Bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus with simplified setting and display recognition

• US 6,519,491 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2001
• Issued: 02/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Kenmochi, Hiroki, Koyama, Kazuyasu, Ishikawa, Toshihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Natnithithadha, Navin
• Application Number:
  US09/769,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20010011043A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 600/547, 600/300, 128/920, 128/921
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4869 Determining body composition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus is provided, comprising an input device, a storage device, a measuring device, an arithmetic and control device, and a display device. The input device inputs a personal body data of a test subject; the storage device stores the inputted personal body data; the measuring device measure a physical characteristics of a living body; the arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on the physical characteristics and the inputted personal body data; and the display device indicates the inputted personal body data and evaluated result. Upon setting the personal body data, a luminescent element in the input device corresponding to a section available for an entry operation is lighted up.

Claims

1. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus comprising an input device, a storage device, a measuring device, an arithmetic and control device;

and a display device, in which;

said input device inputs personal body data of a test subject;

said storage device stores said inputted personal body data;

said measuring device measures physical characteristics of a living body;

said arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on said physical characteristics and said inputted personal body data to produce an evaluated result; and

said display device indicates the inputted personal body data and evaluated result;

wherein said input device comprises a plurality of switches, each switch having a luminescent element associated therewith and located in the vicinity of or inside the switch; and

wherein the luminescent element associated with one of the switches available for an entry operation to set the personal body data can be illuminated.

2. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 1, in which said physical characteristics measured by said measuring device is a bioelectric impedance value, and said condition of the living body evaluated by said arithmetic and control device is of concerning to a body fat.

3. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus comprising an input device, a storage device, a measuring device, an arithmetic and control device, and a display device, in which:

said input device inputs personal body data of a test subject;

said storage device stores said inputted personal body data;

said measuring device measures physical characteristic of a living body;

said arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on said physical characteristics and said inputted personal body data to produce an evaluated result; and

said display device indicates the inputted personal body data and evaluated result;

wherein said input device comprises a plurality of switches, each switch having a luminescent element associated therewith and located in the vicinity of or inside the switch; and

wherein the luminescent element associated with one of the switches available for an entry operation to set the personal body data can be illuminated; and

said display device, upon setting the personal body data, specifies data to be entered in an entry operation.

5. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 3, in which the data to be inputted first among the personal body data from said input device is a data concerning to the age.

6. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 5, in which said arithmetic and control device modifies the standby time until the automatic power-off to become longer as the entered age gets higher.

4. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus comprising an input device, a storage device, a measuring device, an arithmetic and control device, and a display device, in which:

said input device inputs personal body data of a test subject including an age data;

said storage device stores said inputted personal body data;

said measuring device measures physical characteristics of a living body;

said arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on said physical characteristics and said inputted personal body data to produce an evaluated result; and

said display device indicates the inputted personal body data and evaluated result;

wherein said arithmetic and control device modifies a standby time until an automatic power-off based on the entered age data.

7. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus comprising an input device, a storage device, a measuring device, an arithmetic and control device, and a display device, in which:

said input device inputs personal body data of a test subject including an age data;

said storage device stores said inputted personal body data;

said measuring device measures physical characteristics of a living body;

said arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on said physical characteristics and said inputted personal body data to produce an evaluated result; and

said display device indicates the inputted personal body data and evaluated result;

wherein in said input device, upon setting the personal body data, a luminescent element corresponding to a section available for an entry operation is lighted up; and

said arithmetic and control device modifies a standby time until an automatic power-off based on the entered age data.

8. The bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus of claim 7, wherein said input device comprises a plurality of switches, each switch having a luminescent element associated therewith and located in the vicinity of or inside the switch;

and

wherein the luminescent element associated with one of the switches available for an entry operation to set the personal body data can be illuminated.

9. A bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus comprising an input and display device, a storage device, a measuring device, and an arithmetic and control device, in which:

said input and display device inputs personal body data of a test subject;

said storage device stores said inputted personal body of the test subject;

said measuring device measures physical characteristics of a living body; and

said arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on said physical characteristics and the inputted personal body data to produce an evaluated result;

said input and display device indicates said inputted personal body data and said evaluated result;

wherein said input and display device is a LCD of touch panel type which is designed such that a display area of a touching section of the LCD available for an entry operation to set the personal body data lights up or flashes.