Patent ID: 6013008
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A step count data control and display system comprising:step counting means for counting a number of steps;input means for entering step count data from said step counting means;first memory means for recording current and past step count data entered by said input means;second memory means for storing data on personal attributes of one or more users including a user's average length of step, past performance, distance between two or more locations, and comments related to a user's performance;controller means under control of software and using said step count data from said first memory means and data from said second memory means for calculating an output comprising one or more of the following:cumulative total number of steps;target value of number of steps for a specified period;walking distance converted from said step count data; andcomparison of past and current step count data; anddisplay means for displaying said output from said controller means together with comments taken from said second memory means and related to personal performance of such output for the user.