Portable GPS signal receiving apparatus

A portable GPS signal receiving apparatus for receiving signals from GPS satellites comprising:

• a portable GPS receiver for receiving GPS location signals and determining therefrom at least one of a location and a speed of a user of the receiver;
• moving distance calculating means for calculating a distance moved by a user of the apparatus in accordance with one of a received GPS location signal and a speed signal derived from the received GPS location signal;
• distance setting means for allowing the user to set a desired distance to be moved by the user;
• time counting means for counting a time in response to a time count start instruction;
• physiological information measuring means for measuring a physiological function of the user at predetermined intervals while the user is moving the distance set in the distance setting means;
• physiological information calculating means for performing a calculating process on a result of measurement taken by the Physiological information measuring means during a period of time from the start of a time count by the time count means until the user has moved the set distance, the calculating processing being performed when it is determined that the user has reached the distance set in the distance setting means;
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• second display means for displaying a result of calculation of the physiological information calculating means.

A portable movement monitor comprising:

• locating means for determining a location of the movement monitor as it is moved by a user;
• moving distance calculating means for calculating a distance moved by the user of the movement monitor;
• distance setting means for allowing the user to set a desired distance to be moved by the user along with the monitor;
• time counting means for counting elapsed time the user moves until the desired distance set in the distance setting means has been reached;
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• a display for displaying the elapsed time.