BODY COMPOSITION MONITOR

• US 20100331629A1
• Filed: 03/16/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Tetsuya, Tanaka, Shinya, Kitamura, Yumi
• Granted Patent: US 8,536,470 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4146 for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3728 with wireless means

Abstract

A body composition monitor of the present invention includes means for measuring a body composition, means for storing a measured body composition value, and body composition comparison means for comparing the measured body composition value and a stored body composition value, in which the body composition monitor further includes means for inputting a body weight value, means for storing an inputted body weight, body weight comparison means for comparing the inputted body weight and stored body weight, body composition change determination means for determining a change degree of the body composition value with using a comparison result of the body composition comparison means and a comparison result of the body weight comparison means, and display means for displaying a determination result determined by the body composition change determination means.

Claims

1. A body composition monitor, comprising:

means for measuring a body composition;

means for storing a measured body composition value; and

body composition comparison means for comparing the measured body composition value and a stored body composition value, wherein

the body composition monitor further comprises;

means for inputting a body weight value;

means for storing an inputted body weight;

body weight comparison means for comparing the inputted body weight and the stored body weight;

body composition change determination means for determining a change degree of the body composition value with using a comparison result of the body composition comparison means and a comparison result of the body weight comparison means; and

display means for displaying a determination result determined by the body composition change determination means.

2. The body composition monitor according to claim 1, further comprising:

means for measuring the body weight.

3. The body composition monitor according to claim 1, further comprising:

means for inputting at least one of age, gender and height as personal identification information of a measured person, wherein

the body composition change determination means determines the change degree of the body composition value with further using the personal identification information.

4. The body composition monitor according to claim 3, wherein the body composition change determination means is provided with a plurality of different determination criteria, and selects one of the determination criteria to be used for the measured person based on the personal identification information.

5. The body composition monitor according to claim 1, wherein the body composition comparison means compares a plurality of different body composition values, and the body composition change determination means determines a change degree of the plurality of different body composition values.

6. The body composition monitor according to claim 5, wherein the display means displays side by side a determination result of the change degree of the single body composition value and a determination result of the change degree of the plurality of different body composition values determined by the body composition change determination means.

7. The body composition monitor according to claim 5, wherein the display means displays a determination result of the change degree of the single body composition value and a determination result of the change degree of the plurality of different body composition values determined by the body composition change determination means so that both the determination results are visible at one time.

8. The body composition monitor according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the determination result and a picture shaped into a human body at one time.

9. The body composition monitor according to claim 1, wherein the body composition indicates a body fat amount, a body fat percentage, a subcutaneous fat amount, a subcutaneous fat percentage, a visceral fat amount, a visceral fat area, a visceral fat level, a skeletal muscle amount, or a skeletal muscle percentage.