JP2017060899A - Portable apparatus and activity amount calculation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an activity amount calculation system capable of calculating an activity factor showing an activity amount.SOLUTION: An activity amount calculation system according to an embodiment includes a measurement apparatus, a server, and a portable apparatus. The measurement apparatus comprises: a measurement unit for measuring a calculation factor to be used for calculation of an activity factor showing an activity amount; and a first communication unit for transmitting the calculation factor measured by the measurement unit to the server. The server comprises a second communication unit for receiving the calculation factor transmitted from the first communication unit of the measurement apparatus before transmitting the received calculation factor to the portable apparatus. The portable apparatus comprises: a third communication unit for receiving the calculation factor from the second communication unit of the server; a motion sensor for detecting a motion factor; and a controller for calculating the activity factor showing the activity amount by using the number of counting based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor and the calculation factor received by the third communication unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable device and an activity amount calculation system.

  Some portable devices have a function of counting the number of steps based on a value detected by an acceleration sensor. Such a portable device is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

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  These portable devices are required to effectively use the detected walking.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a portable device capable of calculating an activity factor indicating an activity amount, an activity amount calculation system, a method for controlling the portable device, and a control program.

  A mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention is based on a motion sensor that detects a motion factor, a communication unit that receives a calculation factor used to calculate an activity factor indicating an amount of activity, and the motion factor detected by the motion sensor. And a controller that calculates an activity factor indicating the activity amount using the calculation factor received by the communication unit.

  A first activity amount calculation system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a measurement device, a server, and a portable device, and the measurement device measures a calculation factor used for calculation of an activity factor indicating an activity amount. And a first communication unit that transmits the calculation factor measured by the measurement unit to the server, wherein the server receives the calculation factor transmitted from the first communication unit of the measurement device. A second communication unit for receiving and transmitting the received calculation factor to the portable device, wherein the portable device receives the calculation factor from the second communication unit of the server. A motion sensor for detecting the motion factor, a count based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor, and the calculation factor received by the third communication unit. Using, and a controller for calculating an activity factor that indicates the amount of activity.

  A second activity amount calculation system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a measurement device and a portable device, and the measurement device measures a calculation factor used for calculation of an activity factor indicating an activity amount; A first communication unit that transmits the calculation factor measured by the measurement unit, and the mobile device receives the calculation factor from the first communication unit of the measuring device, and a second communication unit The activity factor indicating the amount of activity is calculated using the motion sensor for detecting the motion factor, the count based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor, and the calculation factor received by the second communication unit. A controller.

  A method for controlling a portable device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling a portable device including a motion sensor, the step of receiving a calculation factor used for calculating an activity factor indicating an activity amount of an activity detected by the motion sensor. And calculating an activity factor indicating the amount of activity using the count based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor and the received calculation factor.

  A mobile device control program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile device control program including a motion sensor, a communication unit, and a controller, and an activity factor indicating an activity amount of an activity detected by the motion sensor. The communication unit receives a calculation factor used for calculation, and uses the count based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor and the received calculation factor to cause the controller to calculate an activity factor indicating the activity amount.

  According to the present invention, an activity factor indicating an activity amount can be calculated.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an appearance of a smartphone according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic rear view illustrating the appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 is a block schematic diagram illustrating functions of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the activity amount calculation system according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the activity amount calculation system according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing the appearance of the weight scale according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block schematic diagram illustrating functions of the weight scale according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block schematic diagram illustrating functions of the server according to the embodiment.

  An embodiment for carrying out a portable device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is illustrated and demonstrated as an example of a portable device.

  The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and a connector 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols or figures.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger or a stylus pen with the touch screen 2B. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like contacts the touch screen 2B.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. In the capacitive method, contact and approach of a finger or a stylus pen can be detected. Hereinafter, in order to simplify the description, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact, a stylus pen, or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The smartphone 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact detected by the touch screen 2B, the position where the contact is made, the time when the contact is made, and the change over time of the position where the contact is made. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gesture discriminated by the smartphone 1 includes touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  The touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen 2B as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger is in contact with the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more as a long touch. Multi-touch is a gesture in which a plurality of fingers touch the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a plurality of fingers are in contact with the touch screen 2B as a touch. Release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines that a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B is a release.

  A tap is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The double tap is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap. A long tap is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. Multi-tap is a gesture for releasing following multi-touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following multi-touch as multi-tap.

  The swipe is a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2 as a swipe. The drag is a gesture for performing a swipe from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  The flick is a gesture that is released while the finger moves at high speed in one direction following the touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture that is released while the finger moves in one direction at high speed following the touch. Flick: Up flick that moves your finger up the screen, Down flick that moves your finger down the screen, Right flick that moves your finger right in the screen, Left flick that moves your finger left in the screen Etc.

