Heart rate sensing apparatus adapted for chest or earlobe mounted sensor
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1. A heart rate sensing apparatus comprising:
- user mounted means for sensing electrical activity of a user'"'"'s heart and for transmitting a signal derived from the electrical activity of the user'"'"'s heart, at least the sensing means being adapted to be mounted on a chest of the user; and
signal receiving and processing means independent of the user mounted means for receiving at least one signal transmitted from the user mounted means and for processing each signal so as to simulate an earlobe mounted sensor, the signal receiving and processing means incorporating plug means adapted for removably mounting the signal receiving and processing means in equipment adapted to process signals emitted by an earlobe sensor.
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Abstract
A heart rate sensing apparatus includes user mounted means for sensing the electrical activity of a user'"'"'s heart and for transmitting a signal derived from the electrical activity of the user'"'"'s heart. At least the sensing means can be mounted on the chest of the user. Signal receiving and processing means is provided, independent of the user mounted means, for receiving a signal transmitted from the user mounted means and for processing the shape of each signal so as to simulate an earlobe mounted sensor.
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14 Claims
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1. A heart rate sensing apparatus comprising:
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user mounted means for sensing electrical activity of a user'"'"'s heart and for transmitting a signal derived from the electrical activity of the user'"'"'s heart, at least the sensing means being adapted to be mounted on a chest of the user; and signal receiving and processing means independent of the user mounted means for receiving at least one signal transmitted from the user mounted means and for processing each signal so as to simulate an earlobe mounted sensor, the signal receiving and processing means incorporating plug means adapted for removably mounting the signal receiving and processing means in equipment adapted to process signals emitted by an earlobe sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A heart rate sensing apparatus comprising:
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user mounted means for sensing electrical activity of a user'"'"'s heart and for transmitting a signal derived from the electrical activity of the user'"'"'s heart, at least the sensing means being adapted to be mounted on the chest of the user; and signal receiving and processing means independent of the user mounted means for receiving at least one signal transmitted from the user mounted means and for processing each signal so as to simulate an earlobe mounted sensor, the signal processing means comprising means for generating a pulse in response to a heart beat and means for shaping edges of the pulse. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A heart rate sensing apparatus comprising:
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user mounted means for sensing electrical activity of a user'"'"'s heart and for transmitting a signal derived from the electrical activity of the user'"'"'s heart, at least the sensing means being adapted to be mounted on the chest of the user; signal receiving and processing means independent of the user mounted means for receiving at least one signal transmitted from the user mounted means and for processing each signal so as to simulate an earlobe mounted sensor; and a power supply means for at least one of the signal processing means and the receiver, deriving a power supply output from drive pulses generated by the sensing means and intended for driving an infra-red LED of an earlobe sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A heart rate sensing apparatus comprising:
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user mounted means for sensing electrical activity of a user'"'"'s heart and for transmitting a signal derived from the electrical activity of the user'"'"'s heart, at least the sensing means being adapted to be mounted on the chest of the user; signal receiving and processing means independent of the user mounted means for receiving at least one signal transmitted from the user mounted means and for processing each signal so as to simulate an earlobe mounted sensor; and a power supply means for at least one of the signal processing means and the receiver, deriving a power supply output from drive pulses generated by the sensing means and intended for driving an infra-red LED of an earlobe sensor, the power supply means comprising a Schottky diode in series with the drive pulses and a storage capacitor in parallel with the drive pulses.
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