JP3477487B2 - Health management index measurement device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health management index measuring apparatus for measuring indexes that can be used for health management, and more particularly to a health management index measuring apparatus that requires input of information on a plurality of items.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of health management index measuring device, there is a body fat meter for measuring and displaying the body fat percentage or the like from the body impedance of the user.

FIG. 5 shows a body fat meter 1 according to the prerequisite technique of the present invention.
Indicates 00.

FIG. 5A shows the front surface of the body fat scale 100, and FIG. 5B shows the back surface thereof.

The body fat meter 100 is provided with grips 102 and 103 having a substantially columnar shape on both sides of a main body 101, and the main body 101 and the grips 102 and 103 are bridge portions 10.
They are joined by 4, 105, 106 and 107.

Grip portions 102, 10 provided in parallel
On the front surface of 3, the current applying electrodes 108 and 109 and the voltage measuring electrodes 110 and 111 are provided, and the small diameter portion 112 is provided between the current applying electrodes 108 and 109 and the voltage measuring electrodes 110 and 111. , 113 are provided.

A display unit 114 for displaying various information is provided on the upper portion of the main body unit 101, and an LCD panel 115 is attached inside the opening of the display unit 114.

At the bottom of the main body 101, a power switch 1
16, an input section 121 including a measurement switch 117, a setting switch 118, an UP button 119, and a DOWN button 120 is provided.

On the rear surface of the apparatus shown in FIG. 5B, the positioning projections 122 and 123 and the positioning projections 122 and 12 are provided.
3 are provided with substantially arcuate projections 124 and 125 for supporting the apparatus main body apart from the mounting surface (see FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C). Also,
Legs 127 and 128 for supporting the grips 102 and 103 in an upright state are provided on the bottom surface of the device (see FIG. 6C).

The measuring method by the body fat meter 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 showing the outline of the internal structure.

First, by pressing the power switch 116, power is supplied from the power supply unit 129 to each unit of the apparatus.

Next, since the height can be input by pushing the setting switch 118, the UP buttons 119, D
The OWN button 120 is used to increase or decrease the numerical value displayed on the LCD panel 115 and input an appropriate numerical value.

Next, when the setting switch 118 is pressed, the input value of the height is determined and the weight can be input. Therefore, the UP button 119 and the DOWN button 120 are similarly used to input an appropriate weight value.

Further, when the setting switch 118 is pressed, the input value of the weight is determined and the age can be input. Therefore, the appropriate weight value is input using the UP button 119 and the DOWN button 120.

Next, when the setting switch 118 is pressed, the input value of the weight is determined and the sex can be input. Therefore, the "male" and "female" displayed on the LCD panel are updated.
The button 119 and the DOWN button 120 are used for selection.

After that, when the setting switch 118 is pressed, L
The confirmed input information is displayed on the CD panel 115.

When the input is completed, the grips 102 and 103 provided on both sides of the main body are grasped by both hands, and the arm is stretched straight forward in front of the body and held for preparation for measurement. At this time, the crotch portion between the thumb and the index finger is brought into contact with the current applying electrodes 108 and 109, the palm portion below the ring finger and the little finger is brought into contact with the voltage measuring electrodes 110 and 111, and the small diameter portions 112 and 113 are provided. Positioning is performed by gripping the positioning projections 122 and 123 with the turned middle finger and forefinger.

When the measurement switch 117 is pressed when the preparation for measurement is completed, a high-frequency current is applied to both hands from the current application electrodes 108 and 109 on the grips 102 and 103, and the potential difference generated between the two hands due to this current is generated. The voltage is measured by the voltage measuring electrodes 110 and 111. The measurement / calculation control unit 128 calculates the body impedance from the applied current value and the potential difference, calculates the body fat percentage according to a predetermined program from the body impedance and the body specification information, and displays it on the LCD panel 115. . In this way, when the input mode is switched by the setting switch 118 and the information of a plurality of items is sequentially input, the order of the input items is generally fixed in advance. At this time, the order of the input items can be set arbitrarily. However, when inquiring about each item of "height", "weight", "age", and "gender", it is social custom that height → weight → age →
Since the items are often arranged in the order of gender, it is more comfortable for the user to enter these items according to this order. Therefore, from the past, height →
It is generally set to be able to input in the order of weight → age → gender.

[0019]

However, a specific user stores his / her own body specification information,
Even when the user wants to call up the information stored at the next measurement and change a part of the information, the setting order of the input items is the same as that at the time of new input.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned body-specific information, the frequency of change in weight is the strongest, and the height changes next is the height, the age changes every year, and the gender is once input. The need to change is different for each item, such that it does not change.

