JPS6145727A - Portable pulse counter for recipe of motion using oxygen - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention is the most important for prescribing and efficiently performing aerobic exercise (aerobics, hereinafter referred to as "exercise") such as so-called running and jogging. A calculation function and target heart rate that set a target standard minimum heart rate (hereinafter referred to as "target minimum heart rate"), which is a practical index, and integrate the elapsed time of the heart rate band above the level of the target minimum heart rate. A portable counter for prescribing aerobic exercise that has an automatic optimal pace setting function based on the exercise pace at that heart rate state in conjunction with the heart rate, and a function to calculate the ratio of the heart rate at each specified point immediately after exercise to the heart rate immediately before exercise. Concerning vessels.

(Prior Art) Conventional portable heart rate counters have a calendar function, a clock function, a stopwatch function, a heart rate warning alarm function,
There were some models with additional features such as a timer function or backward count timer function, battery check function, exercise calorie consumption calculation function, exercise pace making function, and out-of-limit alarm function by setting upper and lower limits of exercise heart rate. There is no one that has a function that integrates the elapsed time of a heart rate band that is higher than the target minimum heart rate during exercise by linking it to the target heart rate required for exercise. (This is different from the target minimum heart rate.) Furthermore, there is no one that has a function to calculate the ratio of the heart rate at each specified time point immediately after exercise to the heart rate immediately before exercise.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention is intended to calculate and output basic exercise data necessary for maintaining and promoting health using the heart rate condition of the exerciser as an information source, and to prescribe exercise. To provide a lightweight and compact portable counter that can be worn on your arm or pocket, so that you can carry it with you and create an effective and easy health promotion program.

(Structure of the Invention) Aerobic exercise (hereinafter referred to as "exercise") such as so-called running and jogging, respectively, depends on the age, gender, and age of the exerciser.
It is necessary to instruct exercise regimens in stages according to various conditions such as physical strength and health level, and exercisers can maintain and improve their health more effectively by following appropriate exercise regimens, but The guideline for exercise prescription is exercise load intensity (60-790% of maximum heart rate, 50% of maximum oxygen intake).
~85%) and its loading time (continuous or intermittent 15~
60 minutes of aerobic activity) and exercise frequency (3 to 5 times a week), each with an exercise prescription adapted to the exerciser, to improve whole body function by performing regularly as much as possible every day (at least 3 times a week). By activating the body, it is possible to effectively maintain and improve health.

In that case, the standard minimum heart rate that is a guideline that takes into account the oxygen intake efficiency due to exercise is defined as 1 target minimum heart rate, and the cumulative elapsed time of the heart rate band above the target minimum heart rate is defined as the ``band elapsed time.'' , the band elapsed time is prescribed as a variable, taking into account the various conditions of the exerciser.

The portable counter according to the present invention is equipped with an access mechanism for accumulating the band elapsed time, which serves as a practical index for exercise prescription, and is equipped with a tofu-liki input means (a) in FIG.
, heart rate detection means (b), time control means (C), pace detection means (d), calculation means (e), and storage means (
f) and display means (g), and these means provide a heart rate counting function (h), a clock function (i), a pace counting function (j), a heart rate level setting mechanism (k), and a target setting mechanism (k). Heart rate setting mechanism (1,) and pacemaking mechanism (m)
A data transfer function is added to this as necessary, and as shown in Figure 2, it includes a control ROM, a working RAM, a time control IC, and a heartbeat state detection sensor as an input section to input the heartbeat state. An interface for operation switches, an interface for operation switches as an output section, and a display interface as an output section for displaying data such as numbers, symbol signals, and sounds, respectively, are connected to the central processing unit (
CPU) join the table and add external hash 1 to this as needed.
An integrated circuit with an interface for data transfer to (
The main body is an LSI (LSI), and its external shape is roughly as shown in Figure 3.

The key input means (a) includes a "target modification" key (R) for modifying target heart rate and target exercise pace, and a "1 base volume key" (V) for adjusting the volume of pacemaking volume. , "Heart rate mode" key (B) for selecting heart rate display mode, "Clock mode" key (T) for selecting clock display mode, and "Pace mode" key (P) for selecting exercise pace mode. , the "Start" key (S) to check the exercise start time, and the "Stop" key (F) to check the exercise end time.
It is equipped with a "data" key (D) for recalling and outputting stored data, and is also equipped with functions for adjusting the time and checking pantry.

