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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Masashi Okura, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiro Kasahara, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masashi Okura, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiro Kasahara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01); C30B 33/06 (2006.01); C30B 15/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CPU () of a human subject index estimation apparatus () computes a waist circumference based on body weight measured by a weight scale () and bioelectric impedance measured by a bioelectric impedance measurement unit (A), and information such as age and height which was input through input unit (). The computed waist circumference is stored, along with the information such as age and height, in a third storage unit () that is a rewritable non-volatile memory. The CPU () displays the waist circumference on display unit ().