Pedometer

US 20010019598A1
Filed: 01/04/2001
Published: 09/06/2001
Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1998
Status: Active Grant

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1. An exercise monitoring device comprising:

a strap for releasably securing the exercise monitoring device to a user;

a step counter joined to the strap; and

a heart rate monitor joined to the strap.

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The pedometer having improved accuracy by calculating actual stride lengths of a user based on relative stride rates. The pedometer includes a waist or leg mounted stride counter, a transmitter for transmitting data to a wrist-mounted display unit, and a data processor for calculating necessary base units and actual stride rates and lengths. The pedometer can also interact with a heart monitoring device.

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1. An exercise monitoring device comprising:
- a strap for releasably securing the exercise monitoring device to a user;
  
  a step counter joined to the strap; and
  
  a heart rate monitor joined to the strap.
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- - 2. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, and further comprising:
    - a data processor programmed to calculate a distance traveled by multiplying a number of steps counted by the step counter by a stride length that varies according to a rate at which steps are counted.
  - 3. The exercise monitoring device of claim 1, and further comprising:
    - a data processor programmed to calculate a distance traveled by multiplying a number of steps counted by the step counter by a stride length that varies in accordance with a stride rate, wherein the stride length is determined with reference to a plurality of calibrations that each calculate a stride length as a function of a known stride rate.
  - 4. The exercise monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the data processor is further programmed to recalibrate the stride length as a function of a subsequently calculted and known stride rate.
  - 5. The exercise monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the data processor is further programmed to recalibrate the stride length by calculating an average stride length from the calibration stride length and the recalibration stride length.
  - 6. The pedometer of claim 1, and further comprising:
    - a data processor programmed to calculate a distance traveled by multiplying the number of steps counted by the step counter by a stride length that varies according to a rate at which steps are counted, and further programmed to derive the stride length from a range of stride lengths calculated from a range of corresponding stride rates calculated from a plurality of calibration samples

7. A pedometer comprising:
- a step counter;
  
  a transmitter in communication with the step counter to generate a step count signal corresponding to each step and transmit the step count singal;
  
  a receiver mountable on a user body portion to receive the step count signal transmitted from the transmitter; and
  
  a data processor programmed to calculate a distance traveled by multiplying a number of steps counted by a stride length that varies according to a rate at which steps are taken, and further programmed to derive an actual stride length from a range of stride lengths calculated from a range of corresponding stride rates.
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- - 8. The pedometer of claim 7, wherein the data processor is further programmed to:
    - use the range of stride rates to create a corresponding range of stride lengths and compare an actual stride rate to the range of stride rates to derive a corresponding actual stride length.
  - 9. The pedometer of claim 8, wherein the data processor is further programmed to:
    - interpolate between and extrapolate from the ranges of stride rates and stride lengths to calculate a plurality of additional corresponding stride rates and stride lengths.

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Current Assignee
Blackbird Tech LLC
Original Assignee
Nathan Pyles
Inventors
Pyles, Nathan

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US 6,434,212 B2
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377/5
CPC Class Codes

G01C 22/006 Pedometers

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