Patent · US Expired

Pedometer

US6434212B1 · kind B1 · utility

7Cited by
64References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 2001
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 4, 2021

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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