Portable audio device with body/motion signal reporting device

• US 7,003,122 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Issued: 02/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Original Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Grier, Laura A.
• Application Number:
  US10/733,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20050129253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 381/67, 600528-529
• US Class Current: 381/67
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02455 provided with high/low alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/741 using synthesised speech
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

A portable audio device includes an audio signal generating device for generating an audio signal, a body/motion signal detecting device for detecting and generating a body/motion signal, a signal loop selecting circuit which is coupled to the body/motion signal detecting device, a timer control circuit which generates a loop selection controlling signal at a predetermined time interval, a control device and an audio signal output device which outputs the audio signal vocally. The audio signal generated by the audio signal output device is transmitted to the audio signal output device, and the body signal is transmitted to the audio signal output device under control of the loop selection controlling signal generated by the timer control circuit at the predetermined time interval.

Claims

1. A portable audio device with a body/motion signal reporting device for reporting at least one body/motion signal of a user, comprising:

an audio signal generating device for generating an audio signal;

an audio signal output device for receiving and outputting the audio signal from the audio signal generating device;

a timer control circuit for generating a loop selection controlling signal at a predetermined time interval;

a micro-processor for controlling the timer control circuit;

at least one body signal sensing device for detecting and transmitting at least one body signal of the user;

a motion signal detecting device for detecting a motion signal of the user while the user is exercising, the motion signal being transmitted to the audio signal generating device under control of the loop selection controlling signal of the timer control circuit; and

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a signal loop selecting circuit having a first signal loop and a second signal loop selectable by the loop selection controlling signal of the timer control circuit, the body signal being transmitted to the audio signal generating device via the first signal loop and the motion signal being transmitted to the audio signal generating device via the second signal loop.

2. The portable audio device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body signal sensing device comprises a wireless heartbeat signal sensing device which comprises:

a heartbeat detector for detecting a series of heartbeat signals of the user; and

a heartbeat signal processing circuit for receiving and processing the heartbeat signals transmitted from the heartbeat detector, and forwarding the heartbeat signals to the audio signal generating device under control of the loop selection controlling signal of the timer control circuit.

3. The portable audio device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion signal detecting device comprises a pedometer which includes a pace detector for detecting a pace signal of the user.

4. The portable audio device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the micro-processor further generates an audio control signal to the audio signal generating device to pause the transmission of the audio signal from the audio signal generating device to the audio signal output device during the body signal of the body signal sensing device is transmitted to the audio signal output device.