Method in connection with personal non-invasive heartrate measuring arrangement with alarm
First Claim
1. A method applied in connection with a personal non-invasive heart rate measuring arrangement, comprising:
- supplying information to the heart rate measuring arrangement to form several heart rate limit alarm pairs, each of which comprises a lower heart rate limit and an upper heart rate limit, supplying time information on each heart rate limit pair to the heart rate measuring arrangement, the time information indicating a time period during which a heart rate limit alarm pair or at least one of the heart rate limits of a heart rate limit alarm pair is effective during an exercise, forming a heart rate limit alarm sequence progressing in accordance with the time information on the heart rate limit alarm pairs, using the heart rate limit alarm sequence during the exercise to control the exercise, the heart rate limit alarm sequence controlling the exercise comprising a section where the heart rate rises and a section where the heart rate falls, the sections together forming an interval period in the heart rate limit alarm sequence, supplying the number of said interval periods to the heart rate measuring arrangement wherein a number of successive interval periods is formed in the heart rate limit alarm sequence.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method applied in connection with a personal non-invasive heart rate measuring arrangement. In the method, information is supplied to the heart rate measuring arrangement to form several heart rate limit alarm pairs, each of which comprises a lower limit and an upper limit for the heart rate. Time information on each heart rate limit pair is also supplied in the method, the time information indicating a time period during which a heart rate limit alarm pair or at least one of the heart rate limits of a heart rate limit alarm pair is effective during the exercise, controlling the exercise. A heart rate limit alarm sequence progressing in accordance with the time information on the heart rate limit alarm pairs is formed in the method from the heart rate limit alarm pairs, and the heart rate limit alarm sequence is used during the exercise to control the exercise.
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1. A method applied in connection with a personal non-invasive heart rate measuring arrangement, comprising:
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supplying information to the heart rate measuring arrangement to form several heart rate limit alarm pairs, each of which comprises a lower heart rate limit and an upper heart rate limit, supplying time information on each heart rate limit pair to the heart rate measuring arrangement, the time information indicating a time period during which a heart rate limit alarm pair or at least one of the heart rate limits of a heart rate limit alarm pair is effective during an exercise, forming a heart rate limit alarm sequence progressing in accordance with the time information on the heart rate limit alarm pairs, using the heart rate limit alarm sequence during the exercise to control the exercise, the heart rate limit alarm sequence controlling the exercise comprising a section where the heart rate rises and a section where the heart rate falls, the sections together forming an interval period in the heart rate limit alarm sequence, supplying the number of said interval periods to the heart rate measuring arrangement wherein a number of successive interval periods is formed in the heart rate limit alarm sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method applied in connection with a personal non-invasive heart rate measuring arrangement, comprising:
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supplying information to the heart rate measuring arrangement to form several heart rate limit alarm pairs, each of which comprises a lower heart rate limit and an upper heart rate limit, supplying time information on each heart rate limit pair to the heart rate measuring arrangement, the time information indicating a time period during which the heart rate must be within the range of said heart rate limit alarm pair during the exercise;
forming a heart rate limit alarm sequence progressing in accordance with the time information on the heart rate limit alarm pairs, using the heart rate limit alarm sequence during the exercise to control the exercise, the heart rate limit alarm sequence controlling the exercise comprising a section where the heart rate rises and a section where the heart rate falls, the sections together forming an interval period in the heart rate limit alarm sequence, supplying the number of said interval periods to the heart rate measuring arrangement wherein a number of successive interval periods is formed in the heart rate limit alarm sequence.
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13. A method for controlling an exercise performed by a person, comprising:
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providing a heart rate measuring arrangement capable of monitoring a current heart rate of said person during said exercise;
programming said arrangement with a predetermined heart rate limit alarm sequence, said sequence including at least two successive interval periods, each of said interval periods including a first section wherein said current heart rate is rising and a second section wherein said current heart rate is falling, each of said first sections including a heart rate limit alarm pair, said heart rate limit alarm pair including a lower heart rate limit and an upper heart rate limit, and wherein said sequence further includes time information, said time information providing an operating time period for the heart rate limit alarm pair in each of said successive intervals;
operating said arrangement in accordance with said predetermined heart rate limit alarm sequence during said exercise whereby said current heart rate is monitored over the length of said sequence and wherein said current heart rate is compared to said heart rate limit alarm pair as said sequence moves through each successive interval; and
providing feedback to said person based on the comparison of said current heart rate to said heart rate limit alarm pair. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
wherein said receiver unit receives information from said information inputting unit, said information inputting unit being wirelessly connected to said heart rate measuring arrangement.
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20. The method according to claim 13, wherein said heart rate measuring arrangement includes an optical receiver unit and an information inputting unit, and wherein said programming step is accomplished via wireless transfer of data to said optical receiver unit;
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wherein said receiver unit receives information from said information inputting unit, said information inputting unit being wirelessly connected to said heart rate measuring arrangement.
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21. The method according to claim 13, wherein said heart rate measuring arrangement further includes an alarm for providing the feedback to said person.
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22. The method according to claim 21, wherein said alarm is activated until said person'"'"'s current heart rate is between said lower heart rate limit and said upper heart rate limit of the active heart rate limit alarm pair.
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23. The method according to claim 21, wherein said alarm is activated if said person'"'"'s current heart rate rises above said upper heart rate limit or falls below said lower heart rate limit of the active heart rate limit alarm pair.
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