The correlation between these keys, each function, and each mechanism is as shown in Figure 4. In the heart rate mode, the heart rate data (
The display prioritizes the current heart rate, elapsed time in the band, and in clock mode, displays the clock data (current time, elapsed exercise time,
When in pace mode, pace mode, -ta (current pace, optimal pace,
(reverse target pace) to display priority. All data will be kept until the next start check.
, memorized in the state.

The heartbeat state detection means (b) is an electrocardiogram type or microphone type heartbeat sensor that detects the heartbeat state, and has a heart rate counting function (circuit ':(h)], but in this case the heart rate is counted using the values for the previous 10 seconds, so the timing program in 10 second units is used as the time control means (C). It is incorporated into a time control IC, and in this embodiment, it controls the calculation, storage, and display of heart rate at a cycle of 10 seconds.
The heart rate at that point is the preceding heart rate per 10 seconds of 6
Multiply it and display it as a 3-digit (within) integer for 10 seconds,
Update data sequentially.

A heartbeat-related circuit is constructed based on this heartbeat counting function (h) and clock function (i). First, an arrhythmia detection circuit (n) is constructed separately from this heartbeat counting circuit.
If the ratio of the current heartbeat cycle to the previous heartbeat cycle (the ratio of the current instantaneous heartbeat rate to the previous instantaneous heartbeat rate) stored thereby exceeds "±25%", for example, a warning sound is emitted at the same time as the symbol mark flashes, The presence or absence or frequency of the arrhythmia is stored as data <1>.

In the heart rate memory circuit immediately before exercise (0), at the same time as the start check (key: S) is input, the preceding heart rate for the previous 10 seconds is multiplied by 6 to calculate the heart rate immediately before exercise, and that value is stored as data. do. The appropriate timing for this start check is to maintain the stable heart rate just before warming up, so if possible within the memory capacity, it is desirable to add a function to output the stable heart rate before exercise. Better, better.

The maximum heart rate memory circuit (p) verifies the maximum heart rate during exercise from the start check to the stroke check,
The numerical value is stored and displayed as data 3>.

The band elapsed time integration circuit (q) is a circuit that accumulates and displays the elapsed time of the heart rate band above the set target minimum heart rate. Ignores the elapsed time and starts accumulating the elapsed time of the band above the target minimum heart rate, and stops the accumulation at the same time as the stop check (key 2F).

In this case, as shown in Figure 5, the reference value of the target minimum heart rate is set to 1.
20 (beats/minute, unit display will be omitted hereafter) and heart rate 120 to 129 is set to "Level: +0", and the upper heart rate 130 to 139 is set to "Level: +1", heart rate 140-149 "Level: +2J, heart rate 1
Rubel 50-159: +3J, heart rate 160-169
"Level: +4", heart rate 170 or more Level: +5
'', and the lower heart rate is 110-119 [Level knee IJ, heart rate 100-109 is Levernie 2'', heart rate 1;! I99 or below is considered "Level Knee 3", therefore, the target band time is a plus level (heart rate of 120 or above).
Level: Total count of elapsed band time (including +0),
The numerical value is stored as data <4>.

Set heart rate level (reference level of target minimum heart rate)
The correction is performed in each level by inverting the target correction key (R) in the heartbeat mode. For example, in the case of "Level Knee 2", the target band time is the elapsed band time for heartbeats of ¥1,100 or more. However, if the product is manufactured not only for athletic events that involve the most intense exercise load, but also for promoting the health of the general public, the standard for the target minimum heart rate is fixed at the sero level (level: ±O).

The target heart rate is corrected by operating the target correction key (R) according to each exercise ability, etc., and subsequent target heart rates are reset to the corrected target heart rate.

If the set target heart rate "+5" is the optimal heart rate, and the optimal heart rate "+1" is the optimal heart rate band (symbol = (=)), then the target heart rate is the band of "1 ± 5". The heart rate band is defined as a premature heart rate band, and the band other than the optimal heart rate band within the target heart rate band is defined as a premature heart rate band, and the elapsed band of the heart rate state can be identified by the combination of the arrangement of three LF and D (green) and the light emission specifications. For example, if the heart rate is in the optimal heart rate band (--) as shown in Figure 3, the center LED (1) lights up and the left LED (2) and right LED (3) flash alternately to find the optimal heart rate. Visually indicates the heart rate band. Also, if the heart rate is in the negative premature heart rate band (symbol: (-)), the left LED (2) will light up and the center LED will light up.
i) and the right LED (3) flash alternately. When the heart rate is in the positive premature heart rate band (symbol: (+)), the right LED (3) lights up, and the left LED (2) and center LED (1) flash alternately. . In this way, the heartbeat state can be easily identified even at night.

