JP2007061214A - Biological data converter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological data converter which permits the manufacturing of a small and portable type, and the ensuring of operability, and facilitates the confirmation of the details of biological data by replacing data concerning a living body measured by a portable biological information measuring instrument with display data according to the details of an instruction operated from the outside in order to display the data on a television screen. <P>SOLUTION: The portable biological data converter which reads body data such as the number of steps acquired by a pedometer 10, replaces the data by display data and sends the data to a television TV for display, has a connecting section 220 to connect the pedometer, a control section 26 and a ROM 22 which generates the display data from the value of the number of steps read from the pedometer through the connecting section 220 and body data, an operating section 210 to direct to process data and a television connecting section 230 to send the display data generated in data processing to the television TV. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a biological data conversion device that reads biological data obtained by a portable biological information measuring instrument from a storage unit in the portable biological information measuring instrument, replaces it with display data, and transmits the data to a television for display. .

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been known an apparatus that performs an evaluation process on a movement amount measured by a portable exercise amount measuring instrument such as a pedometer.

Patent Document 1 includes a function for automatically measuring the amount of exercise using acceleration, and a function for automatically calculating the amount of exercise that takes into account calorie intake, amount of nutrient intake, and automatically measured amount of exercise when the user 100 inputs meal content and exercise content. When the portable terminal 200 having a function of displaying various information is set in the charger 300 with a modem, the calorie intake, the amount of nutrient intake, and the amount of exercise are transmitted from the portable terminal 200 to the external center computer 500 through the telephone line 400. It is proposed that a health check is performed by analyzing data at 500, the diagnosis result is returned to the portable terminal 200, and displayed on the liquid crystal display 225. Further, in Patent Document 2, a portable step count counting means 101 provided with an evaluation means 103, a display means 106 for displaying advice of evaluation results, and the like, a measurement data of a pedometer 109 is stored in a server via a mobile phone 110. A health support apparatus is proposed in which the evaluation result is transferred to 111 and evaluated so that the evaluation result can be seen on the display means 106 of the mobile phone.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-295651 JP 2004-135760 A

  The portable momentum measuring device described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the measuring device itself is expensive and large because the measuring device is provided with many functions and provided with a display means. In addition, the health support device described in Patent Document 2 has a problem that the pedometer is provided with a configuration for evaluation and display, so that there is a problem that it is expensive and increases in size. In the connection mode, a mobile phone, public line and the Internet must be used, and the size of the device is large, and since the display area of the liquid crystal display for displaying the evaluation results is small, there are certain restrictions on the display contents. I cannot deny.

  In addition, both documents require various operations such as activation of each device and each button in order to actually confirm the display contents. For example, it is difficult for an elderly person or a person unfamiliar with electronic devices to easily use it. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and replaces data related to a living body measured by a portable biological information measuring instrument with display data corresponding to the contents of an operation instruction from the outside, and displays the data on a television screen. An object of the present invention is to provide a biometric data conversion device that can be manufactured in a small and portable type, has excellent operability, and allows easy confirmation of the contents of biometric data.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the biological data obtained by the portable biological information measuring instrument is read from the storage unit in the portable biological information measuring instrument, replaced with display data, and transmitted to the television for display. A portable biometric data conversion device for generating display data from a biometric data read from the storage unit via the connection unit and a connection unit that connects the portable biometric information measuring device A processing unit, an operation unit that instructs the data processing, and a transmission unit that transmits the display data generated by the data processing unit to a television.