  Pinch-in is a gesture that swipes in the direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The pinch-out is a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away as a pinch out.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Since the smartphone 1 performs an operation based on a gesture, an operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  An example of a screen displayed on the display 2A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of the home screen. The home screen may also be referred to as a desktop, launcher, or idle screen. The home screen is displayed on the display 2A. The home screen is a screen that allows the user to select which application to be executed from among the applications installed in the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 executes the application selected on the home screen in the foreground. The screen of the application executed in the foreground is displayed in the display area 40 of the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 can place an icon on the home screen. The home screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in the first area 41 in the display area of the display 2A. A plurality of icons 51 are arranged on the home screen 50. Each icon 51 is associated with an application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for the icon 51, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 51. For example, when a tap on the icon 51 associated with the mail application is detected, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application.

  When the smartphone 1 is executing the mail application in the foreground, for example, when a click on the button 3B is detected, the smartphone 1 displays the home screen 50 in the first area 41 of the display 2A and executes the mail application in the background. To do. Then, when a tap on the icon 51 associated with the browser application is detected, the smartphone 1 executes the browser application in the foreground. An application being executed in the background can be interrupted or terminated depending on the execution status of the application and other applications.

  The icon 51 includes an image and a character string. The icon 51 may include a symbol or a graphic instead of an image. The icon 51 may not include either an image or a character string. The icons 51 are arranged according to a predetermined rule. A wallpaper 52 is displayed behind the icon 51. The wallpaper is sometimes called a photo screen or a back screen. The smartphone 1 can use any image as the wallpaper 52. For example, an arbitrary image is determined as the wallpaper 52 in accordance with the setting of the user.

  The smartphone 1 can increase or decrease the number of home screens. For example, the smartphone 1 determines the number of home screens according to the setting by the user. The smartphone 1 displays the selected one on the display 2A even if there are a plurality of home screens. The smartphone 1 displays one or more locators on the home screen. The number of locator symbols matches the number of home screens. The locator symbol indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen. The symbol corresponding to the currently displayed home screen is displayed in a manner different from other symbols.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture while displaying the home screen, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A. For example, when detecting a right flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the left home screen. Further, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the right home screen. When the home screen is changed, the smartphone 1 updates the display of the locator according to the changed position of the home screen.

  A second area 42 is provided at the upper end of the display area 40 of the display 2A. In the second area 42, a remaining amount mark 422 indicating the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery, a radio wave level mark 421 indicating the electric field strength of radio waves for communication, and the current time 423 are displayed. The smartphone 1 may display the weather information, the application being executed, the type of the communication system, the status of the phone, the mode of the device, the event that has occurred in the device, and the like in the second area 42. The second area 42 is used for various notifications to the user. The second area 42 may be provided on a screen other than the home screen 50. The position where the second region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  Here, the vertical direction of the home screen 50 will be described. The vertical direction of the home screen 50 is a direction based on the vertical direction of characters or images displayed on the display 2A. Therefore, when the home screen 50 is displayed along the longitudinal direction, the side close to the second region 42 in the longitudinal direction of the touch screen display 2 is the upper side of the home screen 50 and the side far from the second region 42 is the home screen 50. On the bottom. The side where the current time 423 is displayed in the second area 42 is the right side of the home screen 50, and the side where the current time 423 is not displayed in the second area 42 is the left side of the home screen 50.

  Note that the home screen 50 illustrated in FIG. 4 is an example, and various forms of elements, arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 50, various operation methods on the home screen 50, and the like are described above. It does not have to be street.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, and cameras 12 and 13. , Connector 14 and motion sensor 15.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B receives a contact with the reception area as an input. That is, the touch screen 2B detects contact. The controller 10 detects a gesture for the smartphone 1. The controller 10 detects an operation (gesture) on the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) by cooperating with the touch screen 2B. The controller 10 detects an operation (gesture) on the display 2A (touch screen display 2) by cooperating with the touch screen 2B.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operations on the buttons are, for example, click, double click, push, long push, and multi push.

  For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. In the present embodiment, touch sensor type buttons are employed as the buttons 3A to 3C. For example, the button 3D is a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, luminance, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. For example, cellular phone communication standards include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA (registered trademark), CDMA2000, PDC, GSM (registered trademark), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. Examples of wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC, and the like. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller 10 as audio. The microphone 8 converts a user's voice into a voice signal and transmits the voice signal to the controller 10. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker instead of the receiver 7.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined screen on the display 2 </ b> A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing corresponding to the gesture detected via the touch screen 2 </ b> B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, and an activity factor calculation application 9Z indicating an activity amount. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The calculation application 9Z provides a function of calculating an activity factor indicating the amount of activity using the motion on the smartphone 1 as the user's motion.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. For example, the control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like. Note that the functions provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with functions provided by other programs such as the mail application 9B.

