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US 9,314,166 B1Granted
Monitoring device with a pedometer
AssigneeImpact Sports Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDonald Brady, Nikolai Rulkov, Mark Hunt
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Abstract
A monitoring device with a pedometer is disclosed herein. The monitoring device preferably comprises an article, an optical sensor, an accelerometer and processor. The optical sensor preferably comprises a photodetector and a plurality of light emitting diodes. A sensor signal from the optical sensor is processed with a filtered accelerometer output signal from the accelerometer to generate a pedometer function.
Claims14
An arm-based pedometer comprising:
- an optical sensor for generating a real-time vital sign signal corresponding to a real-time heart rate of a user,
- an accelerometer;
- a processor configured to perform a pedometer function based on a plurality of signals from the accelerometer to generate a distance traveled by the user;
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- wherein the optical sensor is an optical sensor comprising a light-to-voltage photodetector capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 550 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, an optical sensor comprising a light-to-frequency photodetector capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 600 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, an optical sensor comprising a plurality of light-to-voltage photodetectors capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 550 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, an optical sensor comprising a plurality of light-to-frequency photodetectors capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 550 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, or an optical sensor comprising a light-to-voltage photodetector capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light from 500 nanometers to 570 nanometers.
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A system for monitoring a plurality of real-time vital signs of a user and providing a pedometer function, the system comprising:
- a monitoring device worn on an arm of the user, the monitoring device having a first surface and a second surface, the monitoring device comprising
- an optical sensor for generating a real-time vital sign signal corresponding to the heart rate of the user,
- an accelerometer,
- a processor configured to perform a pedometer function based on a plurality of signals from the accelerometer to generate a distance traveled by the user, and
- a short range wireless transceiver for transmitting data from the monitoring device;
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- a receiving device comprising a short range wireless transceiver, a processor and a display screen;
- wherein the optical sensor is an optical sensor comprising a light-to-voltage photodetector capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 550 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, an optical sensor comprising a light-to-frequency photodetector capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 600 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, an optical sensor comprising a plurality of light-to-voltage photodetectors capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 550 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, an optical sensor comprising a plurality of light-to-frequency photodetectors capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light ranging from 550 nanometers to 1100 nanometers, or an optical sensor comprising a light-to-voltage photodetector capable of transmitting a digital signal, and at least one light emitting diode capable of radiating light from 500 nanometers to 570 nanometer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.