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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180591 | Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable monitoring device comprising (i) a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user, (ii) a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of the user and, in r... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180592 | Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable monitoring device comprises (i) a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user, (ii) a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of a user and, in resp... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171033 | Methods and systems for the determination of thresholds via weighted quantile analysis Methods and systems for determination of thresholds for time-series data. Data is transformed by reducing outliers, dividing the time series data into discrete time intervals, and taking parts of the data corresponding to the range that the thresholds will bound. If... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8103477 | System and method for measuring and reporting changes in walking speed A system and method for identifying a change in walking speed of a person is provided. The system comprises a plurality of sensors disposed in various rooms of a structure. The system may also include a processor-based system that may receive signals representative ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8082122 | Mobile device having a motion detector A system and method for detecting motion by a mobile device is provided. The mobile device determines whether motion is detected by a motion detector. The motion detection is sampled at a first sampling rate when no motion is detected for a specified time. The motio... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7987070 | Eyewear having human activity monitoring device A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes obtaining acceleration measurement data from an inertial sensor disposed in eyewear. The acceleration measurement data is processed to determine a user activity statistic. The user activity sta... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7966148 | Storage medium having step count calculation program stored therein, step count calculation apparatus, and step count calculation system By repeatedly obtaining acceleration data, a gravity direction acceleration acting in a gravity direction of a housing and a horizontal direction acceleration acting in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the gravity direction are calculated. By using a first co... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7930135 | Method of distinguishing running from walking A person's exercise monitored using an accelerometer to detect and count the steps of the person. Furthermore, acceleration profiling distinguishes walking from running and total distance covered in the exercise is estimated using different stride lengths for walkin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7904274 | Mobile apparatus According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile apparatus including: a vibration sensor; an acquisition module configured to periodically acquire the number of vibration in a time period as a detected step count value; a first determination modu... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7881902 | Human activity monitoring device A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes continuously determining an orientation of the inertial sensor, assigning a dominant axis, updating the dominant axis as the orientation of the inertial sensor changes, and counting periodic hu... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877226 | Apparatus and method for counting exercise repetitions An apparatus and method for counting exercise repetitions are provided for counting exercise repetition even when an exerciser attaches the apparatus in different places and along different orientations of his or her body. The apparatus and method utilizes accelerat... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7865329 | Electronic pedometer An electronic pedometer has a case, a main circuit board mounted on the case and supporting an electronic circuit element for signal processing, and a sub-circuit board separate and independent from the main circuit board and mounted to a portion of the case. An acc... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853428 | Apparatus for displaying fitness exercise condition An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition is provided. A user (that is, an exerciser) of the apparatus inputs personal basic information on the exerciser. When the apparatus is applied to an arm or wrist of the exerciser and the exerciser carries out ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7813892 | Motion detection apparatus and motion detecting method A motion detection apparatus includes an acceleration sensor which detects acceleration generated by motion of an electronic device; a motion detecting section including a statistical processing section which calculates the average value of data provided from the ac... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805277 | Step number measuring apparatus To provide a step number measuring apparatus in which a reduction in electric power is intended by a simple constitution, and which can correspond to plural movements. A CPU calculates a moving motion pitch on the basis of a detection signal from sensors that a swit... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792658 | Electronic pedometer To realize miniaturization and detection of a walk state in which no arm is swung in an electronic pedometer in which at least a walk sensor is used in a state of being worn on a wrist. An acceleration sensor is disposed so that a sensitivity axis of the acceleratio... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7752011 | Portable apparatus for determining a user's physiological data with filtered speed data A portable apparatus including a first interface configured to input speed data of a user or location data of the user from a positioning unit utilizing external reference points is disclosed. The portable apparatus also includes a second interface configured to inp... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747411 | Pedometer A pedometer sensor outputs a detecting signal in correspondence with the moving motion of a person to a CPU via a variable filter circuit that has a variable passing frequency band. In a walking state, when a voltage comparing circuit determines that the signal leve... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7725289 | Step counter and method of counting steps An uniaxial acceleration sensor senses an acceleration. An analog to digital (AD) converter converts the acceleration into a digital sensor value. A square-value calculating unit calculates a square value of the sensor value. A zero-point determining unit determines... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7698097 | Method for controlling a pedometer based on the use of inertial sensors and pedometer implementing the method A method for controlling a pedometer includes the steps of: generating a signal correlated to movements of a user of the pedometer; and detecting steps of the user on the basis of the signal. The method moreover envisages the steps of checking whether sequences of d... