Method and measuring arrangement for determining speed of runner, walker or another moving and living object
First Claim
1. A method of determining the speed of a runner, walker or another moving and living object by a measuring arrangement, the method comprising:
- measuring at least one measurement variable during an actual determination of speed, said at least one measurement variable being directly or indirectly related to the stepping of the object and dependent on the speed of movement of the moving and living object;
teaching the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed as a user-specific formula to the measuring arrangement at least once before the actual determination of speed during use by means of user-specific teaching information; and
using said formula for the actual determination of speed.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a measuring arrangement for determining the speed of a runner, walker or another moving and living object by a measuring arrangement. In the actual determination of speed during use the method comprises measuring at least one measurement variable which is directly or indirectly related to the object'"'"'s stepping and dependent on the speed of movement of the moving and living object. An essential feature of the method is that, before the actual determination of speed during use, the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed is at least once taught to the measuring arrangement as a formula by means of user-specific teaching information, the formula being used for the actual determination of speed during use.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of determining the speed of a runner, walker or another moving and living object by a measuring arrangement, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one measurement variable during an actual determination of speed, said at least one measurement variable being directly or indirectly related to the stepping of the object and dependent on the speed of movement of the moving and living object;
teaching the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed as a user-specific formula to the measuring arrangement at least once before the actual determination of speed during use by means of user-specific teaching information; and
using said formula for the actual determination of speed. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 39)
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39. A method according to claim 11, wherein the formula used for determining the speed is selected depending on whether the object was walking or running.
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2. A method of determining the speed of a runner, walker or another moving and living object by a measuring arrangement, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one measurement variable during an actual determination of speed, said at least one measurement variable being directly or indirectly related to the stepping of the object and dependent on the speed of movement of the moving and living object;
specifying and storing the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed in the measuring arrangement in advance with user-specific information;
forming, selecting or otherwise generating a user-specific formula by means of said known dependence between the measurement variable and the speed and the user-specific information; and
using said formula for the actual determination of speed. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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- 27. A measuring arrangement for determining the speed of a runner, walker or another moving and living object, the measuring arrangement comprising a sensor for measuring at least one measurement variable which is directly or indirectly related to the object'"'"'s stepping and dependent on the speed of movement of the moving and living object, the measuring arrangement also comprising a calculating unit, which determines the speed on the basis of the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed to be taught to the measuring arrangement, and one or more members in contact with the calculating unit for providing user-specific teaching information, and the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed being taught as a user-specific formula to the measuring arrangement using the teaching information and said sensor which measures the measurement variable as a source of user-specific teaching information for determining the speed with said calculating unit, which employs the formula.
- 32. A measuring arrangement for determining the speed of a runner, walker or another moving and living object, the measuring arrangement comprises a sensor for measuring at least one measurement variable which is directly or indirectly related to the object'"'"'s stepping and dependent on the speed of the moving and living object, the measuring arrangement also comprising a calculating unit which determines the speed on the basis of the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed stored in the measuring arrangement in advance, and one or more members in contact with the calculating unit for supplying user-specific information to the measuring arrangement, the user-specific information being used for specifying the dependence between the measurement variable and the speed to create, select or otherwise generate a user-specific formula for determining the speed by the calculating unit, which employs the formula.
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