  According to this configuration, the biological data obtained by the portable biological information measuring instrument is stored in the internal storage unit. And by reading out from the memory | storage part in this portable biological information measuring device, it replaces with the data for a display, is transmitted to a television, and is displayed on a screen. When the portable biological information measuring instrument is connected to the connection unit, the biological data conversion device reads the biological data from the storage unit via the connection unit, and when the data processing is instructed by the operation unit, the data processing Display data is generated from the biological data read by the unit. Then, the display unit transmits the display data to the television. In other words, a relay function for data transmission is performed between the portable biological information measuring instrument and the television, and display data is generated in accordance with an instruction from the operation unit and transmitted to the television. Each function is integrated in a single device, and is widely used in the home and can be easily turned on. It is possible to provide a data conversion device that has excellent psychological resistance. In particular, the connection to the television side can be a video cable or a wireless type. On the other hand, the connection to the portable biological information measuring instrument is also small, so the device itself is also small. It becomes portable and the operability is further enhanced.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the biometric data conversion device according to the first aspect, the connection portion is provided on a part of the upper surface of the device main body, and the operation portion is provided on the same surface. Features. According to this configuration, since the connection unit and the operation unit are provided on the upper surface side of the biometric data conversion device, necessary operations can be performed while visually confirming the connection state of the portable biometric information measuring device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the biometric data conversion device according to the second aspect, the device main body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the transmitting unit is provided on a side surface portion at one end in the longitudinal direction, and the connection unit Is provided in a recessed portion formed on the upper surface of the one end side corresponding to the shape of the portable biological information measuring instrument, and the operation portion is not formed with the recessed portion of the upper surface. It is provided in the remaining part. According to this configuration, the biometric data conversion device can be easily grasped with one hand, and the portable biometric information measuring device is connected with the connection portion having the recessed portion, so that the connection state is stably maintained, and the other Hand operation is also easy.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the biometric data conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data processing unit includes a plurality of display modes for displaying the biometric data in different forms. Display data is generated from biometric data in a form corresponding to the display mode selected by the operation unit. According to this configuration, since the biometric data is displayed on the television in a form according to various display modes, the biometric data or the processed data can be easily recognized and grasped.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the biometric data conversion device according to the fourth aspect, the data processing unit has a frame image corresponding to the plurality of display modes, and synthesizes display data with the frame image. It is characterized by that. According to this configuration, since the biological data is displayed in various forms as display data processed for display, it is possible and easy to grasp various physical conditions of the person.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the biometric data conversion device according to the fifth aspect, the operation unit is configured to specify a button included in the frame image and a display position of a plurality of combined display data. A direction indicating member is provided. According to this configuration, the operation member can be used to instruct various buttons of the frame image displayed on the television, modify display data, and register undisplayed display data. Is increased.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the biometric data conversion device according to the sixth aspect, the direction supporting member indicates at least two directions, and the data processing unit responds to an operation of the direction indicating member. The display data is increased or decreased. According to this configuration, the direction indicating member can be used to increase / decrease the numerical value, change the date, etc., and can be made compact and portable without the need for a numeric keypad.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the biometric data conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein input information from the operation unit is stored in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument via the connection unit. And a communication processing unit that performs transmission so that the data is stored. According to this configuration, the data input from the operation unit, that is, the added data is written in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument. For example, the exerciser's answer to various questions as shown in FIG. 16 and the health reference age derived from this answer are written in the storage unit, and the various questions are omitted at the next use of the biometric data conversion device. Since only the screen is displayed, it is possible to save the trouble of input operation every time it is used. Moreover, the calorie consumption shown in FIG. 9, the registered contents of the personal data shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the meals shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the exercise input items and calorie values, and the measurements shown in FIGS. The registered contents of the results, the walking distance in “53rd Tokaido” shown in FIGS.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the biological data conversion device according to the eighth aspect, the communication processing unit is configured to measure display data generated by the data processing unit via the connection unit. The transmission is performed so as to be stored in the storage unit of the device. According to this configuration, since the display data generated by the data processing unit is automatically written in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument, it is not necessary to perform an input operation every time it is used for generating display data. Omission and recalculation are unnecessary. This process may be performed on all the display data, or may be performed on a required part of the display data.

  A tenth aspect of the present invention is the biometric data conversion device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the portable biometric information measuring device counts the number of steps of the holder. . According to this configuration, when a pedometer for counting the number of steps of the user is connected to the biometric data conversion device, the step value or the physical data associated therewith can be easily confirmed and observed via the television. It becomes possible.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a data conversion device with high operability. In particular, the connection to the television side can be a video cable or a wireless type. On the other hand, the connection to the portable biological information measuring instrument is also small, so the device itself is also small. It becomes portable and operability is further improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the connection part and the operation part are provided on the upper surface side of the biometric data conversion device, necessary operations can be performed while visually confirming the connection state of the portable biological information measuring instrument. It becomes.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the biometric data conversion device can be easily grasped with one hand, and the portable biometric information measuring device is connected with the connecting portion having the recessed portion, so that the connection state is maintained stably. And the operation with the other hand becomes easy.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the biological data is displayed on the television in the form according to various display modes, it is easy to recognize and grasp the biological data or the processed data. Become.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the biometric data can be displayed in various forms as display data processed for display, the person's physical condition can be grasped, and grasping is facilitated. .

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the operation member can be used to give instructions to various buttons of the frame image displayed on the television, to correct the display data, and to register the uninput display data. It becomes possible and can be provided as a more versatile device.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the direction indicating member can be used to increase / decrease the numerical value, change the date, etc., and can provide a compact and portable device that does not require a numeric keypad.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the data input from the operation unit, that is, the added data is written in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument, it is possible to save the trouble of performing the input operation every time it is used.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the display data generated by the data processing unit is automatically written in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument, it is possible to save the trouble of performing an input operation every time it is used.

  In the invention according to claim 10, if a pedometer for counting the number of steps of the user is connected to the biometric data conversion device, the step value or the accompanying physical data can be easily observed via the television. Is possible.

