JP2006305311A - Exercising/action meter and service system using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the measurement of data of the degree of exercising, consumption calories and the like generated by human actions. <P>SOLUTION: A unit for measuring human exercising and actions and a unit for displaying them are separated and the measuring unit is mounted near the Achillis tendon at the ankles of a user to measure exercising and actions. The difference is identified with the device in the way of walking, the state of the ground surface (flat land, uphill and downhill) and exercising to obtain information data for the degree of exercising. Also available is a service using it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for healthcare and / or sports field, and a facility and service system using the same.

  Health care is an area of great interest regardless of human age. It is also very important to exercise, sport and / or move the body in the context of health care. Conventionally, a pedometer is known as this related product (Non-patent Document 1).

An apparatus capable of calculating calorie consumption using a pedometer is also known (Non-Patent Document 1). It is also known that the calorie intake data measured with a weight scale and the calorie consumption data measured with the pedometer are stored in a personal computer and the data (health) is managed in combination with the weight scale data. (Non-Patent Document 1).

In addition, a service for exchanging data with friends via the Internet and enjoying it is also known (Non-Patent Document 1).
OMRON Health Counter HJ-710IT: Catalog

On the other hand, in the past, an example of measuring calories consumed by a person's movement (movement) using a very special and large device is known (Non-Patent Document 2). There is no known device that measures the calories consumed when operating. Hereinafter, the state in which the body moves without changing the position on the person's ground is referred to as operation, and the movement in the state in which the position on the person's ground changes to move the body is referred to as movement.
Kishi Kyoichi, Ueda Nobuo, Exercise Physiology, Kodansha Scientific, 1998.10.25, pp 31-32.

  Conventionally, as an example of human movement, there is no known device that can be worn by an individual who can distinguish the position of a foot (heel, sticky, toe) at the moment of landing when walking. Furthermore, there is no known device that can be worn by an individual who can distinguish whether the ground on which a person walks is flat, uphill, downhill, or staircase.

  Furthermore, conventionally, there is no known device that can be worn on the body by an individual who measures the amount of exercise and calorie consumption during various sports such as swimming and cycling.

  Furthermore, in the past, a personal device capable of measuring, storing and displaying data such as the amount of change in body weight and the amount of exercise during the movement of the body simultaneously with the data of the time during which the body is moved. Is not known.

The present invention relates to a novel apparatus capable of measuring details of human movement / exercise that could not be achieved by the prior art and obtaining the relationship between time data and data such as the amount of exercise and calories consumed.
The present invention also relates to a novel means for mounting the apparatus on a human (user) body.
The present invention also relates to a health care facility and service system based on the data information obtained by the apparatus.

  Conventional pedometers are only low in sensitivity and measure and display the number of steps taken during exercise. As a result, there is a problem that data such as the amount of exercise and calorie consumption due to actions such as sleeping, standing, and sitting are not measured when a person is not walking.

  Also, the conventional pedometer has a problem that the sensitivity is low and the number of steps when walking slowly cannot be measured. On the other hand, there was a problem that even if the number of steps taken could not be counted or could not be distinguished from the number of steps taken when walking.

  In addition, with the conventional pedometer, there is a problem that the state of the walked road (flat ground, uphill, downhill) cannot be distinguished.

  On the other hand, pedometers that can calculate calories have been known, but the calorie intake (weight gain) data is measured with a scale and the data is input to the pedometer separately or the pedometer is used as a scale. There is a problem that it is necessary to input data by wearing it, which is troublesome for the user.

  The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art.

  In the present invention, first, a first device that simultaneously measures information data related to the magnitude and time of a signal of a pressure and / or an acceleration sensor as an amount of exercise related to a person's exercise and movement, and a first device that records and displays the information. By providing two devices separately and connecting them by electrical means, we provide a means to record and display the amount of exercise related to each movement and movement by distinguishing between human movement and movement, for example, how to walk To do.

  Secondly, when a pressure and / or acceleration sensor for measuring the amount of movement / motion is directly or near the Achilles tendon behind the ankle of a person, the sensitivity of almost all of the amount of movement / motion of the person is high. Focusing on the fact that measurement is possible, a specific means for realizing an apparatus based on the measurement principle is provided. Thirdly, the present invention provides a means for measuring and distinguishing at least the amount of exercise associated with walking and running and / or at least measuring the amount of exercise associated with swimming and / or cycling as a human exercise. To do.

