Patent Grant
6967904
1. Fields of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic watch for sports apparatus, and more particularly, to an electronic watch through which an optimal exercise mode is automatically decided according to the parameter of difference between body weight and standard weight.
2. Description of the Prior Art
At present, many sports apparatuses (e.g. treadmill, etc.) utilize a smart electronic watch with built-in control program for automatically controlling the exercise modes thereof. For example, a microprocessor automatically controls the exercise time, speed, resistance or slope, etc.). It's convenient and practical.
However, the built-in control program is in form of universal control mode and not necessarily meets the needs of all users. Therefore, a few personal details of the operator, such as age, sex, etc. can be fed into the console of the conventional electric treadmill before he takes the exercise session. Even, the desired duration of the exercise session or the desired consumption of calories can also be fed in the console, and the built-in program can calculate the optimal exercise session in accordance with the fed-in data. Therefore, it's a user-oriented design.
In choosing the automatic control mode of the desired consumption of calories, the personal weight has to be given in order for the microprocessor to compute the calorie consumption value according to the exercise time and speed. However, the parameters of age, sex or calories represent great variables for different people. In brief, two persons with the same age and sex do not necessarily have the same or similar physical state. Thus, it doesn't meet the personal needs when one standard is applied to every operator.
The so-called optimal “calorie consumption value” is a reference value suggested by the physicians or fitness trainers in accordance with the personal height and weight. However, the height and especially the weight of a person are not a constant value. Unless the user always takes care of the change of his height and weight or constantly gets the new suggestion of the optimal “calorie consumption value” from the physicians or fitness trainers, the optimal “calorie consumption value” will lose its reference value.
In addition, another conventional electronic watch is provided with a heartbeat sensor. When the real heartbeat number sensed by the heartbeat sensor is greater than the preset maximal heartbeat value, a command is given to decelerate the motor to prevent from danger since the heartbeat number of the user is too high. However, the maximal heartbeat value is based on the age and the sex of a person or is a reference value suggested by physician which is variable according to the personal body type and, therefore, loses its reference value.
It is a primary object of the present invention to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide an electronic watch for sports apparatus through which an optimal exercise mode is automatically decided according to the parameter of difference between body weight and standard weight in taking the current height and weight into account. Accordingly, the personal need in every exercise session is completely fulfilled.
It's another object of the present invention to provide an electronic watch for sports apparatus through which the optimal exercise heartbeat range of the user is automatically decided in taking the age and the sex of the user together with the standard heartbeat list and the weight difference into account. Thereafter, an optimal exercise program runs automatically in accordance with the parameters.
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In brief, the electronic watch of the present invention is almost an accompanying fitness trainer giving every user to an optimal exercise suggestion and the most proper exercise session. Meanwhile, the optimal exercise heartbeat range is taken into account in order to ensure the safety of the user during the exercise session.
Since the international standard weight and heartbeat reference data are derived from the international medical reports. Thus, its reference value admits of no doubt. Therefore, no further description thereof is given hereinafter.
In all of the conventional electronic watches, they only take the body weight value into account to calculate the calorie consumption value during the exercise session. However, the present invention is based on the medical theory. The body height and weight are taken into account to learn about the body type of the user by means of the weight difference. An optimal personal exercise session is therefore decided. Accordingly, the practical value and the body building effect of the present invention can't be reached by the same type products.
Many changes and modifications in the above-described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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