Electronic exercise monitor and method using a location determining component and a pedometer
First Claim
1. An electronic device for determining a distance traveled by a user comprising:
- a pedometer operable to sense a plurality of steps taken by the user;
a location determining component; and
a computing device for calculating an accurate step size of the user by selecting two positions separated by a predetermined distance detected with the location determining component, sensing a number of steps taken between the two positions with the pedometer, and dividing the predetermined distance by the sensed number of steps taken between the two positions, such that the computing device is thereafter operable to determine the distance traveled using the accurate step size of the user and the pedometer.
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Abstract
An electronic device (10) comprising a location determining component (12), such as a global positioning system (“GPS”) device, a pedometer (14), and a computing device (16) is operable to determine a distance traveled by a user. The pedometer (14) is operable to sense a step taken by the user, and the location determining component (12), when accessible, is operable to determine a distance between two positions and supply such information to the computing device (16) for continuous calculation of an accurate step size of the user. When the location determining component (12) is inaccessible, the computing device (16) determines the distance traveled using the accurate step size information. In additional embodiments, a housing (132) is provided for storing a location determining component (112), a pedometer (114), and a computing device (116), and an accelerometer (242) is provided for also determining the step size of the user. A computing device (216) is then operable to calibrate the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer (242).
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46 Claims
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1. An electronic device for determining a distance traveled by a user comprising:
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a pedometer operable to sense a plurality of steps taken by the user; a location determining component; and a computing device for calculating an accurate step size of the user by selecting two positions separated by a predetermined distance detected with the location determining component, sensing a number of steps taken between the two positions with the pedometer, and dividing the predetermined distance by the sensed number of steps taken between the two positions, such that the computing device is thereafter operable to determine the distance traveled using the accurate step size of the user and the pedometer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device for determining a distance traveled by a user comprising:
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a pedometer operable to sense a plurality of steps taken by the user; a location determining component; a computing device for calculating an accurate step size of the user by selecting two positions separated by a predetermined distance detected with the location determining component, sensing a number of steps taken between the two positions with the pedometer, and dividing the predetermined distance by the sensed number of steps taken between the two positions, such that the computing device is thereafter operable to determine the distance traveled using the accurate step size of the user and the pedometer; and a portable housing for storing the pedometer, location determining component, and computing device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device for determining a distance traveled by a user comprising:
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a pedometer operable to sense a step taken by the user; an accelerometer operable to determine a step size of the user; a location determining component for determining distance separation information; and a computing device operable to calculate the step size of the user using the distance separation information supplied by the location determining component, such that— when the location determining component is operable, the computing device calibrates the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer by— selecting two positions separated by a distance detected with the location determining component, sensing a number of steps taken between the two positions with the pedometer, and dividing the distance detected with the location determining component by the sensed number of steps taken between the two positions, and when the location determining component is inoperable, the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer and calibrated by the computing device is used to calculate the distance traveled. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electronic device for determining a distance traveled by a user comprising:
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a pedometer operable to sense a step taken by the user; an accelerometer operable to determine a step size of the user; a location determining component for determining distance separation information; a computing device operable to calculate the step size of the user using the distance separation information supplied by the location determining component, such that— when the location determining component is operable, the computing device calibrates the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer by— selecting two positions separated by a distance detected with the location determining component, sensing a number of steps taken between the two positions with the pedometer, and dividing the distance detected with the location determining component by the sensed number of steps taken between the two positions, and when the location determining component is inoperable, the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer and calibrated by the computing device is used to calculate the distance traveled; and a portable housing for storing the pedometer, the accelerometer, the location determining component, and the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An electronic device for determining a distance traveled by a user comprising:
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a pedometer operable to sense a step taken by the user; an accelerometer operable to determine a step size of the user; a location determining component for determining distance separation information; a computing device operable to calculate the step size of the user using the distance separation information supplied by the location determining component, such that when the location determining component is operable, the computing device calibrates the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer by— selecting two positions separated by a predetermined distance detected with the location determining component, sensing a number of steps taken between the two positions with the pedometer, and dividing the predetermined distance by the sensed number of steps taken between the two positions, and when the location determining component is inoperable, the step size of the user as determined by the accelerometer and calibrated by the computing device is used to calculate the distance traveled; a heart rate monitor operable to determine a heart rate of the user; and a portable housing for storing the pedometer, the accelerometer, the location determining component, the computing device, and the heart rate monitor. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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