76 results about "Pedometer device" patented technology

The invention provides a personal tracking system comprising a wireless communication device, a pedometer electrically coupled to the wireless communication device, and an electronic compass operably positioned with respect to the pedometer. The wireless communication device receives readings from the pedometer and the electronic compass to provide position information. A method of tracking a location of a person, a system for tracking the location of a person, and an electronic module for a personal tracking system are also disclosed.

Disclosed is an exercise apparatus for use in accurately and automatically tracking number of steps taken by a user both on and off of an exercise machine. The apparatus comprises a step counter such as a pedometer for counting number of steps taken by a user, the step counter continually counting cumulative number of steps taken in a given time period both while the user is on and off of the exercise machine, the step counter having a first communication means for periodically communicating the current cumulative step count to a console of an exercise machine while the user uses the exercise machine; and, the console comprising, a second communication means for receiving the current cumulative number of steps from the step counter while the user uses the exercise machine. The apparatus may further comprise a data processor, a display and a memory means.

An electronic device (10) comprising a location determining component (12), such as a global positioning system (“GPS”) device, a pedometer (14), and a computing device (16) is operable to determine a distance traveled by a user. The pedometer (14) is operable to sense a step taken by the user, and the location determining component (12), when accessible, is operable to determine a distance between two positions and supply such information to the computing device (16) for continuous calculation of an accurate step size of the user. When the location determining component (12) is inaccessible, the computing device (16) determines the distance traveled using the accurate step size information. In additional embodiments, a housing (132) is provided for storing a location determining component (112), a pedometer (114), and a computing device (116), and an accelerometer (242) is provided for also determining the step size of the user. A computing device (216) is then operable to calibrate the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer (242).

A mobile phone with pedometer, which can detect the user's physical-activity status and can generate and display the calorie and fatness the user consumes via the user's inputting the related parameters, such as weight, stride, etc. is disclosed. Further, via inputting the parameters, such as the number of objective step, the standard of insufficient physical activity, etc., into the mobile phone with pedometer, the user can monitor and control his / her physical activity status.

In a pedometer device for detecting and counting steps of a user on foot, an accelerometer sensor detects a vertical acceleration generated during the step. A processing unit, connected to the accelerometer sensor, processes an acceleration signal relating to the acceleration in order to detect the occurrence of a step, and in particular compares the acceleration signal with a first reference threshold. The processing unit automatically adapts the first reference threshold as a function of the acceleration signal. In particular, the processing unit modifies the first reference threshold as a function of an envelope of the amplitude of the acceleration signal.

The invention provides a pedometer and a program. whenever an output signal of an acceleration transducer is detected to a reducing from an increasing(e.g. being a peak value), the peak value is compared with a first threshold value, and a time interval between the peak value and the detection timing of the previous peak value is compared with a second threshold value to judge whether to count the step number, and then, the detected peak value is compared with a third threshold value greater than the first threshold value, and a time interval between the peak value and the previous peak value is compared with a fourth threshold value representing a time shorter than the second threshold value to judge the action type of users(e.g. running, walking or other state). Under the situation of being judged as running or walking, the falling steep degree of a wave form after appearing a peak in an acceleration time waveform is estimated according to the judged result, and the step number is added up according to each action type.

To realize miniaturization and detection of a walk state in which no arm is swung in an electronic pedometer in which at least a walk sensor is used in a state of being worn on a wrist. An acceleration sensor is disposed so that a sensitivity axis of the acceleration sensor is located in a range of 30Ω or smaller in a counterclockwise direction from the direction of 90Ω with respect to a longitudinal direction of a belt. A user of an electronic pedometer wears the electronic pedometer on his / her left wrist using the belt and starts processing for counting the number of steps by manipulating a manipulation portion, and also starts to walk, thereby starting counting the number of steps. The user checks the counted number of steps and the measured time period based on displayed contents on a step number display portion and a time display portion of a display portion.

A simple to use and inexpensive pedometer in which a goal time of walking may be set and which will notify the user when the goal has been reached. The pedometer will include structure for establishing a goal time; apparatus for sensing walking, for summing the time walked, and for comparing the time walked with the goal time; and an alarm device for notifying the user when the goal time has been reached. A countdown display will display the total time remaining to be walked. The structure for establishing the goal time may include a button switch wherein the goal time can be increased in increments. The alarm device may be a vibrator, a speaker, headphones, or a combination of devices. The pedometer may notify the user when the user has been inactive for a period of time so as to motivate the user to get up and get moving, but which will not signal the user when not being worn.

