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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Yong Won Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Won Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A portable device for measuring a consumed calories includes: a respiration measurement device measuring an amount of air inhaled into a user's nose to acquire and output a respiration signal; a plurality of movement detection devices acquiring and outputting acceleration signals reflecting (or indicating) the magnitude and direction of a movement of each part of the user's body; and a controller recognizing the amount of a user's movements and movement patterns by analyzing the acceleration signal, recognizing an intensity of an exercise by analyzing the respiration signal, and calculating a consumed calories in consideration of the amount of the user's movements, the movement patterns, and the intensity of exercise. A user's consumed calories can be precisely calculated by recognizing the user's movement and even the user's respiration rate.