JP2000321092A - Pedometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pedometer which prevents a user from forgetting its mounting. SOLUTION: In this pedometer, when a walking operation is detected (ST1), the number of walking operations is counted (ST2) so as to be displayed. When the walking operation is detected, a timer T1 is reset (ST3). When the walking operation is not detected (ST1) until the timer T1 is timed up (ST4), it is regarded that a user forgot to mount the pedometer, and a buzzer is turned on (ST5). When the user hears a sound generated by the turned-on buzzer, he knows that he forgot to mount the pedometer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a pedometer having an acoustic device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the number of steps counted as a pedometer is displayed on a numerical display. It has a voice notification function and notifies the number of steps by voice when a button is pressed. With a game function using a character, a buzzer sounds as appropriate as a game sound effect. There are things that can be put in pockets and can be used freely.

[0003]

Since the conventional pedometer described above lacks a function for considering the behavior and thinking of the user, the user may forget to wear it in the morning or forget it in his pocket and wash it. There was a problem. For example, when wearing a pedometer, it is a busy time in the morning, such as going to work or going out. If you are dressed, you will forget to wear a pedometer. If the target number of steps for one day is set for health management, it is not possible to know whether or not the target number of steps has been reached because the pedometer is not mounted. If these days continue, motivation to build health and physical strength will be lost, and ongoing efforts will be interrupted.

In the case of a type in which a pedometer is attached to a belt or the like, there is no problem if the belt with the pedometer is used when the belt is removed from the clothing. With you forget to wear a pedometer. Also, in the case of a type that can be put in a pocket, when the user takes off the clothes, he forgets to take out the pedometer from the pocket, and if the clothes with the pedometer are washed, the pedometer will break down. With the handbag type, when the handbag is put away from the human body, leave the pedometer in the handbag and forget to wear the pedometer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a pedometer capable of preventing forgetting to wear. Further, the conventional pedometer does not have a function of generating a buzzer sound for detecting walking in accordance with the walking operation. Therefore, when the pedometer is worn on the body, it is necessary to look at the pedometer display every time in order to check whether the pedometer is correctly counted in accordance with the walking motion, which is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a pedometer capable of confirming that the number of steps is correctly counted in accordance with a walking motion.

[0007]

A pedometer according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a walking sensor for detecting a walking motion, a counter for receiving the output of the walking sensor and counting the number of steps, and outputting the counted number of steps. A timer means that is timed up when a predetermined time is measured and reset when the walking is detected, and an output from the walking sensor while the timer means measures the predetermined time. If there is no sound device, an acoustic device that emits a notification sound is provided.

If the pedometer is not worn for a long time, the walking sensor does not detect the walking operation until the timer expires, so that the sound device emits a sound when the time is up. By listening to this sound, you can know if you have forgotten to wear it. A pedometer according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a walking sensor for detecting a walking motion, a counter receiving the output of the walking sensor and counting the number of steps, and a unit for outputting the counted number of steps. And a sound device that outputs a notification sound indicating a normal operation in response to the output of the walking sensor until the timer expires.

The pedometer emits a sound from the acoustic device in accordance with the output of the walking detection sensor for a predetermined period of time during the initial operation, so that it is possible to confirm that the walking count is correctly performed in accordance with the walking. Further, a pedometer according to claim 4 of the present invention includes a walking sensor for detecting a walking motion,
A counter that receives the output of the walking sensor and counts the number of steps, and a unit that outputs the counted number of steps, determines whether the counted value of the number of steps has reached a set value of several to dozens. Means, and an acoustic device that outputs a notification sound indicating a normal operation in response to the output of the walking sensor from the start of the operation until the count value reaches the set value.

This pedometer emits a sound from the acoustic device in accordance with the output of the walking detection sensor until a predetermined number of walking steps are detected at the beginning of the operation, so that the walking count can be correctly performed in accordance with the walking. You can confirm that.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware circuit configuration of a pedometer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pedometer according to this embodiment includes a walking motion detection sensor 1
, A CPU 2, a walking number display 5, an audio device drive circuit 6, an audio device 7, and a battery 8. CPU2
Includes a walking number counting circuit 3 and a clock circuit 4, and controls the operation of the pedometer. Sound device 7
Is, for example, a buzzer, a speaker, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the pedometer according to one embodiment of the present invention in the pedometer with the above configuration. When the power is turned on and the operation starts, it is determined whether or not walking is detected (step ST1). When the pedometer is removed from the body and placed on a table or the like, the walking motion detection sensor 1 does not output a detection signal, and the determination in step ST1 is NO. However, when walking is performed while being worn on the body, the walking motion detection sensor 1 outputs a detection signal. This determination is YES in step ST1, the walking number counting circuit 3 counts the walk detecting signal, displays the count on the walking speed display 5 (step ST2), and resets the timer T ₁ (step ST3) . The timer T ₁ is set to, for example, 1 to 30 minutes. This set time may be appropriately changed to another value.

[0013] When the pedometer is worn on the body, in order to always timer T ₁ is reset by the walking detection, not counted up. However, if the pedometer is placed on a table or the like, the walking detection or determination NO, followed by determining whether the time up of the timer T ₁ is performed (step ST
4). When not mounted in the state continues for a long time, the step ST4, the determination process of step ST1 is repeated several times, if eventually the timer T ₁ is the time is up, a buzzer (sound device 7)
Turns on and emits a sound (step ST5). By hearing this sound, the user can know that the pedometer is not worn. The ON at the same time as the timer T ₂ of the buzzer is reset (step S
T6), between the hereafter until the timer T ₂ is the time is up,
And ON continue the buzzer, when the timer T ₂ is the time is up, turn OFF the buzzer (step ST9). This time the timer T _2, may be to the extent that the user get to know the non-mounted heard the sound time.