  According to the present invention, the pressure sensor and / or the acceleration sensor unit and the display unit are divided into a unit composed of parts including the pressure sensor and / or acceleration sensor to be measured and a unit composed of parts including at least a display element. A means for verifying the connections is provided.

  Fifth, the present invention provides means for automatically inputting data related to calorie intake (change in body weight) to the apparatus simply by getting on a scale.

  Sixth, the present invention provides means for measuring the amount of exercise related to the movement of a human hand.

  Seventh, the present invention provides facilities and service system means for correcting human movements and / or forms of movement.

According to the present invention, it is possible to measure almost all information related to a person's exercise / motion.
According to the present invention, there is an effect of distinguishing almost all human movements and movements.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, there exists an effect which can eliminate the troublesomeness which can input the data regarding a weight, a calorie intake, etc. into this apparatus automatically only by getting on a weight scale, and inputting manually.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to measure the amount of exercise related to the movement of a human hand.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, there exists an effect which can correct a person's walk etc. by the correction | amendment facility and service system which correct the form of a person's exercise, for example, a person's walk, etc.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Hereinafter, the same parts and functions are denoted by the same numbers.
This also applies to the reference numerals of the drawings relating to other embodiments.
FIG. 1 shows a state in which the measurement unit 002 of the present invention is worn when a person is sleeping, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a state in which the measurement unit 002 of the present invention is worn when a person is standing, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the measurement unit 002 and the display unit 003, and FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the magnitude of the signal measured by the measurement unit 002 and time. FIG.
FIG. 6A is a diagram in which the measurement unit 002 is coupled to the display unit 003, and FIG. 6B illustrates details of the measurement unit 002 when the measurement unit 002 is separated from the display unit 003 in order to connect to the human ankle. FIG.

1, 2, and 3, 001 is a person, 002 is a measurement unit, 011 is a foot, 011A is a left foot, 011B is a right foot, 021A is a left hand, 021A is a left hand, 021B is a right hand, 012 is a heel, and 013 is a foot. , 013A is the instep, 014 is the toes, 015A is the Achilles tendon when sleeping, 015B is the Achilles tendon when standing, 016A is the arch when sleeping, 016B is the arch when standing , 017A represents the heel when sleeping, 017B represents the heel when standing, 004 represents the ground, and 004A represents the outline of the mat.

  In FIG. 4, a measurement unit 002 is configured, 0021 is a pressure sensor, 0022 is an acceleration sensor, 0023 is a memory, 0024 is a signal amplification and signal processing device, 0025 is a signal input / output unit, 0026 is a generator, 0027 is a power supply, 0028 Denotes a battery, and 0029 denotes a mini plug. In FIG. 4, the display unit 003 is configured. 0030 is a signal input / output unit, 0031 is a signal processing device, 0032 is a display, 0033 is a memory, 0034 is a wiring connected to the connector at the output of the signal processing unit, 0035 is a connector, Reference numeral 0038 denotes a battery / power supply unit, and 0039 denotes a mini plug. In FIG. 4, 0004 is a device owned by a user (person), 0041 is a personal computer, 0042 is a mobile phone, and 0043 is an IC card.

  5 (a) and 5 (b) show the pressure sensor 0021 of the measurement unit 002 attached in the vicinity of the Achilles tendon between the state where the person is sleeping as shown in FIG. 1 and the state where the person is standing as shown in FIG. Represents the result of measuring the output signal with time.

6 (a) and 6 (b), 002A is a band for mounting 002, 002B is a pocket for storing 002 in the mounting band 002A, and 002C is a band stopper.

Next, the principle by which a sleeping state and a standing state can be distinguished will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
When a person is sleeping (FIG. 1), the foot 013 is extended ahead of the ankle (heel) 017 like a toe stand.
On the other hand, when a person is standing (FIG. 2), the feet 011A, 011B and the foot 013 are almost at right angles and the soles are almost entirely on the ground 004. .

This difference will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the position of the Achilles tendon when the person is sleeping and standing is in the vicinity of the heel and heel 012, that is, on the back side of the ankle, and is 015 A and 015 B, respectively, and the foot 011 and the foot flat 013. And the angle that makes. When 015A, the toes 014 are lowered below the heel 017A and the Achilles tendon 015A is contracted. In this state, the Achilles tendon 015B is extended.
As shown in FIG. 3, with 015A and 015B, the difference in pressure is measured by the pressure sensor 0021 of the measuring unit 002 attached to the Achilles tendon, so that when the person is sleeping and when standing Can be distinguished.