  1A and 1B are external views of a pedometer as a portable biological information measuring instrument applied to the present invention. FIG. 1A shows a state when counting steps, and FIG. 1B shows a state when sending and receiving data. The pedometer 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 101, and a display unit 11 for displaying the number of steps, date and time, etc. is provided on the surface of the casing 101. Further, a hanging strap portion 102 for hanging on a predetermined end side of the casing 101, for example, one end in the longitudinal direction, through a human body belt or the like is provided on the opposite side, as shown in FIG. A terminal for transmitting and receiving information, which is exposed by removing the detachable cap 103 constituting the part, here, a USB terminal 12 is attached.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the pedometer. The sensor 13 is composed of a piezoelectric element or the like, and detects walking by converting mechanical vibration (that is, acceleration) into an electric signal. The step counter 14 calculates the number of steps by counting the number of pulse-shaped electrical signals generated in accordance with the walking from the sensor 13. The clock 15 measures the date and time, and calculates the number of steps obtained by the step counter 14 in units of a predetermined time, and in this embodiment, in the time range of every hour. For example, the number of steps from 0 o'clock to 1 o'clock on May 5, 2005, the number of steps from 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock, and so on. Accordingly, the count value is reset every hour to be recounted. The data storage unit 16 stores the step count information associated with the time in an hourly manner. The write / read control unit 17 writes data from the step counter 14 to the data storage unit 16, reads data from the data storage unit 16 to the display unit 112, and connects the data storage unit 16 to the USB terminal 12 side. Data reading and writing operations are controlled respectively.

  FIG. 3 is an external view showing an embodiment of a biometric data conversion device according to the present invention, where (a) is a perspective view seen from above, and (b) is a perspective view seen from above with a pedometer connected. FIG. 2C is a perspective view seen from below. FIG. 4 is an external view for showing that a pedometer of the type shown in FIG. 1 different from the pedometer shown in FIG. 3B can be connected to the biometric data conversion device shown in FIG. ) Is a perspective view seen from above, and (b) is a perspective view seen from above in a state where a pedometer is connected.

  In this embodiment, the pedometer shown in FIG. 4B shows the connection state of the pedometer 10 shown in FIG. 1, and the pedometer shown in FIG. 3B is different from the pedometer shown in FIG. This is a pedometer 10a having an external shape.

  The biometric data conversion device 20 has a size that can be easily grasped with one hand, and further includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 201 in consideration of operability. The housing 201 includes an operation unit 210, a pedometer connection unit 220, and A television connection unit 230 is provided.

  The operation unit 210 is provided on the front end of the upper surface of the housing 201 (left side in FIG. 3). A slide switch 211 for turning on / off the power, a cancel button 212, and a determination button 213 are provided from the front side. A cross direction button 214 is arranged around the. The cross direction button 214 is positioned in four directions with the determination button 213 as the center. Up and down buttons 214U and 214D are arranged in the longitudinal (front and rear) direction, and left and right buttons 214L and 214R are arranged in the width direction. . The cross direction button 214 may be provided at another location, or may be a joystick that can recognize four directions. The cancel button 212 also functions as a button for instructing termination.

  The structure for the on / off operation of each button 212 to 214 may be a normal mechanical switch. Here, for example, the following configuration is adopted. Briefly explaining this configuration, a control board (not shown) is arranged in the casing 201, and button operations are electrically detected at positions corresponding to the buttons 212 to 214 on the control board (not shown). A conductive wiring pattern for this purpose is formed. Each of the buttons 212 to 214 is arranged in parallel with the wiring board, and a required circular hole is formed at the button position. The switch is made of an elastic material between the hole and the wiring board and is stored so as to be deformable in the up-and-down direction. In the open state, the electrode provided at the appropriate position on the lower surface of the switch is separated from the corresponding wiring pattern on the control board, and when pressed, the electrode at the appropriate position on the lower surface is restored. The on / off state can be electrically detected by abutting against the corresponding wiring pattern of the control board. The cross direction button 214 is used to input necessary data in accordance with a guidance screen on the television screen, which will be described later. The cancel button 212 cancels the content input with the cross direction button 214 or terminates the processing as described above. The determination button 213 is used to confirm the position designated by the cross direction button 214 and the input (registration) or corrected data.

  The pedometer connecting portion 220 is formed in the rear half of the housing 201, and as shown in FIG. 3A, a part of the substantially central portion on the upper surface side is raised, and the USB terminal is faced to the rear end. A USB connector portion 221 to be connected is formed, and a loading portion 222 into which the pedometer 10 is loaded or inserted is formed at the rear portion thereof. The loading portion 222 is formed by recessing the center of the upper surface in a band shape to the rear end in the longitudinal direction, and a USB connector portion 223 including a required number of contact pins is formed at an appropriate position on the bottom surface of the recess. The pedometer 10a loaded in the loading unit 222 is not visible in FIG. 3, but a USB terminal is disposed on the lower surface. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the USB terminal on the lower surface of the pedometer 10a comes into contact with the USB connector portion 223 when the pedometer 10a is slid and fitted to the loading portion 222 from the rear end. It is like that. As shown in FIG. 3C, the television connection unit 230 is configured as a required number of connectors for connecting to the video terminal of the television on the rear surface portion of the housing 201.

  Although not shown in detail in the figure, the biometric data conversion device 20 is configured to operate with a detachable secondary battery or the like, while supplying a commercial power source to the AC terminal 240 or a commercial power source. Can be operated with high operability without using a commercial power cord. In particular, in a mode in which a television is provided with a far-infrared (IR) or intermediate frequency (IF) receiver, the television connector 230 can be replaced with an IR generator or an IF generator.