Therefore, even if a part of the called information is desired to be changed, since the order of the items is fixed, an extra operation is required to input the item to be changed.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and the purpose thereof is to:
In a health care index measuring device that requires input of information of a plurality of items, an extra operation by a user is made unnecessary and an input time is shortened.

[0023]

In order to achieve the above object, the first invention is a health management index measuring device for measuring a health management index that can be used for health management, which is input and set by a user. In a health care index measuring device having an input item group consisting of a plurality of items to be input, and each item of the input item group can be input only in a predetermined order, a new input is made to each input item of the input item group. And the case where the contents of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input are changed, the order of the inputtable items is made different.

In this way, when changing the contents of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input, it is necessary to input in the same order as when newly input. Since there is no input item, if the input items whose contents should be changed can be input in an earlier order, the user does not need an extra operation, and the input time can be shortened.

When changing the contents of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input, all the items in the input item group are sequentially passed to end the content change mode. That is not necessary. The content change mode may be ended when the input of the item whose content is to be changed is completed. By doing so, the input time can be further shortened.

The indicators that can be used for health management are the body fat percentage,
It may be information related to the user's physiology such as body fat mass, blood pressure, heart rate, brain waves, etc., or information related to the user's actions such as the number of steps, walking distance, and calories burned. Further, this index may be one that can be measured directly from the user's living body or from the user's action, or is a higher-order information obtained from a primary measurement value through predetermined calculation / processing. May be.

The input item group in the present invention is not limited to basic information for performing calculation / processing based on measured values, but also includes information that should be set by the user for operation of the apparatus.

The health care index measuring device may not only measure the indices available for health care, but may also have a display section for displaying these indices.

In a second aspect based on the first aspect, when the content of at least one item in the input item group in which all the items have already been input is changed,
It is characterized in that the input items can be input in order from an input item whose content is frequently changed.

With this configuration, when the content of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input is changed, the input item whose content is to be changed can be input. Since it is not necessary to go through extra input items, the input time can be shortened.

The frequency of content change may be determined in advance according to the item content, or may be determined at any time according to the usage situation. In addition, the order of input items does not necessarily follow the high frequency as long as there is a slight difference in the frequency of content changes.

A third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, at least one of a body fat percentage and a body fat amount is measured as the health management index.

By doing so, it is possible to shorten the input time in the body fat meter capable of measuring at least one of the body fat percentage and the body fat amount.

A fourth invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, at least one of the number of steps, walking distance and calorie consumption is measured as the health management index.

By doing so, the input time can be shortened in the pedometer capable of measuring at least one of the number of steps, the walking distance, and the calorie consumption.

[0036]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) A body fat meter as a health care index measuring device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The body fat meter according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the body fat meter 100 according to the base technology, and therefore, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted, and only different points will be described. .

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the measurement procedure of the body fat scale 100 according to this embodiment.

The input item group of the body fat meter 100 is composed of items of height, weight, age and sex.

First, when the power switch 116 is pressed while the power is off in step 0 (S0), initialization is performed in step 1 (S1).

When the initialization operation is completed normally, the memory selection mode is set in step 2 (S2) (when the body specification information has already been input, the set value is displayed),
When the setting switch 118 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 3 (S3).

In step 3 (S3), it is determined whether or not there are unset items in the personal data. When there is an unset item, the process proceeds to step 3 (S3), and when there is no unset item, the process proceeds to step 6 (S6).

Step 4 (S4) is a height change mode, and if there is a need for new input or change, the UP button 11
9. Input using the DOWN button 120. here,
When the setting switch 118 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 5.

In step 5 (S5), it is determined whether or not there is an unset item in the personal data. When there is an unset item, the process proceeds to step 6 (S6), and when there is no unset item, the process proceeds to step 8 (S8).

In step 6 (S6), the weight change mode is selected. If new input or change is required, the UP button 11 is pressed.
9. Input using the DOWN button 120. here,
When the setting switch 118 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 7.

In step 7 (S7), it is determined whether or not there are unset items in the personal data. When there is an unset item, the process proceeds to step 8 (S8), and when there is no unset item, the process proceeds to step 4 (S4).

Step 8 (S8) is an age change mode, and if there is a need for new input or change, the UP button 11
9. Input using the DOWN button 120. here,
When the setting switch 118 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 9 (S9).

