Patent ID: 8376944
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A caloric consumption measuring device configured to measure a caloric consumption of a user during an activity, the caloric consumption measuring device comprising: a first personal data creating component configured to set at least one personal physical condition of the user and create first personal data based on the personal physical condition that was set; a second personal data creating component configured to set at least one environmental condition of the user and create second personal data based on the environmental condition that was set, the second personal data creating component being configured to set whether or not the user exercises regularly, a physical strength of the user, a physical condition of the user, or an experience level of the user with respect to a particular exercise as at least part of the environmental condition; a heart rate input component configured to receive data indicative of a detected heart rate detected during the activity; and a caloric consumption calculating component configured to calculate the caloric consumption based on the detected heart rate that was received and the first and second personal data created by the first and second personal data creating components, the first personal data creating component including a resting oxygen intake quantity calculating section that calculates a resting oxygen intake quantity as at least part of the first personal data, the second personal data creating component further including a flex point setting section that sets a plurality of flex points as boundary heart rates between a resting metabolism and an active metabolism in accordance with the at least one environmental condition and that sets a plurality of heart rate regions as at least part of the second personal data in accordance with the at least one environmental condition, the flex points being defined by heart rate in relation to oxygen intake quantity, the second personal data creating component further including a coefficient setting section that sets energy consumption coefficients as at least part of the second personal data, with the energy consumption coefficients being set for each of the heart rate regions and for each case of environmental condition set by the second personal data creating component, the second personal data creating component further including a maximum oxygen intake quantity calculating section that calculates a maximum oxygen intake quantity as at least part of the second personal data in accordance with the at least one environmental condition set by the second personal data creating component, and the caloric consumption calculating component further including