Measuring method, measuring apparatus and computer readable information recording medium

• US 20090018797A1
• Filed: 04/04/2008
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Nobuhisa, Kanno, Hiroshi, Kasama, Koichiro
• Application Number:
  US12/078,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20090018797A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/160
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

A measuring apparatus has a walking determining part configured to determine a walking state of a to-be-measured person, a moving state determining part configured to determine a moving state in a specific direction of the to-be-measured person, a measurement result output determining part configured to determine whether or not measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output, based on a determination result of the walking state of the to-be-measured person by said walking determining part and a determination result of the moving state of the to-be-measured person by the moving state determining part.

Claims

1. A measuring apparatus comprising:

a walking determining part configured to determine a walking state of a to-be-measured person;

a moving state determining part configured to determine a moving state in a specific direction of the to-be-measured person;

a measurement result output determining part configured to determine whether or not measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output, based on a determination result of the walking state of the to-be-measured person by said walking determining part and a determination result of the moving state of the to-be-measured person by the moving state determining part.

2. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said walking determining part determines the walking state of the to-be-measured person based on an increase in the number of steps within a predetermined time.

3. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said moving state determining part detects a movement of the to-be-measured person in a vertical direction, and determines a moving state of the to-be-measured person based on a moving amount in the vertical direction within a predetermined time.

4. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

said measurement result output determining part determines that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output, when said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking and also said moving state determining part determines that a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in the vertical direction is larger than a predetermined value.

5. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said measurement result output determining part detects a movement of the to-be-measured person in a horizontal direction, and determines a moving state of the to-be-measured person based on a moving amount in the horizontal direction within a predetermined time.

6. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said measurement result output determining part determines that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output, when said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking and also said moving state determining part determines that a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in the horizontal direction is smaller than a predetermined value.

7. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said moving state determining part uses an output signal of a GPS unit when measuring the moving rate of the to-be-measured person.

8. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said measurement result output determining part determines that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output, when a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a vertical direction is larger than a predetermined value, and also, a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a horizontal direction is smaller than a predetermined value, during a time during which said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking.

9. The measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

said moving state determining part uses an output signal of an atmospheric pressure sensor when measuring the moving rate of the to-be-measured person.

10. A measuring method comprising:

a walking determining step of a walking determining part determining whether a to-be-measured person is currently walking, based on an output signal of a walking detecting part; and

a measurement result output determining step of a measurement result output determining part determining whether measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person obtained during a time during which said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking is to be output, based on a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a specific direction during the time.

11. The measuring method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

in said measurement result output determining step, said measurement result output determining part determines that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output when a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a vertical direction during a time during which said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking in said walking determining step is larger than a predetermined value.

12. The measuring method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

in said measurement result output determining step, said measurement result output determining part determines that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output when a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a horizontal direction during a time during which said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking in said walking determining step is smaller than a predetermined value.

13. The measuring method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

in said measurement result output determining step, said measurement result output determining part determines that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output when a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a vertical direction during a time during which said walking determining part determines that the to-be-measured person is currently walking in said walking determining step is larger than a predetermined value, and also, a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a horizontal direction during the time is smaller than a predetermined value.

14. A computer readable information recording medium storing a program which, when executed by one or more processors of a measuring apparatus, carries out:

a walking determining step of determining whether a to-be-measured person is currently walking, based on an output signal of a walking detecting part; and

a measurement result output determining step of determining whether measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person obtained during a time during which it is determined in said walking determining step that the to-be-measured person is currently walking is to be output, based on a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a specific direction during the time.

15. The computer readable information recording medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

in said measurement result output determining step, it is determined that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output when a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a vertical direction during a time during which it is determined in said walking determining step that the to-be-measured person is currently walking is larger than a predetermined value.

16. The computer readable information recording medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

in said measurement result output determining step, it is determined that the measurement information concerning a movement of the to-be-measured person is to be output when a moving rate of the to-be-measured person in a horizontal direction during a time during which it is determined in said walking determining step that the to-be-measured person is currently walking is smaller than a predetermined value.

17. A measuring method for obtaining measurement information concerning a movement of a to-be-measured person, comprising the steps of:

a) obtaining the measurement information;

b) detecting an increase in the number of steps of the to-be-measured person to determine whether the to-be-measured person is currently walking;

c) detecting a moving amount of the to-be-measured person in a vertical direction; and

d) determining whether the measurement information is to be output based on the moving amount of the to-be-measured person in the vertical direction obtained when the to-be-measured person is currently walking.

18. A measuring method for obtaining measurement information concerning a movement of a to-be-measured person, comprising the steps of:

a) obtaining the measurement information;

b) detecting an increase in the number of steps of the to-be-measured person to determine whether the to-be-measured person is currently walking;

c) detecting a moving amount of the to-be-measured person in a horizontal direction; and

d) determining whether the measurement information is to be output based on the moving amount of the to-be-measured person in the horizontal direction obtained when the to-be-measured person is currently walking.

19. A portable terminal apparatus comprising:

a measuring part configured to obtain measurement information concerning a movement of a person who carries said portable terminal apparatus;

a walking determining part configured to determine a walking state of said person;

a moving state determining part configured to determine a moving state in a specific direction of said portable terminal apparatus; and

a measurement result output determining part configured to determine whether or not the measurement information obtained by said measuring part is to be output, based on a determination result of the walking state of said person obtained by said walking determining part and a determination result of the moving state of said portable terminal apparatus obtained by the moving state determining part.

20. The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:

a display part configured to display various sorts of information, wherein;

the measurement information, determined by said measurement result output determining part to output, is displayed by said display part.