BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE

• US 20110295547A1
• Filed: 07/15/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Inventors: KITAGAWA, Masahiro, ASADA, Yuji
• Application Number:
  US13/184,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20110295547A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/141
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/68 Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

The invention improves a degree of freedom of a usage mode and improves measurement accuracy. An exercise amount meter main body including an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration, and a calculation unit for executing a body motion calculating process for calculating body motion of a living body based on acceleration data, further includes an attachment/detachment guide for allowing a belt type attachment body and a clip type attachment body to be attached or detached, wherein the calculation unit executes an attachment/detachment detection process for detecting attachment or detachment from the change in acceleration that appears in the acceleration data when attaching or detaching the belt type attachment body or the clip type attachment body to or from the attachment/detachment guide, and executes the body motion calculating process based on the detected attachment/detachment while switching to a mode complying with a state after the attachment/detachment.

Claims

1. A body motion detection device comprising:

acceleration detection means for detecting acceleration; and

calculation means for executing a body motion calculating process of calculating the body motion of a living body based on acceleration data detected by the acceleration detection means, the body motion detection device comprising;

an attachment/detachment portion for allowing an attachment body to be attached to the living body or a living body associated article to be attached or detached to or from a device main body, wherein

the calculation means is configured to execute an attachment/detachment detection process of detecting attachment or detachment from change in acceleration appearing in the acceleration data when attaching or detaching the attachment body to or from the attachment/detachment portion, and execute the body motion calculating process based on the detected attachment/detachment while switching to a mode complying with a state after the attachment/detachment.

2. The body motion detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the attachment/detachment portion includes a collision body to which one part of the attachment body collides in the attachment or detachment of the attachment body;

and

the attachment/detachment detection process is configured to detect the change in acceleration that appears when one part of the attachment body collides with the collision body from the acceleration data.

3. The body motion detection device according to claim 2, wherein

a plurality of the attachment/detachment portion are respectively arranged in correspondence with each of a plurality of types of attachment bodies.

4. The body motion detection device according to claim 3, wherein

the attachment/detachment detection process detects the type of attached or detached attachment body by a direction of the change in acceleration that appears when one part of the attachment body collides with the collision body.

5. The body motion detection device according to claim 3, wherein

the attachment/detachment portion is configured by differing the number of collision bodies according to the type of the corresponding attachment body;

and

the attachment/detachment detection process is configured to detect the type of attached or detached attachment body by the number of change in acceleration that appears when one part of the attachment body collides with the collision body.

6. A body motion detection device comprising:

acceleration detection means for detecting acceleration;

storage means for storing data;

calculation means for executing a body motion calculating process of calculating the body motion of a living body based on acceleration data detected by the acceleration detection means; and

display means for displaying the calculation result, the body motion detection device comprising;

a plurality of attachment/detachment portions for allowing an attachment body to be attached to the living body or a living body associated article to be attached or detached to or from a device main body according to a type of attachment body;

wherein

the calculation means is configured to

execute an attachment/detachment detection process of detecting attachment and detachment of the attachment body with respect to the attachment/detachment portion and the type of attachment body from change in acceleration that appears in the acceleration data when the attachment body is attached or detached with respect to the attachment/detachment portion, and

execute the body motion calculating process based on the detected attachment/detachment and the type while switching to a mode corresponding to the type of attachment body being attached; and

the display means is configured to display a screen corresponding to the mode.

7. A body motion detection device for detecting body motion of a living body comprising an attachment/detachment portion for allowing an attachment body to be attached to the living body or a living body associated article to be attached or detached to or from a device main body, wherein

the attachment/detachment portion includes

a guide for sliding or rotating the attachment body when the attachment body is attached or detached to or from the device main body, and

a collision portion to which one part of the attachment body collides in the attachment or detachment of the attachment body along the guide.

8. An input device comprising:

acceleration detection means for detecting acceleration;

calculation means for executing a calculation based on the acceleration data detected by the acceleration detection means, and

a housing for accommodating the acceleration detection means and the calculation means, wherein

the housing includes a collision body to be applied with an impact by collision; and

the calculation means is configured to

detect impact acceleration data in which change in acceleration occurs by the impact applied on the collision body from the acceleration data,

detect impact content in which the impact is applied from the acceleration data, and

execute an input information determining process of determining the information inputted by the impact content.

9. A body motion detection method of detecting body motion of a living body from acceleration data indicating change in acceleration caused by the body motion of the living body, the body motion detection method comprising the steps of:

detecting change in acceleration that occurs when an attachment body is attached or detached with respect to a device main body from the acceleration data; and

detecting the body motion from the acceleration data of after attachment or detachment by a body motion detection process of a mode corresponding to a state after the attachment or detachment.