Electronic device, display control method and program

• US 9,763,627 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2013
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Takanori, Takakura, Akira, Tsubata, Keisuke, Koyama, Kazuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Stout, Michael C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kolderman, Nicholas E
• Application Number:
  US14/059,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20140121567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04F 10/00 Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electric means
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data

Abstract

An electronic device includes a living-body signal receiver that receives a living-body signal, and a display information processor that calculates living-body information based on a living-body signal received by the living-body signal receiver, that measures and outputs internal measurement information, and that determines whether or not the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal. A display is configured to display the living-body information and the internal measurement information. A display controller performs a switching operation to switch between the living-body information and the internal measurement information for display on the display based on the result of the determination by the display information processor.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display having first and second display portions that display information;

a living-body signal receiver that receives a living-body signal from a measurement device;

a display information processor that calculates living-body information based on the living-body signal received by the living-body signal receiver, the display information processor comprising;

an internal measurement unit that outputs a plurality of types of internal measurement information measured within the internal measurement unit; and

a determination unit that determines whether or not the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal; and

a display controller that, based on a result of the determination by the determination unit, performs a switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information output by the internal measurement unit and the living-body information calculated by the display information processor for display on the first and/or second display portions of the display;

wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to selectively display any one of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on each of the first and second display portions of the display when the determination unit determines that the living-body signal receiver does not receive the living-body signal;

wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between display of the living-body information and any one of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on the first display portion of the display and to switch between display of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on the second display portion of the display when the determination unit determines that the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal; and

wherein when the determination unit determines that the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal, the display controller performs a control operation to control the display to continue displaying the living-body information on the first display portion of the display while the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between display of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on the second display portion of the display.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of internal measurement information includes a point in time, a time, a number of steps, steps per minute, walking or running acceleration, a walking or running distance, and energy consumed during walking or running.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit performs the determination based on whether or not the living-body signal is received within a predetermined period of time.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit performs the determination based on whether or not the living-body signal is received within a predetermined period of time.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein if the living-body signal is received at least one time within the predetermined period of time, or if the living-body signal is continuously received within a predetermined period within the predetermined period of time, the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is received.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein if the living-body signal is received at least one time within the predetermined period of time, or if the living-body signal is continuously received within a predetermined period within the predetermined period of time, the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is received.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the living-body information calculated by the display information processor falls within a range of a predetermined threshold, and wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information output by the internal measurement unit and the living-body information calculated by the display information processor for display on the display based on the result of the determination by the determination unit determining whether or not the living body information falls within the range of the predetermined threshold.

8. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the living-body information calculated by the display information processor falls within a range of a predetermined threshold, and wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information output by the internal measurement unit and the living-body information calculated by the display information processor for the display on the display based on the result of the determination by the determination unit determining whether or not the living body information falls within the range of the predetermined threshold.

9. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the living-body information calculated by the display information processor falls within a range of a predetermined threshold, and wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information output by the internal measurement unit and the living-body information calculated by the display information processor for the display on the display based on the result of the determination by the determination unit determining whether or not the living body information falls within the range of the predetermined threshold.

10. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the living-body information calculated by the display information processor falls within a range of a predetermined threshold, and wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information output by the internal measurement unit and the living-body information calculated by the display information processor for the display on the display based on the result of the determination by the determination unit determining whether or not the living body information falls within the range of the predetermined threshold.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a signal acquisition controller that performs switching between settings that activate and stop the living-body signal receiver.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the display controller causes the display to display whether the living-body signal receiver is set to be activated or is set to be stopped.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the signal acquisition controller activates operation of the living-body signal receiver when transition to a predetermined mode is performed.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein if the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is received, the display controller performs the switching operation by switching among multiple display patterns of the display in each of which the living-body information calculated by the display information processor is displayed on the display, and wherein if the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is not received, the display controller performs the switching operation by switching among multiple display patterns of the display in each of which the internal measurement information output by the internal measurement unit is displayed on the display.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein if the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is received, the display controller immediately performs the switching operation to switch among the multiple display patterns in each of which the living-body information is displayed on the display, or if the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is received and additionally determines that the living-body information calculated by the display information processor falls within a range of a predetermined threshold, the display controller immediately performs the switching operation to switch among the multiple display patterns in each of which the living-body information is displayed on the display.

16. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein if a state where the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is received is changed to a state where the determination unit determines that the living-body signal is not received, after waiting a predetermined period of time, the display controller performs the switching operation by switching among multiple display patterns of the display in each of which the internal measurement information measured by the internal measurement unit is displayed on the display.

17. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information and the living-body information so as to be displayed by the display in a display pattern that differs from one mode to another, and in a predetermined mode, the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between the internal measurement information and the living-body information.

18. An electronic device comprising:

a living-body signal receiver that receives a living-body signal;

a display information processor that calculates living-body information based on a living-body signal received by the living-body signal receiver, that measures and outputs a plurality of types of internal measurement information, and that determines whether or not the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal;

a display having first and second display portions configured to display the living-body information and the internal measurement information; and

a display controller that performs a switching operation to switch between the living-body information and the internal measurement information for display on the first and/or second display portions of the display based on the result of the determination by the display information processor;

wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to selectively display any one of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on each of the first and second display portions of the display when the display information processor determines that the living-body signal receiver does not receive the living-body signal;

wherein the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between display of the living-body information and any one of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on the first display portion of the display and to switch between display of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on the second display portion of the display when the display information processor determines that the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal; and

wherein when the display information processor determines that the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal, the display controller performs a control operation to control the display to continue displaying the living-body information on the first display portion of the display while the display controller performs the switching operation to switch between display of the plurality of types of internal measurement information on the second display portion of the display.

19. An electronic device comprising:

a living-body signal receiver that receives a living-body signal;

a display information processor that determines whether or not the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal and calculates living-body information based on a living-body signal received by the living-body signal receiver, the display information processor including an internal measurement unit that measures and outputs internal measurement information;

a display configured to display the living-body information and the internal measurement information; and

a display controller that performs a switching operation to switch between the living-body information and the internal measurement information for display on the display based on the result of the determination by the display information processor, and that performs a controlling operation to cause the display to continue displaying the living-body information each time the display information processor determines that the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal;

wherein the display comprises a display screen having two display portions;

wherein when the display information processor determines that the living-body signal receiver does not receive the living-body signal, the display controller performs the switching operation for display of the internal measurement information, but not the living-body information, on the two display portions of the display screen; and

wherein when the display information processor determines that the living-body signal receiver receives the living-body signal, the display controller performs the switching operation to switch the display on one of the two display portions of the display from the internal measurement information to the living body information while the other of the two display portions of the display continues to display the internal measurement information.