  FIG. 4A shows a state where an auxiliary member 224 for inserting the pedometer 10 is attached to FIG. The auxiliary member 224 is for raising the concave bottom surface shown in FIG. 3A, and has a thickness that allows a part of the concave portion to remain so that the pedometer 10 can be inserted into the top surface. Set to dimensions. When the pedometer 10 is slid from the rear end and inserted with the auxiliary member 224 attached, the USB terminal 12 of the pedometer 10 is fitted and connected to the USB connector portion 221. The auxiliary member 224 also has a function of shielding the USB connector part 223 at the same time.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the biometric data conversion device. The biometric data conversion device 20 includes an interface 21 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the pedometer 10 (same for 10a), operation program data for comprehensively controlling the operation of the device 20, as described later. Various screen image (frame image) data in each display mode, various basic data for each process, ROM 22 for storing sound data including guidance and sound effects, data from pedometer 10 and operation unit 210, from ROM 22 And a RAM 23 for temporarily storing data in the middle of processing, and display data and frame image data, that is, NTSC with a synchronization signal added to the television for display as a video signal. A video RAM 24 for temporarily storing an image for each screen as a signal in a scanning cycle; A sound RAM 25 for converting the data into a voice waveform signal through a voice synthesis function such as a synthesizer to send it to an audio terminal equipped in the television, and temporarily storing it, and a control for controlling the entire operation including data processing. Part 26 is provided. The image data composed of display data and frame images in the video RAM 24 are repeatedly read out at a predetermined cycle and displayed on the screen of a commercially available television TV.

  FIG. 6 is a software configuration diagram of the biometric data conversion device 20. The pedometer connection determination unit 261 determines whether or not the pedometer 10 (same for 10a) is connected to the pedometer connection unit 220 of the device 20 based on the presence or absence of an input signal or the presence or absence of a response signal to a predetermined request signal. To do. The input operation determination unit 262 detects that the button of the operation unit 210 has been pressed, and determines which button has been pressed.

  The display mode determination unit 263 determines which display mode is selected in response to a button operation from the operation unit 210. In the present embodiment, a predetermined number as the display mode, here, “graph display” for browsing the number of steps and the calorie consumption thereof in a graph, “personal data registration” for registering data related to individual users, one day From “calorie check” for input and browsing of calorie intake and consumption in units, “health reference age” to know the conversion age from the viewpoint of health from answers to personal data and a predetermined number of questions, from body data There are “advice” for obtaining advice on improving physical balance and health, and “Tokaido 53-san” for directing the walking distance on the map.

  The image display processing unit 264 transcribes data taken from the pedometer 10 or the operation unit 210 in a predetermined frame image such as a graph or a table in each display mode, or performs predetermined processing. A display image is created and sent to the video RAM 24 at a predetermined cycle. In each display mode, the evaluation unit 265 determines whether or how much information obtained as display data is good as a living state.

  The advice creation unit 266 checks the balance of the body based on the data in the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10 in the display mode “advice” or the like, and presents advice on improvement in a predetermined format, here in the form of a chart. It is. In addition, when the measurement data from the health meter is registered, the advice creating unit 266 selects and creates more detailed advice according to a predetermined rule, which is adapted from various advice texts prepared in advance. It is. In the display mode “advice”, body type determination is classified into obesity type, hide obesity type, athlete type, athlete type, skinny type, etc. Multiple improvement contents (advice) are written in advance for each determination result in text format Are prepared in the ROM 22, and a predetermined number of them are selected by performing random processing.

  In the display mode “graph display” described later, the calorie calculation unit 267 uses, for example, a part of body data as step count data and a predetermined conversion formula, for example, height (m), weight (kg), and walking coefficient (= 0 .. 2775) is converted into calories consumed. The calorie calculation unit 267 receives, for example, daily intake contents (various foods) and metabolic contents (various exercises such as work) via the operation unit 210 in the display mode “calorie check”. And calorie consumption and intake calorie, and is used when creating so-called calorie household account information that shows the balance between the calculated calorie consumption and intake calorie and the state of increase or decrease. The calorie calculation unit 267 stores various types of exercise such as various kinds of food and work corresponding to actual calories in the ROM 22 in a table format so that the calorie value for each selected content is read out. I have to.

  The age conversion unit 268 calculates the health reference age and the stamina age using a predetermined conversion formula from the body data and the answer results for a predetermined number of interviews in the display mode “refer to health age” described later. For example, the factors for calculating the health reference age are the maximum blood pressure, the minimum blood pressure, the number of smokers, the amount of exercise, the actual age, the body fat rate, and the coefficients of men and women. The stamina age is a conversion table of maximum oxygen intake estimated from answers to a predetermined number of interviews and data by age of men and women. Also, the age conversion unit 268 prepares a plurality of inquiry contents in the ROM 22 in advance, and selects a combination of those from which the maximum oxygen intake can be estimated, and makes it a problem.

  The walking distance conversion unit 269 converts the number of steps by the height data and a coefficient (= 0.45) to convert to the walking distance in the display mode “Tokaido 53. In addition, the walking distance conversion unit 269 is a map including the Tokyo-Kyoto Tokaido 53 and the actual distance information from the starting point “Nihonbashi” to the ending point (or turning point) “Kyoto” Is stored in the ROM 22 in advance, and the corresponding position on the map is specified from the obtained walking distance.

