Worn type electronic device and biological measuring apparatus provided with the same

• US 20080004510A1
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (Citizen Electronics Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Citizen Watch Co Limited (Citizen Electronics Company Limited)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Hideki, Kawakami, Toshiyuki, Kasai, Tsuneharu, Fukushima, Nobuto, Fujii, Kouji, Tanzawa, Hiroki, Futakami, Shigeru
• Application Number:
  US11/716,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20080004510A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0015 providing information, e.g. bracelets with calendars identification bracelets G09F3/005
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/083 Watches distributed over several housings
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means

Abstract

A worn type electronic device comprises: a light emitting element for emitting a light having a specified wave length and a light guide means for guiding the light emitted from the light emitting element in a specified direction; the light emitting element disposed in a body of the worn type electronic device, wherein a light emission of the light emitting element is controlled based on the control of the worn type electronic device; and the light guide means including at least one of a body side light guide means disposed in the body of the worn type electronic device and a band side light guide means disposed in a band, wherein the light emitted from the light emitting element is emitted from the surface of the body of the worn type electronic device via the body side light guide means; or wherein the light emitted from the light emitting element is emitted from the surface of the band via the band side light guide means.

Claims

1. A worn type electronic device provided with a light emitting means for emitting a light from the worn type electronic device, comprising:

the light emitting means including a light emitting element for emitting a light having a specified wave length and a light guide means for guiding the light emitted from the light emitting element in a specified direction;

the light emitting element disposed in a body of the worn type electronic device, wherein a light emission of the light emitting element is controlled based on the control of the worn type electronic device; and

the light guide means including at least one of a body side light guide means disposed in the body of the worn type electronic device and a band side light guide means disposed in a band,

wherein the body side light guide means is disposed with a specified face made to face to the surface of the body of the worn type electronic device and the light emitted from the light emitting element is emitted from the surface of the body of the worn type electronic device via the body side light guide means;

or

wherein the band side light guide means is disposed with a specified face made to face to the surface of the band and the light emitted from the light emitting element is emitted from the surface of the band via the band side light guide means.

2. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the light guide means is provided with a body side light guide means disposed in the body of the worn type electronic device and a band side light guide means disposed in a band, and the light emitted from the light emitting element is guided to the band side light guide means via the body side light guide means and is emitted from the surface of the band via the band side light guide means.

3. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the light guide means is provided with a body side light guide means disposed in the body of the worn type electronic device and a band side light guide means disposed in a band, the light emitted from the light emitting element is emitted from the surface of the body of the worn type electronic device via the body side light guide means, and the light emitted from the light emitting element is guided to the band side light guide means via the body side light guide means and is emitted from the surface of the band via the band side light guide means.

4. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the band side light guide means is disposed on the surface of the band or disposed in the band.

5. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of the light emitting elements is disposed in the body of the worn type electronic device and a plurality of the band side light guide means is disposed in the band corresponding to the light emitting elements.

6. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein a width of the band side light guide means becomes narrower as the position on the band side light guide means becomes farther from the body of the worn type electronic device.

7. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one shading index portion disposed on the surface of the band.

8. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the surface of the band has a shading function and at least one index opening portion is formed on the surface of the band.

9. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one shading index portion disposed on the surface of the body side light guide means.

10. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the surface of the body side light guide means has a shading function and at least one index opening portion is formed on the surface of the body side light guide means.

11. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one filter on the surface of a light emission side of the light guide means, the filter for enabling only the light that has been emitted from the light emitting element and that has a specified wave length to pass through the filter.

12. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 11, further comprising at least one index portion on the surface of the filter, the index portion for emitting a light by the light that has been emitted from the light emitting element and passed through the filter and that has a specified wave length.

13. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the light emitting element is composed of at least one light emitting element selected from an LED light emitting element, an ultraviolet light emitting element, and an electron beam emitting element.

14. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the band side light guide means is composed of an optical fiber.

15. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the band side light guide means is composed of a light guide member provided with diffraction gratings on the both faces thereof.

16. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

at least one liquid crystal element disposed between the light emitting element and the band side light guide means, and

a plurality of index deflection members having deflection angles intersecting with each other at right angles on the surface of the band side light guide means,

wherein a plurality of the index deflection members is selected to diffuse a light by varying a voltage to be applied to the liquid crystal element.

17. The worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein the light guide means is provided with a light storing means for storing a light guided by the light guide means.

18. A biological measuring apparatus provided with the worn type electronic device as defined in claim 1 for measuring biological information of a user, wherein the biological measuring apparatus is at least one of a pulse wave measuring apparatus for measuring a pulse wave, a body temperature measuring apparatus for measuring a body temperature, and a sweat measuring apparatus for measuring a sweating degree, or a measuring apparatus in which said apparatuses are combined, further comprising:

a biological information value calculation means for detecting biological information of the user to obtain specified biological information values from the biological information;

a user information input means for inputting user information of the user;

a comparison operating means for comparing the user information and the biological information values; and

an informing means for informing of support information corresponding to the comparison results obtained by the comparison operating means,

wherein the informing means is provided with a first informing means for informing of support information in the case in which a light emitted from the light emitting element is emitted from at least one of the surface of the body of the worn type electronic device and the surface of the band via at least one of the body side light guide means disposed in the body of the worn type electronic device and the band side light guide means disposed in the band.

19. The biological measuring apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein the informing means is further provided with a second informing means for informing of support information by using a character or a pictograph.

20. The biological measuring apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein

the biological measuring apparatus is a body-mounted type exercise training support apparatus having a function of advising a user who exercises oneself;

the biological information value calculation means is provided with a heart rate calculation means for detecting biological information of the user to calculate a heart rate from the biological information;

the comparison operating means is provided with a heart rate comparison operating means for comparing the user information and the heart rate; and

the informing means is provided with a heart rate informing means for informing of support information corresponding to the comparison results obtained by the heart rate comparison operating means.