Method, apparatus, and system for estimating body fat
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorHiromi Ajima
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Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a system for estimating body fat that are capable of measuring a portion of an abdominal outline by a simple method are provided. A method of estimating the body fat according to the present embodiments includes: a step of obtaining orientation information and motion information of the apparatus itself; a step of calculating a portion of an abdominal outline by a control unit based on the orientation information and the motion information; and a step of estimating, based on the portion of the abdominal outline, at least one of a visceral fat area and a subcutaneous fat area of the abdominal cross-section.
Claims18
A method of estimating body fat with an apparatus comprising a control unit, the method comprising:
- a step of obtaining orientation information by a first sensor and motion information of the apparatus itself by a device;
- a step of calculating a portion of an abdominal outline by the control unit, based on the orientation information and the motion information;
- a step of calculating shape characteristics by the control unit, based on the calculated portion of the abdominal outline;
- and
- a step of estimating by the control unit, based on the shape characteristics, at least one of a visceral fat area and a subcutaneous fat area of an abdominal cross-section,
- wherein the step of calculating the shape characteristics is performed by extracting characteristic coefficients based on the portion of the abdominal outline.
A method of estimating body fat with an apparatus comprising a control unit, the method comprising:
- a step of obtaining orientation information by a first sensor and motion information of the apparatus itself by a device;
- a step of calculating a portion of an abdominal outline by the control unit, based on the orientation information and the motion information;
- a step of calculating shape characteristics by the control unit, based on the calculated portion of the abdominal outline;
- and
- a step of estimating by the control unit, based on the shape characteristics, a circumference of an abdominal cross-section,
- wherein the step of calculating the shape characteristics is performed by extracting characteristic coefficients based on the portion of the abdominal outline.
An apparatus comprising:
- a control unit;
- a first sensor communicatively coupled with the control unit, the first sensor configured to obtain orientation information of the apparatus itself;
- a device communicatively coupled with the control unit, the device configured to obtain motion information of the apparatus itself;
- and
- a display configured to display an image of an abdominal cross-section corresponding to at least one of a visceral fat area and a subcutaneous fat area of the abdominal cross-section estimated based on shape characteristics calculated based on a portion of an abdominal outline calculated based on the orientation information and the motion information,
- wherein the calculation of the shape characteristics is performed by extracting characteristic coefficients based on the portion of the abdominal outline.
A system comprising:
- a probe;
- a first sensor configured to obtain orientation information of the probe;
- a device configured to obtain motion information of the probe;
- and
- a control unit communicatively coupled with the first sensor and the device, the control unit configured to estimate, based on shape characteristics calculated based on a portion of an abdominal cross-section calculated based on the orientation information and the motion information, at least one of a visceral fat area and a subcutaneous fat area of the abdominal cross-section,
- wherein the calculation of the shape characteristics is performed by extracting characteristic coefficients based on the portion of the abdominal outline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.