US 6,434,212 B1
PedometerGeneral
US 6,434,212 B1
Pedometer
Tech Center:
2800 Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing
Examiner:
Margaret R. Wambach
Art Unit:
2816 Semiconductors/Memory
Agent:
Inventors:
Nathan Pyles
Assignee:
Priority:
10/28/98
Filed:
01/04/01
Granted:
08/13/02
Expiration:
10/28/18
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.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G01G01C22/006G01C