Abstract: The pedometer having improved accuracy by calculating actual stride lengths of a user based on relative stride rates. The pedometer includes a waist or leg mounted stride counter, a transmitter for transmitting data to a wrist-mounted display unit, and a data processor for calculating necessary base units and actual stride rates and lengths. The pedometer can also interact with a heart monitoring device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 28, 1998
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2001
Assignee:
KnowMo LLC
Inventors:
Nathan Pyles, Joel M. Macht, Chen Shui-Jung