A method for tracking and rewarding a child's exercise activity by use of a pedometer and computer interface with the steps of providing a pedometer having a pet shape connecting with a computer and associated web site. The user connects the pedometer to the computer to download the site information to the pedometer and upload the pedometer information to the site. The uploaded data shows the amount of activity the user has achieved. The personal web site prompts the user to exercise for an appropriate period of time to keep the virtual pet happy. The user periodically uploads pedometer data to the web page and views amount of points gained. The points relate to the health of the virtual pet. Points can be used in games or traded for prizes.

One or more embodiments of an apparatus and a method prevent a dangerous user behavior with a mobile communication device with an integrated pedometer. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the integrated pedometer comprises a pedometer sensor and an associated software executed on a CPU and a memory unit of the mobile communication device, wherein the pedometer sensor is configured to detect a user's movements and vibrations to determine whether the user is walking or jogging based on a real-time determination from a sensor threshold value and an operation of the associated software. If the integrated pedometer determines that the user is currently walking or jogging, the associated software can dynamically activate a “walking lock” or a “jogging lock,” which prevents, prohibits, and / or limits the usage of certain device functions as long as the user is determined to be walking or jogging by the integrated pedometer.

To carry out step number measurement more precisely even when a walk signal enough to be detected is not obtained. After a fixed noise of a signal detected by an acceleration detecting portion having an acceleration sensor is removed by a filter portion of a counting portion, a walk cycle comparing portion compares a cycle of the resultant signal with a moving average value calculated by a walk cycle calculating portion, and each signal within a predetermined cycle range is counted as the number of steps for one step by a step number counting portion. A signal within a range similar to a cycle n times as large as a predetermined cycle of the signals each beyond the predetermined cycle range is judged as the number of steps for n steps by an extra-regulation step number processing portion and is counted as the number of steps for n steps by the step number counting portion. Data on the number of steps obtained through the counting in the step number counting portion is displayed on a display portion.

The invention discloses a gait counting method and a gait counter. The gait counter can be worn on a wrist or other parts of a body and is used for precisely counting different kinds of gaits of a wearer. The gait counting method comprises the following steps: analyzing an output signal of an acceleration sensor so as to generate two groups of dynamic threshold parameters and a group of dynamic time parameters; when an acceleration output signal change value is greater than a first threshold parameter and spans downwards across a second threshold parameter, performing gait counting analog; comparing the time and corresponding dynamic time parameters in two times of gait counting analog so as to confirm whether next detection is performed or not; performing wrist belt type gait counting characteristic comparison and judging; subsequently judging whether the gait counting analog meets specific counting rule parameters; judging whether the gait counting analog meets corresponding gait rule parameters so as to confirm whether the corresponding gaits need to be counted. By adopting the gait counting method and the gait counter, the wearer can wear the gait counter on the wrist or the other parts of the body to precisely count the different kinds of gaits.

An electronic device (10) comprising a location determining component (12), such as a global positioning system (“GPS”) device, a pedometer (14), and a computing device (16) is operable to determine a distance traveled by a user. The pedometer (14) is operable to sense a step taken by the user, and the location determining component (12), when accessible, is operable to determine a distance between two positions and supply such information to the computing device (16) for continuous calculation of an accurate step size of the user. When the location determining component (12) is inaccessible, the computing device (16) determines the distance traveled using the accurate step size information. In additional embodiments, a housing (132) is provided for storing a location determining component (112), a pedometer (114), and a computing device (116), and an accelerometer (242) is provided for also determining the step size of the user. A computing device (216) is then operable to calibrate the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer (242).

A weight management system includes a control wristwatch including a processor programmed with a weight management program and an RF receiver, a weight scale for collecting weight data from a user and including an RF transmitter for transmitting the weight data to the wristwatch, and a pedometer or heart rate monitor for collecting exercise data from the user and including an RF transmitter for transmitting the exercise data to the wristwatch. The weight management program is operable on the weight data to determine a plan for managing the weight of the user through exercise, and operable on the exercise data to monitor execution of the plan.

