JPH06249977A - Electronic watch equipped with sound unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an electronic watch equipped with a sound unit in which a desired data base can be reproduced automatically and a pitch sound can be produced. CONSTITUTION:A body motion comparing means 107 compares a body motion data stored in a body motion detection signal memory means 105 with a reference data stored in a body motion type data memory means 106. A pace data memory means 109 stores at least one pace data inputted by a pace data input means 108. A pace determining means 110 receives an output signal of comparison data based on a comparison signal at the body movement signal comparing means 107 and selects one pace data stored in the pace data memory means 109. A display means 102 displays a pace determined by a time measuring means 101 and the pace determining means 110. A sounding means 111 produces a pitch sound determined by the pace determining means 110.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic timepiece equipped with a sounding device, which can display data concerning the walking speed of a user and sound a time interval of walking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electronic timepiece with a sounding device, data relating to a plurality of walking speeds (hereinafter referred to as "pace") is stored and manually stored as desired pace data. It was possible to reproduce arbitrary set pace data and sound the walking time interval (hereinafter referred to as the pitch) calculated from it.

For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 57-161685 discloses such a structure.

[0004]

However, since the conventional electronic timepiece with a sounding device manually reproduces an arbitrary set pace data and sounds a sound, it is necessary to stop the operation once during the exercise or the like. There was a problem that it had to be.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to obtain an electronic timepiece with a sounding device capable of automatically reproducing desired pace data and sounding a pitch sound.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is directed to body movement data stored in body movement detection signal storage means and reference data stored in body movement type data storage means. And a pace data storage means for storing at least one or more pace data input by the pace data input means.

Pace determining means for inputting an output signal of comparison data based on the comparison signal compared by the body movement signal comparing means to select and determine one of the pace data stored in the pace data storing means. The display means for displaying the pace determined by the pace determining means and the sounding means for notifying the pitch sound determined by the pace determining means are provided.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a typical constitution of the present invention. The clock means 101 calculates clock information such as year / month / day / hour / minute. The display unit 102 displays information such as time. The body movement detecting means 104 detects the movement of the body. The detection start / stop input means 103 inputs the detection start / stop signal of the body movement detecting means 104. The body movement detection signal storage unit 105 stores the detection signal detected by the body movement detection unit 104. The body movement type data storage means 106
It stores a plurality of types of body movement data that serve as a reference. The body movement signal comparison means 107 is a body movement detection signal storage means 105.
The body movement data stored in (1) and the reference data stored in the body movement type data storage means 106 are compared. The pace data input means 108 inputs at least one or more paces. The pace data storage means 109 stores at least one or more pace data input by the pace data input means 108. The pace determining means 110 is
The output signal of the comparison data based on the comparison signal compared by the body movement signal comparison means 107 is input to select and determine one of the pace data stored in the pace data storage means 109. The display means 102 displays the pace determined by the pace determination means 110 together with the clock means 101. The sounding means 111 informs the pitch sound determined by the pace determining means 110.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (1) First Embodiment FIG. 2 shows the present invention in which the type of body movement, for example, walking, fast walking, or running is discriminated from the amplitude of the body movement signal, and a desired pitch sound is generated by each body movement. It is a block diagram of a first embodiment of.

The body movement signal detected by the acceleration sensor 201 is input to the body movement detection circuit 203 including an amplifier circuit and a filter circuit. A detection start signal and a stop signal are input to the body movement detection circuit 203 by the detection start / stop input switch 202. The output from the body movement detection circuit 203 is input to and stored in the body movement detection signal storage circuit 204. In the body movement signal comparison circuit 206, the reference data previously stored in the body movement type data storage circuit 205,
The amplitude of the body movement signal stored in the body movement detection signal storage circuit 204 is compared to determine the type of body movement. Based on the body movement type data determined by the body movement signal comparison circuit, the pace determination circuit 207 matches the body movement from the plurality of pace data input by the pace data input switch 214 and stored in the pace data storage circuit 215. Reproduce the pace data, and determine the pace and pitch.

The pace data determined by the pace determination circuit 207 is input to the panel drive circuit 210 and displayed on the liquid crystal panel 211. The liquid crystal panel 211 has a clock circuit 209 that operates based on the oscillation signal of the oscillation circuit 208.
Also displays the timing information from. The data of the pitch determined by the pace determination circuit 207 is input to the speaker drive circuit 212 and the speaker 213 reports the sound.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. The body movement signal storage circuit can be realized by the peak hold circuit 204. Further, the body movement signal comparison circuit 206 uses an A / D converter with a comparator and presets threshold voltages Vref1 to Vref3 as body movement type data. The pace determination circuit 207 has a decoder 301.
And the switch group 302.

(2) Second Embodiment FIG. 4 shows a case where the type of body movement, for example, walking, fast walking, or running is discriminated from the cycle of the body movement signal, and a desired pitch sound is generated by each body movement. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

The body movement signal detected by the acceleration sensor 401 is input to the body movement detection circuit 402 which is composed of an amplifier circuit and a filter circuit. The body movement signal detected by the body movement detection circuit 402 is input to the waveform shaping circuit 403 and shaped into a square wave. The waveform-shaped body movement signal is a CP operated by the oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit 405.
It is input to U404. The CPU 404 compares the cycle data of the body motion signal such as walking, fast walking, and running stored in the ROM 407 in advance with the cycle of the waveform-shaped body motion signal. Based on the compared data, the RAM is input from the pace data input switch 408 corresponding to the body movement signal.
The pace data written and stored in 406 is selected and reproduced. The pace is determined from the pace data reproduced by the CPU 404, and the pace signal is input to the panel drive circuit 412. Further, the panel drive circuit 412 is also supplied with an output signal relating to timing information from the timing circuit 411 that operates according to the oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit 405. Pace data and timekeeping information are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 413 by the panel drive signal output from the panel drive circuit 412.

