provides a warning for every lapse of said predetermined time from the start of counting, thus providing a continuous record of pulse rate and wherein time setting means are provided for setting said predetermined time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A pulsimeter comprising: pulse detecting means for detecting pulses of a human body; pulse cumulating means for cumulating a number of said detected pulses (CPLS) to produce a cumulated number of said detected pulses, within a predetermined time from said start of counting; display means for indicating said (cumulating) cumulated number of said detected within said predetermined lime; pulse rate calculating means for calculating a pulse rate (AVP) based on said cumulated number of said detected pulses; consumed calorie calculating means for calculating the consumed calories per constant time on the basis of said calculated pulse rate; consumed calorie cumulating means for cumulating said calculated consumed calories during said predetermined time from the start of counting, at the time of counting; said display means also indicating said cumulated consumed calories warning means providing a warning, characterized in that said warning means provides a warning for every lapse of said predetermined time from the start of counting, thus providing a continuous record of pulse rate and wherein time setting means are provided for setting said predetermined time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: memory means for storing said number of said detected pulses and said cumulated consumed calories every said predetermined time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
92 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 2, further comprising: storage designating means for designating an arbitrary one of a plurality of continuous storages, each storage containing said cumulated number of said detected pulses (CPLS) and said cumulated consumed calories (CAL) for a respective of each of said predetermined time (TGTM), wherein said display means indicates said cumulated number of said detected pulse (CPLS) or said cumulated consumed calories (CAL) being stored in said memory means with respect to said designated storage in response to a designation output from said storage designating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pulsimeter according to claim 3 comprising average pulse rate calculating means for calculating an average pulse rate in said predetermined time based on said cumulated number of said detected pulses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pulsimeter according to claim 2 comprising average pulse rate calculating means for calculating an average pulse rate in said predetermined time based on said cumulated number of said detected pulses.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pulsimeter according to claim 1, further comprising, average pulse rate calculating means for calculating an average pulse rate in said predetermined time based on said cumulated number of said detected pulses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: storage designating means for designating an arbitrary one of a plurality of continuous storage, each storage containing said average pulse rate for a respective of each of said predetermined times, wherein said display means indicates an average pulse rate with respect to said designated storage in response to a designation output from said storage designating means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 7 comprising: instruction means for instructing a starting of a counting of the pulses, said pulse cumulating means cumulating the number of said detected pulses in response to an instruction output from said instruction means; and said display means indicating a current said accumulated number of said detected pulses (CPLS).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 8 further comprising: determining means for determining a pulse rate based on said number of said detected pulses, calculating means for calculating a current consumed calorie on the basis of said determined pulse rate in response to an instruction output from said instruction means, switching instruction means for instructing switching of indications on said display means, and control means for controlling said display means to indicate said calculated consumed calorie in place of said cumulated number of said detected pulses (CPLS) in response to an instruction output from said switching instruction means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
97 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 6 further comprising: determining means for determining a pulse rate based on said number of said detected pulses, calculating means for calculating a current consumed calorie on the basis of said determined pulse rate in response to an instruction output from said instruction means, switching instruction means for instructing switching of indications on said display means, and control means for controlling said display means to indicate said calculated consumed calorie in place of said cumulated number of said detected pulses in response to an instruction output from said switching instruction means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 1 comprising: instruction means for instructing a starting of a counting of the pulses, said pulse cumulating means cumulating a number of said detected pulses in response to an instruction output from said instruction means; and said display means indicating the accumulated number of said detected pulses.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
97 words
A pulsimeter in accordance with claim 11 further comprising: determining means for determining a pulse rate on the basis of said number of said detected pulses, calculating means for calculating a current consumed calorie based on said determined pulse rate in response to an instruction output from said instruction means, switching instruction means for instructing switching of indications on said display means, and control means for controlling said display means to indicate said calculated consumed calorie in place of said cumulated number of said detected pulses in response to an instruction output from said switching instruction means.
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