This optimal heart rate (-target heart rate r+!5J) is linked to the exercise pacemaking mechanism (m) as shown in Figure 6, and the gait or running pace ( base 7 minutes) is detected by the pace detection means (d),
The optimal pace is 6 times the frequency per 10 seconds counted by the pace counting function (j), and 3 times the optimal pace
The average value of the frequency is automatically updated and memorized as data <8>, and the exercise pace making is performed based on the optimal data <8> value.
A synchronized circuit that generates a sound and can reversely recognize the pace when the optimal heart rate is in the auditory state, such as target heart rate → optimal heart rate → optimal base, is constructed, and the pacemaking and
The volume of the sound, including stopping, is adjusted using the pace volume key (V).

Additionally, a learning function is added to the exercise pacemaking mechanism to reset the last optimal pace data.

Immediately after exercise, the heart rate memory circuit <r> performs a stop check (
Key 2F) Simultaneously with the input, calculate the heart rate at the specified time immediately after that, and store the value as data <5>, but in this example, the specified points are 1 second, 61 seconds, and 121 seconds after the stop check. There are five time points: seconds, 301 seconds, and 601 seconds, and data at each time point is output and stored. The timing of the stop check is immediately after the exercise before the so-called cool-down, and the heart rate at each specified point immediately after these exercises is divided by the heart rate just before the exercise, and the ratio (to the nearest 4 decimal places) is calculated and memorized. and display.

The exercise calorie consumption integration circuit (S) calculates the amount of calories consumed during exercise.
It is a circuit that integrates the amount of calories consumed by the exercise, and calculates the elapsed time accumulated for each heart rate level band as pace data using a standard calorie consumption calculation model for each heart rate level, and calculates the total. The numerical value is stored as data <6>.

Flowchart 1 of such a portable counter that integrates the elapsed exercise time in the heart rate band above the target minimum heart rate is as shown in FIG. 7, that is, the heart rate counting function (11),
Three functions, a clock function (i) and a pace counting function (j), operate in parallel at the same time, and the display means (g) is a display of symbols and numbers on a liquid crystal display, etc., and an array of LEDs, etc. In addition to the visual display based on the combination of lighting and lighting specifications, the audible display using sound is used. In this case, the LCD display has three functions: heart rate mode key (B), watch mode key (T), and pace mode key, as shown in Figure 8.・
Select exclusively by Toy (P).

However, after entering the start check, heart rate mode will take priority.
Interruption to watch mode or pace mode is performed using the hour 81 mode key (T) or pace mode key (P), respectively, and the mode automatically switches to heart rate mode after a certain period of time (e.g. 10 seconds) has elapsed after each key input. Revenge. In addition, after entering the stop check, priority is given to the watch mode, and interrupts to the heart rate mode or pace mode are performed using the heart rate mode key (B) or the pace mode key (P), respectively. ) automatically returns to clock mode.

Regarding the heart rate counting system, its counting function first outputs the heart rate and also outputs the initially set target heart rate (12
5: Target minimum heart rate 120+5 > Full output. When modifying this target heart rate, use the target modification key (R), and at the same time as the start check, the heart rate just before the exercise is output and stored.

At the same time, arrhythmia verification, maximum heart rate verification, and band elapsed time integration are started, and the respective data are stored. Furthermore, at the same time as the stop check, the arrhythmia test, the maximum heart rate test, and the integration of the band elapsed time are stopped, and the heartbeat it immediately after the exercise is counted and stored at each specified time.

Regarding the clock system, its special function allows you to know the current time (
Hour 7 minutes 7 seconds, inverted and outputs the year/month/day/day of the year) and the target time as the elapsed time of the previous exercise (data <7>)
Reset by. To completely correct the target time, press the target correction key (R) ζ, start timekeeping at the same time as the start check, completely stop the timekeeping at the same time as the stop check, and store the data.

The exercise pacemaking system is equipped with an automatic mechanism and a manual mechanism, and selection is made by inverting the pace display key. However, the display will be given auto priority.

