JPH0838462A - Fat consumption display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To calculate and display the fat consumption due to walk. CONSTITUTION:Number-of-steps resistors I, II are incremented (S5), respectively, while the number of steps is detected in the state where '1' is set in a resistor N (S3, S4, YES), and a walking time resistor (T) is incremented (S6). When a minute carry is detected (S7, YEs), the walking speed is calculated from the number of steps per minute (S8) to calculate the calorie consumption and fat consumption for one minute (S9, S10), and the accumulated value up to the present is also calculated (S11). The remaining walking time and remaining number of steps are calculated from the fat consumption by walk and a target fat consumption (S13). The remaining time and remaining number of steps until the calculated fat consumption reaches the accumulated value and target consumption (S14) are displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fat consumption display device for displaying fat consumption during walking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The number of people practicing jogging, walking or the like for health is increasing. When you start jogging or walking, you will want to know how much you walked in a day. Therefore, a pedometer capable of measuring and displaying the number of steps during exercise or walking has been put into practical use.

By the way, how much calories are consumed when jogging or walking,
Alternatively, it would be very convenient to be able to know how much fat was consumed, but heretofore there has not been a device having such a function.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fat consumption display device capable of calculating and displaying the amount of fat consumed during walking. Another object is to provide a fat consumption display device capable of displaying the remaining walking time or the number of steps remaining until the target fat consumption is reached.

[0005]

A fat consumption display device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a step detecting means for detecting walking and obtaining step number data per unit time, and a unit based on the step number data obtained by the step number detecting means. It is provided with a fat consumption amount calculating means for calculating the fat consumption amount per unit time, and a display means for accumulating and displaying the fat consumption amount calculated by the fat consumption amount calculating means.

The fat consumption display device according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a step count detecting means for detecting walking and obtaining step count data per unit time, and calorie consumption per unit time from the step count data obtained by the step count detecting means. The calorie consumption calculating means for calculating the cumulative value of the calorie consumption after starting the measurement of the step count, and the measurement of the fat consumption per unit time and the step count from the step count data obtained by the step count detecting means A fat consumption amount calculation means for calculating a cumulative value of fat consumption and a display means for displaying the calculated cumulative value of calorie consumption and the calculated cumulative value of fat consumption.

A fat consumption display device according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a step detection means for detecting the number of steps to obtain step count data per unit time, and a setting means for setting a target fat consumption amount.
By the fat consumption amount calculating means for calculating the fat consumption amount per unit time from the step number data obtained by the step number calculating means and its cumulative value, and the step number data per unit time and the fat consumption amount calculating means obtained by the step number detecting means Remaining walking time / step number calculating means for calculating remaining walking time or remaining steps until reaching the target fat consumption set by the setting means from the calculated cumulative value of the consumed fat amount, and the remaining walking time / Display means for displaying the remaining walking time or the remaining step count calculated by the step count calculating means.

A fat consumption display device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a step detecting means for detecting the number of steps to obtain step number data per unit time, a setting means for setting a target fat consumption and a walking pitch. When walking at the walking pitch set by the setting means, the remaining walking time until the set target fat consumption amount is reached or the remaining walking time for calculating the remaining number of steps /
A step count calculation means, a display means for displaying the remaining walking time or the remaining step count calculated by the remaining walking time / step count calculation means, and a notification means for notifying the set walking pitch by sound.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the step count data during walking and jogging, for example, the walking speed and the amount of fat consumed by walking up to the step count are accumulated and displayed.
The user can know the fat consumption up to the present while walking, jogging, etc. from the display.

In the second invention, the calorie consumption and fat consumption during walking are calculated and displayed from the step count data such as the walking speed and the number of steps. From the display of, you can know the calorie consumption and fat consumption until then.

In the third aspect of the invention, the remaining walking time or the number of steps remaining until the target fat consumption amount set by the user is calculated and displayed, so that the remaining exercise amount can be known from the display. it can.