The invention discloses a step counting method and a pedometer.Acceleration signals in the motion process of the human body are collected based on a three-axis acceleration sensor.The method is characterized in that the acceleration signals in the motion process of the human body are analyzed and detected, an absolute value of the vector sum of original data of the three axes serves as basic data, sliding average processing is carried out on the basic data, a sliding average value serves as calculation data, and the fluctuation and time parameters of the data value serve as an analysis object.The pedometer can accurately count steps of different kinds of wearers.The pedometer has the advantages of being clear in logic, accurate in step counting and small in calculation amount, and is particularly suitable for the environment with very limited resources.

A method for controlling a pedometer includes the steps of: generating a signal correlated to movements of a user of the pedometer; and detecting steps of the user on the basis of the signal. The method moreover envisages the steps of checking whether sequences of detected steps satisfy pre-determined conditions of regularity; updating a total number of valid steps if the conditions of regularity are satisfied; and preventing the updating of the total number of valid steps if the conditions of regularity are not satisfied.

An inertial device that is integratable in a portable electronic device includes: an inertial sensor for generating at least one raw acceleration signal in response to accelerations caused by movements of walking and running of a user of the pedometer; and a processing unit, associated to the inertial sensor for counting a number of steps of the user of the pedometer on the basis of the raw acceleration signal. The inertial sensor and the processing unit are both encapsulated within a single package for integrated circuits, which can be coupled to a circuit board of an electronic device and is provided with at least one connection terminal for making the number of steps available to the outside world.

The invention discloses a method for realizing a pedometer on an Android mobile phone. The Android mobile phone is held by a hand or is placed in a pocket, an acceleration sensor on the Android mobile phone is used for acquiring data, accelerated speed is subjected to a series of processing and the purpose of counting the walking steps can be achieved finally. The method comprises the steps of determining the sampling frequency and a time window of the acceleration sensor of the mobile phone; carrying out denoising on the acquired data, extracting the normal walking characteristic by k-means according to the denoised data; and counting the walking steps of a person in the time window according to the characteristics and the denoised data. According to the method, the walking steps can be counted by the Android mobile phone and effective technical support and rational suggestion can be provided for the healthy life and the sports of the person.

Disclosed is a pedometer which is capable of counting different types of pedometric data and which allows a user to stop the count of any type of pedometric data among the aforementioned types of pedometric data. A pedometer is provided with: a counting unit (210) that counts different types of pedometric data; a storage unit (211) that stores the pedometric data counted by the counting unit; a display device (105) that displays the pedometric data stored in the storage unit; and an input device (107) that designates pedometric data for which counting is to be stopped. The user can, at his or her own will, start or stop the counting of any type of pedometric data among the different types of pedometric data.

An electronic pedometer has a walk sensor that detects a walking movement of a user and outputs a walk signal corresponding to the walking movement. The walk sensor has a sensitivity axis along which a detection sensitivity of the walking movement by the walk sensor becomes a maximum. A calculation circuit calculates a number of walking steps of the user in accordance with the walk signal. A strap mounts the walk sensor on a part of the user's body so that the sensitivity axis of the walk sensor is located within a range of 30 degrees or less in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction from an axis disposed at 90 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction of the strap.

To provide an electronic pedometer in which there is adapted such that a step number is counted by a walk motion of a user, and the step number is not counted by a motion other than a walk of the user. An electronic pedometer has a timepiece case, a signal processing part having been accommodated in the timepiece case, and an acceleration sensor and a slant sensor, which have been accommodated while holding their horizontal states. The signal processing part judges, in a case where the slant sensor has outputted a horizontality signal, whether or not an acceleration signal, that the slant sensor has generated in a horizontality time till a time at which it has thereafter outputted a slant signal, is a true walk signal, when there has been judged to be the true walk signal, it performs a walk addition and, when there has been judged not to be the true walk signal, it performs a signal processing so as not to perform the walk addition.

The invention relates to a control method of a multimedia device with a pedometer, which comprises the following steps: obtaining target rate and calculating current rate. The rhythm of playing music is adjusted according to the relation of the current rate and the target rate. In the multimedia device with the pedometer and the control method thereof, the rhythm of playing music is adjusted according to the relation of the current rate and the target rate, users can increase or reduce the rate along with the rhythm of music, thereby lightly achieving scheduled amount of exercise and the rhythm of exercise, and enjoying healthy sport. Further, the invention further discloses a multimedia device with a pedometer.

