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Fitness monitoring device having an electronic pedometer and a wireless heart rate monitor
Assignee: Acumen Inc
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Filing: 1997-09-09
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Granted: 1999-04-06
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Expires: 2017-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A fitness monitoring device includes an electronic pedometer which responds to a user's body motion at each step and a wireless heart rate monitor which is wirelessly coupled to the electronic pedometer. The wireless heart rate monitor provides a heart beat signal indicative of an exertion level of the user. A visual display is provided to display the pedometer functions and the heart rate signal. A microprocessor receives the pedometer output signal and the heart rate signal. The microprocessor is programmed to provide visual display data relating to the heart rate and pedometer functions.
Inventors
- 👤 Ka Yiu Sham
- 👤 Philip Lim-Kong Wong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/68; A61B5/6801; A61B5/683; A61B5/6831; A61B5/02; A61B5/024; A61B5/02438; A61B5/22; A61B5/221; A61B5/222
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A fitness monitoring device, comprising: an electronic pedometer which electronically senses a user's body motion at each step; a wireless heart rate monitor including a heart rate receiver which wirelessly receives electric signals from a user's heart and outputs a heartbeat signal indicative of an exertion level of said user; and an indicator which indicates pedometer functions of the electronic pedometer and heart rate functions of the heart rate monitor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A fitness monitoring device, comprising: an electronic pedometer which electronically senses a user's body motion at each step; a wireless heart rate monitor including a heart rate receiver which wirelessly receives electric signals from a user's heart and outputs a heartbeat signal indicative of an exertion level of said user; and an indicator which indicates pedometer functions of the electronic pedometer and heart rate functions of the heart rate monitor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fitness monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein said indicator is a visual display for displaying the pedometer functions and the heart rate functions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fitness monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein said electronic pedometer includes a piezoelectric sensor for responding to the user's body motion at each step and providing a pedometer output signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The fitness monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising: a telemetric transmitter unit for receiving electric signals from a user's heart and wirelessly transmitting said electric signals to the heart rate receiver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fitness monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising: a single housing in which said heart rate monitor and electronic pedometer are arranged.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The fitness monitoring device according to claim 3, further comprising: a microprocessor which receives said pedometer output signal and said heart beat signal, said microprocessor including a program to provide visual display data relating to said heart rate and pedometer functions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
116 words
A fitness monitoring system, comprising: a telemetric transmitter unit for receiving electric signals from a user's heart and wirelessly transmitting said electric signals; and a fitness monitoring device, comprising: (a) an electronic pedometer which electronically senses a user's body motion at each step and outputs a pedometer output signal; (b) a wireless heart rate monitor including a heart rate receiver which wirelessly receives the electric signals from the transmitter unit and outputs a heartbeat signal indicative of an exertion level of said user; and (c) an indicator which indicates pedometer functions of the electronic pedometer based on the pedometer output signal and heart rate functions based on the heart beat signal from the heart rate monitor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
116 words
A fitness monitoring system, comprising: a telemetric transmitter unit for receiving electric signals from a user's heart and wirelessly transmitting said electric signals; and a fitness monitoring device, comprising: (a) an electronic pedometer which electronically senses a user's body motion at each step and outputs a pedometer output signal; (b) a wireless heart rate monitor including a heart rate receiver which wirelessly receives the electric signals from the transmitter unit and outputs a heartbeat signal indicative of an exertion level of said user; and (c) an indicator which indicates pedometer functions of the electronic pedometer based on the pedometer output signal and heart rate functions based on the heart beat signal from the heart rate monitor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system according to claim 7, wherein the fitness monitoring device further comprises a microprocessor which receives the pedometer output and heartbeat signals, said microprocessor including a program to provide the pedometer function and the heart beat signal to the indicator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system according to claim 7, further comprising a single housing in which the fitness monitoring device is arranged.
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