Claims
- 1. An electronic calorie counter comprising,
- a portable pulse detector means adapted to be attached to a person's wrist and worn during daily activities for detecting the heart pulse of the person,
- electronic circuit means including an electronic counter means operatively connected to said pulse detector means for determining the pulse rate,
- a selectively adjustable data multiplier circuit means operatively connected to said electronic counter means for providing selective adjustment for a person's metabolic rate,
- electronic computer means operatively connected to said data multiplier circuit means for converting the adjusted detected pulse rate into the approximate calorie burn rate in response to programmed information in the computer means,
- said electronic computer means including means for computing the calorie burn total, for a predetermined length of time, in response to the computed calorie burn rate,
- and visual display means operatively connected to said means for computing the calorie burn total for displaying the computed calorie burn total.
- 2. The calorie counter of claim 1 wherein said visual display means is operatively connected to said electronic counter means for displaying the person's pulse rate.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 783,974 filed Apr. 4, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,071.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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