METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEASURING A METABOLIC RATE OF A USER
First Claim
1. A method for measuring a metabolic rate of a user, said method to be implemented using an electronic device that includes an instructing module, a voice recording module, and a processor, said method comprising the following steps of:
- outputting, by the instructing module, a first instruction to instruct the user to pronounce a first specified sound at rest;
recording, by the voice recording module, a first vocal signal associated with the first specified sound pronounced by the user;
outputting, by the instructing module, a second instruction to instruct the user to pronounce a second specified sound at exercise;
recording, by the voice recording module, a second vocal signal associated with the second specified sound pronounced by the user; and
evaluating, by the processor, the metabolic rate of the user according to the first vocal signal, the second vocal signal, and a maximum oxygen uptake of the user that is pre-obtained by the electronic device.
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Abstract
In a method for measuring a metabolic rate of a user, an electronic device is configured to: output a first instruction to instruct the user to pronounce a first specified sound at rest; record a first vocal signal associated with the first specified sound pronounced by the user; output a second instruction to instruct the user to pronounce a second specified sound at exercise; record a second vocal signal associated with the second specified sound pronounced by the user; and evaluate the metabolic rate of the user according to the first vocal signal, the second vocal signal, and a maximum oxygen uptake of the user that is pre-obtained by the electronic device.
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1. A method for measuring a metabolic rate of a user, said method to be implemented using an electronic device that includes an instructing module, a voice recording module, and a processor, said method comprising the following steps of:
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outputting, by the instructing module, a first instruction to instruct the user to pronounce a first specified sound at rest; recording, by the voice recording module, a first vocal signal associated with the first specified sound pronounced by the user; outputting, by the instructing module, a second instruction to instruct the user to pronounce a second specified sound at exercise; recording, by the voice recording module, a second vocal signal associated with the second specified sound pronounced by the user; and evaluating, by the processor, the metabolic rate of the user according to the first vocal signal, the second vocal signal, and a maximum oxygen uptake of the user that is pre-obtained by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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