Step 9 (S9) is a gender change mode, and if new input or correction is necessary, the UP button 11 is pressed.
9. Input using the DOWN button 120. here,
When the setting switch 118 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 10.

At step 10 (S10), the confirmed input value is displayed. Here, if the setting switch is pressed, the process returns to step 2 (S2) to enter the memory selection mode.

When step 2, step 4, step 6, step 8, step 9, or step 10 is pressed, when measurement switch 117 is pressed, values other than 0 are entered for height, weight, and age. If either "male" or "female" is selected in step S11, the process proceeds to step 11 (S11). If this condition is not satisfied, pressing the measurement switch 117 leaves the current step as it is.

Step 11 (S11) is a measurement standby mode, and when it is determined that the user grips the grip portions 102 and 103, the process proceeds to step 12 (S12).
In step 11 (S11), the setting switch 11
Pressing 8 returns to step 2 (S2) to enter the memory selection mode.

Step 12 (S12) is a measurement mode, in which the body impedance is measured and the body fat percentage and the body fat amount are calculated according to a predetermined program, and when the measurement is completed, the process proceeds to step 13 (S13).

In step 13 (S13), the measurement result is displayed on the LCD panel 115. Here, if the setting switch 118 is pressed, the process returns to step 2 (S2), and if the measurement switch 117 is pressed, the process returns to step 11 (S11).

According to the above-mentioned flow chart, at the time of new input, if all of height, weight, age and sex is not input, measurement is not performed even if the measurement switch 117 is pressed.

On the other hand, if the personal data is called in step 2 (S2) and all the height, weight, age, and sex have already been input, it becomes possible to change the weight with the highest frequency of variation. Changes can be made in order of height, age, gender and frequency of change. Further, at this time, if the measurement switch 117 is pressed at the stage when the set value of the item that needs to be changed is changed, the step 1 is performed without changing other values.
It is possible to proceed to the measurement preparation stage of 2 (S12). Therefore, the user does not need to perform an extra operation, and the input time can be shortened.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows a pedometer 10 as a health care index measuring device according to the embodiment.

The pedometer 10 according to the present embodiment measures the number of steps taken by the user, and displays the walking distance and the calorie consumption based on the LCD based on the measured value of the number of steps and the input step length and weight of the user. To display. A clock function is added to the pedometer 10 so that the time can be displayed on the display unit 11.

The measuring method will be described below with reference to FIG. 3 which shows the outline of the internal structure of the pedometer 10.

In the pedometer 10, power is supplied from the power supply unit 12 to each unit of the apparatus when the battery is turned on.

First, the setting mode is selected by the mode switch 13.

The pedometer 10 has an input item group consisting of a step length, a weight, and a time. When a new input is made as described later, the set switch 14 switches the setting items in the order of the step length, the weight, and the clock.

Numerical values or time inputs for the respective items are performed by changing the display on the display unit 11 with the upward arrow switch 15.

When all the items have been input and the measurement mode is selected by the mode switch 13, the measurement is performed.

The step sensor 16 detects the vibration caused by the walking of the user.
The measurement / calculation control unit 17 takes in the detection signal and calculates the number of steps.

The walking distance is calculated from the previously input step length and the step count measurement value, and the calorie consumption is calculated from the walking distance and the previously input weight.

When the walking distance display mode is selected by the mode switch 13, the walking distance is displayed on the display unit 11, and when the consumed calorie display mode is selected, the consumed calorie is displayed. If the time mode is selected by the mode switch 13, the time is displayed.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure for setting the input information of the pedometer 10.

In step 0 (S0), the setting mode is selected and the setting is started.

First, a case where the user newly makes a setting will be described.

In step 1 (S1), it is determined whether or not there is an item for which the user has not set in the input item group, that is, whether or not it is the first setting after the power is turned on. In this case, since it is the first setting after the power is turned on, step 2
Proceed to (S2).

Step 2 (S2) is a stride setting mode, in which the up arrow switch 15 is used to input the stride.
When the set switch 14 is pressed after the step setting is completed, the process proceeds to step 3 (S3).

In step 3 (S3), it is determined whether or not it is the first setting after the power is turned on. In this case, since the setting is the first time after the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step 4 (S4).

Step 4 (S4) is a weight setting mode, in which the weight is input by the upward arrow switch 15.
When the set switch 14 is pressed after the weight setting is completed, the process proceeds to step 5 (S5).