  The sound synthesizer 270 replaces information on guidance and sound effects with a voice waveform signal using a synthesizer or the like, and sends it to the sound RAM 25. The communication processing unit 271 reads various data from the data storage unit 16 of the connected pedometer 10, captures operation signals from the operation unit 210, and operation signals captured from the operation unit 210. In the present embodiment, transmission / reception processing for storing the input content and update content of physical data as physical data in the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10 is performed. Here, the control unit 26 and the ROM 22 constitute a data processing unit.

  Next, a screen displayed on the television TV in each display mode will be described. FIG. 7 is a main menu screen displayed in a state where the pedometer is connected (normally activated), and the current step count is displayed at the center of the screen, and the six display modes shown in the present embodiment are displayed. The menu is displayed in buttons so that it can be selected. Further, if necessary, the number of steps yesterday, the target number of steps, today's date, and contents representing what day is today may be displayed.

  8 and 9 are screens when the display mode “graph display” is selected by the operation unit 210 on the main menu screen of FIG. 7. In this display mode, the horizontal axis is displayed as a time axis, and the vertical axis is displayed as a bar graph of the number of steps (FIG. 8) or calorie consumption (FIG. 9). The horizontal time axis has a plurality of types of units, here four types of time (time), day, week, and month, and can be switched and displayed by the up and down buttons 214U and 214D. 8 and 9, the cursor is displayed on the horizontal axis (in this case, the arrow mark displayed upward) so as to be movable with the left and right buttons 214L and 214R, and on the time axis corresponding to the display position. The number of steps and calories burned are displayed numerically at the bottom of the screen for easy viewing.

  10 and 11 are screens when the display mode “personal data registration” is selected by the operation unit 210 on the main menu screen of FIG. 7. In this display mode, a plurality of input items are prepared in the vertical direction, and personal physical information can be input. For example, weight, body fat percentage, height, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, date of birth, sex, for example, the target number of steps per day, the current date, the current time, and the like. The entry method is as follows. When the up / down buttons 214U and 214D are selected by the cursor and the up / down buttons 214U and 214D are pressed after the determination, the displayed numerical value is continuously increased or decreased during the pressing. A value is set by performing a numerical value change process. Note that the arrow marks displayed at the top and bottom of the screen indicate the direction of the arrow mark, that is, that there is an item outside the screen, thereby prompting the user to prevent omission of registration.

  12 to 15 are screens when the display mode “calorie check” is selected by the operation unit 210 on the main menu screen of FIG. 7. In this display mode, there are a basic screen (FIG. 12), an input screen (FIGS. 13 and 14), and a list display screen (FIG. 15). On the basic screen, “Register / Modify”, “View List”, and “End” buttons are displayed. The input is performed when meals and exercises for one day are completed, or for several days. In the input screen of FIG. 13, a plurality of food icons as the intake menu are displayed on the left side of the screen, the designated menu is moved up and down with the up and down buttons 214U and 214D, and the required icon is pressed and the decision button 213 is pressed. It is copied to the intake history list on the right side. In the input screen of FIG. 14, a plurality of exercise icons as consumption menus are displayed on the left side of the screen, and the designated positions are designated by sequentially moving the designated positions up and down with the up and down buttons 214U and 214D. By pressing, it is copied to the consumption result list side on the right side. In FIG. 15, daily intake calories and consumed calories are displayed in a list, the difference is displayed in the right end column, and the total result is displayed in the bottom row.

  16 and 17 are screens when the display mode “health reference age” is selected by the operation unit 210 on the main menu screen of FIG. 7. In this display mode, a predetermined number of questions, five questions in this embodiment, are performed. In FIG. 16, the question 3 (Q3) question screen is displayed. In FIG. 16, a question is displayed at the top, and a plurality of answers prepared in advance are displayed below it. The corresponding answer is selected with the up / down buttons 214U and 214D, and the answer is made (confirmed) with the decision button 213. If five questions are answered in the same manner, the content of the response and the predetermined physical data in the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10 are referred to the health in the conversion formula prepared in advance and the corresponding numerical value in the health reference age conversion table. Similarly, the conversion formula prepared in advance and the corresponding numerical value in the stamina age conversion table are extracted as the stamina age and displayed as shown in FIG.

  18 to 24 are screens when the display mode “advice” is selected by the operation unit 210 on the main menu screen of FIG. 7. In this display mode, advice is given using a part of the physical information in the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10, but other physical data (body composition data) is displayed with a general health meter outside the figure. When measuring and using those data, instead of “advice” in FIG. 7, characters of “measurement data display” for displaying more details are displayed. Body data is read from the pedometer 10 and displayed in a list (FIGS. 18 and 19). Among these, the information of the items that have not been input is taken directly into the RAM 23 by connecting the health meter to the biometric data conversion device 20 and then connected to the pedometer 10 from the RAM 23 to the data storage unit 16. You may make it take in to the applicable storage area.

