Electronic apparatus and program

• US 9,546,882 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASICS Corporation, Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: ASICS Corporation, Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Shinayama, Ryota, Kajita, Youzou, Takakura, Akira, Shimizu, Hiroshi, Ihashi, Tomohiro, Tsubata, Keisuke, Tagawa, Takehiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): SKIBINSKI, THOMAS S
• Application Number:
  US14/424,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20150226574A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,232 Days
• Field of Search: 377/24.2, 340/669, 340/540, 340/665
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a sensor, a body that is provided separately from and is not incorporated to a shoe worn by a user, and a processing circuit provided on the body. The processing circuit obtains, based on a detection result of the sensor, a number of steps taken by the user during traveling while wearing the shoe, and calculates a wear degree, indicating a degree to which the shoe of the user is worn out, based on the number of steps.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a wristwatch body that is provided separately from and is not incorporated to a shoe that is worn by a user;

a sensor that is built into the wristwatch body and that detects a number of steps taken by the user during traveling while wearing the shoe;

a processing circuit provided on the wristwatch body to;

obtain, based on a detection result of the sensor, a number of steps taken by the user during traveling while wearing the shoe; and

calculate a wear degree, indicating a degree to which the shoe of the user is worn out, based on the number of obtained steps; and

a display that is provided on the wristwatch body and on which information relating to the calculated wear degree is displayed.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further provided to convert the number of obtained steps into the wear degree using a coefficient in consideration of information relating to the user.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information relating to the user includes at least one of a body weight of the user, a traveling speed of the user, a running level of the user, and a gender of the user.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory provided on the wristwatch body to store a cumulative value of the wear degree;

wherein the processing circuit is further provided to;

add the calculated wear degree to the cumulative value of the wear degree, which is stored in the memory, to calculate a new cumulative value of the wear degree;

calculate cushioning properties of the shoe based on the new cumulative value of the wear degree; and

control the display to display the calculated cushioning properties of the shoe.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the memory is further provided to store a plurality of cumulative values of the wear degree for a respective plurality of shoes worn by the user;

and

wherein the processing circuit is further provided to;

recognize one shoe as selected from the plurality of shoes;

read the cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe from the memory;

add the calculated the wear degree to the read cumulative value of the wear degree to calculate a new cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe; and

calculate cushioning properties of the one shoe based on the new cumulative value of the wear degree.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processing circuit is further provided to, based on an instruction, initialize the cumulative value of the wear degree stored in the memory.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor includes an acceleration sensor.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the sensor includes an acceleration sensor; and

the processing circuit is further provided to;

obtain a traveling pitch of the user within a predetermined amount of time based on a detection result of the acceleration sensor, and

obtain a number of steps of the user during traveling based on the traveling pitch and a traveling time of the user.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory provided on the wristwatch body in communication with the processing circuit for storing a value of the wear degree calculated by the processing circuit, the display being configured to display a cushioning property of the shoe based on the wear degree stored in the memory; and

an input unit provided on the wristwatch body for inputting personal information of the user, the personal information including at least one of a body weight of the user, a traveling speed of the user, a running level of the user, and a gender of the user;

wherein the processing circuit is further provided to calculate the wear degree based on the inputted personal information.

10. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory provided on the wristwatch body to store a plurality of cumulative values of the wear degree; and

a selection inputter provided on the wristwatch body to receive an input of one shoe, selected by the user, from a plurality of shoes displayed on the display;

wherein the processing circuit is further provided to;

read the cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe from the memory; and

add the calculated wear degree to the read cumulative value of the wear degree to obtain a new cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a computer in an electronic apparatus, causes the computer to:

obtain, based on a detection result of a sensor, a number of steps taken by a user during traveling while wearing a shoe;

calculate a wear degree, indicating a degree to which the shoe of the user is worn out, based on the number of steps obtained; and

display information relating to the calculated wear degree on a display;

wherein the computer and the sensor are built into a wristwatch body of the electronic apparatus that is separate from and is not incorporated to the shoe.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the stored computer program, when executed by the computer, further causes the computer to:

store in a memory a plurality of cumulative values of the wear degree; and

receive by a selection inputter an input of one shoe, selected by the user, from a plurality of shoes displayed on the display;

read the cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe from the memory; and

add the calculated wear degree to the read cumulative value of the wear degree to obtain a new cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe.

13. An electronic apparatus for measuring a degree of wear of a shoe worn by a user, the electronic apparatus comprising:

a wrist-worn body provided separately from and not incorporated to the shoe;

a sensor built into the wrist-worn body for detecting a number of steps taken by the user while wearing the shoe;

a processor mounted to the wrist-worn body for performing a processing operation to calculate the degree of wear of the shoe based on the number of steps detected by the sensor; and

a display provided on the wrist-worn body and on which information relating to the calculated degree of wear is displayed.

14. An electronic apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a memory provided on the wristwatch body to store a plurality of cumulative values of the wear degree; and

a selection inputter provided on the wristwatch body to receive an input of one shoe, selected by the user, from a plurality of shoes displayed on the display;

wherein the processing circuit is further provided to;

read the cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe from the memory; and

add the calculated wear degree to the read cumulative value of the wear degree to obtain a new cumulative value of the wear degree for the one shoe.

15. An electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the wrist-worn body comprises a wristwatch.