JP2002318153A - Body weight control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system by which a person can easily and rapidly recognize condition of himself when measuring body weight or a body fat percentage. SOLUTION: When basic data, body weight data, and body fat percentage data are transmitted to a host computer 1 from a measurement device A, a processing part 3 of the host computer 1 specifies ideal weight data and ideal body fat percentage data corresponding to the basic data from main data stored in a storage part 2. The result is outputted from an input and output part 4 to the measurement device A. The measurement device A displays the result on a display part 5 thereof.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weight management system for managing weight, body fat percentage, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional weight management system, when basic data such as height, sex, and age of a user is registered in a host computer, the host computer determines the optimal weight and body fat percentage for the user. And provide the result to the user. The user who receives this information manages his or her own weight and body fat percentage by referring to the result.

When a user measures his or her own weight or body fat percentage, the measurement result is transmitted from a terminal such as a personal computer to a host computer via the Internet. When the measurement result is input from the user, the host computer provides the user with predetermined information based on the input data and the basic data. For example, if the user is on a diet, it is determined from the input data whether the diet is proceeding smoothly and transmitted to the user.
The user further diets while referring to the information from the host computer.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional system, the measurement of the weight and body fat percentage alone makes it possible to determine whether or not the diet is progressing smoothly according to the current situation, that is, according to the program or not. Did not immediately know. If the user's current condition is not immediately known at the time when the weight or the like is measured, the user's willingness to get on the weight scale decreases. As the willingness to take a scale declines, so does the number of times a person needs to take a scale.
As the number of times the user gets on the scale decreases, the user becomes less aware of his / her weight. When a user becomes unaware of his or her weight, he or she often stops dieting.

[0005] In other words, in the conventional system, when the body weight, body fat percentage, and the like were measured, the user could not immediately recognize his / her own situation. Therefore, when this system was used for dieting, the diet could fail. Was very expensive. In addition, every time the user measures weight, body fat percentage, and the like, the user must use a terminal such as a personal computer to send it to the host computer, which is a burden on the user. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a weight management system capable of easily and immediately recognizing the current state of the subject when measuring weight, body fat percentage, and the like.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a host computer, a measuring device for measuring weight and body fat percentage,
Communication means for transmitting data between the host computer and the measuring instrument. The host computer has a storage unit, a processing unit, and an input / output unit. Main data such as ideal weight data and ideal body fat data is stored for each, while the measuring device has a data input unit for inputting basic data such as height, age, and gender, and the basic data and the measured weight and A transmission unit for transmitting body fat percentage data, and a display unit for receiving and displaying information from a host computer, wherein the host computer receives basic data, weight data, and body fat percentage data from a measuring device. The processing unit of the host computer reads the ideal weight data and the ideal body fat percentage data corresponding to the basic data from the main data stored in the storage unit. Identify like, and outputs to the instrument and the results from the input unit, the instrument, and displaying the result on the display unit.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the host computer 1 includes a storage unit 2, a processing unit 3, and an input / output unit 4. A plurality of measuring instruments A are connected to the host computer 1 via the communication means I. The communication means I may use a wireless line such as a mobile phone or a PHS, or may use a normal telephone line or a wired line such as a cable television. In any case, the communication means I only needs to be capable of transmitting information between the host computer 1 and the measuring instrument A.

The host computer 1 previously stores main data such as ideal weight data and ideal body fat percentage data specified based on height, age, gender, and the like in its storage unit 2. The processing unit 3 includes a storage unit 2
Is a part for making a predetermined judgment based on the main data stored in the processing unit 3 and the data transmitted from the measuring device A. The processing performed by the processing unit 3 will be described in detail in the description of the operation. I do. The input / output unit 4
Is a portion for outputting a result processed by the processing section 3 and for inputting data sent from the measuring instrument A via the communication means I.

On the other hand, the measuring device A, as shown in FIG. 2, measures the body weight and the body fat percentage at the same time, and is a digital scale having a function of measuring the so-called body fat percentage. The measuring device A is provided with a display unit 5 for displaying weight and body fat percentage, and a data input unit 6 for inputting basic data such as height, age, and gender. The display unit 5 has a weight column 7 for displaying the measured body weight and a body fat percentage column 8 for displaying the measured body fat percentage. 1-3 columns 9-
11 is also provided. These first to third columns 9 to 11 are mainly for objectively displaying the current state of the user with respect to the ideal weight and the like, and are data transmitted from the host computer 1. The data displayed in the first to third columns 9 to 11 will be described in detail when describing the operation.

