Electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus

• US 20070049836A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Original Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Yu
• Application Number:
  US11/589,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20070049836A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/519
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/103 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes A61B5/08 takes precedence; measuring aids for tailors A41H1/00; measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry A61C19/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only

Abstract

An electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus includes a watchcase having a pair of electronic vibration detectors provided therein for detecting a vibrating signal from a user in taking exercise. The detected vibrating signal is sent via a vibrating signal detecting circuit to a micro-controller in a control circuit, so that a numerical value representing the vibrating signal received by the micro-controller is shown on a display unit on the watchcase. An acceleration detector is further mounted in the watchcase for detecting an accelerating signal from the user in taking exercise. Moreover, a pair of electrically conductive contact areas are arranged at a top surface and a least one electrically conductive contact areas are arranged at the bottom surface of the watchcase for detecting the user'"'"'s heartbeat signal.

Claims

1. An electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus, comprising:

a watchcase being provided with a watchband at each of two opposite ends thereof to enable wearing of said watchcase on a user'"'"'s wrist of one hand of the user;

a pair of electronic vibration detectors provided inside said watchcase for detecting a vibrating signal in each of two axes as the user exercises, and generating corresponding electronic signals representing said detected vibrating signals;

a vibrating signal detecting circuitry electrically connected to said electronic vibration detectors for receiving said electronic signals generated by said electronic vibration detectors and output of motion signals therefrom;

at least one electrically conductive contact area arranged at a bottom of said watchcase for contacting with a user'"'"'s skin;

a pair of electrically conductive contact areas arranged at a top of said watchcase for contacting with two fingers respectively of the other hand of the user to detect the user'"'"'s heartbeat/pulse signal;

a pulse signal detecting circuit connected to said pair of electrically conductive contact areas at the top of said watchcase and the conductive contact areas at the bottom of said watchcase for output of a signal representing the pulse signal of the user;

a display unit provided on said watchcase; and

a control circuit including a micro-controller having inputs coupled to said vibrating signal detecting circuitry and said pulse signal detecting circuit for receiving said motion signals and said signal representing the pulse signal of the user, said micro-controller having an output coupled to said display unit for selectively displaying a numerical value representing steps of the user derived from said motion signals and a pulse rate of the user derived from said signal representing the pulse signal.

2. The electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control circuit includes a step signal memory electrically connected to said micro-controller for recording and storing said motion signals received by said micro-controller, and a pulse signal memory for recording and storing said signal representing the pulse signal of the user.

3. The electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control circuit is electrically connected to a set of operating keys.

4. The electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said operating keys includes an on/off key, a mode-selection key, and a clear key.

5. The electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said electronic vibration detectors is positioned along a direction with an angle θ

to the horizontal direction, and the other electronic vibration detector is positioned along a direction with an angle θ

to the vertical direction.

6. The electronic wristwatch-type exercise signal detecting apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the angle θ

ranges from 5 to 30 degrees.