  The controller 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 10 may be an integrated circuit such as a SoC (System-on-a-Chip) in which other components such as the communication unit 6 are integrated. The controller 10 may be configured by combining a plurality of integrated circuits. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary, so that the display 2A, the communication unit 6, Various functions are realized by controlling the motion sensor 15 and the like. The controller 10 implements various functions by executing instructions included in the calculation application 9Z stored in the storage 9. The controller 10 can change the control according to detection results of various detection units such as the touch screen 2B, the button 3, and the motion sensor 15.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The connector 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 of this embodiment also functions as a communication unit that communicates between the smartphone 1 and another device via a connection object connected to the terminal. The connector 14 is USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), MHL (Mobile High-definition Link), Light Peak, Thunderbolt, LAN connector (Local A general-purpose terminal such as an area network connector or an earphone microphone connector may be used. The connector 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. The devices connected to the connector 14 include, for example, a charger, an external storage, a speaker, a communication device, and an information processing device.

  The motion sensor 15 detects a motion factor. This motion factor is mainly processed by the controller 10 as a control factor of the smartphone 1 that is its own device. The controller 10 mainly processes the motion factor detected by the motion sensor 15 as a control factor indicating the situation of the own device. The motion sensor 15 of the present embodiment includes an acceleration sensor 16, an orientation sensor 17, an angular velocity sensor 18, and a tilt sensor 19.

  The acceleration sensor 16 detects acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The acceleration sensor 16 outputs the detected acceleration. For example, when the direction of acceleration is output as a motion factor, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor that reflects the direction in which the smartphone 1 is moving. For example, when the magnitude of acceleration is output, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor that reflects the direction in which the smartphone 1 is moving. In the present embodiment, a sensor capable of detecting acceleration in three axial directions is employed as the acceleration sensor 16. The three axial directions detected by the acceleration sensor 16 of the present embodiment are substantially orthogonal to each other. 1 to 3 correspond to the three axial directions of the acceleration sensor 16.

  The direction sensor 17 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The direction sensor 17 outputs the detected direction of geomagnetism. For example, when the direction of geomagnetism is output as a motion factor, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor that reflects the orientation of the smartphone 1. For example, when a change in the direction of geomagnetism is output as a motion factor, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor that reflects a change in the orientation of the smartphone 1.

  The angular velocity sensor 18 detects the angular velocity of the smartphone 1. The angular velocity sensor 18 outputs the detected angular velocity. For example, if the presence or absence of angular velocity is output as a motion factor, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor reflecting the rotation of the smartphone 1. For example, when the direction of the angular velocity is output as a motion factor, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor reflecting the rotation direction of the smartphone 1. In the present embodiment, a sensor capable of detecting angular velocities in three axial directions is employed as the angular velocity sensor 18. 1 to 3 correspond to the three axial directions of the angular velocity sensor 18. The tilt sensor 19 detects the tilt of the smartphone with respect to the gravitational direction.

  The tilt sensor 19 detects the tilt of the smartphone 1 with respect to the gravity direction. The tilt sensor 19 outputs the detected tilt. For example, when the inclination with respect to the direction of gravity is output as a motion factor, the controller 10 can be used for processing as a control factor that reflects the inclination of the smartphone 1.

  The outputs of the acceleration sensor 16, the azimuth sensor 17, the angular velocity sensor 18, and the tilt sensor 19 of the motion sensor 15 can be used by combining the outputs of a plurality of sensors. By processing the output of the motion sensor 15 in combination, the controller 10 can execute processing that highly reflects the movement of the smartphone 1 that is the device itself.

  The smartphone 1 processes the motion factor detected by the motion sensor 15 as a control factor reflecting at least one of posture change, position change, and direction change. Processing as this control factor is executed by the controller 10. In this embodiment, the change in the inclination of the smartphone 1 in the three-axis direction with respect to the direction of gravity is defined as a posture change.

  An example of using this motion factor as a control factor for posture change is a process of changing the display direction of the screen. In the smartphone 1, the display direction of the screen is changed so that the screen is displayed along the axial direction closer to the gravity direction by comparing the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction. When the display direction of the screen is changed, the smartphone 1 processes the motion factor as a control factor and determines the physical direction of the screen.

