Exercise expenditure monitor device and method
First Claim
1. An exercise expenditure monitor device for measuring a caloric expenditure of a user comprising:
- a heartbeat sensing device for detecting at least a heart rate of the user at exercise;
a reference storage unit for storing a reference heart rate of the user before doing exercise;
an individual physiology database for storing a data of physiology weighted value and a set of individual physiological parameters inputted by the user including sex, age and weight, in which one set of personal physiological parameters corresponds to a physiology weighted value which is a conversion factor for converting caloric expenditure from the heart rate;
a calculating unit for processing and calculating a general caloric expenditure of the user according to an algorithm which includes dividing the heart rate difference between the exercise heart rate and the reference heart rate by the reference heart rate and multiplying by the physiology weighted value; and
a display for displaying the caloric expenditure calculated by the calculating unit.
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Abstract
An exercise expenditure monitor device and method for monitoring a user'"'"'s caloric expenditure at exercise, the exercise expenditure monitor device including a heartbeat sensing device for detecting heart rate of the user, a reference storage unit for storing a standard heart rate and a reference heart rate of the user at rest mode, an individual physiology database for storing data of physiology weighted value and a set of individual physiological parameters inputted by the user including sex, age and weight, each set of individual physiological parameters corresponding to a physiology weighted value, a calculating unit which calculates a general caloric expenditure of the user according to an algorithm including dividing the heart rate difference between the exercise heart rate and the reference heart rate by the reference heart rate and multiplying by the physiology weighted value. Preferably, the exercise expenditure monitoring device includes an activity mode selection unit for storing data of activity weighted value and the item of activity that the user takes e.g. walking, jogging, running, jumping, cycling or aerobic dance. Each activity corresponds to an activity weighted value which is provided to the calculating unit which multiplies the general caloric expenditure by the activity weighted value and obtains a true caloric expenditure of the user.
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12 Claims
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1. An exercise expenditure monitor device for measuring a caloric expenditure of a user comprising:
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a heartbeat sensing device for detecting at least a heart rate of the user at exercise; a reference storage unit for storing a reference heart rate of the user before doing exercise; an individual physiology database for storing a data of physiology weighted value and a set of individual physiological parameters inputted by the user including sex, age and weight, in which one set of personal physiological parameters corresponds to a physiology weighted value which is a conversion factor for converting caloric expenditure from the heart rate; a calculating unit for processing and calculating a general caloric expenditure of the user according to an algorithm which includes dividing the heart rate difference between the exercise heart rate and the reference heart rate by the reference heart rate and multiplying by the physiology weighted value; and a display for displaying the caloric expenditure calculated by the calculating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for monitoring a caloric expenditure of a user during exercise, comprising the steps of:
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(a) inputting a reference heart rate; (b) inputting a set of individual physiological parameters of the user including sex, age and weight; (c) detecting the exercise heart rate of the user at exercise; (d) calculating a heart rate difference by subtracting the reference heart rate from the exercise heart rate; (e) dividing the heart rate difference by the reference heart rate and multiplying by a physiology weighted value, getting a general caloric expenditure of the user; and (f) displaying the caloric expenditure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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