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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Burton H. Birnbaum, Woodmere, NY (US);
Pertti Puolakanaho, Oulu, FI;
Polar Electro Oy, Kempele, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method applied in connection with a personal non-invasive heart rate measuring arrangement. In the method, information is supplied to the heart rate measuring arrangement to form several heart rate limit alarm pairs, each of which comprises a lower limit and an upper limit for the heart rate. Time information on each heart rate limit pair is also supplied in the method, the time information indicating a time period during which a heart rate limit alarm pair or at least one of the heart rate limits of a heart rate limit alarm pair is effective during the exercise, controlling the exercise. A heart rate limit alarm sequence progressing in accordance with the time information on the heart rate limit alarm pairs is formed in the method from the heart rate limit alarm pairs, and the heart rate limit alarm sequence is used during the exercise to control the exercise.