  As an example of using this motion factor as a position change control factor, there is a process of updating the position of the smartphone 1 in a place where a GPS signal cannot be received. When updating the position, the smartphone 1 processes the motion factor as a control factor and calculates the movement distance. This process is not limited to a place where the GPS signal cannot be received, and can be processed together with the GPS signal in order to improve the position accuracy.

  As an example of using this motion factor as a direction change control factor, there is a process of updating the direction of the smartphone 1 in a place where geomagnetism cannot be detected. When the direction change is updated, the smartphone 1 processes the motion factor as a control factor and calculates the amount of shaft rotation. This process is not limited to a place where geomagnetism cannot be detected, and can be processed together with a geomagnetism detection signal in order to increase direction accuracy.

  In the present embodiment, the motion factor output from the motion sensor 15 can be calculated by the controller 10 and used for analyzing the movement of the user. By analyzing the movement of the user, the controller 10 determines whether the user is walking, the user is running, the user is riding a bicycle, the user is riding a car, It is possible to determine a moving method such as whether the user is on a motorcycle or whether the user is on an airplane. When riding in this car, the case where the user is driving and the case where the other company is driving are included. The determination of the movement method of the user based on the motion factor may be executed in conjunction with the controller 10 processing the motion factor as a control factor, or may be executed by switching modes.

  Although the acceleration sensor 16 and the angular velocity sensor 18 of the present embodiment employ a sensor whose three directions are orthogonal to each other, the three directions do not have to be orthogonal to each other. In the acceleration sensor and the angular velocity sensor in which the three directions are not orthogonal to each other, the acceleration and the angular velocity in the three directions orthogonal to each other can be calculated by calculation. Further, the directions based on the acceleration sensor and the angular velocity sensor may be different.

  5 may be downloaded from another apparatus by wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 5 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by the reading device included in the storage 9. Also, some or all of the programs that the storage 9 stores in FIG. 5 are a flash memory, HDD (Hard Disc Drive), CD (Compact Disc), DVD that can be read by a reader connected to the connector 14. (Digital Versatile Disc) or BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc) or other storage media.

  The configuration of the smartphone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and may be changed as appropriate within a range that does not impair the gist of the present invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad arrangement or a QWERTY arrangement as buttons for operations related to the screen instead of the buttons 3A to 3C. The smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. The illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 may be composed of one sensor. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes three types of sensors for detecting the position and orientation. However, the smartphone 1 may not include some of the sensors, Other types of sensors for detecting the attitude may be provided.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen on which the smartphone 1 displays the user activity factor according to the calculation application 9Z. The activity factor display screen 60 illustrated in FIG. 6 can be displayed on the display 2 </ b> A by tapping the icon 51 a described as “Exercise” among the icons 51 illustrated in FIG. 4, for example.

  On the display screen 60 illustrated in FIG. 6, the movement of the user is analyzed from the motion factor detected by the motion sensor 15, and the movement method of the user is displayed. In the display screen 60 illustrated in FIG. 6, activity records for each movement method are displayed in areas 601 to 603. In the area 601, a display in which walking is performed when the user moves by walking and running is displayed. In the area 602, a case where the user moves by bicycle is displayed as a bicycle. An area 603 displays a vehicle when the user moves by car, motorcycle, or airplane. The display for each moving method is not limited to the dividing method adopted in FIG. 6, and walking and running may be displayed separately, or an automobile, a motorcycle, and an airplane may be displayed separately.

  An area 601 includes an icon and a character string indicating that the moving method is walking, a character string indicating the total time moved by walking, a graph visually indicating the moving time, and the amount of heat consumed by the user by walking. Is displayed. An area 602 includes an icon and a character string indicating that the moving method is a bicycle, a character string indicating the total time traveled by the bicycle, a graph visually indicating the travel time, and the amount of heat consumed by the user by walking. Is displayed. In the area 603, an icon and a character string indicating that the moving method is a vehicle, a character string indicating the total time moved by the vehicle, and a graph visually indicating the moving time are displayed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, thermodynamic calories (cal) are adopted as “a measure of the amount of heat consumed by a person or animal or the amount of heat consumed by metabolism by a person or animal” based on the Japanese measurement law. doing. The amount of heat is not limited to this. Joule (J) may be adopted based on CGPM (Conference General des Poids et Mesures), or calories and joules may be written together. Any item displayed in the areas 601 to 603 may be omitted, or a new item may be added. The items to be additionally displayed include, for example, a moving distance for each moving method, a fat burning amount, exercise, and the number of steps when moving by walking. The “fat burning amount” is the amount of fat burned by physical activity. The amount of fat burning is calculated from the calorie consumption required to burn 1 gram of fat. “Exercise” is a unit representing the amount of physical activity. The exercise is the amount of exercise calculated by multiplying the mets, which will be described later, by the time of physical activity.

