JP5389394B2 - Pedometer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is used by wearing a body such as a user's arm or waist or storing it in a bag or the like carried by the user, detecting a walking signal corresponding to the user's walking, The present invention relates to a pedometer that performs walking simulation of a typical walking course.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pedometer has been developed that detects a walking signal corresponding to a user's walking and performs a walking simulation of a virtual walking course.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a processing technique in which a user arbitrarily selects a virtual walking course and performs a virtual walking in a pedometer that stores a plurality of virtual walking courses in advance. .
However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, when the user completes walking on the walking course arbitrarily selected by the user, the user needs to select the next course, but the user walks as it is without noticing that the walking is completed. In this case, there is a problem that the walking data after the completion of walking is discarded and the walking data is wasted.

JP-A-7-139964

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to prevent the walking data from being wasted.

According to the present invention, detection means for detecting walking and outputting a corresponding walking signal, for a plurality of walking courses, storage means for storing at least walking course data including the walking distance of each walking course, Course selection means for selecting any walking course in the walking course, walking data calculation means for calculating walking data corresponding to the amount of walking based on the walking signal, and the selected walking based on the walking data A walking completion determination unit that determines whether or not walking of a course is completed, and after the walking completion determination unit determines that the walking of the selected walking course is completed, until the course selection unit selects a walking course During the course, the walking data based on the walking signal detected by the detecting means is stored in the storage means as excess walking data in the storage means. And a stage, the walking data calculating means, walking meter characterized by adding an excess walking data stored in the storage means in the walking data of the walking course the course selection means has selected is provided.
The walking data calculation means adds the excess walking data stored in the storage means to the walking data of the walking course selected by the course selection means.

Here, the walking data may be configured to be the number of steps or the walking distance.
Furthermore, it has stride data setting means for setting the stride data of the user in the storage means, and when the walking data is a walking distance, the walking data calculation means calculates the number of steps calculated based on the walking signal and the step The walking distance is calculated by multiplying the stride data, and the walking completion determination means determines whether or not walking is completed by comparing the walking distance and the walking distance of the selected walking course. It may be configured.

  In addition, there is an addition selection means for selecting whether or not to add the excess walking data, and the walking data calculation means is selected by the addition selection means to add the excess walking data Moreover, you may comprise so that the excess walk data memorize | stored in the said memory | storage means may be added to the walk data of the walk course which the said course selection means selected.

  According to the pedometer of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the walking data from being wasted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pedometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The pedometer is used by being worn on a user's body such as an arm or waist, or stored in a bag or the like carried by the user.
In FIG. 1, a pedometer detects a user's walking (including running) and outputs a corresponding walking signal, and an analog signal format walking signal from the acceleration input unit 101 is converted into a digital signal format. Based on the walking signal from the walking signal generation unit 102 and the walking signal generation unit 102 that converts and outputs the walking signal, calculation of data (walking data) corresponding to the amount of walking such as counting the number of steps and calculating the walking distance A processing unit 103 that performs processing, a display unit 105 that displays a walking course, a walking distance, or the number of steps, a storage unit 106 that stores course data such as a user's number of steps and stride data, a walking course distance, and the like.

The acceleration input unit 101 is configured by an acceleration sensor, and detects a user's walking and outputs a corresponding walking signal in an analog signal format.
The storage unit 106 includes user data such as user stride data, course data such as the distance of each walking course for a plurality of walking courses, and a course achievement state that indicates which walking course of the plurality of walking courses has been completed. Data, course walking data representing the current walking distance in the walking course currently being walked, and course excess walking data that is walking data for the period until the next walking course is selected after walking of a certain walking course is selected. Remembered.
The course walking data includes the cumulative number of steps or the walking distance up to the present in the walking course currently being walked. The user's stride data can be set by inputting from the input unit 104. The walking distance is calculated by multiplying the number of steps stored in the storage unit 106 by the processing unit 103 and the stride length data.

Here, the acceleration input unit 101 and the walking signal generation unit 102 constitute detection means. The processing unit 103 constitutes walking data calculation means, walking completion determination means, course excess walking data storage means, and addition selection means. The input unit 104 constitutes course selection means and stride data setting means. The display unit 105 constitutes display means, and the storage unit 106 constitutes storage means.
The storage means can store at least walking course data including a walking distance of each walking course for a plurality of walking courses.

The course selection means can select any walking course among a plurality of walking courses. The stride data setting means can set the stride data of the user in the storage unit 106.
The walking data calculation means calculates walking data corresponding to the amount of walking based on the walking signal. The walking data calculation means adds the excess walking data stored in the storage unit 106 to the walking data of the walking course selected by the course selection means when it is set to add the excess walking data by the addition selection means. be able to.

The walking completion determination means can determine whether or not walking on the walking course selected based on the walking data is completed.
The course-excess walking data storage means is based on the walking signal detected by the detecting means until the course selecting means selects the walking course after the walking completion determining means determines that the walking of the selected walking course is completed. Data can be stored in the storage unit 106 as excess walking data.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing of the pedometer according to the present embodiment, which is processing performed mainly by the processing unit 103 executing a program stored in the storage unit 105.

Hereinafter, the operation of the pedometer according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
First, the user operates the input unit 104 to display a plurality of walking courses stored in advance in the storage unit 106 on the display unit 105 (step S201), and is displayed by operating the input unit 104. A desired course is selected from the walking courses (step S202). The processing unit 103 sets the course achievement state data for the selected course in a state where walking is not completed (course not achieved) and stores it in the storage unit 106 (step S203).