The measuring device A is provided with a transmitting / receiving unit 12. The transmission / reception unit 12 transmits the basic data input to the measuring device A, the actually measured weight data and the body fat percentage data, and receives the data transmitted from the host computer 1 via the communication unit I. Part. The data received by the transmitting / receiving unit 12 is displayed in the first to third columns 9 to 11 of the display unit 5. In this embodiment, the transmission function and the reception function are incorporated in the transmission / reception unit 12, but these functions may be incorporated in separate components. Reference numeral 13 in the figure denotes a sensor for measuring the body fat percentage, and the body fat percentage can be measured at the same time as the weight by the user getting on this part barefoot.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, a user of this system inputs basic data such as name, height, age, and gender from the data input column 12 of the measuring device A. In addition, this user measures his / her own weight and body fat percentage using the measuring device A. Then, the weight data, the body fat percentage data, and the basic data are registered in the storage unit 2 of the host computer 1 from the transmission / reception unit 12 via the communication unit I. When the basic data and the like are registered in the storage unit 2 in this manner, the processing unit 3 specifies the ideal body weight data and the ideal body fat percentage data of the user based on the basic data and the like. Note that the ideal weight data and the ideal body fat percentage data are stored in the storage unit 2 in advance as described above.

When the processing section 3 specifies the ideal weight data and the like as described above, the data is transmitted from the input / output section 4 to the measuring instrument A of the user via the communication means I. Then, the ideal weight and the ideal body fat percentage are calculated in the weight column 7.
And the body fat percentage column 8 are displayed. However, the ideal weight and the ideal body fat percentage are displayed so as to be distinguished from each other so as not to be confused with the actual weight and the body fat percentage measured by the user. In the first column 9, the ratio of the current weight to the ideal weight is displayed. For example, although the ideal weight is 50 kg, the measured weight is 60 kg
In this case, 60 kg ÷ 50 × 100% = 120%, and 120% is displayed in the first column 9. Further, the ratio of the current body fat percentage to the ideal body fat percentage is displayed in the second column 10. The concept is the same as in the first column 9 described above. Then, if the current ratio of the body weight and the body fat percentage to the ideal body weight and the body fat percentage is displayed as described above, the user can immediately determine whether it is plus or minus the ideal. .

The processing section 3 transmits data on whether or not the current state of the user is in an ideal state, together with the data on the ideal weight and body fat percentage. For example, when the processing unit 3 determines that the current weight of the user substantially matches the ideal, the processing unit 3 transmits data for displaying a circle or the like in the third column 11. The user who sees this display can confirm that his / her current state matches the ideal weight. If the processing unit 3 determines that the weight is not the ideal body weight or the ideal body fat percentage, a mark or a mark is displayed to inform the user of the fact. In other words, when a mark “△” or a mark “X” is displayed in the third column 11, the user can determine whether it is better to be a little more fat or to go on a diet.

Here, when the processing unit 3 determines that the weight of the user is too large with respect to the ideal or that the body fat percentage is too large, the ideal weight or the ideal body fat percentage is determined. Is automatically calculated based on data stored in the storage unit 2 in advance.
This diet program takes into account the gender, age, etc. of the user, and allows the user to diet comfortably and healthily. The contents of this diet program are notified to the user by e-mail or mail by the provider of this system.

On the other hand, based on the information sent from the host computer 1, the user recognizes that he / she needs to go on a diet, and if he / she wants to actually go on a diet, he / she needs the above-mentioned diet program. , You can easily start a diet. Then, when the user starts dieting, the host computer 1 manages the weight of the user as follows.

The graph shown in FIG. 3 is a graph of a diet program, in which the vertical axis indicates weight and the horizontal axis indicates a diet period. This diet program, while the current weight of the user is 80kg,
This is a diet program designed when the ideal weight is 70 kg. Then, 10 kg obtained by subtracting the ideal weight of 70 kg from the current weight of 80 kg is the target weight loss value.
In this case, the program is such that the weight loss target value of 10 kg is slowly reduced over a period of six months.

