FUNCTION MEASURING DEVICE

• US 20110169725A1
• Filed: 03/13/2007
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SSD Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SSD Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Konishi, Akimasa, Ueshima, Hiromu
• Application Number:
  US12/293,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20110169725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1124 Determining motor skills
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1126 using a particular sensing technique
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0638 Displaying moving images of recorded environment, e.g. virtual environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0647 Visualisation of executed movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/801 Contact switches
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/60 muscle strain, i.e. measured on the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/081 High jumping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 : Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 : Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

[PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED] To provide a newly function measurement apparatus capable of measuring a function of a person while a test subject moves a whole body thereof.

[SOLUTION] A mat unit 7 includes foot switches SW1 to SW4, and detects step motion of a test subject. The test subject performs the step motion on the foot switches SW2 and SW3 while sitting. ON/OFF information of the foot switches SW1 to SW4 is transmitted to an adapter 1 by infrared communication. A cartridge 3 is inserted into the adapter 1. The ON/OFF information of the foot switches SW1 to SW4 is sent to the cartridge 3 via the adapter 1. A processor 20 incorporated in the cartridge 3 measures a time from when any one of the foot switches SW2 and SW3 detects the step motion to when the predetermined number of times of the step motion is detected. The measuring result is displayed on a television monitor 5.

Claims

1. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect step action as input from a test subject;

a measuring unit operable to measure a time from when said detecting unit detects the step action to when a predetermined number of times of the step action is detected; and

a display control unit operable to display a measuring result of said measuring unit on the display device.

2. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detecting unit detects the step action which the test subject performs in a state of sitting.

19. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detecting unit is a mat, including:

a plurality of stamp parts; and

a plurality of switches each of which is disposed under the corresponding stamp part.

3. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect step action as input from a test subject;

a guide unit operable to guide timing of stepping at a predetermined time interval by an image and/or audio;

a measuring unit operable to measure a step interval, which is a time from when said detecting unit detects the step action to when the next step action is detected;

a difference calculating unit operable to a difference between the predetermined time interval and the step interval measured after finishing the guide; and

a display control unit operable to display an image for representing the difference visually on the display device,

wherein said measuring unit measures the step interval for the each step action until said detecting unit detects a predetermined number of times of the step action, and

wherein said difference calculating unit calculates the difference for the each step action.

20. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said detecting unit is a mat, including:

a plurality of stamp parts; and

a plurality of switches each of which is disposed under the corresponding stamp part.

4. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect jump action as input from a test subject;

a hangtime measuring unit operable to measure a hangtime, which is a time from when said detecting unit detects flight of the test subject to when ground contact of the test subject is detected; and

a display control unit operable to display the hangtime as a measuring result of said hangtime measuring unit on the display device.

5. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

a ground contact time measuring unit operable to measure a ground contact time, which is a time from when said detecting unit detects the ground contact of the test subject to when the flight is detected,

wherein said hangtime measuring unit measures a predetermined number of times of the successive hangtimes, and

wherein said ground contact time measuring unit measures the predetermined number of the times of the successive ground contact times.

21. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said detecting unit is a mat, including:

a plurality of stamp parts; and

a plurality of switches each of which is disposed under the corresponding stamp part.

6. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect ground contact and non-ground contact of a leg of a test subject;

an instructing unit operable to instruct the test subject to measure a predetermined time by the display device or audio;

a starting unit operable to show a point of time when time-measurement is started to the test subject by the display device or audio after the instructing; and

a time-measurement unit operable to start the time-measurement from the point of the time when the time-measurement is started, and finish the time-measurement when said detecting unit detects a predetermined transition of a transition from the ground contact of the leg to the non-ground contact and a transition from the non-ground contact of the leg to the ground contact.

22. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said detecting unit is a mat, including:

a plurality of stamp parts; and

a plurality of switches each of which is disposed under the corresponding stamp part.

7. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect stamp action as input from a test subject;

a guide unit operable to indicates a stamp position where the test subject has to stamp;

a time-measurement unit operable to start time-measurement from a point of time when the guide unit indicates the stamp position where the test subject has to stamp, and finish the time-measurement when the test subject stamps the stamp position; and

a result display unit operable to display a time-measurement result of said time-measurement unit on the display device.

8. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said guide unit repeatedly indicates the stamp position where the test subject has to stamp.

9. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect stamp action as input from a test subject;

a guide unit operable to repeatedly indicates a stamp position where the test subject has to stamp, using the display device;

a time-measurement unit operable to start time-measurement from a point of time when the guide unit first indicates the stamp position where the test subject has to stamp, and finish the time-measurement when a predetermined time elapses; and

a counting unit operable to count a number of times of stamps when the test subject stamps the stamp position indicated by the guide unit; and

a result display unit operable to display a count result of said counting unit on the display device.

10. (canceled)

11. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect stamp action as input from a test subject; and

a correspondence image display unit operable to display a plurality of correspondence images corresponding to a plurality of stamp positions on the display device; and

an information display unit operable to display two information display sections corresponding to two of the plurality of the correspondence images on the display device.

12. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said information display unit displays information in one of the plurality of the information display sections, and

wherein the information has a different kind of content from a content of information to be displayed in the other information display section.

13. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said information display unit displays the two information display sections corresponding to the two correspondence images of the plurality of the correspondence images to display information indicating different numerals from each other therein.

14. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said information display unit displays the two information display sections corresponding to the two correspondence images of the plurality of the correspondence images to display either information indicating different numerals from each other or information indicating same numerals as each other therein.

15. (canceled)

16. A function measurement apparatus to be used in connection with a display device, comprising:

a detecting unit operable to detect full body motion of a test subject;

a display control unit operable to display an object, which moves in a cyclic manner, on the display device;

a determining unit operable to determine success and failure based on a detection result of said detecting unit and a position of the object for each cycle; and

a counting unit operable to increase a counted value when the determining unit determines the success.

17. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein when a first predetermined motion of the test subject is detected during a first period of the one cycle of the object, said determining unit determines the success if a second predetermined motion of the test subject is detected during a second period following the first period, and determines the failure if the second motion is not detected during the second period.

18. A function measurement apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the object is a curved line in appearance, and

wherein the movement in the cyclic manner is rotational movement.