Event-quantity measuring instrument and pedometer

• US 20060155494A1
• Filed: 01/05/2006
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Kato, Kazuo, Sugai, Yoshinori
• Application Number:
  US11/326,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20060155494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/81
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

To provide a portable event-quantity measuring instrument which makes it possible to hold event-quantity data significantly and in a form of suppressing a storage area to the minimum. A portable event-quantity measuring instrument includes an event detection unit which senses an event and outputs an event signal; event-quantity counting means for counting the event signal and counting an event quantity, the event-quantity counting means including daily event-quantity counter units each of which daily counts the event quantity, and absolute weekly event-quantity counter units each of which counts the event quantity every absolute week from a specific day of a week until a day before the day concerned of the next week; and event-quantity storing means for readably storing the counted event quantity, the event-quantity storing means including daily event-quantity storage units each of which stores event quantities over plural days, and absolute weekly event-quantity storage units each of which stores event quantities over plural absolute weeks.

Claims

1. A portable event-quantity measuring instrument comprising:

an event detection unit which senses an event and outputs an event signal;

event-quantity counting means for counting the event signal outputted from the event detection unit and counting an event quantity, the event-quantity counting means including a daily event-quantity counter unit which daily counts the event quantity, and an absolute weekly event-quantity counter unit which counts the event quantity every absolute week defined from a specific day of a week until a day before the specific day of the next week; and

event-quantity storing means for readably storing the counted event quantity, the event-quantity storing means including a daily event-quantity storage unit which stores daily event quantities over plural days, and an absolute weekly event-quantity storage unit which stores absolute weekly event quantities over plural absolute weeks.

2. A portable event-quantity measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the daily event-quantity counter unit is configured to count a number of the event signals outputted from the event detection unit, and to daily count the event quantities, and the absolute weekly event-quantity counter unit is configured to count the number of event signals outputted from the event detection unit, and to count the event quantities every absolute week.

3. A portable event-quantity measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the portable event-quantity measuring instrument is configured to be worn on a wrist.

4. A portable event-quantity measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the event is walking, the event signal is a walking signal, and the event quantity includes at least one quantity selected from the group consisting of a number of steps, a calorie consumption, a walking distance, and a walking time.

5. A pedometer, comprising:

a walking sensor which senses walking and outputs a walking signal;

number-of-step counting means for counting a number of the walking signals from the walking sensor and counting a number of steps, the number-of-step counting means including a daily number-of-step counter unit which daily counts the number of steps, and an absolute weekly number-of-step counter unit which counts the number of steps every absolute week defined from a specific day of a week until a day before the specific day of the next week; and

number-of-step storing means for readably storing the counted number of steps, the number-of-step storing means including a daily number-of-step storage unit which stores a daily number of steps over plural days, and an absolute weekly number-of-step storage unit which stores an absolute weekly number of steps over plural absolute weeks.

6. A pedometer according to claim 5, wherein the daily number-of-step counter unit is configured to count a number of the walking signals from the walking sensor, and to daily count the number of steps, and the absolute weekly number-of-step counter unit is configured to count the number of walking signals from the walking sensor, and to count the number of steps every absolute week.