The output waveform of the pressure sensor 0021 is larger when standing as can be seen from FIG.
This is because, as shown in FIG. 1, when the person is sleeping, the foot 013 is in a state where the toes are in front such as a toe stand, so the Achilles tendon 015A in FIG. The signal of the pressure sensor 0021 is a small value.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, when a person is standing, the foot 013 is in a solid standing state as shown in FIG. 2, and the Achilles tendon 015B is in an extended state. The signal of is a large value.

Further, as can be seen from FIG. 5, the measuring unit 002 can also measure a change operation from a sleeping state to a standing state, that is, a rising operation.
When the measurement unit is attached to a human body, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), a band 002A capable of storing the measurement unit 002 in the pocket 002B is wound around the ankle near the Achilles tendon and tightened with the band stop 002C. For example, the pressure change in the vicinity of the Achilles tendon is measured and the data is recorded.
When you want to see the measurement results, remove the band 002A containing the measurement unit 002 from the ankle as shown in FIG. 6A, and attach the mini plug 0029 electrically connected to 002 on the 002A to the mini plug of the display unit. Plug into 0039. As a result, the signal processing devices 0024 and 0031 shown in FIG. 4 process the data in cooperation with each other and then record the processed data in the recording unit 0033 of 003 or display the processed data on the display unit 0032. To do.
In this way, in addition to distinguishing between a sleeping state and a standing state, various operations such as when sleeping with the body lying down or sitting down can be measured by the measuring unit 002.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. 4 and 6 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 shows the situation when a person is walking, and Fig. 8 shows the difference from the moment of landing when the person is walking to the state of kicking after full landing. It is the figure which distinguished the landing, the heel landing, and the toe landing, and showed the outline.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a relationship between an output (acceleration) signal (acceleration direction in the ground 004: Z direction) of the acceleration sensor 0022 of the measurement unit 002 corresponding to FIG. 8 and time. FIG. 10 shows the angles of the foot 011 and the foot flat 013 when the person is walking (including when running) on the ground (b) flat, (a) uphill, (c) downhill. It is a figure explaining the angle with the ground 004.
FIG. 11 shows a state when a person is swimming (swimming), and FIG. 12 shows a state when a person is cycling. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the relationship between the output of the sensor signal 0021 of the measuring unit 002 and the time in the states of FIGS.

  Next, the difference in the moment of landing of a foot will be described with reference to FIG. When landing on the heel, as shown in item number 1 in FIG. After that, move on to the entire landing as shown in item 3. Thereafter, the ground 004 is kicked up with the toes 014 in item No. 4.

  On the other hand, at the time of solid foot landing, only the angle between the foot 011 and the foot flat 013 changes while the entire landing is already performed in the item No. 1 and the entire landing is performed in the item No. 2. The action of kicking up the ground 004 with the toe 014 in item No. 4 is basically the same as when landing on the heel.

As shown in FIG. 8, the heel landing takes time t2 from the moment of landing to the entire landing, but at the time of solid foot landing, t = 0 or t1 (t1 <t2), so the heel landing and the solid foot Differences in landing can be identified. Further, since the impact on landing on the ground is larger in the case of a solid foot landing compared to the heel landing, the signal of the acceleration sensor 0022 in FIG.

With reference to FIG. 9, it will be described that the landing of a foot can be distinguished and measured based on the difference in the output waveform measured by the measurement unit 002.
9, (a), (b), and (c) represent the relationship between the output waveform of the acceleration sensor 0022 and time in the measurement unit 002 at the time of solid foot landing, heel landing, and toe landing, respectively.

At the time of solid foot landing (a), the impact with the ground 004 becomes large, so that the output waveform becomes maximum at the moment of landing t = 0, and the output waveform becomes zero at t = t1. Next, kicking starts at t = t41, the output waveform swings in a negative direction, and becomes a floating foot at t = t51.

  At the time of landing on the heel (b), the impact with the ground 004 at the moment of landing t = 0 is smaller than that at (a), the entire landing is made at t = t2, and the kick-up starts at t = t42. Same as in a). As can be seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, t42> t41.

  Therefore, the solid foot landing and the heel landing can be identified by measuring the difference in the size of the output waveform and measuring time t42> t41.