  FIG. 20 is an image diagram in which the standard weight and the individual weight are measured with a scale. FIG. 21 is a display of a muscle balance table, which shows the estimated muscle mass of the nails and the estimated muscle mass of the foot, and also displays the evaluation of the relationship between the small, normal, and large numerical values ( The evaluation position is displayed in different colors). FIG. 22 displays the results of your visceral fat (cross-sectional area) determination as an index and its evaluation. FIG. 23 graphically displays the degree of obesity. In the upper part of the screen, the body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage are displayed, and in the lower part, the horizontal axis shows BMI and the vertical axis shows body fat percentage. A sorted table is displayed. FIG. 24 is a screen in which advice is further added to FIG.

  FIG. 25 to FIG. 27 are screens when the display mode “Tokaido 53-san” is selected by the operation unit 210 on the main menu screen of FIG. 7. In this display mode, when this display mode is selected, a landscape image in which “Nihonbashi”, which is the starting point shown in FIG. 25, is displayed. A walking character as role playing is displayed on the left side of the screen. FIG. 26 is a diagram for producing a travel image on the way to “Kyoto” which is the end point (or turning point), and shows a scenery at a point corresponding to the walking distance. A plurality of travel images are prepared in advance, and images corresponding to the walking distance are selected and displayed. That is, which travel image is displayed is selected by a value obtained by converting the total number of steps from the day when the display mode is selected into a walking distance using height data. For example, if the conversion distance is 100 km, the travel image closest to 100 km from Nihonbashi is selected. FIG. 27 displays a map including “Tokaido 53-san” and displays where the user walked from Nihonbashi in a visually recognizable form such as a point mark.

  Next, various processes executed by the control unit 26 will be described with reference to flowcharts. FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the main process. This flowchart starts when the slide switch 211 is operated and the power is turned on while the device 20 is connected to the television.

  First, it is determined whether or not the pedometer 10 is connected to the device 20 (step S1). If it is not connected, a message “Please connect a pedometer” is displayed on the screen of the television TV. (Step S3). This display is continued until the pedometer 10 is connected (step S5). When a pedometer is connected (Yes in step S1) or connected (Yes in step S5), body data necessary for creating the main menu screen shown in FIG. 7 from the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10 Then, the frame image is read (step S7). Then, the image display processing unit 216 generates a main menu image signal in the video RAM 24 using these data. The main menu image signal in the video RAM 24 is periodically sent to the television via the television terminal 230 and displayed as a main menu screen (step S9).

  Next, it is determined whether or not one of the six menus (buttons) has been selected by pressing the enter button 213 (step S11). If any one has been selected, each corresponding menu (display mode) is selected. (Step S13). If the cancel button 212 is pressed without selecting any menu (Yes in step S15), the image display processing unit 216 displays "Please turn off the power" on the television screen (step S15). S17).

  On the other hand, if the cancel button 212 is not pressed (No in step S15), it is determined whether the pedometer 10 has been removed (step S19). If it has been removed, the process returns to the initial state. It returns to step S9 and waits for selection of a menu.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart of “graph display”. First, the number of steps and calorie consumption read from the data storage unit 16 are converted, and a frame image for graph display is read from the ROM 22 (step S101), and the graph is displayed on the television screen (step S101). S103). Next, it is determined whether or not the determination button 213 has been pressed (step S105). If the determination button 213 has not been pressed, one of the cross direction buttons 214, in this case, one of the up and down buttons 214U and 214D has been pressed. It is determined whether or not (step S107). If neither of the up and down buttons 214U and 214D is pressed, it is determined whether any of the left and right buttons 214L and 214R is pressed (step S109), and if not, the cancel button 212 (functionally) It is determined whether or not the “end” button has been pressed (step S111), and if it has been pressed, the screen shifts to the main menu screen. On the other hand, if the cancel button 212 is not pressed, the process returns to step S103 and the graph display is continued.

  Every time the enter button 213 is pressed in step S105, the display of the calorie consumption graph and the step count graph is alternately switched (step S113), and the process returns to step S103. In addition, when one of the up and down buttons 214U and 214D is pressed in step S107, the unit of the horizontal axis of the graph is changed (step S115). When the lower button 214D is pressed, the unit becomes longer (for example, changes from time to day), and when the upper button 214U is pressed, the unit becomes shorter (for example, changes from month to week). In step S109, each time one of the left and right buttons 214L and 214R is pressed, the cursor in the graph moves to the next time in the horizontal direction (next bar graph), that is, the time for numerical display is changed. (Step S117). Each time the left button 214L is pressed, the cursor is sequentially changed to the bar club on the left side in FIGS. 8 and 9, and each time the right button 214R is pressed, the cursor is changed to the bar club on the right side in FIGS. It is changed sequentially.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart of “body data input”. First, the current body data is read from the pedometer 10 (step S201), synthesized with the frame image constituting the screen of the “body data input” display mode, and then sent to the television TV via the video RAM 24. Is displayed (step S203).

