Exercise-hardness data output apparatus

• US 5,474,077 A
• Filed: 02/09/1993
• Issued: 12/12/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Suga, Fusao
• Primary Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GILBERT, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US08/015,636
• Time in Patent Office: 1,036 Days
• Field of Search: 128/633, 128/687, 128/689, 128/690, 128/691, 482/3, 482/8, 482/9, 482/7, 482/51, 482/52, 482/54, 482/900, 482/901, 482/74
• US Class Current: 600/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

An exercise-level of difficulty data output apparatus outputs exercise-level of difficulty of an exercise which a user takes, as exercise-level of difficulty data, which can be used for general purposes in the exercise physiology. Using the apparatus, the user can objectively learn the exercise level of difficulty of his (or her) exercise for keeping himself healthy or for developing his physical strength. The exercise-level of difficulty data output apparatus calculates exercise-level of difficulty data from counted pulse number of the user and his age, and outputs the exercise-level of difficulty data. Further, the exercise-level of difficulty data output apparatus calculates and displays a predetermined pulse-number range indicating the most suitable exercise level of difficulty for the age of the user.

Claims

1. An exercise-level of difficulty monitoring apparatus comprising:

age-data output means for providing age data of a user;

electrocardiogram-wave measuring means for measuring an electrocardiogram-wave of the user;

a pulse-number data measuring circuit for obtaining pulse-number data from the electrocardiogram-wave measured by said electrocardiogram-wave measuring means;

data deriving means for deriving exercise-level of difficulty data from the pulse-number data obtained by said pulse-number data measuring circuit and the age data output by said age-data output means; and

exercise-level of difficulty data output means for outputting the exercise-level of difficulty data derived by said data deriving means.

2. An exercise-level of difficulty monitoring apparatus comprising:

age-data output means for providing age data of a user;

transmitting means for sensing heart beats of the user to generate a heart-beat signal, and for outputting the generated heart-beat signal, by means of one of;

electromagnetic induction and

an electromagnetic wave;

receiving means for receiving the heart-beat signal output by said transmitting means;

pulse-number data measuring means for measuring corresponding pulse-number data from the heart-beat signal received by said receiving means;

data deriving means for deriving exercise-level of difficulty data from the pulse-number data measured by said pulse-number data measuring means and the age data provided by said age-data output means; and

exercise-level of difficulty data output means for outputting the exercise-level of difficulty data derived by said data deriving means.

3. An exercise-level of difficulty monitoring apparatus comprising:

age-data output means for providing age data of a user;

first pulse-number data obtaining means for obtaining first pulse-number data which define a predetermined range of most suitable exercise-level of difficulty for an age of the user, based on the age data provided by said age-data output means;

first pulse-number data output means for outputting the first pulse-number data obtained by said first pulse-number data obtaining means;

electrocardiogram-wave measuring means for measuring an electrocardiogram-wave of the user;

second pulse-number data obtaining means for obtaining second pulse-number data from the electrocardiogram-wave measured by said electrocardiogram-wave measuring means; and

second pulse-number data output means for outputting the second pulse-number data obtained by said second pulse-number data obtaining means.

4. An exercise-level of difficulty monitoring apparatus comprising:

age-data output means for providing age data of a user;

first pulse-number data obtaining means for obtaining first pulse-number data which define a predetermined range of most suitable exercise-level of difficulty for an age of the user, based on the age data provided by said age-data output means;

first pulse-number data output means for outputting the first pulse-number data obtained by said first pulse-number data obtaining means;

transmitting means for sensing heart beats of the user to generate a heart-beat signal, and for outputting the generated heart-beat signal, by means of one of;

electromagnetic induction and

an electromagnetic wave;

receiving means for receiving the heart-beat signal output by said transmitting means; and

second pulse-number data obtaining means for obtaining second pulse-number data from the heart-beat signal received by said receiving means; and

second pulse-number data output means for outputting the second pulse-number data obtained by said second pulse-number data obtaining means.

5. An exercise-level of difficulty monitoring apparatus comprising:

age-data output means for outputting age data of a user;

exercise-level of difficulty setting means for setting ratio data expressed in terms of a ratio of desired exercise level of difficulty to a maximum exercise-level of difficulty;

ratio-data storing means for storing the ratio data set by said exercise-level of difficulty setting means;

pulse-number calculating means for calculating a pulse number from a maximum pulse number for the age data output by said age-data output means and the ratio data stored in said ratio-data storing means to obtain first pulse-number data;

first pulse-number output means for outputting the first pulse-number data obtained by said pulse-number calculating means;

electrocardiogram-wave measuring means for measuring an electrocardiogram-wave of the user;

pulse-number data measuring means for obtaining second pulse-number data from the electrocardiogram-wave measured by said electrocardiogram-wave measuring means; and

second pulse-number output means for outputting the second pulse-number data obtained by said pulse-number data measuring means.

6. An exercise-level of difficulty monitoring apparatus comprising:

age-data output means for outputting age data of a user;

exercise-level of difficulty setting means for setting ratio data expressed in terms of a ratio of desired exercise level of difficulty to maximum exercise-level of difficulty;

ratio-data storing means for storing the ratio data set by said exercise-level of difficulty setting means;

pulse-number calculating means for calculating a pulse number from a maximum pulse number for the age data output by said age-data output means and the ratio data stored in said ratio-data storing means to obtain first pulse-number data;

first pulse-number output means for outputting the first pulse-number data obtained by said pulse-number calculating means;

transmitting means for sensing heart beats of the user to generate a heart-beat signal, and for outputting the generated heart-beat signal, by means of one of;

electromagnetic induction and

an electromagnetic wave;

receiving means for receiving the heart-beat signal output by said transmitting means; and

pulse-number data obtaining means for obtaining second pulse-number data from the heart-beat signal received by said receiving means; and

second pulse-number output means for outputting the second pulse-number data obtained by said pulse-number data obtaining means.