JP2670571B2 - pedometer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pedometer that counts the number of steps carried by a person while walking, such as vibrations, and calculates / displays a distance from a step value input in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pedometer counts the output from a step count sensor (for example, a vibration sensor), calculates a walking distance from a step value input in advance, and displays it on a display unit. Was configured.

[0003]

Therefore, if a person carries the pedometer, the walking distance will be automatically measured, but since it is a distance represented by a number, There was a problem that the distance walked to could not be recognized. On the other hand, as modern transportation and private cars develop, walking distance will be extremely short and exercise will be inadequate. There is a problem that it is difficult to recognize that walking with a purpose because it only adds up the walking distance. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a pedometer capable of obtaining an equivalent amount of exercise without actually walking in the area, and further making a person motivated to walk. With the goal.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising:
The pedometer described above counts the number of steps by a pedometer sensor, calculates the distance walked from a previously entered stride value, and displays this in a pedometer that starts from the data previously entered in the pedometer. It is configured by selecting a course determined by the destination and the destination, and providing a computing means for computing the progress of the course from the step count and the stride value, and a display section for displaying the value computed by the computing means. ing. The pedometer according to claim 2 is the pedometer according to claim 1,
The course is configured such that an intermediate point is set, a progress situation corresponding to a walking distance between adjacent points is calculated, and the progress is displayed on the display unit by operating a display switching button. The pedometer according to claim 3 is configured such that, in the pedometer according to claim 1, the number of elapsed days from the start to the present is displayed. Further, the pedometer according to claim 4 is configured such that, in the pedometer according to claim 1, the estimated number of days to arrive at the destination is calculated from the current walking situation and displayed on the display unit. There is.

[0005]

The pedometer according to claims 1 to 4 calculates a walking distance from the number of steps and a stride value, and selects a course determined by a starting point and a destination from previously input data.
Corresponding to the walking distance, since it is possible to display the progress of the course, by performing a normal walk without actually walking the selected course, the walking feeling equivalent to walking the course and Become. Since the progress status is calculated and displayed on the display unit, it is possible to grasp the progress status of the course by walking.
Particularly, since the pedometer according to claim 2 further displays the section in the middle of the course and displays the progress of the section, it is possible to grasp the progress of walking at a relatively short distance. be able to. In the pedometer according to the third aspect, since the number of days elapsed from the start to the present is displayed, the walking condition of the course, the average speed, etc. can be known. Further, in the pedometer according to the fourth aspect, since the expected number of days to reach the destination is calculated, it is possible to easily know the number of days to walk the selected course.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an operation state of a pedometer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is an internal block diagram thereof, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are examples of courses. It is explanatory drawing which described.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pedometer 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is housed in a small portable case 11, and a display section 12 made of a liquid crystal display is provided at the center of the front surface.
Is equipped with a setting key 13, a start
A clear key 14, a display switching key 15, paired input keys 16 and 17, and a lid 18 for opening and closing are provided on the front surface of the case 11.

A microcomputer is provided inside the case 11, and the microcomputer is shown in FIG.
As shown in, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 19, a ROM 20 connected thereto, a RAM 21 for temporarily storing data, and a clock unit 22 for measuring time are provided,
Further, the CPU 19 includes key switches 23 including a setting key 13, a start / clear key 14, a display switching key 15, and paired input keys 16 and 17, a vibration sensor 24 for counting the number of walks, and a display unit. 12 are connected.

The ROM 20 stores an overall program for controlling the operation of the pedometer 10 and a specific standard walking course. Here, the data describing the walking course can be obtained by replacing or rewriting the ROM. The RAM 21 temporarily stores the processing signal of the CPU 19, the calculated result, and the data, and also temporarily stores the elapsed time input from the clock unit 22 and the number of walks input by the vibration sensor 24. .

A schematic flow of the program stored in the ROM 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The ROM
20 is data of a specific course (for example, Tokaido 53rd walking course as shown in FIG. 5, regional information including Kitakyushu / Miyazaki course as shown in FIG. 4, or distance between major cities in Kyushu and the like). Is input, the setting key 13 is pressed to enter the step input preparation state (step a). In this state, press the step value input keys 16 and 17 to display the step value up and down on the display unit 12 while inputting a predetermined value (step b), and when the input is completed, press the setting key 13 again (step c). .

Next, the starting point is input. In this embodiment, the starting point is "Kitakyushu" as shown in FIG. 4 (step d). Next, the setting key 13 is pressed (step e) and a destination, for example, "Miyazaki" is input (step f). As for the input of the starting point and the destination point, the city name is input in advance and the input keys 16 and 17 are used to select the city name. After that, when the setting key 13 is pressed (step g), the distance between the courses is calculated from the information stored in the data including the start point and the destination point and the ROM 20, and further, the course course is completed. The main location at is extracted from the data (step h), and the initial setting is completed by the above processing.