  Next, a cursor for specifying an item is displayed, and it is determined whether or not one of the cross direction button 214, here, the up and down buttons 214U and 214D is pressed (step S207). If one of the up / down buttons 214U and 214D is pressed, the cursor is moved in the corresponding direction (step S209), and the process returns to step S205. If neither of the up / down buttons 214U and 214D is pressed and the determination button 213 is not pressed (step S211), the process returns to step S205, and the cursor is stopped at the designated item position.

  On the other hand, when the enter button 213 is pressed (Yes in step S211), a screen on which an “end” button is displayed is displayed, and when this “end” button is selected (step S213). Yes) to return to the main menu. On the other hand, if the “end” button is not selected, the value displayed by the up and down buttons 214U and 214D is continuously changed in the up and down directions for the selected item until it matches the desired value. Thus, the body data is changed (step S215). Next, the physical data of the changed item is transmitted to the pedometer 10 to update (re-register) the contents in the data storage unit 16 (step S217).

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart of “calorie check”. First, when the “Register / Modify” button is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 12, a screen for inputting a date for registering calories is displayed (step S301). The date is input by changing the date with the up and down buttons 214D and 214D and confirming with the enter button 213. The date is not limited to the same day, and it is possible to input food and exercises recorded in advance for several days, here within one week.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a screen is displayed in which a plurality of calorie icons (a plurality of types of food icons and a plurality of types of exercise icons) are arranged in the vertical direction in the left half (step S303). A list of selected icons is displayed on the right half of the screen. In this state, it is determined whether or not the up / down buttons 214D and 214D have been pressed (step S307). If they have not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S309, and if they are pressed, the selection cursor moves one icon (item) at a time. Then, it is moved in the direction corresponding to the up / down buttons 214D and 214D, that is, upward or downward (Yes in step S307, loop of step S311 and step S307).

  Next, a determination is made as to whether or not the enter button 213 has been pressed (step S309). If it has been pressed, a determination is made as to whether or not the cancel button 212 has been pressed (step S313). Here, if the cancel button 212 is not pressed, the icons confirmed by the decision button 213 are sequentially added (copied) to the selection icon list on the right half (step S315), and each time the calorie intake and calorie consumption are determined. Recalculation of each total value is executed (step S317), and the process returns to step S303. Then, when the selection process is completed in step S303 to step S315 according to the daily intake record and exercise record, and the cancel button 212 is pressed in step S313, the total values of the intake calorie and the consumed calorie at that time point Is sent to the pedometer 10 (step S319), written in the corresponding data storage area of the data storage unit 16, and the process returns to the main menu screen (FIG. 7).

  Although not described here, when a specific button is pressed during icon selection, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 12 and the “view list” button is selected to display the screen of FIG. However, each time a new icon is selected, the screen automatically shifts to the screen shown in FIG. 15 and when a specific button is pressed, the icon selection screen shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is displayed again. Alternatively, when all the inputs are completed, as a step before pressing the cancel button 212, by pressing any other specific button, or once automatically on the screen of FIG. After that, the user may return to the main menu screen by pressing a specific button.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart of “health reference age”. First, in the past, this display mode is selected, and whether or not the health reference age or the like is stored in the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10 is determined by reading the data in the corresponding data storage location from the pedometer 10. (Step S401). If there is data such as the health reference age, the data, that is, the health reference age and the stamina age are displayed on the screen of the television TV (step S415).
On the other hand, if there is no data such as the health reference age, the process proceeds to the inquiry process in steps S403 to S411. Here, as in the question 3 (Q3) screen shown in FIG. 16, the question and answer are displayed, the corresponding answer is designated by the user with the up and down buttons 214U and 214D, and then the decision button 213 is pressed. Answer processing is performed. Each time an inquiry is answered, the screen moves to the next inquiry screen, where a total of 5 questions are presented.

  When the answers to the five questions are completed, the health reference age and the stamina age are calculated from the contents of each answer and the body data according to predetermined formulas (step S413), and the results are shown in FIG. Is displayed on the screen (step S415).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the “Redo the inquiry” button displayed at the bottom of the screen in FIG. 17 has been selected (step S417). If so, the process returns to step S401 and the same processing is performed. Is called. On the other hand, it is determined whether or not the “end” button displayed at the bottom of the screen of FIG. 17 has been selected (step S419). If not selected, the process returns to step S417. finish. The health reference age and the stamina age calculated at this time are written in the corresponding data storage area of the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart of “advice”. First, whether or not there is body composition measurement data in the data storage unit 16 of the pedometer 10 is determined by reading the data at the corresponding data storage location from the pedometer 10 (step S501). If there is no data, the process proceeds to step S507. On the other hand, if there is data, the measurement content list screen as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is displayed (step S503), and each time the determination button 213 is pressed, the “weight comparison” in FIG. , The “muscle balance table” screen in FIG. 21 and the “your built-in fat (cross-sectional area) determination” screen in FIG. 22 are sequentially displayed (step S505).

  Subsequently, a “body diagnosis table” screen as shown in FIG. 23 is displayed (step S507), and then an “advice” screen as shown in FIG. 24 is displayed (step S509).

