Patent ID: 7526404
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A pedometer comprising: one sensor for detecting a physical motion of a measured person and outputting a detecting signal in correspondence therewith, the pedometer being mounted to an arm of the measured person such that a sensitivity axis of the sensor is disposed in a length direction of the arm; measuring mode setting means for setting a mode of measuring the number of steps to either of a walking mode for measuring the number steps in walking and a running mode for measuring the number of steps in running; and step number calculating means for calculating a number of steps of the measured person based on the detecting signal of the sensor and in accordance with the set measuring mode, the step number calculating means carrying out the processing of calculating the number of steps by constituting one step by each of the detecting signals received from the sensor in the walking mode and carrying out the processing of calculating the number of steps by constituting two steps by each of the detecting signals received from the sensor in the running mode.