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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2004
Tomio Sato, Hiraka-machi, JP;
Kenji Nishibayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Tomio Sato, Hiraka-machi, JP;
Kenji Nishibayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A body motion measuring apparatus is described, embodiments of which include an apparatus for detecting the magnitudes of motions in different directions at a time using body motion sensors, calculating the size V of a composite vector based on the relationship between the magnitudes of the motions, comparing the size V of the composite vector with a reference value to determine whether the size V of the composite vector is adequate, calculating an angle θ based on the relationship between the magnitudes of the motions when V is determined to be adequate, calculating a body motion output M taking the angle θ into account, and counting a predetermined body motion based on the relationship between M and a predetermined elapsed time.