Embodiments of the invention provide a step length estimation method, a pedometer and a step counting system. According to the present invention, when step counting is started, based on each preset duration, according to the human body motion acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor within the preset duration, the motion indexes of the human body within the preset duration are determined, wherein the motion indexes comprise motion step frequency and / or motion intensity; based on the numerical relationship between the pre-statistical motion indexes and the human body step length / height ratio, and the motion indexes, the step length / height ratio is determined; and according to the human body height, the motion step length within the preset duration is estimated; and with the step length estimation method, the pedometer and the step counting system, the problem that the calculation is not accurate when the pedometer uses the step length output by the user to calculate the motion distance is solved in the prior art. The present invention relates to the technical field of computers.

To provide an electronic pedometer in which there is adapted such that a step number is counted by a walk motion of a user, and the step number is not counted by a motion other than a walk of the user. An electronic pedometer has a timepiece case, a signal processing part having been accommodated in the timepiece case, and an acceleration sensor and a slant sensor, which have been accommodated while holding their horizontal states. The signal processing part judges, in a case where the slant sensor has outputted a horizontality signal, whether or not an acceleration signal, that the slant sensor has generated in a horizontality time till a time at which it has thereafter outputted a slant signal, is a true walk signal, when there has been judged to be the true walk signal, it performs a walk addition and, when there has been judged not to be the true walk signal, it performs a signal processing so as not to perform the walk addition.

The invention provides a pedometer which aims to enhance the intelligence level of the start of the pedometer. The pedometer comprises a shell, a power supply unit, a man-machine interaction unit, an arousing unit, a wear sensing unit and a control unit, wherein the power supply unit is used for supplying power required by normal operation of the pedometer; the wear sensing unit is used for sensing whether the user has worn the pedometer properly, and sensing a first wear feedback value of the body surface of the user; the control unit is used for comparing the first wear feedback value acquired by the wear sensing unit with a preset threshold; and the arousing unit is used for arousing the pedometer according to the comparison result. The pedometer is automatically aroused to start working by sensing weather has worn the pedometer, thereby enhancing the intelligence level of the pedometer and the user experience.

A compact multifunction pedometer and method of advertising includes a computerized calculating function to accurately determine the calorie consumption, distance and the time for exercise duration. Utilizing input data of the user's height, weight, average stride and desired time period for exercise of walking or running, the pedometer calculates, and if desired displays, the consumed calories as well as the distance traveled and lapsed time of striding or alternatively, the time remaining for a scheduled walking or running session. The calories burned during exercise are accurately determined through calculations based on the individual's stride and weight data input by the user. The pedometer is extremely compact, has easy to operate function controls and may include a belt clip for ease of use during exercise. The pedometer including surfaces suitable for displaying advertising.

A pedometer can be equipped with a sensor unit including a sensor for detecting motion by detecting acceleration of a displacement of a main body. Detected acceleration can be compared with a threshold value to determine whether the acceleration corresponds to body motion or to a setting operation. Various setting operations can be performed based on shaking of the pedometer.

The present invention relates to the technical field of automatic control, particularly to a step counting method, a step counting apparatus and a pedometer, such that the problem that the existing pedometer can not recognize the abnormal situation and produces the step counting error can be solved. In the step counting method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, a vibration signal output by a step counting sensor is received, at least one of specific characteristic values of the received vibration signal and the preset threshold value of the same specific characteristic value for representing the vibration signal produced by stepping are compared, and the step counting is discarded when the abnormal step counting is determined according to the comparing result, wherein the vibration signal capable of being characterized and received by the specific characteristic value and the vibration signal produced by stepping are different when the received vibration signal is the vibration signal produced by non-stepping. In addition, in the method, the abnormal step counting is determined according to the specific characteristic value of the vibration signal output by the step counting sensor, such that the step counting error can be avoided.

The acceleration inducing energy consumption calculating pedometer has one mobile intelligent terminal with sensor chip, microprocessor and memory. The sensor chip senses the periodical walking pulses, the microprocessor counts the pulses and saves the date in the memory. The microprocessor can calculate the step of the walker, walking distance and heat consumption based on the weight and the pace the user inputs in advance. The present invention has the features of simple structure, high reliability, easy carrying, etc. and is one ideal intelligent terminal favorable to body building.