After the above setting, the start / clear key 14
When is pressed (step i), the time is input from the clock section 22 (step j), and the vibration sensor 24
The walking signal from is input (step k). Input from the clock unit 22 and the vibration sensor 24 is performed by the CPU 1
It is not input when 9 is performing other processing, so
The elapsed time from the start and the count value of the vibration sensor are temporarily stored in another memory, and the temporarily stored count value is input to the CPU 19.

From these pieces of information, a walking distance (step value × step number) and a ratio to the course distance (walking ratio = step value × step number / course distance) are calculated (step 1). Next, the walking section corresponding to the walking distance is calculated, and the walking ratio to the section distance is calculated (step m). The walking section is shown in FIG.
In, for example, if the walking distance is 100 km, the section is “Nakatsu-Beppu”, and the walking ratio of the section is (100-2
0-27) /67=0.79. It should be noted that each of these walking ratios is shown by a bar graph showing the walking degree as shown in Table 1. Next, calculate the number of walking days, etc., but set the time from pressing the start / clear key 14 to 1
The number of days calculated on a daily basis (less than one day is regarded as one day) is calculated (step o). Next, the number of arrival days to the destination is calculated in proportion to the distance and the number of days to calculate the estimated number of arrival days.

The walking time is calculated by integrating the vibration sensor even if the vibration sensor is not input within a predetermined time. All of the above calculation results are displayed on the display unit 12, but the switching is performed by pressing the display switching key 15 (steps q and r). This state is shown in Table 1. By sequentially pressing the display switching key 15, the display is switched to 1, 2, ... 6, 1, 2 ,.

[0015]

[Table 1]

When the entire process is ended, the start / clear key 14 is pressed again to end the process. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the walking course and the like were stored in the ROM as data in advance, but the data can be changed by storing it in the RAM, connecting it to another computer, and exchanging the memory card. It is also possible to store it in a box and replace it according to the preference of the user.

Note that, apart from the above-described embodiment, there may be a case where the step count and the departure point and the destination are changed while keeping the number of steps and the elapsed time during walking. In this case, do not press the Start / Clear key and repeat the input procedure as in the initial setting (steps b to g).
It is also possible to insert a program to press the start / clear key at the end. At this time, the input data of each part before correction or before change is erased, only the elapsed steps and elapsed time are stored in the RAM 21, and the clock input start (step j) and the vibration sensor input start (step k) are performed. Then, the calculation is performed by adding the previous step count and the elapsed time. Then, only when the stride is corrected, in the step of calculating the walking distance (step l), the corrected walking distance of the corrected stride × the number of elapsed steps is calculated, and the subsequent calculation includes the above data. It is also possible to carry out (step m, n). The pedometer according to the above-described embodiment can be applied to a wristwatch-type pedometer in which a vibration sensor detects vibrations caused by swinging an arm.

[0018]

The pedometer according to claims 1 to 4 can select a walking course in addition to the actual walking distance and display the progress of the walking course.
The same walking effect can be obtained without actually walking the walking course. Further, the display has a human touch, as compared with the conventional case where the walking display is simply represented by numbers. Particularly, since the pedometer according to the second aspect also displays the section, it is possible to grasp the walking condition in a short section as compared with a relatively long walking course. With the pedometer according to claims 3 and 4, since the number of days elapsed from the start and the expected number of days to reach the destination can be known, the walking plan of the course can be planned and the pedometer can be used more effectively. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an operation status of a pedometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the inside.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a course.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a course.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100,000 pedometer 11 Case 12 Display section 13 Setting key 14 Start / Clear key 15 Display switching key 16 Input key 17 Input key 18 Lid 19 CPU 20 ROM 21 RAM 22 Clock section 23 Key switches 24 Vibration sensor

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pedometer that counts the number of steps by a pedometer and calculates a distance walked from a step value that is input in advance and displays the calculated distance, in which the starting point is determined from the data input in advance in the pedometer. A course is selected which selects a course determined by a destination and calculates the progress of the course from the step count and the stride value, and a display section which displays the value calculated by the calculation means. And a pedometer. 2. The pedometer according to claim 1, wherein an intermediate point is set in the course, a progress situation corresponding to a walking distance between adjacent points is calculated, and the progress is displayed on the display unit by operating a display switching button. . 3. The pedometer according to claim 1, wherein the number of elapsed days from the start to the present is displayed. 4. The pedometer according to claim 1, wherein the estimated number of days to arrive at the destination is calculated from the current walking situation and displayed on the display unit.