EXERCISE CONDITION DETECTION APPARATUS, EXERCISE CONDITION DETECTION PROGRAM, AND EXERCISE CONDITION DETECTION METHOD

• US 20090325766A1
• Filed: 08/31/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: KANNO, Hiroshi, YAMAMOTO, Nobuhisa, KASAMA, Kouichirou
• Application Number:
  US12/550,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

There is provided an exercise condition detection apparatus that detects a physical exercise condition. The exercise condition detection apparatus includes: an exercise intensity calculation section 3 that acquires exercise intensity; a step number measurement device 11 and step number calculation section 5 that acquire step number information representing the number of steps per a unit time; and a determination section 4 that determines the exercise condition based on the exercise intensity acquired by the exercise intensity acquisition section and the step number information acquired by the step number information acquisition section.

Claims

1. An exercise condition detection apparatus that detects a physical exercise condition, comprising:

an exercise intensity acquisition section that acquires exercise intensity;

a step number information acquisition section that acquires step number information representing the number of steps per a unit time; and

a determination section that determines the exercise condition based on the exercise intensity acquired by the exercise intensity acquisition section and the step number information acquired by the step number information acquisition section.

2. The exercise condition detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the exercise intensity acquisition section includes a pulse number acquisition section that acquires the number of pulses and acquires the exercise intensity based on the number of pulses acquired by the pulse number acquisition section.

3. The exercise condition detection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the exercise intensity acquisition section refers to a table associating the number of pulses corresponding to the percentage with respect to the maximum heart rate reserve and the exercise intensity and relates the number of pulses acquired by the pulse number acquisition section to the number of pulses corresponding to the percentage with respect to the maximum heart rate reserve in the table so as to acquire the exercise intensity.

4. The exercise condition detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the exercise intensity falls within a predetermined range and the step number information is not less than a first threshold, the determination section determines that the exercise condition is an aerobic exercise condition.

5. The exercise condition detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the step number information is not more than a second threshold, the determination section determines that the exercise condition is a resting condition.

6. The exercise condition detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

in the case where the step number information acquisition section is configured to acquire the step number information using a vibration sensor, when the exercise intensity acquired by the exercise intensity acquisition section is not more than a third threshold, the determination section determines the exercise condition with the number of steps acquired by the step number information acquisition section taken as 0.

7. The exercise condition detection apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a notification section that issues a notification about information based on the exerdse condition determined by the determination section.

8. A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon an exercise condition detection program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a process comprising:

acquiring exercise intensity;

acquiring step number information representing the number of steps per a unit time; and

determining the exercise condition based on the exercise intensity acquired and the step number information acquired.

9. The computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

acquiring the number of pulses to acquire the exercise intensity based on the number of pulses acquired.

10. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein

the exercise intensity is acquired by referring a table associating the number of pulses corresponding to the percentage with respect to the maximum heart rate reserve and the exercise intensity and relating the number of pulses acquired to the number of pulses corresponding to the percentage with respect to the maximum heart rate reserve in the table.

11. The computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein

when the exercise intensity falls within a predetermined range and the step number information is not less than a first threshold, the exercise condition is determined as an aerobic exercise condition.

12. The computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein

when the step number information is not more than a second threshold, the exercise condition is determined as a resting condition.

13. The computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein

in the case where the step number information is acquired in the form of a vibration signal detected by a vibration sensor, when the exercise intensity is not more than a third threshold, the exercise condition is determined that the number of steps acquired is 0.

14. The computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

notifying an information based on the exercise condition determined.

15. An exercise condition detection method that detects a physical exercise condition and allows a computer to execute, comprising:

acquiring exercise intensity;

acquiring step number information representing the number of steps per a unit time; and

determining the exercise condition based on the exercise intensity acquired and the step number information acquired.

16. The exercise condition detection method according to claim 15, further comprising

acquiring the number of pulses to acquire the exercise intensity based on the number of pulses acquired.

17. The exercise condition detection method according to claim 16, wherein

the exercise intensity is acquired by referring a table associating the number of pulses corresponding to the percentage with respect to the maximum heart rate reserve and the exercise intensity and relating the number of pulses acquired to the number of pulses corresponding to the percentage with respect to the maximum heart rate reserve in the table.

18. The exercise condition detection method according to claim 15, wherein

when the exercise intensity falls within a predetermined range and the step number information is not less than a first threshold, the exercise condition is determined as an aerobic exercise condition.

19. The exercise condition detection method according to claim 15, wherein

when the step number information is not more than a second threshold, the exercise condition is determined as a resting condition.

20. The exercise condition detection method according to claim 15, wherein

in the case where the step number information is acquired in the form of a vibration signal detected by a vibration sensor, when the exercise intensity is not more than a third threshold, the exercise condition is determined that the number of steps acquired is 0.