  As can be seen from FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the difference between the toe landing and the heel landing can be identified.

Next, the reason why the difference between walking and running can be identified will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 9, T1, T2, and T3 on the time axis represent the time of one cycle (time to walk with both feet) at the time of solid foot landing, heel landing, and toe landing, respectively. When walking, the time during landing, for example, t51 is less than half of T1, while when running, less than half of T1 (when both feet are away from the ground 004 (time)) It is.
Therefore, if t51 and T1 are measured, the difference between walking and running can be identified. The same applies to t52 and t53.

Next, the reason why the difference in the state of the ground 004 when a person is walking can be identified with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 10, (a) uphill, (b) flat ground (c) downhill. FIG. 10 is a diagram in which a person with a heel landing on a flat ground and a landing angle θ is walking on the ground 004 in a different state with the same foot angle. As can be seen from FIG. 10, although depending on the size of the angle θ <b> 1 of the ground 004, for example, an uphill person is close to a solid foot landing in the state of the ground 004 even if the person walking is on a flat heel.
However, in this case, since the distance away (floating) from the ground 004 before the landing of the foot is shorter than that on a flat ground, the magnitude of the signal output of the acceleration sensor 0022 in FIG. 9 is larger than that on a flat ground. Small value. As in this example, as a result, the state of the ground 004 is (a) uphill, (b) is flat ground (c) is downhill, and the information data measured by the measurement unit 002 is different, so I walked or ran The ground condition at the time can be identified.

Next, using FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, when the person is swimming (swimming), when the person is cycling (cycling), the measurement unit 002 measures those movements. Explain that the unit can be identified.
FIG. 11 is a diagram in which the measurement unit 002 is worn when a person is swimming (swimming), and FIG. 12 is a diagram in which the measurement unit 002 is worn when a person is cycling. FIG. 13 is an output waveform of the acceleration sensor 0022 of the measurement unit 002 corresponding to FIG. 7, FIG. 11, and FIG.

In FIG. 11, 005 is a water surface such as a pool and the sea, and other symbols are the same as those in FIG.
12, 0061 is a bicycle tire, 0062 is a bicycle handle, 0063 is a bicycle pedal, 0064 is a bicycle saddle, and other reference numerals are the same as those in FIG.
In FIG. 13, (a), (b), and (c) are acceleration sensors of the measurement unit 002 when walking (walking) / running (jogging), swimming (swimming), and cycling (cycling), respectively. 0022 is an output waveform. In the case of swimming, an example of a crawl butterfly is shown.

As can be seen from FIGS. 11 and 13, the output waveform of the acceleration sensor is large when the feet are flipping when swimming (swimming). When a pressure sensor is attached to the front part of the ankle (opposite the Achilles tendon) in combination with this acceleration sensor, a signal with a large pressure is also generated.
That is, at the time of swimming, the measurement unit 002 is attached to the front part of the ankle (opposite the Achilles tendon) by rotating 180 degrees from FIG. 3 or a separate measurement unit (002A: 002A: FIG. 3). (Not shown) may be mounted at a position rotated by 002 and 180 degrees.
In addition, there are differences in the movement of feet (including hands) depending on how to swim, for example, crawl, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly, etc., but these differences are also basically measured as shown in FIG. Can be measured by unit. That is, if necessary, measurement accuracy is improved by adding front and rear (X axis) and left and right (Y axis) in addition to the direction of moving the foot up and down (Z axis) in the acceleration measurement of the acceleration sensor shown in FIG. it can. Note that the Z-axis in FIG. 4 refers to the direction perpendicular to the ground (gravity direction), and the Z-axis in FIG. 11 refers to the direction of foot expansion / contraction, that is, the direction parallel to the water surface.
As can be seen from FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the waveform during cycling (cycling) is that the output waveform of the acceleration sensor 0022 of the measuring unit 002 is a unique waveform (the rotation of the pedal is a circular motion). Since it is measured as (not shown), it is possible to discriminate between the amount of exercise during cycling and the discrimination of other exercises.
In the second embodiment, the acceleration sensor 0022 has been described with respect to one axis of the Z axis (vertical axis). However, the concept of the present invention is the two axes and three axes including the X axis and / or the Y axis. Also good.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressure sensor 0021 and the acceleration sensor 0022 described in the first embodiment may be used in combination.
The present invention is not limited to the movement described in the second embodiment, but can be applied to measurement of other movements (movements).
That is, it is possible to measure a person's movement without a change in the body position such as stepping, jumping, bamboo stepping, or golf swing, but a person's movement with a change in the body position such as soccer or skiing. For example, when measuring the amount of exercise of walking in water, if the acceleration and pressure in the X-axis direction (walking direction) are also measured in addition to measuring the acceleration in the Z-axis direction described with reference to FIG. good.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14, 15 and 18, which will be described with reference to means for measuring the movement / movement of a human hand.
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a measurement unit 005 attached to the wrist with some motions / movements of the person 001 waving his hand, and FIG. 15 illustrates a signal waveform measured at the 005.
The specific circuit block configuration and apparatus structure of the measurement unit 005 are the same as or slightly different from those in FIGS. 4 and 6 described for the measurement unit 002 attached to the ankle described above. Is omitted.

