Apparatus, method, and medium calculating calorie consumption
First Claim
1. A method for calculating calorie consumption of a body, comprising:
- detecting whether the body is in motion based on an acceleration sensor for the body, and determining an activity pattern of the body according to a detected motion, if the motion is detected;
measuring the body'"'"'s heart rate based on a heart rate sensor for the body; and
calculating the body'"'"'s calorie consumption based on a predetermined relationship, between heart rates and the determined activity pattern, and the measured heart rate.
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Abstract
An apparatus, medium, and method for calculating calorie consumption of a user performing physical activity. More particularly, an apparatus, medium, and method for calculating calorie consumption can determine a user'"'"'s activity pattern via an acceleration sensor attached to the user, and calculate the user'"'"'s calorie consumption by using a predetermined slope value according to the activity pattern and a heart rate measured via a heart rate sensor attached to the user. Accordingly it is possible to calculate calorie consumption of a user performing physical activity by considering the user'"'"'s heart rate and the type of physical activity and accurately calculate the calorie consumption by using both an acceleration sensor and a heart rate sensor.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for calculating calorie consumption of a body, comprising:
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detecting whether the body is in motion based on an acceleration sensor for the body, and determining an activity pattern of the body according to a detected motion, if the motion is detected;
measuring the body'"'"'s heart rate based on a heart rate sensor for the body; and
calculating the body'"'"'s calorie consumption based on a predetermined relationship, between heart rates and the determined activity pattern, and the measured heart rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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an acceleration sensor for a body to detect motion of the body and to output an acceleration signal relative to a detected motion;
an activity pattern determination unit to determine the body'"'"'s activity pattern based on the acceleration signal and a predetermined relationship, between heart rates and the determined activity pattern, corresponding to the determined activity pattern;
a heart rate sensor for the body to measure the body'"'"'s heart rate; and
a data controller to calculate the body'"'"'s calorie consumption based on the predetermined relationship and the measured heart rate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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