The pitch is determined from the pace data reproduced by the CPU 404, and the pitch signal is sent to the speaker drive circuit 4.
09 is input. The speaker drive signal output from the speaker drive circuit 409 causes the speaker 410 to generate a pitch sound. FIG. 5 is a flowchart when the CPU 404 calculates the time interval of the body movement cycle. When the body movement is detected and the body movement signal whose waveform is shaped by the waveform shaping circuit 403 is input, calculation is started and the number of times counter is incremented (step 501 to step 502). If the counter is not 2, the timer is turned on and time counting is started. Then, the state is maintained (step 503).
-Steps 505 and 511).

Next, when the frequency counter is 2, the timer is set to O.
The FF is performed and the time counting is stopped. At this point, the cycle is calculated from the time count number and compared with the reference cycle data of body movement stored in the ROM 407. Then, the pace data stored in the RAM 406 corresponding to the cycle of body movement is reproduced, and the pace and pitch are determined. Finally, the pace is displayed and the pitch sound is announced. At this point, the number counter is cleared, and a standby state for calculating the next detection signal is set (step 503, step 506-).
Step 511).

[0017]

As described above, the present invention provides an electronic timepiece with a sounding device,
Body movement detection signal storage means for storing the detection signal detected by the body movement detection means, body movement type data storage means for storing a plurality of types of reference body movement data, and body movement detection signal storage means Body motion data comparing means for comparing the body movement data stored in the body movement type data storage means with the reference data stored in the body movement type data storage means, and storing at least one or more pace data input by the pace data input means. Pace determination for selecting and determining one of pace data stored in the pace data storage means by inputting an output signal of comparison data based on the comparison signal compared by the pace data storage means Means, a display means for displaying the pace determined by the pace determining means, and a sounding means for notifying the pitch sound determined by the pace determining means. Has the effect described.

(1) Since the pace sound is automatically changed by detecting the body movement, it is possible to change the pace sound without stopping the exercise even when the user wants to exercise with a different pace. (2) Since a plurality of pace data are stored and a pace sound can be generated according to the exercise, it can be used for continuous exercise with different paces.

(3) A different pace sound is produced when the body movement changes, so that the change in pace can be immediately judged when it is desired to exercise at a constant pace.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a typical configuration of an electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram when a pace sound is generated from the amplitude of the body movement signal of the first embodiment of the electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram when a pace sound is generated from the amplitude of a body movement signal of the first embodiment of the electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to the present invention when a pace sound is generated from a cycle of a body movement signal.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart when the CPU of the second embodiment of the electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to the present invention calculates the time interval of the cycle of body movement.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Timing Means 102 Display Means 103 Detection Start Stop Input Means 104 Body Motion Detection Means 105 Body Motion Detection Signal Storage Means 106 Body Motion Type Data Storage Means 107 Body Motion Signal Comparison Means 108 Pace Data Input Means 109 Pace Data Storage Means 110 Pace Determination Means 111 Sounding means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A time measuring means (101) for calculating time measuring information such as date and time, and a display means (1) for displaying the time measuring information.
02), a body movement detecting means (104) for detecting body movement, and a detection start / stop input for inputting a start / stop signal for detection of the body movement detecting means (104). Means (103) and body movement detecting means (104)
Body movement detection signal storage means (105) for storing the detection signal detected in step 1, body movement type data storage means (106) for storing a plurality of types of reference body movement data, and body movement detection signal Body movement signal comparison means (107) for comparing the body movement data stored in the storage means (105) with the reference data stored in the body movement type data storage means (106).
A pace data input means (108) for inputting data relating to at least one or more walking speeds, and a pace data storage means for storing data relating to at least one or more walking speeds inputted by the pace data input means (108) (109) and the output signal of the comparison data based on the comparison signal compared by the body movement signal comparison means (107) are input, and one of the data relating to the walking speed stored in the pace data storage means (109) is input. Pace deciding means (110) for selecting and deciding, and display means (1) for displaying data relating to the walking speed decided by the pace deciding means (110).
02) and a sounding means (111) for notifying the walking time interval determined by the pace determining means (110) by sound.
An electronic timepiece with a sounding device, characterized by comprising: 2. The electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to claim 1, wherein the body movement detection signal storage means (105) stores the cycle of the detection signal detected by the body movement detection means (104), The type data storage means (106) stores a cycle of a reference body movement signal, and informs by sound of a walking time interval determined based on the cycle of the body movement signal (111).
Electronic timepiece with alarm. 3. The electronic timepiece with a sounding device according to claim 1, wherein the body movement detection signal storage means (105) stores the amplitude of the detection signal detected by the body movement detection means (104). The type data storage means (106) stores the amplitude of the reference body movement signal and informs the walking time interval determined based on the amplitude of the body movement signal by sound.
Electronic timepiece with alarm.