A fourth aspect of the invention is to set a walking pitch and a target fat consumption amount in advance, and display the remaining walking time or the number of remaining steps until reaching the target fat consumption amount when walking at the walking pitch. Since the set walking pitch is notified by sound, it is possible to know the remaining walking time or the number of remaining steps when walking at the walking pitch while confirming the walking pitch by sound.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a pedometer according to an embodiment of the present invention having a function of displaying the amount of fat consumed. In the following description, walking and the number of steps also include running such as jogging and the number of steps during running.

In the figure, the clock signal generated by the oscillation circuit is divided by the frequency dividing circuit 2 and output to the control unit (CPU) 3. The sensor 4 detects a walking speed and the number of steps, and is composed of, for example, an acceleration sensor. The output signal of the sensor 4 is amplified by the detection circuit 5 and is output to the control unit 3
Is output to The control unit 3 is a central processing unit that executes key processing, step count calculation processing, fat consumption calculation processing, and the like according to a control program stored in the ROM 6, stores the processing result in the RAM 7, and stores the step count data and fat consumption amount. The data is output to the display control unit 8 and displayed on the display unit 9.

Although not shown in the figure, the key input unit 10
It includes an S1 key for switching the operation mode, an S2 key for switching to a setting mode for setting the target fat consumption amount in the walking measurement mode, and an S3 key for operating when switching to the remaining time / steps display mode.

Now, the configuration of the register of the RAM 7 will be described with reference to FIG. The RAM 7 includes a display register 21 for storing display data to be displayed on the display unit 9, a mode register M for storing numerical values corresponding to operation modes,
A register F that stores numerical values corresponding to a walking measurement mode, a setting mode such as age and weight, a target time, and a target step count display mode, a register N that stores a numerical value indicating whether or not the step count is being measured, and a clock were measured. A current time register 22 for storing current time data is provided.

In the mode register M, "0" is set in the current time display mode, and "1" is set in the walking mode. The register F stores "0" in the walking measurement mode and "1" in the target calorie consumption setting mode.
However, the remaining time until the set target consumption amount is reached or the target time for displaying the remaining number of steps, and “2” is set in the step number display mode. Furthermore, "1" is set in the register N when the step count is being measured, and "0" is set otherwise.

In addition to the above, the RAM 7 also includes an age register 23, a weight register 24, a sex register 25, and a stride register 26 that store the age, weight, sex, stride, and target consumption input by the user, and the target. The target consumption register 27 that stores the consumption amount, the walking time register (T) 28 that stores the walking time, the walking speed register 29 that stores the walking speed measured in the walking mode, and the number of steps per minute are stored. Step count register I, step count register II that stores the total number of steps since the start of measurement, calorie consumption register 32 that stores the calorie consumption up to the present, and fat consumption register that stores the fat consumption up to the present 33, a target time (remaining time) register 34 for storing the remaining time until reaching the target consumption amount, and Ri target number of steps (the remaining number of steps) register 35 for storing the number of steps, and a work area 36 of the calculation is provided.

Next, the operation of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 3 and 4. The control unit 3 executes the time counting process of step S2 and updates the current time at the time counting timing in the HALT state of step S1 of FIG. Then, in the next step S3, it is determined whether or not the value of the register N is "1", that is, whether or not the step count is currently being measured. N = 1 in this determination
If it is determined that, that is, if the number of steps is being measured, it is further determined in step S4 whether or not the sensor 4 has detected walking.

When walking is detected in the determination in step S4, the values of the step count register I for storing the number of steps for one minute and the step count register II for storing the total number of steps since the start of the measurement of the number of steps are respectively set to ". Increment by 1 ”.

After step S5, or step S4
If the determination is NO, the timer T that measures the walking time
The value of is incremented by 1. Then, it is determined in step S7 whether minute carry has occurred. If it is determined in this determination that minute carry has occurred, step S
8, the walking speed is calculated from the number of steps per minute and the step length set in the step register 26, and the calculation result is stored in the walking speed register 29 of the RAM 7.

Further, in step S9, calorie consumption per minute is calculated from the basal metabolism reference value determined by the user's preset age, weight and sex and the calculated walking speed. Here, the calorie consumption E can be obtained from the following equation.