[0014] Even when the timer T ₂ has not timed up, and walking detection sensor 1 detects the walking (step ST8), where it is OFF the buzzer (step ST
9). This is because when walking is detected, it may be determined that the user has already worn the device. Moreover, as the timer T _1, or using a timer capable of relatively long setting, or watch I
By using C, a buzzer can be sounded at a predetermined time on the next day. This can prevent the pedometer from being forgotten. In addition, it can be provided as a function such as an alarm clock.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of a pedometer according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the pedometer sets a walking number N for an initial operation. The number of steps N can be changed from a few steps to a dozen steps by button operation. When the power is turned on and the operation starts, it is determined whether or not the number of walks N has been set (step ST11). If the initial walking number is not set, the initial walking number N is set by an input operation (step ST12). When this setting is completed or already set, the process proceeds to step ST13, and it is determined whether or not the counted number of steps is cleared (by pressing the clear switch, there is a clear input) (step ST13). When it is determined that the counted number of steps is cleared (there is a clear input), a clear signal is generated to clear the number n of steps (step ST14). If the number of walks is cleared or if it is determined that the counted number of walks is not clear, today's walking detection and counting will be performed from now on, and it is determined whether there is an output from the walking detection sensor 1 as a normal operation (step ST15). If the walking is detected, the walking number n is incremented by one, that is, counted and displayed (step ST16).

Then, it is determined whether or not the counted number n of walks has reached the set number N (step ST17). If not, the buzzer is turned on (step ST18), and step S18 is performed.
Return to T13. Thereafter, each time walking is detected, the buzzer is turned on until n = N. By hearing the buzzer sound, the user can confirm that the walking motion detection and counting are performed accurately in the initial stage of the motion. When the walking detection count n reaches the set number N, the buzzer is turned off thereafter (step ST).
19) The buzzer is not turned on every time the walking is detected.

If the clearing of the counted number of steps is performed (the clear switch is pressed) during the counting of the number of steps, the buzzer sounds during the counting of the predetermined number of steps from 1 to N. Although the pedometer is configured to input the initial movement number N in step ST12, a fixed number stored in advance may be automatically set. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a pedometer according to still another embodiment of the present invention. In the pedometer of FIG. 3, the initial operation of turning on the buzzer together with the detection of walking is defined by the number of times of walking detection, whereas the pedometer of this embodiment is defined by a fixed time.

In this embodiment, after the counted number of steps has been cleared (steps ST23 and ST24), the timer t is started (step ST25). Until the initial time t reaches the set time T (step ST28), the walking is detected. Is repeated (step ST26), the buzzer is repeatedly turned on (step ST29). Again, it can be confirmed that the walking motion detection and counting are performed accurately in the initial stage of the motion. Also in this case, the initial movement walking time T may be automatically set to a fixed time stored in advance, similarly to the pedometer of FIG.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the walking detection signal is not output for a predetermined time, the sound device emits a sound, so that the user can know that the pedometer is not worn, Forgetting can be prevented. According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, since the sound device emits a sound every time the walking is detected in the initial operation stage, it is possible to confirm that the walking detection and the counting are correctly performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware circuit configuration of a pedometer in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pedometer according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a pedometer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a pedometer according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Walking motion detection sensor 2 CPU 3 Walking number counting circuit 4 Clock circuit 5 Walking number display 6 Sound device drive circuit 7 Sound device 8 Battery

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor: Masami Kihira, 370 OMRON at 1855 Kubo-cho, Matsusaka-shi, Mie Prefecture Inside (72) Inventor Koji Maebashi 370 OMRON, 1855 Kubo-cho, Matsusaka-shi, Mie Prefecture Matsusaka Corporation F-term (reference) 2F024 BA01 BA10 BA13 BA17

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pedometer comprising a walking sensor for detecting a walking motion, a counter for receiving the output of the walking sensor and counting the number of steps, and means for outputting the counted number of steps. Timer means that is reset when the walking is detected and an audio device that emits a notification sound when there is no output from the walking sensor while the timer means measures the predetermined time. Pedometer characterized by the following. 2. The pedometer according to claim 1, wherein the notification sound of the acoustic device stops when there is an output of a walking sensor. 3. A pedometer comprising a walking sensor for detecting a walking motion, a counter for receiving the output of the walking sensor and counting the number of steps, and means for outputting the counted number of steps. Timer means for measuring time;
A pedometer comprising: an acoustic device that outputs a notification sound indicating a normal operation in response to an output of a walking sensor until the timer means times out. 4. A pedometer comprising: a walking sensor for detecting a walking motion; a counter for receiving the output of the walking sensor and counting the number of steps; and means for outputting the counted number of steps. Means for determining whether or not the count value has reached the set value, and a notification sound indicating a normal operation in response to the output of the walking sensor from the start of the operation until the count value reaches the set value. A pedometer, comprising: a sound device that outputs a sound signal. 5. The pedometer according to claim 3, further comprising input means for changing the set time or the set value.