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684958 | Storage medium having step count calculation program stored therein, step count calculation apparatus, and step count calculation system By repeatedly obtaining acceleration data, a gravity direction acceleration acting in a gravity direction of a housing and a horizontal direction acceleration acting in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the gravity direction are calculated. By using a first co... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7653508 | Human activity monitoring device A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes continuously determining an orientation of the inertial sensor, assigning a dominant axis, updating the dominant axis as the orientation of the inertial sensor changes, and counting periodic hu... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7610166 | Geolocation system and method for determining mammal locomotion movement An example geolocation system for mounting on a mammal incorporates simple sensing sleeves on the calves of the body support members, combined with an accelerometer based gravity direction and force sensing at the center of mass of the body. The example system is co... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7596467 | Pedometer that avoids step-counting errors when switching between different display modes A pedometer measures the walk of a person and has an operating portion operated by the person to change the display mode. When operation of the operating portion is detected, a CPU proceeds to a walk determining mode, counts a walk signal from an acceleration sensor... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7526404 | Pedometer To provide a pedometer capable of measuring a number of steps in walking and in running by using one sensor and by a small circuit scale. A sensor is mounted on the arm such that a sensitivity axis on the sensor is disposed in a length direction of the arm and a num... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7512517 | Pedometer A detecting signal detected by a walking sensor carried by a person is amplified and outputted by a first amplifying circuit. When a detecting signal by way of only the first amplifying circuit from among the first and a second amplifying circuit is inputted to an i... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7493232 | Device and method for monitoring hydration status The invention relates to a device and method that provide an individualized guideline for fluid replacement during normal activity or inactivity. Preferred embodiments calculate the user's fluid loss using the equation: {[(% humidity2−1600)*time]/J}+[(t... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7463997 | Pedometer device and step detection method using an algorithm for self-adaptive computation of acceleration thresholds In a pedometer device for detecting and counting steps of a user on foot, an accelerometer sensor detects a vertical acceleration generated during the step. A processing unit, connected to the accelerometer sensor, processes an acceleration signal relating to the ac... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7454309 | Foot activated user interface A wearable computing apparatus includes a processor; a device for presenting information from the processor to a user, and a device for providing user input to the processor in response to the information presented to the user. The device is adapted to be activated ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7428471 | Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot A user in locomotion on foot during an outing may identify a grade of a surface with at least one device supported by the user. A performance parameter of the user may be determined with the device based upon the grade of the surface, which may be based upon a measu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428472 | Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot A device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing may monitor a performance parameter of the user. The performance parameter may comprise a pace and/or a speed of the user. Prior to the outing, the device may be configured to spec... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7387611 | Physical movement analyzer and physical movement analyzing method An acceleration information detecting unit of an acceleration detecting apparatus having an acceleration sensor with at least one axis that measures acceleration in a back and forth direction (or a right and left direction) of a walking person. Acceleration data ind... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379842 | Hang timer for determining time of flight of an object The invention disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for detecting, calculating, and displaying the time-of-flight or hang-time of a moving and jumping object such as a skier or snowboarder by using at least one accelerometer secured within a small wearable... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376533 | Electronic pedometer To provide an electronic pedometer in which there is adapted such that a step number is counted by a walk motion of a user, and the step number is not counted by a motion other than a walk of the user. An electronic pedometer has a timepiece case, a signal processin... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353986 | Electronic pedometer An electronic pedometer has a walk detecting sensor to detect a walking movement of a user and to output a walk signal corresponding to the walking movement. A walk judging circuit judges, based on a walk signal from the walk detecting circuit, whether or not the us... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355519 | Body force alarming apparatus and method A device and method to detect force and provide feedback to a runner or jogger so that the person can judge whether to adjust his or her stride in order to lessen the impact on his or her body. The device includes a housing, a power supply, a piezo sensor, a control... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353139 | Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features A portable apparatus (10) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus (10) broadly comprises a portable housing (12); an attachment mechanism (14)... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353137 | Shoe-based weight measuring system A shoe-based weight measuring system, comprising: a shoe; one or more weight sensitive detectors constructed and arranged with the shoe to sense weight of a person wearing the shoe and walking or standing; a processor for processing signals from the detectors to det... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334472 | Apparatus and method for measuring quantity of physical exercise using acceleration sensor Disclosed are a method for measuring quantity of exercise and an apparatus comprising an acceleration sensor for generating acceleration information by measuring the quantity of exercise according to user movement, sensor control unit for supplying power to the acce... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333914 | Two-way motion sensor meter for measuring arm exercise A two-way motion sensor meter for measuring arm exercise. The meter is mounted on a wrist band adapted to be affixed to a user's wrist. The meter includes numeric display means driven by an electronic or mechanical system. The electronic or mechanical system include... | 02/19/2008 |
