Body supported activity and condition monitor
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring and recording a user'"'"'s activity for health or fitness purposes, comprising:
- a housing adapted to be supported on a user'"'"'s body;
a clock for generating electrical signals representative of time supported in the housing;
a motion sensor operative to generate electrical signals as a function of the user'"'"'s motion, supported in the housing;
a first entry means adapted to generate an electrical signal on actuation by a user supported on the housing;
an electronic memory adapted to record said signals representative of the user'"'"'s motion and the time of occurrence of signals representative of the user'"'"'s motion and actuation of the first entry means supported on the housing; and
means for transferring the signals recorded in said memory to an external user display.
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Abstract
A personal activity monitor adapted to be supported on the body of the user, preferably on the wrist, includes a motion sensor such as an accelerometer to generate electrical signals as a function of body motion. The monitor also includes an electronic clock and a memory for recording signals representative of the motion of the housing and their time of occurrence. User entry keys on the monitor allow the entry of signals representative of the time of food consumption and the beginning and end of exercise activity. Other activity and condition sensors may be supported on the monitor such as pulse rate detector, camera for recording images of food consumed, barcode reader and the like. The output of the memory is useful in weight control and fitness logging systems.
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21 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring and recording a user'"'"'s activity for health or fitness purposes, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be supported on a user'"'"'s body;
a clock for generating electrical signals representative of time supported in the housing;
a motion sensor operative to generate electrical signals as a function of the user'"'"'s motion, supported in the housing;
a first entry means adapted to generate an electrical signal on actuation by a user supported on the housing;
an electronic memory adapted to record said signals representative of the user'"'"'s motion and the time of occurrence of signals representative of the user'"'"'s motion and actuation of the first entry means supported on the housing; and
means for transferring the signals recorded in said memory to an external user display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21)
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15. A personal activity monitor, comprising:
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a housing;
means for securing the housing to the body of a user;
a clock supported in the housing;
a graphical display supported on the housing;
a motion sensor supported in the housing and operative to generate electrical signals as a function of the motion of the housing;
a plurality of user entry keys, manually actuable by the user, supported on the housing, each key being adapted to generate an electrical signal upon actuation by a user;
an electronic memory adapted to record signals representative of a user'"'"'s motion and the time of occurrence of signals representative of the user'"'"'s motion and of manual actuation of each of the entry keys, supported on the housing; and
means for transferring the signals recorded in said memory to an external utilization device.
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19. A personal activity monitor comprising:
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a housing;
straps associated with the housing for securing the housing to the wrist of a user;
a clock supported in the housing;
a motion sensor operative to generate electrical signals as a function of the motion of the housing, supported in the housing;
a plurality of entry keys on the housing manually actuable by the user to generate electrical signals;
an electronic memory adapted to record signals representative of the motion of the housing, their time of occurrence, and actuation of each of said entry keys by the operator, supported on the housing;
a graphical display supported on the housing and adapted to display the current time and signals stored in the memory;
a pulse rate sensor supported on the housing and adapted to measure the instantaneous pulse rate of the user and generate electrical signals for provision to said memory; and
means for transferring the signals recorded in said memory to an external utilization device.
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