  In the area 604, the daily activity record of the user is displayed. In the activity record for one day, the time when the physical activity occurs and the movement method when the physical activity is performed are displayed in association with each other. The smartphone 1 can make the user easily grasp the daily activity record visually by displaying the time and the movement method in association with each other.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the amount of heat for each moving method, which is an activity factor that is a part of the amount of activity of the user, and the total amount of heat for one day are displayed on the display 2A. The activity factor is an element indicating a part of the total daily activity amount of the user, and includes the amount of fat burning and “exercise” in addition to the above-described heat amount. In FIG. 6, the amount of heat consumed by the user by the activity is displayed for each movement method. By displaying the amount of heat consumed for each movement method, the user can easily grasp the result of his / her activity for each movement method through the smartphone 1. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the total amount of heat per day consumed by the user through physical activity is displayed. By displaying the total amount of heat consumed per day, the user can easily grasp the amount of heat indicating his / her physical activity through the smartphone 1.

  The amount of heat illustrated in FIG. 6 can be easily calculated based on the strength of the user's physical activity, the time of the user's physical activity, and the weight of the user. This simple calculation formula is given as shown in Equation 1.

Formula 1

  In the expression for calculating the energy consumption shown in Expression 1, a numerical value “METs” is used. This Met is a unit that represents the strength of physical activity. The strength of this physical activity varies depending on the type of physical activity. In the present embodiment, for each movement method determined as a result of analyzing the user's movement, a mets that is the strength of physical activity is set. That is, in this embodiment, it is used for calculating the activity factor as a coefficient based on the motion factor. The Met functions as a calculation factor used for calculation of energy consumption, which is an activity factor indicating an activity amount. In Mets, it is expressed as a ratio to the strength of physical activity at rest. For example, a sitting and resting state is equivalent to 1 Mets, and a normal walk is equivalent to 3 Mets. That is, it means that the intensity of physical activity in normal walking is three times the intensity of physical activity at rest.

  In the formula for calculating the energy consumption shown in Formula 1, a value of “time of physical activity” is used. This physical activity time is the total time during which the physical activity corresponding to the mets used in the calculation is performed among the physical activities of the user. The time of physical activity functions as a calculation factor used for calculation of energy consumption, which is an activity factor indicating the amount of activity. This physical activity time is a count based on the result of the controller 10 determining the motion factor detected by the motion sensor 15. For example, the physical activity time is displayed in the areas 601 to 603 as travel time.

  In the formula for calculating the energy consumption shown in Formula 1, the value “weight” is used. This body weight is the weight of the user. The weight of the user functions as a calculation factor used for calculating energy consumption, which is an activity factor indicating the amount of activity. The weight of the user is set in advance as a setting item of the calculation application 9Z. The calculation application 9Z can set each item, for example, by tapping the icon 61 shown in FIG. As setting items of the calculation application 9Z, for example, date of birth, height, stride, weight, and the like can be given.

  The date of birth is a value indicating the date of birth of the user. Based on this date of birth, the smartphone 1 calculates the age of the user. The calculated age of the user is used for referring to various statistical data. The gender is an item indicating the gender of the user. The smartphone 1 refers to various statistical data according to the gender of the user.

  Height is a value indicating the height of the user. The smartphone 1 calculates various items using the height of the user or refers to various statistical data according to the height of the user. Examples of items calculated using the height of the user include BMI (Body Mass Index). BMI is one of the criteria for judging obesity advocated by the World Insurance Organization (WHO). BMI is calculated by dividing body weight (kg) by the square of height (m).

  The stride is a value indicating the stride of the user. The smartphone 1 can calculate the walking distance of the user using the user's stride. In this embodiment, a value of 45% of the height is automatically input as a standard for the stride. This stride can be changed from a value input as a guide to an actually measured value.

  The body weight is a value indicating the weight of the user. The smartphone 1 calculates the energy consumption based on Equation 1 using the weight of the user. The smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment acquires the weight of the user from the outside through the communication unit 6. In addition, although the smart phone 1 of this embodiment acquires a user's weight from the outside through the communication unit 6, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the smartphone 1 may receive the weight of the user from the outside through the connector 14. Reception of the weight of the user by the smartphone 1 is controlled by the controller 10.

