Measuring apparatus which facilitates alteration of stored variables in measuring a certain characteristic of an object, and applications of such measuring apparatus to measurements of healthy indicia and body fat percentage

Abstract

Disclosed is an improvement in a measuring apparatus comprising: an inputting device including an inputting-and-setting switch for inputting and recording a plurality of pieces of information, data-modifying switches for changing a selected one or ones of the plurality of pieces of information and a measurement starting switch for starting measurement of a certain characteristic of an object; a measuring device for measuring the certain characteristic of the object; a memory device for storing the plurality of pieces of information inputted by the inputting device; an arithmetic and control unit (ACU) for determining a required indicia from the certain characteristic of the object and from the plurality of pieces of information; and a display for showing the plurality of pieces of information and the so determined indicia. The arithmetic and control unit is responsive to depression of the data-modifying switches subsequent to depression of the measurement starting switch for putting the measuring apparatus in its inputting state, thereby permitting alteration of a selected one of the plurality of pieces of information. Renewal of often changeable variables selected among those stored in the memory is permitted without the necessity of repeating the inputting and recording of the other data. Such exclusive renewal improves significantly the operability of such measuring apparatus.