Apparatus for measurement of living body

• US 20030050570A1
• Filed: 07/18/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Kodama, Miyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,147,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/107 Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4869 Determining body composition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4146 for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising: a personal data input unit; a basal metabolism input unit; a standard value storage unit; a comparison unit; and a display unit. According to the invention the personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured, the basal metabolism input unit enters a basal metabolism of the person to be measured, and the standard value storage unit stores standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages. Furthermore, the comparison unit compares the basal metabolism entered by the input unit with the standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages stored in said storage unit, and calculates a basal metabolic age indicating what age the basal metabolism of the person to be measured corresponds to. Then, the display unit displays the information about the calculated basal metabolic age.

Claims

1. An apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising:

a personal data input unit;

a basal metabolism input unit;

a standard value storage unit;

a comparison unit; and

a display unit, wherein

said personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured,

said basal metabolism input unit enters a basal metabolism of the person to be measured,

said standard value storage unit stores standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages,

said comparison unit compares the basal metabolism entered by said input unit with the standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages stored in said storage unit, and calculates a basal metabolic age indicating what age the basal metabolism of the person to be measured corresponds to, and

said display unit displays the information about the calculated basal metabolic age.

2. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 1 in which the basal metabolism of the person to be measured entered by said basal metabolism input unit is calculated on the basis of fat-free mass of the person to be measured.

3. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 2 in which said fat-free mass is calculated on the basis of bioelectrical impedance.

4. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 2 in which said fat-free mass is calculated on the basis of the thickness of subcutaneous fat.

5. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 1 in which said basal metabolism input unit calculates according to analysis of expiration.

6. An apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising:

a personal data input unit;

a basal metabolism input unit;

a data storage unit;

a comparison unit; and

a display unit, wherein

said personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured,

said basal metabolism input unit enters a basal metabolism of the person to be measured,

said data storage unit stores the basal metabolism entered by said input unit,

said comparison unit compares the latest basal metabolism entered by said input unit with the already stored basal metabolism, and

said display unit displays the result of comparison.

7. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 6 in which the basal metabolism of the person to be measured entered by said basal metabolism input unit is calculated on the basis of fat-free mass of the person to be measured.

8. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 7 in which said fat-free mass is calculated on the basis of bioelectrical impedance.

9. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 7 in which said fat-free mass is calculated on the basis of the thickness of subcutaneous fat.

10. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 6 in which said basal metabolism input unit calculates according to analysis of expiration.

11. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 6 in which it further comprises a standard value storage unit, and in which

said standard value storage unit stores standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages,

said comparison unit compares the basal metabolism entered by said input unit with the standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages stored in said storage unit, and calculates a basal metabolic age indicating what age the basal metabolism of the person to be measured corresponds to, and

said display unit displays the information about the calculated basal metabolic age.

12. An apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising:

a personal data input unit;

a basal metabolism input unit;

a standard value storage unit;

an arithmetic unit;

a comparison unit; and

a display unit, wherein

said personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured,

said basal metabolism input unit enters a basal metabolism of the person to be measured,

said standard value storage unit stores standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages,

said arithmetic unit calculates “

BMI”

on the basis of the personal data,

said comparison unit compares the basal metabolism entered by said input unit with the standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages stored in said storage unit, and

said display unit displays the information about the relation between the result of comparison and said “

BMI”

.

13. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 12 in which it further comprises an advice information storage unit, and in which

said advice information storage unit stores an advice information according to the relation between the basal metabolism and said “

BMI”

,

said comparison unit selects the advice information for the person to be measured based on the result of comparison and said “

BMI”

, and

said display unit displays the selected advice information.

14. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 13 in which said advice information stored in said advice information storage unit includes at least one of the advice information for type of exercise, content of exercise and time interval of exercise suitable for the age of the person to be measured.

15. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 12 in which said comparison unit compares the basal metabolism entered with the standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages, and calculates a basal metabolic age indicating what age the basal metabolism of the person to be measured corresponds to, and

said display unit displays the information about the calculated basal metabolic age.

16. An apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising:

a personal data input unit;

a visceral fat area input unit;

a standard value storage unit;

a comparison unit; and

a display unit, wherein

said personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured,

said visceral fat area input unit enters a visceral fat area of the person to be measured,

said standard value storage unit stores standard values of visceral fat area according to the ages,

said comparison unit compares the visceral fat area entered by said input unit with the standard values of visceral fat area according to the ages stored in said storage unit, and calculates a visceral fat age indicating what age the visceral fat area of the person to be measured corresponds to, and

said display unit displays the information about the calculated visceral fat age.

17. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 16 in which said visceral fat area of the person to be measured entered by said visceral fat area input unit is calculated on the basis of the girth of abdomen of the person to be measured.

18. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 16 in which said visceral fat area of the person to be measured entered by said visceral fat area input unit is calculated on the basis of the bioelectric impedance of the person to be measured.

19. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 16 in which said visceral fat area of the person to be measured entered by said visceral fat area input unit is calculated on the basis of the thickness of subcutaneous fat of the person to be measured.

20. An apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising:

a personal data input unit;

a visceral fat area input unit;

a data storage unit;

a comparison unit; and

a display unit, wherein

said personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured,

said visceral fat area input unit enters a visceral fat area of the person to be measured,

said data storage unit stores the visceral fat area entered by said input unit,

said comparison unit compares the latest visceral fat area entered by said input unit with the visceral fat area already stored in said data storage unit, and

said display unit displays the result of comparison.

21. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 20 in which said visceral fat area of the person to be measured entered by said visceral fat area input unit is calculated on the basis of the girth of abdomen of the person to be measured.

22. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 20 in which said visceral fat area of the person to be measured entered by said visceral fat area input unit is calculated on the basis of the bioelectric impedance of the person to be measured.

23. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 20 in which said visceral fat area of the person to be measured entered by said visceral fat area input unit is calculated on the basis of the thickness of subcutaneous fat of the person to be measured.

24. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 20 in which said comparison unit compares the visceral fat area entered with the standard values of visceral fat area according to the ages, and calculates a visceral fat age indicating what age the visceral fat area of the person to be measured corresponds to, and

said display unit displays the information about the calculated visceral fat age.

25. An apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising:

a personal data input unit;

a visceral fat area input unit;

an arithmetic unit;

a comparison unit; and

a display unit, wherein

said personal data input unit enters at least an age of a person to be measured,

said visceral fat area input unit enters a visceral fat area of the person to be measured,

said arithmetic unit calculates the basal metabolism of the person to be measured,

said comparison unit compares the visceral fat area entered by said input unit with the basal metabolism calculated by said arithmetic unit, and

said display unit displays the result of comparison.

26. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 25 in which it further comprises an advice information storage unit, and in which

said advice information storage unit stores an advice information according to the relation between the basal metabolism and the visceral fat,

said comparison unit selects the advice information for the person to be measured based on the result of comparison, and

said display unit displays the selected advice information.

27. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 26 in which said advice information stored in said advice information storage unit includes at least one of the advice information for type of exercise, content of exercise and time interval of exercise suitable for the age of the person to be measured.

28. An apparatus for measurement of a living body according to claim 25 in which it further comprises a standard value storage unit, and in which

said standard value storage unit stores standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages and standard values of visceral fat area according to the ages,

said comparison unit compares the basal metabolism entered with the standard values of basal metabolism according to the ages and calculates a basal metabolic age indicating what age the basal metabolism of the person to be measured corresponds to, and further compares the visceral fat area entered with the standard values of visceral fat area according to the ages and calculates a visceral fat age indicating what age the visceral fat area of the person to be measured corresponds to, and

said display unit displays the information about the calculated basal metabolic age and the calculated visceral fat age.