BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE

• US 20110190646A1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: NAKAZAWA, Hironori, SHIHO, Kazuhiro, KATO, Hidetada, HEISHI, Toshihiro
• Application Number:
  US13/013,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20110190646A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/500
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02455 provided with high/low alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A biological information measuring device includes a setting part for setting a target value relating to exercise intensity, a measurement part for measuring biological information that can be converted to exercise intensity, and a correction part for correcting the target value according to a first measured value relating to exercise intensity, where the first measured value is determined from biological information measured by the measurement part during a first exercise period.

Claims

1. A biological information measuring device comprising:

a setting part subjected to set a target value relating to exercise intensity;

a measurement part subjected to measure biological information that can be converted to exercise intensity; and

a correction part subjected to correct the target value according to a first measured value relating to exercise intensity, the first measured value being determined from biological information measured by the measurement part during a first exercise period.

2. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein

the correction part obtains the first measured value according to a previously known biological information parameter.

3. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein

in an instance in which the first measured value is smaller than a first threshold value, the correction part corrects the target value to the first measured value.

4. The biological information measuring device according to claim 3, wherein

in an instance in which the first measured value is equal to or less than a second threshold value that is smaller than the first threshold value, the correction part corrects the target value to the second threshold value.

5. The biological information measuring device according to any of claim 1, further comprising

a first notification part subjected to notify a test subject of at least one of an ideal exercise pace for the first exercise period and a current pace.

6. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein

the target value is a lower limit of a zone relating to exercise intensity, and

the biological information measuring device further includes a second notification part for notifying the test subject of a current position within the zone according to a second measured value relating to exercise intensity determined from biological information during a second exercise period that follows the first exercise period.

7. The biological information measuring device according to claim 3, wherein

the target value is a lower limit of a zone relating to exercise intensity;

the zone has a first region from the first threshold value to an upper limit of the zone;

the first region is divided into a plurality of subregions; and

the biological information measuring device further includes a notification part for notifying the test subject whether the second measured value relating to exercise intensity determined from biological information during the second exercise period that follows the first exercise period belongs to one of the subregions of the first region.

8. The biological information measuring device according to claim 7, wherein:

the one of the subregions is a subregion in which the exercise intensity is the highest among the subregions.

9. The biological information measuring device according to claim 4, wherein

the target value is a lower limit of a zone relating to exercise intensity;

the zone is divided into a first region from the first threshold value to an upper limit of the zone and a second region from the second threshold value or the first measured value to the first threshold value; and

the biological information measuring device further includes a notification part for notifying the test subject whether the second measured value relating to exercise intensity determined from biological information during the second exercise period that follows the first exercise period belongs to one of either the first region or the second region.

10. The biological information measuring device according to claim 3, wherein

the target value is a lower limit of a zone relating to exercise intensity;

the zone is divided into a first region from the first threshold value to an upper limit of the zone and a second region from the first measured value to the first threshold value; and

the biological information measuring device further includes a notification part for notifying the test subject whether the second measured value relating to exercise intensity determined from biological information during the second exercise period that follows the first exercise period belongs to one of either the first region or the second region.

11. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein

the measurement part measures a pulse rate or a heart rate as the biological information, and

the correction part corrects the target value according to the first measured value determined from the pulse rate or the heart rate measured by the measurement part during the first exercise period.