Patent ID: 6277080
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A61B,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring an exertion endurance indicator representing an exercise condition of a subject to be measured, said apparatus comprising:a heartbeat monitor for detecting a resting heartbeat of said subject and generating a heartbeat signal in response thereto;means for supplying selected physiological parameters associated with said subject;a calculation unit for generating an exertion endurance signal in response to said heartbeat signal and said physiological parameters according to a predetermined calculation formula, said calculation unit being operatively connected to said heartbeat monitor and including at least one input for receiving said physiological parameters from said means for supplying physiological parameters, said exertion endurance signal representing the exercise condition of said subject;a neural network trained with a sufficient number of empirical measurement results comprising a plurality of physiological parameters and resting heartbeat parameters, and a plurality of corresponding exertion endurance indicators, said calculation formula being determined by said neural network; anda display operatively connected to said calculation unit for indicating the exercise condition of said subject in response to said exertion endurance signal.