  In FIG. 14, the left side of the table mainly represents the movement of the hand when the foot is not moved, and the right side represents the movement of the hand when the foot is moved. In FIG. 14, the signal waveform of the hand movement is as shown in FIG. 15, and the movement of the human hand can be identified by these waveforms.

  Although not shown, the measurement unit 002 for measuring the movement / movement of the foot and the measurement unit 005 for measuring the movement / movement of the hand are simultaneously mounted on the body of the person 001, and 002 and 005 are individually attached to the display unit 003. The new information data that is obtained by summing the momentum and other information data obtained by connecting them, or recording them as human form information data, and displaying them on the display unit 003 itself, It can also be sent to the Internet service company 0061 via the personal computer 0041 or the mobile phone 0042 (FIG. 18).

  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 16, 040 is a weight scale, 041 is a portion for measuring the weight of the weight scale 040, and 042 is a display portion of the weight scale 040.

When a person 001 inputs his / her body weight, a part for measuring weight data measured at 041 is connected when a measuring unit 003 is inserted into a part of the scale 040, for example, a slot (not shown) at the corner of the display unit. The measured weight data is input to the measurement unit 003 (see FIG. 4). The measurement unit 003 calculates a difference between the calorie intake obtained by a person through meals and the like constituting this data and the energy (calorie consumption) consumed by the amount of exercise associated with the person's exercise / motion measured by the measurement unit 002 Then, the calorie balance is recorded in the memory or displayed on the display unit.

As another means of inputting calorie intake obtained by a person through meals, etc. into the device, a specific pattern that is different from other movements / exercises when the person gets on the scale, such as motion / acceleration acceleration and pressure information data The information data corresponding to the pattern is set in the measurement unit 002 in advance, and when the person actually uses the scale 040, the motion / motion changes with time. When the waveform pattern is automatically measured by the pressure sensor 0021 and the acceleration sensor 0022 of the measurement unit 002 and the pattern is compared with the preset pattern and the error is not within 30%, the measurement is performed at that time. The stored weight data is stored in a storage device (memory) 0023 and / or 0033 in the measurement unit and / or display unit. It is also possible, which is used to dynamically recorded.
In the present embodiment, since the calorie consumption is accurately measured, the calorie balance (calorie balance) can be improved much more accurately than in the past.
Furthermore, the troublesomeness of inputting calorie intake can be eliminated.

  Next, an embodiment of means for collating the measurement unit 002 and / or 005 with the display unit 003 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart thereof.

  In step S1, before the company that manufactures the motion / motion meter sells the product, a password is set in advance so that the two units can be connected only in a predetermined combination, and the circuit block of FIG. In the figure, the personal identification number is recorded in recording units 0023A and 0033A composed of a nonvolatile memory.

  In step S2, a person who purchases and uses an exercise / motion meter connects the two units and tries to check the information data and the like measured by the measurement unit on the display unit.

In step S3, the signal processing devices (microcomputers) 0024 and 0031 shown in FIG. 4 confirm that the two units are mechanically connected by the mini plugs 0029 and 0039, and are recorded in the recording unit of each unit. The personal identification number is read out, and the personal identification numbers are compared with each other by a comparator (not shown) in the signal processing devices (microcomputers) 0024 and 0031 shown in FIG.

  If the passwords match, the process proceeds to step S4, where the two units are connected not only mechanically but also electrically, and the data measured by the measuring unit 002 is displayed on the display unit 0031 of the display unit 003. Proceeding to S6, 002 and 003 are electrically connected to start the operation integrally.