In step 5 (S5), it is determined whether or not it is the first setting after the power is turned on. In this case, since it is the first setting after the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step 6 (S6).

Step 6 (S6) is a time setting mode, in which the time is set by the upward arrow switch 15. When the set switch 14 is pressed after the time setting is completed, the process proceeds to step 7.

In step 7 (S7), it is determined whether or not it is the first setting after the power is turned on. In this case, since the setting is the first time after the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step 8 (S8) to end the setting operation.

Next, a case where the user has already set all the input items and wants to change the set contents will be described.

In this case, in step 1 (S1), when it is determined whether or not there is an item that the user has not set in the input item group, that is, it is the first setting after the power is turned on, the first time However, since it is the second time or later, the process proceeds to the clock setting mode in step 6 (S6). If it is necessary to change the time, a new setting is made. If it is not necessary to change the time, the set switch 14 is pushed without inputting. Next, when the set switch 14 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 7 (S7).

In step 7 (S7), when it is determined whether it is the first setting after the power is turned on, it is not the first setting, so the process proceeds to the weight setting mode of step 4 (S4). If it is necessary to change the weight, a new setting is made, and if there is no need to change the weight, the set switch 14 is pushed without input. Next, when the set switch 14 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 5 (S5).

In step 5 (S5), when it is determined whether it is the first setting after the power is turned on, since it is not the first setting, the process proceeds to the step setting mode of step 2 (S2). If it is necessary to change the stride, a new setting is made. Next, when the set switch 14 is pressed, the process proceeds to step 3 (S3).

In step 3 (S3), when it is determined whether it is the first setting after the power is turned on, since it is not the first setting, the process proceeds to step 8 (S8) to end the setting operation.

When changing the setting contents, the setting operation can be completed by pressing the mode switch 13 at the stage where the necessary items are input and the setting contents are changed without passing through all the setting items.

As described above, at the time of new input, the step length, weight, and time can be input in the order of items, and the user has already set all the items. , Time, weight, step length can be entered in this order. Here, since the order of the frequency of change of the time and the weight varies depending on the performance of the watch and the resolution of the weight, the items may be input in the order of the weight, the time, and the stride.

In this way, when changing the setting contents,
It is not necessary to perform extra item operations, and input time can be shortened.

[0084]

As described above, according to the first invention, when the contents of at least any one item of the input item group in which all the items are already input are changed, a new input is made. Since it is not necessary to input in the same order as in the case of performing, if the input items whose contents should be changed can be input in an earlier order, the user does not need to perform any additional operation, and the input time can be shortened. be able to.

When changing the contents of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input, the contents changing mode should be ended when the input of the items to be changed has been completed. With this, the input time can be further shortened.

According to the second invention, when the content of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input is changed, the input items with the highest frequency of change are sequentially displayed. Since it becomes possible to input, it is not necessary to go through an extra input item before the input item whose content is desired to be changed can be input, and the input time can be shortened.

According to the third invention, the input time can be shortened in the body fat meter capable of measuring at least one of the body fat percentage and the body fat amount.

According to the fourth invention, the input time can be shortened in the pedometer capable of measuring at least one of the number of steps, walking distance and calorie consumption.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a measurement procedure of a body fat meter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pedometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of an internal structure of a pedometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a setting procedure of input items of the pedometer according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 (a) is a front view of a body fat meter according to a prerequisite technique of the present invention. FIG. 5B is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 6 (a) is a plan view of a body fat meter according to the precondition technique of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a bottom view of the same. Figure 6
(C) is a right side view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the outline of the internal structure of a body fat meter according to the prerequisite technique of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 body fat meter 116 power switch 117 measurement switch 118 setting switch 119 UP button 120 DOWN button 10 pedometer 13 Mode switch 14 set switch 15 Up arrow switch

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A health management index measuring device for measuring a health management index that can be used for health management, comprising an input item group consisting of a plurality of items to be input and set by a user. In the health care index measuring device capable of inputting each item of only in a predetermined order, in the case of newly inputting to each input item of the input item group,
A health care index measuring device characterized in that the order of inputtable items is changed when the contents of at least any one item of the input item group in which all items have already been input are changed. 2. When changing the content of at least one of the input item groups in which all the items have already been input, the input items are input in order from the input item with the highest frequency of content change. The health care index measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the health care index measuring device is enabled. 3. The health management index measuring device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a body fat percentage and a body fat amount is measured as the health management index. 4. The health management index measuring device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the number of steps, walking distance, and calorie consumption is measured as the health management index.