BODY SUPPORTED ACTIVITY AND CONDITION MONITOR

Title:

BODY SUPPORTED ACTIVITY AND CONDITION MONITOR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2002047465

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A personal activity monitor (10) adapted to be supported on the body of the user, preferably on the wrist, includes a motion sensor such as an accelerometer to generate electrical signals as a function of body motion. The monitor also includes an electronic clock (18) and a memory for recording signals representative of the motion of the housing and their time occurrence. User entry keys (14, 16) on the monitor allow the entry of signals representative of the time of food consumption and the beginning and end of exercise activity. Other activity and condition sensors may be supported on the monitor such as pulse rate detector, camera for recording images of food consumed, barcode reader and the like. The output of the memory is useful in weight control and fitness logging systems.

Inventors:

MAULT JAMES R (US)
GRIMMER NEIL (US)
GILMORE DAVID (US)
GIVECHI ROSHI (US)
RAGAN JEANNE (US)
SKOSKIEWICZ ANDRZEJ (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2001/050469

Publication Date:

January 23, 2003

Filing Date:

October 26, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

HEALTHETECH INC (US)
MAULT JAMES R (US)
GRIMMER NEIL (US)
GILMORE DAVID (US)
GIVECHI ROSHI (US)
RAGAN JEANNE (US)
SKOSKIEWICZ ANDRZEJ (US)

International Classes:

A61B5/0205; A61B5/00; A61B5/11; A61B5/22; G16H20/30; G16H20/60; A61B5/024; A61B5/053; (IPC1-7): A61B5/117; A61B5/00; A61B5/02

Foreign References:

US5759156A	1998-06-02
US5197489A	1993-03-30
US5475725A	1995-12-12
US5573013A	1996-11-12

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