  When the smartphone 1 receives the weight of the user from the outside, the smartphone 1 stores the weight in the storage 9 as a setting item of the calculation application 9Z. When storing the received weight of the user, the smartphone 1 stores the received date and time. The received weight of the user is used by the controller 10 to calculate an energy consumption that is an activity factor. When the smartphone 1 receives the weight of the user, the smartphone 1 calculates the activity factor based on the physical activity time based on the motion factor after the date and time of receiving the weight and the received weight. By calculating the activity factor from the count based on the motion factor after reception using the received body weight, the calculated activity factor can be set to a more appropriate value.

  In the control method of the smartphone 1 provided with the motion sensor 15 described above using the received user's weight for calculating the energy consumption amount, the activity factor indicating the amount of motion activity detected by the motion sensor 15 is calculated. Receiving the weight of the user used for the calculation, and calculating the energy consumption indicating the amount of activity using the count based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor 15 and the received weight of the user. .

  In the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment, when the first weight received from the outside is stored in the storage 9 and then received from the outside, the first weight is stored in the storage 9 as the weight that is a setting item of the calculation application 9Z. At this time, the smartphone 1 preferably stores the first weight and the second weight separately. By storing the first weight and the second weight separately, the smartphone 1 can calculate the first activity factor based on the first motion factor after receiving the first weight. , The second weight can be used to calculate the second activity factor based on the second motion factor after receiving the second weight. The smartphone 1 can calculate the activity factor more accurately according to the period during which the motion factor is measured by storing the first weight and the second weight separately.

  In the smartphone 1 of the present embodiment, when receiving the weight of the user from the outside, the date and time when the weight of the user is measured is received together with the weight of the user. The smartphone 1 uses the received weight for calculating an activity factor based on a motion factor after the date and time when the weight of the user is measured. By receiving the date and time when the weight is measured together with the weight of the user, the smartphone 1 can more accurately calculate the activity factor according to the period during which the motion factor is measured. By receiving the date and time when the weight is measured together with the weight of the user, the smartphone 1 can receive the plurality of weights of the user at the same time even during the period when the motion factor is measured. Accordingly, the activity factor can be calculated more accurately. Instead of the date and time when the user's weight is measured, the date and time when the user's weight is stored in the server may be adopted.

  The smartphone 1 of this embodiment can transmit the activity factor calculated through the communication unit 6 to the outside. In addition, although the smart phone 1 of this embodiment transmits the activity factor calculated through the communication unit 6 outside, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the smartphone 1 may transmit the activity factor calculated through the connector 14 to the outside. Transmission of the activity factor by the smartphone 1 is controlled by the controller 10.

  An embodiment for carrying out an activity amount calculation system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone will be illustrated as an example of a portable device, and a scale will be illustrated as an example of a measuring device.

  The activity amount calculation system according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 includes a weight scale 70, a server 80, and the smartphone 1. As shown in FIG. 7, by constructing an activity amount calculation system with a measuring device, a portable device, and a server, it becomes easy to collect information from a plurality of measuring devices as calculation factors. The activity amount calculation system according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8 includes a weight scale 70 and the smartphone 1. As shown in FIG. 8, a system can be simply constructed by constructing an activity amount calculation system with a measuring device and a portable device. Also, as shown in FIG. 8, by constructing an activity amount calculation system with a measuring device and a portable device, it becomes easy to immediately update the calculation factor in the portable device. The smartphone 1 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has the same configuration as the smartphone shown in FIGS.

  A schematic shape of a weight scale 70 which is an example of a measuring device is shown in FIGS. As shown in the block configuration in FIG. 10, the weight scale 70 includes a housing 71, a display 72, a button 73, a communication unit 74, a connector 75, a storage 76, and a controller 77. The

  The casing 71 is a part that functions as a support base material for the weight scale 70. The casing 71 includes a pressure sensor 711 and a sensor terminal 712.

  The pressure sensor 711 is a part that detects the weight of the user as a load. The pressure sensor 711 outputs the detected load to the controller 77. The pressure sensor 711 of the present embodiment functions as a measurement unit that measures a calculation factor that is physical information of the user. A part of the pressure sensor 711 according to the present embodiment functions as a part of the outer shell of the casing 71.

  The sensor terminal 712 is a part that detects the electrical characteristics of the user. The sensor terminal 712 allows a weak current to flow to the user. The sensor terminal 712 outputs the current characteristic flowing to the user to the controller 77 as a material for determining the user's physical information. The sensor terminal 712 of this embodiment functions as a measurement unit that measures a calculation factor that is physical information of the user. The sensor terminal 712 of this embodiment functions as a part of the outer shell of the casing 71.

  The display 72 is a part serving as a user interface from the weight scale 70 to the user. The display 72 displays various information of the weight scale 70. The display 72 displays, for example, the measured weight and basal metabolism.