If the code numbers do not match, the process proceeds to step S5, indicating that the code numbers of the two units do not match, and proceeds to step S7, where the two units are not electrically connected.

Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 18 shows an example in which a measurement unit 002 for measuring the movement of the foot is attached to the ankle and the movement of the hand is measured for the purpose of obtaining information data related to a form when the person walks (including how to shake the hand). Data information obtained by attaching the measurement unit 005 to the wrist is collected by the display unit 003 and transmitted to the new exercise meter service company 0061 via the access point 0060A and the provider 0060 via the PC0041, and the person ( Compared to model values and standard ranges of the walking style that the user 01) prefers to walk, or compared to the average walking value (form) of many other users using the exercise meter of the present invention. It is a figure which provides the service which corrects a user's form.

  In FIG. 18, 0060 is a provider, 0060A and 0060B are access points, 0061 is a new exercise meter service company, 0062 is a new exercise meter correction equipment manufacturing and sales company, 0063 is a sports / gym company, and 0064 is an exercise correction equipment. is there.

A procedure for correcting the form of a foot and a hand when a person walks, for example, using the new motion / motion meter of the present invention will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In step S11, the person measures the movement / motion data of the feet and hands with the measuring units 002 and 005 and records them in the display unit 003.
In step S12, the data recorded in 003 is transferred to the human PC0041.

In step S13, the information data transferred / recorded to the PC0041 is sent to the new exercise meter service company 0061 via the Internet provider 0060, and the preset standard model information data and the new exercise meter 001 are used. A comparison is made with the average value of the information data and the standard value of the data for many others.
In step S14, if the user 01 is registered in the new exercise meter service company 0061, the information data of the user 01 is compared with the standard value of the information data set in advance or the average value of the information data of the other person.

In step S15, the new exercise meter service company 0061 notifies the user 01 of the difference between the standard value and the average value.
In step S16, the user 01, for example, goes to the sports gym and corrects the form according to the instruction of the instructor and / or corrects his / her own form according to the instruction of the automated correction device.

If the user is registered with the new exercise meter service company 0061, the exchange of information between users through the Internet, which is also in the background art, even if the exercise and movement are different, quantitative comparison of the amount of exercise is performed according to a predetermined conversion criterion I can do it.
As described above, the new exercise meter of the present invention is characterized by the fact that many people of different environments and ages can train their bodies while being able to accurately compare the amount of exercise based on very detailed data.

As described above, the basic concept of the present invention is that the measurement units 002 and 005 are the display unit 003 at least where the movement of the human foot and hand is large as a means for measuring the human movement and movement. It is characterized by being deployed separately.
In addition to the above, the concept of the present invention includes, for example, measuring the energy consumed by the head when thinking with the head with a measurement unit deployed near the head, or deploying near the artery of the heart or wrist And measure the heart rate, measure the temperature of the outside air, footsteps of yourself and others, and outdoor noise on the ear and measure the signals (data) obtained by them in the display unit. Based on general information, functions that can easily be estimated by the same industry, such as calorie calculation, stress calculation and countermeasure processing, and advice on the minimum necessary movements (for example, through bamboo walking and deep breathing). Including adding.

Note that the power supply unit 0027 of the measurement unit 002 shown in FIG. 4 is a mechanical generator that converts the energy of human movement itself into electrical energy, a device that generates power with pressure, a very small chemical battery, and a combination thereof. It may be.
Furthermore, the measurement units 002 and 005 and the display unit 003 may be connected by thin electric wiring or wirelessly in addition to the mini plug of the mechanical part. Further, as means for attaching the measurement unit 002 to the body, an adhesive tape, shoes, or socks may be embedded in addition to the band described above.