When the user actually starts the above-mentioned diet program, every time the user gets on the measuring instrument A, data for the diet program is sent from the host computer 1 to the measuring instrument A. This data is displayed in the first to third columns 9 to 11 shown in FIG. In the first column, the current achievement ratio with respect to the target weight reduction value is displayed. The achievement rate is 100% when the weight is reduced by 10 kg after 6 months. For example, when the weight is reduced by 5 kg, the achievement rate is displayed as 50%, and when the weight is reduced by 7 kg, the achievement rate is displayed as 70%. In this way, every time the user rides on the measuring device A, the achievement rate with respect to the target weight loss value is immediately displayed, so that the user's desire to ride on the measuring device A is maintained.

In the second column 10, an intermediate progress rate is displayed. The intermediate progress rate indicates the degree of achievement at the present time with respect to the ideal weight loss line shown in FIG. In this diet program, 10 months in 6 months
Because of the weight loss, it is necessary to lose about 1.6 kg per month. In other words, if the weight is reduced by about 3.2 kg two months after the start of the diet, the progress rate in the middle is displayed as almost 100%. However, if the weight is reduced by only 1.6 kg, it is not reached, so 50
% Is displayed. Therefore, the user is required to enter this second column 1
By looking at the intermediate progress rate displayed at 0, it is possible to immediately determine whether or not one's own diet is proceeding smoothly according to the program. Then, every time the user gets on the measuring device A, the user can immediately recognize whether the diet is going smoothly or not, so that the user's willingness to get on the measuring device A is maintained.

In the third column 11, the actual weight loss value is displayed in kg. For example, if the weight has been reduced by 3 kg from the start of the program, 3 kg is displayed in the third column 11, and if the weight has been reduced by 6 kg, 6 kg is displayed. If the specific numerical value is displayed in kg in this way, even if the above-mentioned progress rate is not a preferable value, it can be understood that the user is surely able to reduce the weight compared to the time when the program was started. Does not give up feelings to the elderly. Also, the user does not feel unpleasant. In other words, every time the user gets on the measuring device A, the user's willingness to get on the measuring device A can be maintained by making the user aware that he or she is approaching the target value.

As described above, according to this embodiment, every time the user rides on the measuring device A, the current situation with respect to the ideal body weight or the ideal body fat percentage is displayed, so that the user tries to get on the measuring device A. Can stimulate the willingness of the person. In this way, the user can be put on the measuring device A every day, so that this user can always recognize his / her own weight and body fat percentage. Since the user's weight and body fat percentage can be recognized, self-management of the weight and the like becomes easier. Therefore, it is possible for the person who is trying to diet to always be aware of his or her own weight, and to approach the ideal target weight. Further, according to this embodiment, since the user can always be aware of his / her own weight and body fat percentage, it is possible to prevent rebound which is likely to occur after the end of the diet.

Further, according to this embodiment, the user:
Just by riding on the measuring device A, data such as the ideal weight is automatically displayed in the display column 5, so that there is no burden on the user.

[0022]

According to the present invention, data such as an ideal body weight and an ideal body fat percentage are displayed on the display unit of the measuring instrument from the host computer just by the user getting on the measuring instrument. Can easily and immediately recognize his / her current situation. If the current situation of the user can be easily and immediately recognized, the user's willingness to get on the measuring instrument can be stimulated, and the user can always recognize his / her own weight and body fat percentage. Can be done. Since the user can recognize his / her weight and body fat percentage, it becomes easy to manage his / her weight and the like. Therefore, even a person who is going to diet can always be conscious of his or her own weight, and can approach the ideal target weight.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a measuring instrument A.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing a diet program.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 host computer 2 storage unit 3 processing unit 4 input / output unit 5 display unit 6 data input unit 12 transmission / reception unit corresponding to transmission unit of the present invention A measuring instrument I communication means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A host computer, a measuring device for measuring weight and body fat percentage, and communication means for transmitting data between the host computer and the measuring device, wherein the host computer has a storage unit And a processing unit and an input / output unit, and the storage unit stores main data such as ideal weight data and ideal body fat percentage data for each of the height, age, and gender. A data input unit for inputting basic data such as gender, a transmission unit for transmitting the basic data and the measured weight and body fat percentage data, and a display unit for receiving and displaying information from a host computer, wherein the host When the basic data, the weight data, and the body fat percentage data are transmitted from the measuring device, the processing unit of the host computer causes the processing unit of the host computer to store the data stored in the storage unit. From the in-data, specify the ideal weight data and ideal body fat percentage data corresponding to the basic data, output the result from the input / output unit to the measuring device, and the measuring device displays the result on the display unit. Management system.