Patent · US Expired

Pedometer

US6175608A · kind A · utility

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39References
33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1998
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C22/006
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The pedometer having improved accuracy by calculating actual stride lengths of a user based on relative stride rates. The pedometer includes a waist or leg mounted stride counter, a transmitter for transmitting data to a wrist-mounted display unit, and a data processor for calculating necessary base units and actual stride rates and lengths. The pedometer can also interact with a heart monitoring device.

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