It is the schematic of the state which mounted | wore with the measurement unit of this invention when the person is sleeping. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a state in which the measurement unit of the present invention is worn when a person is standing. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the measurement unit 002 and the display unit 003, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the magnitudes of signals measured by the measurement unit 002. FIG. 1 is a detailed and schematic view of an ankle / foot flat and the vicinity of an Achilles tendon in FIGS. It is a circuit block diagram of a measurement unit and a display unit. It is a figure showing the magnitude | size of the signal which measured the motion of the person with the measurement unit. (A) is the schematic which couple | bonded the measurement unit with the display unit. (B) is a figure showing the detail when a measurement unit is connected to a person's ankle. It is the schematic showing the state when a person is walking. It is the figure which distinguished the difference from the moment of landing when a person is walking to the state of kicking up through the full landing and distinguishing it by the difference in landing. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the output of the acceleration sensor output signal of a measuring unit corresponding to FIG. 8, and time. It is a figure showing the state of the ground where a person walks. It is the figure which has equipped the measurement unit when the person is swimming (swimming). It is the figure which has equipped the measurement unit when the person is cycling (cycling). 14 is an output waveform of the acceleration sensor of the measurement unit corresponding to FIGS. 10, 12, and 13. It is the schematic of the measurement unit attached to the wrist and some movements / movements that a person shakes. The signal waveform measured with the measurement unit in FIG. 14 is represented. It is a figure which inputs the data measured with the weight scale into the exercise meter of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the means to collate a measurement unit and a display unit. It is a figure which shows the service which corrects a person's form by connecting the data information obtained with the exercise / motion meter to the Internet. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which corrects a person's form.

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  001: Person (user), 011, 011A, 011B: Human foot, 021, 021A, 021B: Human hand, 013, 013A: Flat foot, 014: Toe, 015A, 015B: Achilles tendon, 016A, 016B:踵, 017A, 017B: arch, 002: measuring unit, 002A: band of measuring unit, 0020A: pocket, 0021A: banding, 003: display unit, 004: ground, 0021: pressure sensor, 0022: acceleration sensor, 0024, 0031: Signal processing device, 0023, 0033: Memory, 0025, 0030: Signal input / output unit, 0028, 0037: Battery, 0026: Generator, 0027: Power supply unit, 0032: Display, 0034: Wiring to connector, 0029, 0035, 0039: Connector, 0004: Yu 0041, 0041A: personal computer, 0042: mobile phone, 0043: IC card, 005: water surface, 0061: bicycle car (wheel), 0062: bicycle handle, 0063: bicycle pedal, 0064: Bicycle saddle, 006: Hand measurement unit, 040: Weight scale, 041: Scale of scale, 042: Display unit of weight scale, display unit insertion unit of exercise meter, 0060: Provider, 0061: Exercise meter service company, 0062: Correction equipment manufacturing and sales company, 0063: Sports gym company, 0064: Correction equipment, 0065, 0065A: Access point

Claims (10)

  It consists of a first device that measures the amount of exercise related to human movement and / or exercise, and a second device that is separate from the device that records and displays the information of the measurement results. A device characterized by being detachable from the body of a person using the device.   In (Claim 1), the first device converts the pressure and / or acceleration into an electric quantity as the means for measuring the momentum, and simultaneously measures the information related to the electric quantity and the information related to the time, thereby measuring the movement of the person. A device characterized by distinguishing operations.   (Claim 2) In the first device, at least the amount of change in pressure accompanying the expansion and contraction of the Achilles tendon behind the person's ankle and / or the amount of change in acceleration at least when the person raises and lowers the foot between the ground and the ground A device characterized by measuring.   In (Claim 1), when the first device and the second device are electrically connected, the first device and the second device are connected to each other on the basis of preset collation information. A device characterized by verifying whether or not a general connection is possible.   The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the movement and / or movement of the person to be measured includes at least the measurement of the amount of movement of the walking movement and the running movement.   (Claim 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the movement and / or exercise of a person also measures at least the amount of exercise of the exercise including swimming and / or cycling.   (Claim 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the first device measures at least a motion of a human hand and / or an amount of exercise related to the exercise.   (Claim 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the first device is composed of a plurality of devices that measure at least a motion of a person's foot, hand and / or motion.   (Claim 1) In the first and / or the second device, a first pattern in which the magnitude of pressure and acceleration changes with time when a person who uses it gets on a separately provided weight scale is mounted. The error is within the range of 30% compared with the second pattern that is recorded in advance in the storage device and the pressure and acceleration changes with time when a person gets on the scale. If they match, it is determined that the person is on the scale, and information related to calorie intake, including at least the weight of the person at that time, is automatically recorded in the storage device of the second device. A device characterized by that.   There is a means for comparing at least information related to the movement and / or movement of a person obtained by using the apparatus of (Claim 1) with reference information related to the same movement and / or movement set in advance. A service system characterized by correcting human movements and / or forms of movement based on them.

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