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7617071 |
Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot
A user in locomotion during an outing may support at least one device to automatically measure amounts of time taken by the user to complete one or more distance intervals. The user device may...
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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...
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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...
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7543934 |
Eyeglasses with activity monitoring and acoustic dampening
In one embodiment, eyewear having an activity monitoring capability is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can...
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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...
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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...
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7503476 |
Pedometer and method of advertising
A compact multifunction pedometer and method of advertising includes a computerized calculating function to accurately determine the calorie consumption, distance and the time for exercise...
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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...
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7467060 |
Method and apparatus for estimating a motion parameter
A method and apparatus for estimating a motion parameter corresponding to a subject element employs one or more accelerometers operable to measure accelerations and a processing system operable to...
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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...
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7460633 |
Folding portable electronic device with storage compartment
A pedometer or other portable electronic device may include substantially triangular first and second sections hinged together along a diagonal. A storage compartment is provided in one or both of...
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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...
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7454002 |
Integrating personal data capturing functionality into a portable computing device and a wireless communication device
In one embodiment, personal data capturing functionality is integrated into a wireless communication device or a portable computing device by incorporating one or more personal parameter receivers...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7328131 |
Implantable pedometer
An implantable pedometer for measuring the amount of joint use is disclosed. The implantable pedometer includes a sensor adapted for detecting indicators of joint usage. A counter is configured for...
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7305323 |
Method and apparatus for counting a number of steps taken by walker
A method and apparatus for counting the steps taken by a walker is provide. The method includes detecting an acceleration value generated by a step taken by a walker at every first stated interval,...
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7246033 |
Pedometer for pets
An exercise monitoring pedometer for pets is directed toward measuring a pet's exercise over some, period of time, such as a day or week or month. The pet pedometer includes a solid state...
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7172563 |
Gait detection system, gait detection apparatus, device, and gait detection method
A walking gait detection apparatus includes a microphone for picking up low-frequency-band sounds that are transmitted through the body of a pedestrian while walking and an analyzer for performing...
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7171331 |
Shoes employing monitoring devices, and associated methods
Methods are disclosed for determining speed or distance traveled of moving persons by utilizing sensors selectively insertable within shoes. Shoe based systems employing sensors (e.g.,...
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7169084 |
Electronic pedometer
To carry out step number measurement more precisely even when a walk signal enough to be detected is not obtained. After a fixed noise of a signal detected by an acceleration detecting portion...
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7107180 |
Method and system for determining an activity level in an individual
A method for quantifying activity levels of an individual within a predetermined time period including measuring a plurality of activity variables from an individual during a predetermined time...
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7072791 |
Pedometer for use with pregnant woman
A pedometer is provided for use by a pregnant woman. Embodiments include a pedometer having a number-of-activity step acquisition unit that acquires the number of activity steps taken by the...
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7063665 |
Health care system
Disclosed is a health care system, comprising: a living body data input unit; a living body data display unit; and an advice display unit, wherein said living body data input unit enters the living...
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7010456 |
Printhead assembly with support shell for pagewidth printhead
A pagewidth printhead assembly ( 1 ) includes at least one pagewidth printhead received in a printhead supporting shell ( 4 ). The shell comprises a longitudinal laminated structure defining an...
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6898550 |
Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot
In one embodiment, a method involves determining at least one calculated parameter based upon at least one determined performance parameter of the user and at least one determined variable...
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6882955 |
Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot
In one embodiment, a display unit to be mounted on a wrist of a user includes a display screen, a base, and at least one strap. The display unit is configured such that, when it is worn by the...
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6805006 |
Method and apparatus for measuring the maximum speed of a runner over a prescribed distance including a transmitter and receiver
A method and apparatus is provided which comprises a console including on/off push buttons and a liquid crystal display for providing messages to the user, a receiver unit, a transmitter unit and a...
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6760688 |
Appliance maintenance apparatus and appliance remote maintenance system
An appliance maintenance apparatus for contactlessly detecting the operation states of appliances and operating the appliances in response to the operation states of the appliances, and an...
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6738726 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the maximum speed of a runner over a prescribed distance
A method and apparatus for calculating, presenting, recalling and recording the maximum running speed of a user over a prescribed distance in miles per hour or meters per second. The result is...
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6658079 |
System, method and apparatus for measuring walking and running distance
An electronic pedometer to accurately measure stride length of a walker includes a processing unit with an ultrasonic sound wave receiver attached to one foot and an ultrasonic sound wave generator...
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6614352 |
Accurate stepmeter for location-based services
A system and method for determining the progress and position of a pedestrian. The shoes of the user are each provided with communicating sensors. The sensors sense when a step has been taken and...
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6611788 |
Apparatus and method for measuring and recording movement of a mobile station using a mobile network
An apparatus and method for measuring movement of a Mobile Station held by a user and for measuring the elapsed time of such movement. The invention is particularly suited for following the...
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6594617 |
Pedometer navigator system
A pedometer navigator system has an Euler Angle Measuring Subsystem (EAMS) coupled to a body frame provides Euler angles of a fixed coordinate system with respect to a navigational coordinate...
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6591221 |
Method and device for assessing cattle
A method for assessing whether an animal has a total body fat or protein composition falling within a desired range, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a range of animal weight and a...
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6522266 |
Navigation system, method and software for foot travel
A navigation system for mounting on a human. The navigation system includes one or more motion sensors for sensing motion of the human and outputting one or more corresponding motion signals. An...
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6516284 |
Speedometer for a moving sportsman
The invention detects loft time and/or speed of a vehicle and/or person during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor detects leaving the ground and returning to the ground. A...
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6513381 |
Motion analysis system
A device comprised of at least a pair of accelerometers and a tilt sensor mounted in fixed relation to a datum plane defining surface (sole of a shoe) may be used for extracting kinematic variables...
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6499000 |
System and method for determining loft time, speed, height and distance
The invention detects loft time and/or speed during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor utilizes a spectrum of information to detect leaving the ground and returning to the ground. A...
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6442505 |
Electronic trip meter for a bicycle
An electronic trip meter for a bicycle is provided. The electronic trip meter for a bicycle includes a signal generator and a main unit. The signal generator is used for generating a signal each...
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6366869 |
Rolling circle
A recreational and exercise device which includes electronic features added to a rolling circle game including a liquid crystal display of the time, distance traveled, speed of travel, and the...
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6356856 |
Method of and system for measuring performance during an exercise activity, and an athletic shoe for use in system
A system for measuring the speed of a person while running or walking along a surface. A single acceleration sensor measures the acceleration in the forward direction and provides an acceleration...
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6330520 |
Tennis service watches for instantaneous display of the velocity of the service ball
A wrist watch which instantaneously displays the velocity of the service ball in kilometers or miles for its manual or electronic display during competitions.
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6243660 |
Digital compass with multiple sensing and reporting capability
A multi-function electronic compass incorporates multiple sensors in addition to magnetometers inputting sensed data to a microprocessor system which calculates a variety of results from the sensed...
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6243659 |
Pedometer
An apparatus for measuring the distance covered by walking or running on foot, the apparatus comprising two complementary electronic devices, each fixed on one shoe. One of the devices, the slave...
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