E = (R + 1.2) Tw.W.Bm R: RMR value (exercise intensity) determined by walking speed Tw: walking time Bm: basal metabolism reference value by sex and age (kcal / kg / min) In step S10, the amount of fat consumed per minute is calculated from the calorie consumption calculated in step S9 and the fat consumption rate determined by the exercise intensity. The fat consumption G can be calculated from the following equation.

G = total calorie consumption E × fat consumption rate ÷ 7 If the calorie consumption and fat consumption per minute are obtained as described above, in the next step S11, the calorie consumption register 32 and the fat consumption of the RAM 7 are performed. Quantity register 33
The calorie consumption and fat consumption per minute calculated in steps S9 and S10 are added to the accumulated values of the calorie consumption and fat consumption up to that point, respectively, to obtain a new cumulative value. The cumulative value of is stored in the consumed calorie register 32 and the consumed fat amount register 33.

As a result, the measurement of the number of steps in one minute is completed, so the step number register I is cleared in step S12.
Further, in the next step S13, the cumulative value of the calorie consumption and the fat consumption up to the present, and the target consumption register 27
Based on the target consumption amount (target calorie consumption or target fat consumption amount) set in, the remaining time and the number of steps remaining until reaching the target consumption amount are calculated. Then, step S1
At 4, the display is made according to the operation mode.

On the other hand, if a key operation signal is detected in the HALT state, the key processing of step S15 is executed. Hereinafter, this key processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S21 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the S1 key is operated. If the operated key is the S1 key, it is determined in the next step S22 whether the value of the mode register M is "0", that is, whether the current mode is the time display mode. When it is determined in this determination that the value of the mode register M is "0", that is, when the current mode is the time display mode, step S2 is performed.
In 3, the mode register M is set to “1” and the register F is set to “0”.
Set to switch from time display mode to gait measurement mode.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S22 that the value of the mode register M is "1", that is, when the current mode is the walking mode, the process proceeds to step S24 and the mode register M is set. Set "0" to switch to the time display mode.

If it is determined in step S21 that the S1 key is not operated, step S2
In step 5, it is determined whether or not the S2 key is operated. When it is determined in this determination that the S2 key is operated, whether or not the value of the mode register M is "1" in the next step S26, that is, whether or not the S2 key is operated in the walking mode. To determine.

When it is determined that M = 1 in this determination,
In the next step S27, it is determined whether or not the register F is "0", that is, whether or not the walking measurement mode is set. When the register F is determined to be "0" in the "determination in step S27", that is, when the S2 key is operated in the walking measurement mode, "1" is set in the register F in the next step S28 and the age, weight, etc. are set. Switch to the setting mode of.

When F = 0 is determined in the determination in step S27, the process proceeds to step S29 and it is determined whether or not the value of the register F is "1". When it is determined that F = 1 in this determination, that is, when the S2 key is operated in the setting mode, the process proceeds to step S30 and "0" is set in the register F to switch from the setting mode to the walking measurement mode.

If it is determined in step S25 that the S2 key is not operated, step S3
It is determined whether or not the operation is the S1 key operation. When it is determined that the S3 key is operated in this determination, it is determined in step S32 whether the value of the mode register M is "1". When M = 1 is determined in this determination, it is further determined in the next step S33 whether F = 1 and N = 1.

In the determination of step S33, F = 1 and N = 1
If it is determined that the S3 key is operated in the gait measurement mode and while measuring the number of steps, in this case, the process proceeds to step S34 and “2” is set in the register F, and the remaining time, Switch to display mode for remaining steps.

Here, the mode switching when the S1 to S3 keys are operated will be described with reference to FIG. M
When the S1 key is operated in the current time display mode of = 0, “1” is stored in the mode register M and “0” is stored in the register F.
Is set, and the gait measurement mode is switched to as shown in FIG. When the S2 key is operated in this walking measurement mode, "1" is set in the register F, and the mode is switched to a setting mode such as age, weight, and sex.

In the walking measurement mode, S is measured during the step count measurement.
When the 3 key is operated, "1" is set in the register F,
The mode is switched to the target time / step count display mode in which the remaining walking time until reaching the target consumption amount set by the user and the remaining step count are displayed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display state in the walking measurement mode. In the gait measurement mode, as shown in the figure, the display unit 9 displays the number of steps “2320 steps”, walking time “20 minutes”, calorie consumption up to the present “116.3 Kcal”, fat consumption “27.9 g”. Therefore, from these displays, it is possible to know how much calories and fat have been consumed in the walking so far.