The auto mechanism is a circuit that searches for the optimal pace by prioritizing the target optimal heart rate, and its exercise pace counting function outputs the current pace data during exercise (zero when stopped) and also corresponds to the target optimal heart rate. Display exercise pace with pace sound.

In this case, the pace sound is corrected by correcting the target heart rate using the target correction key (R), the optimum pace data is updated and output at the same time as the start check, and the final value of the optimum pace data is stored at the same time as the stop check.

The manual mechanism is a so-called conventional pacemaking mechanism, which generates all pace sounds at an arbitrarily set exercise pace, regardless of the optimal heart rate.

The stored data is read out using the data read key (D). The data corresponds to the touch frequency of the data read key, data <1> (presence or absence of arrhythmia), data <2> (
last heart rate), data <3> (maximum heart rate), data <
4> (bandwidth elapsed time), data <5> (1 second immediately after, 61
(heart rate in seconds, 121 seconds, 301 seconds, and 60.1 seconds), data <6> (calorie consumption), data <7> (elapsed exercise time), and data <8> (optimal pace number). Input the attribute symbol etc. of each data and output it. The same order is used when transferring to an external buffer.

The stored data will be deleted at the same time as the next Star I check input. The target heart rate (I), elapsed exercise time (time from start check to stop check), and optimal pace (U) will not be deleted until the data is corrected using the target correction key (R). .

(Effect of the invention) By using a portable heart rate counter that has a function of integrating the elapsed time in the heart rate band above the target minimum heart rate, which is a measure of the effect of aerobic exercise, the conventional Sports medical data that cannot be obtained with a portable counter will be readily available at all times, and this diverse data will enable high-level scientific exercise management for health promotion. In addition, data on heart rate immediately after exercise is necessary for evaluating and prescribing cardiorespiratory function and exercise phase. This is important for determining exercise intensity based on whether the heart rate level returns to the level immediately before exercise.

In addition, there is a transfer function for connection with a computer.
(By adding J, you can compensate for the storage capacity limitations of this portable counter and develop a high-level exercise program based on data pace. If you want to develop aerobic exercise on your own or in the area. Transfer collection of data s-1' k
In response to the future transition to an aging society, it is an effective and proactive measure to prevent and treat adult diseases caused by lack of exercise, overnutrition, stress, stress, etc., and to promote health. It can contribute to the spread of oxygen exercise.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a conceptual plan view of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart 1 of the present invention. No. 2wJ 31st floor

Claims (7)

[Claims] (1) A portable counter equipped with a heart rate counting function, a heart rate level setting function, and a clock function, each having a band elapsed time calculation mechanism for each heart rate level of exercise heart rate. (2) The band-specific elapsed time counter described in claim 1, which has an added function of integrating the total exercise calorie consumption based on the elapsed time of each heart rate band for each heart rate level. (3) A portable counter that is equipped with a heart rate counting function and a clock function, is also equipped with a mechanism for setting a target standard minimum heart rate, and has a function of accumulating the elapsed time in a heart rate band above the target standard minimum heart rate. (4) The band elapsed time counter described in patent claim 3, which is equipped with an automatic pacemaking function that is linked to an optimal heart rate that correlates with the target heart rate (different from the target standard maximum heart rate). . (5) A function to output the heart rate immediately before exercise and the heart rate at each specified time immediately after exercise using the heart rate band specific counter described in patent claim 1 or the band elapsed time counter described in patent claim 3. Or one with an added function to calculate the ratio of the heart rate at a specified time immediately after exercise to the heart rate immediately before exercise. (6) A heartbeat band specific counter described in patent claim 1 or a band elapsed time counter described in patent claim 3 with an added data transfer function with an external storage buffer such as a printer or computer. thing. (7) The band elapsed time counter described in patent claim 1 or the band elapsed time counter described in patent claim 3, comprising: a) key input means b) heartbeat detection means c) time control means d) Exercise pace detection means e) Calculation means f) Storage means g) Display means h) Heart rate counting function i) Clock function j) Exercise pace counting function k) Target heart rate setting function l) Heart rate level setting function m) Exercise pace Make mechanism n) Arrhythmia detection mechanism o) Immediate heart rate output mechanism p) Maximum heart rate output mechanism q) Band elapsed time integration mechanism above target heart rate level r) Immediate heart rate output mechanism s) Elapsed time integration mechanism by heart rate level t) A portable heart rate counter for prescribing aerobic exercise, which comprises an exercise elapsed time output mechanism and an optimal exercise pace setting mechanism.