JP2003099754A - Pedometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pedometer capable of automatically storing a daily number of steps at a time set by a user beforehand. SOLUTION: When a power supply is turned on, a timing operation is started by a timepiece 3. The user sets the time for storing the daily number of steps, and a CPU 6 stores the time in a memory 4. When the user starts walking, the CPU 6 starts count operation by a step sensor 1. Next, based on signals from the timepiece 3, the CPU 6 determines whether a current time matches the storage time stored in the memory. When the current time matches the stored time, the number of steps counted until that time is stored in the storage position of the memory 4, and the current number of steps is returned to zero.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pedometer capable of automatically counting the number of steps taken by a person and displaying the step value on a display. . 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, sports that can be easily performed, such as jogging and walking, have been reviewed in order to eliminate lack of exercise. There is a pedometer as a device for counting the number of walking steps to grasp the daily amount of exercise. A conventional pedometer is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-332.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 783, there is known an apparatus that automatically stores the number of steps when it is midnight every day. this is,
When walking for one day ends before midnight, the number of walking steps for one day is automatically stored, and counting starts from 0 without resetting the number of steps at the beginning of daily use. . [0004] However, in the conventional pedometer, at 0:00 am, the number of steps is stored even if the user is in the middle of walking, and the step count returns to zero. [0005] In recent years, personal life patterns have diversified, and it is not unusual to walk over midnight.
In addition, when using a pedometer for commuting or the like, the user may return home after midnight. In that case, if you are still walking, the number of steps will be stored separately, such as the day before midnight and the next day after midnight. However, it is not suitable for data on the number of daily walks. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a pedometer capable of storing the number of daily walks at a time set in advance by a user. . [0007] In order to achieve the above object, a pedometer according to claim 1 comprises a time counting means for constantly grasping the current time, and a pedometer for detecting a walking motion of a user. A sensor unit, a counting unit that receives the output signal from the step number sensor, counts the number of daily walking steps of the user by referring to the current time grasped by the time counting unit, and automatically stores the number of walking steps by the user. Registering means for registering the time to be registered in the memory, and referring to the current time grasped by the clocking means, storing the count result of the counting unit each time the time coincides with the time registered in the memory by the registering means, A storage unit for transferring the number of walks stored in the past several days to the corresponding storage location in accordance with the number of days before each walk count, and a current value by the counting unit. Display means for displaying the count result as numerical data. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a pedometer according to one embodiment of the present invention. This device comprises a step number sensor 1 for sensing vibrations caused by human walking, and a key switch 2 operated to instruct the operation of the device.
A clock 3 for measuring the time, a memory 4 for automatically storing the total number of steps per day, and a memory 4 for storing the total number of steps, a display unit 5 for displaying the numerical values of the steps,
It comprises a CPU 6 for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pedometer according to one embodiment of the present invention. When the power is turned on, the operation state of the pedometer is set to the initial state, and then the timekeeping operation by the clock 3 is started (step SA1). Then, the time at which the user wants to automatically store the number of steps is registered in the memory 4 (step S).
A2). Thereafter, the CPU 6 causes the display unit 5 to display a numerical value 0 and starts the counting operation by the step number sensor 1 (step SA3). Therefore, thereafter, the value of the counter is incremented by one each time a step count signal is input from the step count sensor 1 (steps SA4 and SA5). The count result is displayed on the display unit 5 as numerical data (step SA5). Next, based on the signal from the clock 3, the CPU 6 determines whether or not the current time is the number of steps stored in the memory 4 (step SA6). And
If it is not the storage time, the flow returns to step SA4 to continue counting the number of walks and display the count result (steps SA4 to SA6). On the other hand, when the time registered in the memory 4, that is, the number of steps stored time comes, the process proceeds to step SA7, where one day before (n
-1) Transfer the data up to two days ago to the data storage locations two to n days ago (step SA8). still,
n is an arbitrary number of days. As a result of the above processing, the data stored as the data up to n days ago is deleted. Thereafter, the CPU 6 displays 0 on the display unit 5 (step SA3), and repeats the above operation. The above is the operation of this pedometer. In this pedometer, by operating the key switch 2, the step values stored in the memory 4 from one day ago to n days ago can be called and displayed on the display unit 5. . In this embodiment, step S
A2 is a step number storage time setting, but may be linked to, for example, an alarm time set by a user. As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the time counting means, the counting means for counting the number of walks per day while referring to the current time by the time counting means, and the user Storage means for automatically storing the step value of each day at an arbitrary time set by the user, so that the step value for each day is automatically stored according to the user's life pattern. It is convenient. In addition, the pedometer according to the first aspect is provided with display means for displaying the number of steps taken for the present and the past several days, so that it is possible to recognize the excess or deficiency of the daily exercise amount and manage the health of each person. Very effective on the above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pedometer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pedometer according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Description of Signs] 1 Step sensor 2 Key switch 3 Clock (time measuring means) 4 Memory 5 Display unit 6 CPU

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A timekeeping means for constantly grasping a current time, a step number sensor unit for outputting a signal corresponding to each walking of a user, and an output signal from the step number sensor. Receiving means, counting means for counting the number of walking steps of the user, and referring to the current time grasped by the time measuring means and the time set by the user, and counting the current time by the counting unit each time the set time matches. While remembering the result,
A storage unit for transferring the number of walks stored in the past several days to the corresponding storage location in accordance with the number of days before each walk count, and a count result at the present time by the counting unit Characterized in that the pedometer is provided with display means for displaying as numerical data.