Returning to FIG. 4, when it is determined in step S31 that the S3 key is not operated, the process proceeds to step S37 and it is determined whether or not the S4 key is operated. When it is determined that the S4 key is operated in this determination, the process proceeds to step S38, and it is determined whether or not the mode register M = 1 and the register F = 0.

When it is determined that M = 1 and F = 0 in this determination, that is, when the S4 key is operated in the walking measurement mode, it is determined in the next step S39 whether the value of the register N is "0". To do. If it is determined that N = 0 in this determination, "1" is set in the register N in step S40 to start the step count measurement. On the other hand, when N ≠ 0 is determined in the determination in step S39, the process proceeds to step S41 and "0" is set in the register N to stop the step count measurement.

That is, in the gait measurement mode, S
By operating the 4 keys, the step count can be started or stopped. In the above embodiment, the calorie consumption and fat consumption per minute are calculated from the actual walking speed, and the remaining walking time and the remaining step count up to the set target consumption amount are displayed. Allowing the user to set the walking pitch (walking speed) in advance, displaying the remaining walking time and the remaining number of steps when walking at the set pitch, and notifying the set walking pitch at that time by sound. Is also good. In this case, you can check the pace of the set walking pitch by sound, and when you walk at that pitch, you can know the walking time and the number of steps until you reach the target fat consumption amount, so plan for jogging or walking. It will be a good reference when making a stand.

[0040]

According to the present invention, when jogging or walking, the amount of fat consumed by the exercise is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to know from the display what level the fat is currently at. You can Further, in the present invention, the target amount of fat consumption is set, and the remaining walking time or the number of remaining steps is displayed until the target value is reached. Therefore, the user starts walking while walking, or starts walking. Time to reach the target consumption before
Alternatively, the number of steps can be known.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a pedometer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a RAM register.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of key processing.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating mode switching.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Control unit 4 Sensor 7 RAM 9 Display unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A step count detecting means for detecting walking to obtain step count data per unit time, and a fat consumption amount calculating means for calculating fat consumption per unit time from the step count data obtained by the step count detecting means, A device for displaying the amount of consumed fat, comprising: a display unit for displaying the accumulated amount of consumed fat calculated by the unit for calculating consumed amount of fat. 2. A step number detecting means for detecting walking to obtain step number data per unit time, and a calorie consumption per unit time from the step number data obtained by the step number detecting means and consumption after starting measurement of the step number. A calorie consumption calculation means for calculating a cumulative value of calories, and a fat consumption amount per unit time from the step count data obtained by the step number calculation means and a cumulative value of fat consumption after starting the measurement of the step count are calculated. And a display unit for displaying the cumulative value of the consumed calories obtained by the consumed calorie calculating unit and the cumulative value of the consumed fat amount obtained by the consumed fat amount calculating unit. Display device for fat consumption. 3. A step count detecting means for detecting a step count to obtain step count data per unit time, a setting means for setting a target fat consumption amount, and a step count detecting unit for setting a target fat consumption amount per unit time. Fat consumption amount calculation means for calculating a cumulative value of fat consumption amount after starting measurement of fat consumption amount and step count, step number data per unit time obtained by the step number detection means, and calculated fat consumption Remaining walking time / step number calculating means for calculating the remaining walking time or the number of steps until reaching the target fat consumption amount set by the setting means, and the remaining walking time / step number calculating means And a display means for displaying the remaining walking time or the remaining number of steps. 4. A step detecting means for detecting the number of steps to obtain step number data per unit time, a setting means for setting a target fat consumption amount and a walking pitch, and a walking pitch set by the setting means. When walking, the remaining walking time / step number calculating means for calculating the remaining walking time or the remaining number of steps until reaching the set target fat consumption amount, and the remaining walking time / remaining walking time calculated by the remaining step number / step number calculating means Alternatively, a display device for displaying the remaining number of steps, and an informing unit for informing the walking pitch set by the setting unit by sound, the fat consumption display device.