Dive computer with heart rate monitor
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1. A diving computer system, comprising:
- a dive computer having a display screen on which information is displayed;
a heart rate detector in communication with the dive computer, the heart rate detector being wearable by a user and operable to detect a heart beat thereof, the heart rate detector further being operative to transmit information to the dive computer indicative of the heart beat;
wherein the dive computer receives the information transmitted from the heart rate detector and converts the information into a heart rate of the user; and
wherein the dive computer utilizes a decompression algorithm to calculate decompression stops, and wherein the dive computer utilizes the heart rate of the user to compensate the decompression algorithm for actual user workload to vary the decompression stops.
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Abstract
A dive computer that includes heart rate monitoring capability is provided. The heart rate monitoring is accomplished by a belt that fits around the diver'"'"'s chest, and the information is wirelessly transmitted to the dive computer. The heart rate information may be displayed during and after a dive, and the dive computer may selectively utilize the monitored heart rate information to compensate the decompression algorithm based on workload during the dive. The dive computer can also utilize the monitored heart rate information to compensate the decompression algorithm based on workload on the surface before and/or after the dive for no fly and repetitive dive calculations.
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1. A diving computer system, comprising:
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a dive computer having a display screen on which information is displayed; a heart rate detector in communication with the dive computer, the heart rate detector being wearable by a user and operable to detect a heart beat thereof, the heart rate detector further being operative to transmit information to the dive computer indicative of the heart beat; wherein the dive computer receives the information transmitted from the heart rate detector and converts the information into a heart rate of the user; and wherein the dive computer utilizes a decompression algorithm to calculate decompression stops, and wherein the dive computer utilizes the heart rate of the user to compensate the decompression algorithm for actual user workload to vary the decompression stops. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A diving computer system, comprising:
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a dive computer programmed with a decompression algorithm to calculate decompression stops suggested during a dive; a heart rate detector in communication with the dive computer; and wherein the dive computer compensates the decompression algorithm to vary the decompression stops suggested during the dive based on an actual monitored heart rate of a user. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of calculating decompression stops during an underwater dive, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a heart rate of a diver; calculating an actual workload of the diver based on the heart rate; and compensating a decompression algorithm to vary the decompression stops based on the actual workload of the diver.
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