  The button 73 is a part that receives an operation on the weight scale 70. The user operates the weight scale 70 through the button 73.

  The communication unit 74 is a part that transmits measurement information from the scale 70 to the outside. The communication unit according to the present embodiment can transmit the date and time when the measurement information was measured in addition to transmitting the measurement information. By transmitting the date and time when the measurement information was measured, the communication unit 74 can convey the user's physical information more accurately.

  The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. For example, cellular phone communication standards include LTE, W-CDMA (registered trademark), CDMA2000, PDC, GSM (registered trademark), PHS, and the like. For example, wireless communication standards include WiMAX, IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC, and the like. The communication unit 74 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the weight scale 70 and the smartphone 1 communicate via a communication network, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The weight scale 70 may wirelessly communicate with the smartphone 1 via the communication unit 74 that supports any one of IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC, and the like without going through the communication network.

  The connector 75 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 of this embodiment also functions as a communication unit that communicates between the weight scale 70 and other devices via a connection object connected to the terminal. The connector 75 may be a general-purpose terminal such as a USB, HDMI (registered trademark), MHL, light peak, thunderbolt, or earphone microphone connector. The connector 75 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the connector 75 include, for example, a charger, an external storage, a speaker, a communication device, and an information processing device.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the weight scale 70 and the smartphone 1 communicate via a communication network, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The weight scale 70 communicates with the smartphone 1 without priority via a communication network by using a connector 75 suitable for any of USB, LAN connector, HDMI (registered trademark), MHL, light peak, thunderbolt, earphone cable, and the like. Also good.

  The storage 76 stores various programs including a measurement program 76A and a communication program 76B. The measurement program 76A provides a function of measuring physical information such as the weight of the user. In the present embodiment, the calculation factor used for calculating the activity factor is measured by the measurement function provided by the measurement program 76A. The communication program 76B provides a function of transmitting the measured physical information of the user to another device. In the present embodiment, the measured calculation factor is transmitted to the outside by the transmission function provided by the communication program 76B. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the calculation factor is transmitted to the server 80, and in the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the calculation factor is transmitted to the smartphone 1.

  The controller 77 is, for example, a CPU. The controller 77 may be an integrated circuit such as SoC in which other components such as the communication unit 74 are integrated. The controller 77 may be configured by combining a plurality of integrated circuits. The controller 77 implements various functions by comprehensively controlling the operation of the weight scale 70.

  Specifically, the controller 77 executes the commands included in the program stored in the storage 76 while referring to the data stored in the storage 76 as necessary, and the pressure sensor 711 and the sensor terminal 712. Various functions are realized by controlling the display 72, the button 73, the communication unit 74, the connector 75, and the like. The controller 77 implements various functions by executing instructions included in the measurement program 76 </ b> A stored in the storage 76.

  The server 80 shown in FIG. 8 is configured by a complex of one or a plurality of devices. As shown in FIG. 11, the server 80 includes a communication unit 81 serving as a communication unit, a storage 82 serving as a storage unit, and a controller 83 serving as a control unit.

  The communication unit 81 serving as a communication unit is a block that performs a transmission / reception function of the server 80. The communication unit 81 of the present embodiment functions as a part that receives a calculation factor transmitted to the outside from a weight scale 70 that is a measuring device. The communication unit 81 of the present embodiment functions as a part that transmits the calculation factor received from the measuring device to the outside. The communication unit 81 of the server 80 supports various communication standards such as a LAN port.

  The storage 82 serving as a storage unit is a block that performs the storage function of the server 80. The storage 82 functions as a part that stores the calculation factor received through the communication unit 81. The calculation factor stored in the storage 82 is stored in association with the user of the calculation factor. By associating the calculation factor with the user, the server 80 can provide an appropriate calculation factor to the user who requests transmission of the calculation factor.

  The storage 82 can store the received calculation factor in association with the date and time when the calculation factor was measured. By storing the calculation factor and the measurement date and time in association with each other, the server 80 can provide the user with a more accurate calculation factor. Further, the server 80 can transmit a plurality of calculation factors to a user who has not transmitted the calculation factors for a while by storing the calculation factors and the measurement dates in association with each other. By receiving the calculation factor associated with the measurement date and time, the user can receive a plurality of calculation factors together. If a plurality of calculation factors can be received together, the user can reduce the number of operations for updating the calculation factors.

  The controller 83 serving as a control unit is a block that bears the control function of the server 80. The controller 83 is configured by a CPU, for example. The controller 83 may be an integrated circuit such as SoC in which other components such as the communication unit 82 are integrated. The controller 83 may be configured by combining a plurality of integrated circuits. The controller 83 implements various functions by comprehensively controlling the operation of the server 80. Specifically, the server 80 controls various configurations by executing instructions included in the program stored in the storage 82 while referring to the data stored in the storage 82 as necessary. By implementing various functions.

