Boot or shoe incorporating pedometer or the like
First Claim
1. A boot or shoe incorporating an electronic transducer for detecting when a step is made with the foot wearing the boot or shoe by the wearer thereof, said transducer being arranged to provide an electrical signal for each step detected, the boot or shoe further incorporating electrical circuitry embodying electronic counting and processing means for counting such signals, and electrical or electronic display means operable by said counting and processing means to display numerical quantities derived thereby, said display means including a display element visible from the exterior of the shoe through a transparent window, and user-operable selection means operable to control the operation of said counting and processing means and the operation of the display means by the counting and processing means, said electrical circuitry further including electronic or electrical timing means connected with said counting and processing means, the counting and processing means being operable to record elapsed time as well as the number of signals received from said step detecting means, the counting and processing means being operable by said user-operable selection means to cause said display means to display optionally time or distance-related data.
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Abstract
A boot or shoe incorporating means (12) for detecting when a step is made, and means (5) for recording and displaying the total of the steps so recorded. The means (5) may be a mechanical counter and may be operated by a push button (11) mounted in the heel of the shoe. Alternatively the counter may be an electronic counter. In either case, the counter may be operated by an inertially operated mechanism. Where electronic counting means is used, the boot or shoe may incorporate a micro-processor and may be arranged to display, at will, such quantities as total number of steps made distance walked, means speed, etc., and may even be associated with pulse rate or blood pressure sensing means whereby these quantities may also be displayed.
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- 1. A boot or shoe incorporating an electronic transducer for detecting when a step is made with the foot wearing the boot or shoe by the wearer thereof, said transducer being arranged to provide an electrical signal for each step detected, the boot or shoe further incorporating electrical circuitry embodying electronic counting and processing means for counting such signals, and electrical or electronic display means operable by said counting and processing means to display numerical quantities derived thereby, said display means including a display element visible from the exterior of the shoe through a transparent window, and user-operable selection means operable to control the operation of said counting and processing means and the operation of the display means by the counting and processing means, said electrical circuitry further including electronic or electrical timing means connected with said counting and processing means, the counting and processing means being operable to record elapsed time as well as the number of signals received from said step detecting means, the counting and processing means being operable by said user-operable selection means to cause said display means to display optionally time or distance-related data.
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