If the processing unit 103 determines that the course overwalking data is not stored in the storage unit 106 (step S204), the processing unit 103 detects the walking signal without adding the course overwalking data.
When the acceleration input unit 101 detects the user's walking, the acceleration input unit 101 outputs a walking signal corresponding to the walking. The walking signal generation unit 102 detects a walking signal from the acceleration input unit 101, converts it into a walking signal in a digital signal format, and outputs the walking signal. When the processing unit 103 detects a walking signal from the acceleration input unit 101 (step S205) and determines that there is a walking signal (step S206), the processing unit 103 performs a calculation process of walking data (step S207).
The walking data can be configured to be the number of steps or walking distance. In this embodiment, the case where the walking data is the walking distance will be described in detail. However, when the walking completion determination is determined based on the walking distance, the walking distance is used as the walking data, and the determination is based on the number of steps. Can use the number of steps as walking data.

  Next, when the processing unit 103 determines that the course achievement state data stored in the storage unit 106 has not been achieved (step S208), the processing unit 103 adds one step to the number of steps in the walking course stored in the storage unit 106. The cumulative number of steps up to the present in the walking course is calculated by addition, and the walking distance in the walking course stored in the storage unit 106 is equivalent to the walking distance for one step (step data set in the storage unit 106). ) Is added to calculate the cumulative walking distance in the walking course (step S209).

  Next, the processing unit 103 performs course achievement determination processing for comparing the cumulative walking distance and the walking distance of the walking course (step S210), and the calculated cumulative walking distance has reached the walking distance of the walking course. If it is determined (step S211), the course achievement state data in the storage unit 106 is changed to “course achievement”, and the process returns to the processing step S205 (step S212).

  When determining that the course has not been achieved in the processing step S211, the processing unit 103 returns to the processing step S205. If the processing unit 103 determines that the course has been achieved in processing step S208, the processing unit 103 adds the calculated walking data (the number of steps, the walking distance) to the course excess walking data, and then returns to processing step S205 (step S219). Thereby, after determining that the walking of the selected walking course is completed, the walking data based on the walking signal detected until the walking course is selected by the input unit 104 is stored in the storage unit 106 as excess walking data.

  If the processing unit 103 determines that no walking signal is input in processing step S206, and if there is no course selection input from the input unit 104, the processing unit 103 returns to processing step S205, and if it is determined that the course selection is input, detection of the walking signal is performed. And return to process step S201 (step S218). As a result, when selecting courses in the processing steps S201 and S202, it is generally performed in a stopped state without walking, so that the walking detection operation during this time can be stopped to save power. ing.

  On the other hand, if the processing unit 103 determines in the processing step S204 that the course overwalking data is stored in the storage unit 106, the processing unit 103 determines that the input unit 104 is set to add the course overwalking data. Sometimes (step S214), the course excess walking data stored in the storage unit 106 is added to the walking data of the current walking course to calculate the current walking data (step S215), which is stored in the storage unit 106. The course overwalking data is deleted and the process proceeds to processing step S205 (step S216). As a result, the walking data generated during the setting of the current walking course after the completion of the previous walking course can be used effectively as the current walking data, and the walking data is wasted. Can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the pedometer according to the present embodiment, the acceleration input unit 101 and the walking signal generation unit 102 detect walking and output a corresponding walking signal. The storage unit 106 stores, for a plurality of walking courses, walking course data including at least the walking distance of each walking course, and walking data corresponding to the amount of walking. One of the plurality of walking courses is selected by the input unit 104. The processing unit 103 calculates the walking data based on the walking signal and determines that the walking of the selected walking course is completed based on the walking data until a new walking course is set. The walking data based on the walking signal from the acceleration input unit 101 is stored as excess walking data in the storage unit 106, and the excess walking data is added to the walking data of the new walking course selected by the input unit 104. .

  Therefore, the walking data after walking course completion and before walking course selection is temporarily stored in the storage unit 106 as excess walking data, and added to the walking data of the walking course when a new walking course is selected. Therefore, there is an effect that the walking data is not wasted.

  The present invention can be used for a pedometer that detects a walking signal corresponding to a user's walking, calculates walking data, and performs a walking simulation of a virtual walking course selected from a plurality of walking courses.

It is a block diagram of the pedometer which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the pedometer which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

101 ... Acceleration input unit 102 ... Walk signal generation unit 103 ... Processing unit 104 ... Input unit 105 ... Display unit 106 ... Storage unit

Claims (4)

Detecting means for detecting walking and outputting a corresponding walking signal;
For a plurality of walking courses, storage means for storing at least walking course data including the walking distance of each walking course;
Course selection means for selecting any walking course among the plurality of walking courses;
Walking data calculation means for calculating walking data corresponding to the amount of walking based on the walking signal;
Walking completion judging means for judging whether or not walking of the selected walking course is completed based on the walking data;
After the walking completion determining means determines that the walking of the selected walking course is completed, the walking data based on the walking signal detected by the detecting means is exceeded before the course selecting means selects the walking course. A course excess walking data storage means for storing the walking data in the storage means as walking data,
The walking data calculating means adds the excess walking data stored in the storage means to the walking data of the walking course selected by the course selecting means.   The pedometer according to claim 1, wherein the walking data is a number of steps or a walking distance. Furthermore, it has a stride data setting means for setting the stride data of the user in the storage means,
When the walking data is a walking distance, the walking data calculation means calculates the walking distance by multiplying the number of steps calculated based on the walking signal and the stride data, and the walking completion determination means determines the walking distance and The pedometer according to claim 2, wherein it is determined whether or not walking is completed by comparing the walking distance of the selected walking course. Furthermore, it has addition selection means for selecting whether or not to add the excess walking data,
The walking data calculation means stores the excess walking data stored in the storage means in the walking data of the walking course selected by the course selection means when the addition selection means is selected to add the excess walking data. The pedometer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pedometer is added.

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