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart of “Tokaido 53-san”. First, the start effect screen shown in FIG. 25 is displayed (step S601), and then the cumulative value of the number of steps from the day when the display mode is selected is converted into a distance (step S603). Then, a landscape image (travel image in FIG. 26) of a point on the map where the converted distance matches the point from the departure point is displayed on the screen (step S605).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the destination map of Kyoto has been reached (the converted walking distance matches the distance from Nihonbashi to Kyoto input in advance) (step S607), and it must be reached. For example, as shown in FIG. 27, a screen showing the entire map in which the current position is displayed with a specific point mark is displayed (step S609), and the screen returns to the main menu (FIG. 7).

  On the other hand, if the destination is reached as a result of the input of the number of steps this time, a screen for producing a goal is displayed (step S611), and then the process proceeds to a walking distance process in the return direction (step S613). . That is, the walking distance exceeding the forward distance is calculated as the walking distance on the return path. The processing in this mode is executed continuously for a predetermined round trip, here up to 100 round trips.

The present invention can adopt the following aspects.
(1) Various conversion formulas, table data, and the like may be stored here by providing a ROM on the pedometer side instead of the ROM 22.
(2) In the present embodiment, the case where a pedometer is applied as an example of a portable biological information measuring device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, the heart rate may be used as biological information.
(3) Although the description has been made using the USB terminal as the connection unit, the present invention is not limited to this, and a connection member that can exchange data may be used.

It is an external view of the pedometer as a portable biological information measuring instrument applied to the present invention, (a) is a state at the time of step count counting, (b) is a diagram showing a state at the time of data transmission / reception. It is a figure which shows the functional block diagram of a pedometer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an external view which shows one Embodiment of the biometric data conversion apparatus based on this invention, (a) is the perspective view seen from upper direction, (b) is the perspective view seen from the upper direction of the state where the pedometer was connected, (c) ) Is a perspective view seen from below. 3A and 3B are external views for showing that a pedometer of the type shown in FIG. 1 different from the pedometer shown in FIG. 3B can be connected, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view seen from above, and FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the upper direction of the state where the meter was connected. It is a block block diagram of a biometric data converter. It is a software block diagram of a biometric data converter. It is a main screen displayed in the state where the pedometer is connected (it started normally). This is a screen when the display mode “graph display” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “graph display” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “personal data registration” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “personal data registration” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “calorie check” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “calorie check” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “calorie check” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “calorie check” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “health reference age” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “health reference age” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “advice” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “53 of Tokaido” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “53 of Tokaido” is selected. This is a screen when the display mode “53 of Tokaido” is selected. It is a flowchart of a main process. It is a flowchart of "graph display". It is a flowchart of "physical data input". It is a flowchart of "calorie check". It is a flowchart of "health reference age." It is a flowchart of "advice". It is a flowchart of “Tokaido 53.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pedometer 16 Data storage unit 20 Biometric data conversion device 22 ROM
26 control unit 261 pedometer connection determination unit 262 input operation determination unit 263 display mode determination unit 264 image display processing unit 265 evaluation unit 266 advice creation unit 267 calorie calculation unit 268 age conversion unit 269 walking distance conversion unit 270 sound synthesis unit 271 communication Processing unit 220 Pedometer connection unit 230 Television connection unit TV television

Claims (10)

A portable biometric data conversion device that reads biometric data obtained by a portable biometric measuring instrument from a storage unit in the portable biometric measuring instrument, replaces it with display data, transmits it to a television, and displays it. And
A connection unit for connecting the portable biological information measuring instrument, a data processing unit for generating display data from the biological data read from the storage unit via the connection unit, and an operation for instructing the data processing And a transmission unit that transmits the display data generated by the data processing unit to a television.   The biometric data conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion is provided on a part of the upper surface of the device main body, and the operation portion is provided on the same surface.   The device body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the transmitter is provided on a side surface at one end in the longitudinal direction, and the connection portion corresponds to the shape of the portable biological information measuring instrument on the upper surface at the one end. 3. The biometric data conversion device according to claim 2, wherein the operation unit is provided in a remaining part of the upper surface where the recessed part is not formed. .   The data processing unit includes a plurality of display modes for displaying the biometric data in different forms, and generates display data from the biometric data in a form corresponding to the display mode selected by the operation unit. The biological data conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   5. The biometric data conversion device according to claim 4, wherein the data processing unit has frame images corresponding to the plurality of display modes, and synthesizes display data with the frame images.   6. The biometric data conversion according to claim 5, wherein the operation section includes a button included in the frame image and a direction indicating member for designating a display position of a plurality of combined display data. machine.   7. The living body according to claim 6, wherein the direction support member indicates at least two directions, and the data processing unit increases or decreases display data in accordance with an operation of the direction indication member. Data conversion equipment.   8. The communication processing unit according to claim 1, further comprising a communication processing unit that transmits input information from the operation unit to be stored in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument via the connection unit. The biometric data conversion device according to any one of the above.   9. The communication processing unit transmits the display data generated by the data processing unit so as to be stored in the storage unit of the portable biological information measuring instrument via the connection unit. Biometric data conversion equipment.   The biometric data conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the portable biometric information measuring device counts the number of steps of the holder.

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