  The exemplary embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the present invention. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters described herein. Should be configured to embody such a configuration.

  In the smartphone 1 of the present embodiment, the energy consumption is calculated based on the body weight, but is not limited to this. For example, the smartphone 1 may calculate the energy consumption based on the basal metabolism. The basal metabolic rate is the minimum energy consumption necessary for living. By obtaining this basal metabolic rate from the outside including the weight scale 70 and the server 80, the daily energy consumption can be calculated more appropriately.

  In the smartphone 1 of the present embodiment, the energy consumption that is an example of the calculated activity factor is displayed on the display screen 60, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the calculated activity factor may be transmitted to an external device such as a server. When transmitting an activity factor, it is preferable to transmit it to the server which received the calculation factor.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9Z Measurement application 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Motion Sensor 16 Acceleration sensor 17 Direction sensor 18 Angular velocity sensor 19 Angle sensor 20 Housing 40 Display area 41 First area 42 Second area 50 Home screen 51, 51a Icon 60 Display screen 601, 602, 603, 604 Area 61 Icon 70 Scale 71 Enclosure 711 Measurement program 712 Communication program 72 Display 73 Button 74 Communication unit 75 Connector 76 storage 76A measuring program 76B communication program 77 controller 80 server 81 communication unit 82 Storage 83 Controller

The configuration of the smartphone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and may be changed as appropriate within a range that does not impair the gist of the present invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad arrangement or a QWERTY arrangement as buttons for operations related to the screen instead of the buttons 3A to 3C. The smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. The illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 may be composed of one sensor. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes four types of sensors in order to detect the position and orientation. However, the smartphone 1 may not include some of these sensors, Other types of sensors for detecting the attitude may be provided.

Height is a value indicating the height of the user. The smartphone 1 calculates various items using the height of the user or refers to various statistical data according to the height of the user. Examples of items calculated using the height of the user include BMI (Body Mass Index). BMI is one of the criteria for the World Health Organization (WHO) to determine obesity to be proposed. BMI is calculated by dividing body weight (kg) by the square of height (m).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9Z Measurement application 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Motion Sensor 16 Acceleration sensor 17 Direction sensor 18 Angular velocity sensor 19 Tilt sensor 20 Housing 40 Display area 41 First area 42 Second area 50 Home screen 51, 51a Icon 60 Display screen 601, 602, 603, 604 Area 61 Icon 70 Scale 71 Enclosure 711 Measurement program 712 Communication program 72 Display 73 Button 74 Communication unit 75 Connector 76 storage 76A measuring program 76B communication program 77 controller 80 server 81 communication unit 82 Storage 83 Controller

Claims (5)

A motion sensor that detects the motion factor;
A communication unit that receives a plurality of calculation factors used for calculating an activity factor indicating an amount of activity and individual measurement dates and times of the calculation factor;
A controller for calculating an activity factor indicating the amount of activity using a plurality of the calculation factors received by the communication unit and a count based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor when the calculation factors are received; Comprising
Mobile device.   The controller calculates an activity factor indicating the amount of activity using a count based on the motion factor, the received calculation factor, and a coefficient based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor. The portable device as described in. The coefficient based on the motion factor includes the strength of the physical activity of the user for which the activity factor is calculated,
The calculation factor includes a weight of a user who is a target for calculating the activity factor,
The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the count based on the motion factor includes a time of physical activity of a user who is a target for calculating the activity factor.   The portable device according to claim 3, wherein the controller determines a moving method of the user based on the motion factor, and determines the strength of the physical activity based on the moving method. Including a measuring device, a server, and a portable device,
The measuring instrument is
A measurement unit for measuring a plurality of calculation factors used for calculating an activity factor indicating an activity amount;
A first communication unit that transmits a plurality of calculation factors measured by the measurement unit and individual measurement dates and times of the calculation factors to the server;
The server
A second communication unit that receives the calculation factor transmitted from the first communication unit of the measurement device and transmits the received plurality of calculation factors and individual measurement dates and times of the calculation factor to the portable device; With
The portable device is
A third communication unit that receives a plurality of the calculation factors and individual measurement dates of the calculation factors from the second communication unit of the server;
A motion sensor for detecting the motion factor;
Activity indicating an activity amount using a plurality of calculation factors received by the third communication unit and a measurement date corresponding to the calculation factors and counting based on the motion factor detected by the motion sensor A controller for calculating a factor,
Activity amount calculation system.