Patents Assigned to Polar Electro Oy
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Patent number: 8159353Abstract: The invention relates to a portable electronic device, a method, and a computer software product. The portable electronic device comprises an active time unit for determining a user activity level during a predetermined period of time; and a processing unit for determining a user inactivity level during a predetermined period of time on the basis of the determined activity level.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Raija Laukkanen, Eeva Kiuru
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Patent number: 8125793Abstract: An electric circuitry for a portable electronic device is presented. The electric circuitry includes a first printed circuit board comprising at least one electrical component attached to and extending from a surface of the first printed circuit board. The electric circuitry further comprises a second printed circuit board arranged to be coupled with the first printed circuit board and comprising at least one recess or hole arranged to receive the at least one electrical component extending from the surface of the first printed circuit board when the first circuit board and the second printed circuit board are coupled to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Pekka Rytky
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Publication number: 20120010478Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer program for monitoring a fitness exercise are described. A plurality of heart-rate variability values and a plurality of exertion parameter values are measured during an exercise measured. The heart rate variability values correlate with the exertion parameter values through a human physiological mechanism, and the exertion parameter values characterize the physical exertion of the exercise. A mathematical correspondence is then constructed from the plurality of measured heart rate variability values and associated exertion parameter values. The mathematical correspondence describes correlation between the heart rate variability values and the exertion parameter values and the user's physiological state during the exercise. Then, the physical exertion of the exercise is monitored by applying the mathematical correspondence.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Hannu Kinnunen, Jarkko Haataja, Tero Posio
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Publication number: 20120009875Abstract: This document presents a wireless communication scheme utilizing a combination of two wireless communication schemes: a short range communication scheme and a radio communication scheme having a longer wireless transmission range than the wireless transmission range of the short range communication scheme. A short range signal is used to indicate a radio resource to be used for transmitting a radio signal, and the radio signal is then communicated in the radio resource indicated by the short range signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Jari Miettinen, Juhani Kemppainen
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Publication number: 20110313304Abstract: A data transfer component receives cardiac data from a heart sensor while the data transfer component is electromechanically coupled with the heart sensor sensitive to heart activity. A standard electromechanical interface of the data transfer component and a counterpart of the heart sensor are repeatedly connectable and disconnectable. The received data is stored in the data transfer component. The stored data is transferred from the data transfer component to an external device while the data transfer component is electromechanically coupled with the external device by using a coupling between the standard electromechanical interface of the data transfer component and a counterpart of the external device which are repeatedly connectable and disconnectable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Markku Karjalainen
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Patent number: 8082030Abstract: The invention relates to a method, equipment implementing the method, and a computer software product, the method generating exercise instructions for a physical exercise. The method comprises determining the standard condition value of a heart rate parameter in a user-specific performance monitor by measuring the user's heart rate wherein the standard condition value of the heart rate parameter is a function of the standard condition value of the heart rate variation; performing comparison between the standard condition value of the heart rate parameter and a standard condition reference value of the heart rate parameter; and generating exercise instruction information for at least one future physical exercise on the basis of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Antti Kiviniemi, Hannu Kinnunen, Arto Hautala, Mikko Tulppo
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Patent number: 8054176Abstract: A data transmission method for use in the transmission of a performance transmitter of a portable user-specific performance monitor by using wireless data transmission that is based on radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation, and the method comprises measuring with the performance monitor the movement and/or organ system state of a user. In the solution, the availability of wireless data transmission in the performance transmitter is determined. If wireless data transmission is not available, measuring data is stored into a memory of the performance transmitter, otherwise the measuring data is transmitted using wireless data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Markku Karjalainen
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Patent number: 8050733Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor system, a garment and a heart rate monitor. The sensor system comprises at least one flexible film structure comprising: a first insulation layer and at least one electric conductor layer formed on top of the first insulation layer and comprising an electrode area, which is configured to establish an electric contact with the surface of the user's skin and to generate as output an electric signal proportional to a momentary value of the electrocardiogram.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Pekka Rytky
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Publication number: 20110264401Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processor. The processor is configured to obtain instantaneous acceleration values representing lower limb motion of a user, to form an effective acceleration value from the instantaneous acceleration values over a plurality of steps of the user, and to determine a motion parameter representing overall motion of the user by means of the effective acceleration value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Mika Niemimäki
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Publication number: 20110245697Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for determining a heart pulse of a person, the apparatus comprising at least two detectors configured to detect a blood pulse optically from the blood circulation of the person and to be placed optically on the skin of the person such that the detection of the blood pulse by each of the at least two detectors is expected to take place in a known order, a processor configured to determine that the detection of the blood pulse is correct when the detection of the blood pulse by each of the at least two detectors takes place in the known order, and to determine the heart pulse of the person on the basis of the detected pulses that are determined as correct.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Jari Miettinen
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Patent number: 8021312Abstract: An arrangement, method and computer program for determining the physical activity level of a human being. The arrangement comprises a movement sensor to be attached to an upper limb of the human being for measuring upper limb movements, a processing unit connected to the movement sensor for filtering upper limb movements following one another more frequently than a predetermined threshold period from upper limb movements during a determination period, for forming the number of upper limb movements during the determination period from the filtered upper limb movements during the determination period, and for determining the physical activity level on the basis of the number of upper limb movements during the determination period formed from the filtered upper limb movements during the determination period.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2004Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Hannu Kinnunen, Jari Miettinen
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Publication number: 20110152695Abstract: A method, apparatuses, and a system for carrying out exercise-related processing are described. The apparatus includes an exercise-measurement circuitry configured to measure exercise-related measurement data related to a user carrying out an exercise. The apparatus further comprises a communication circuitry configured to provide the portable apparatus with wireless communication capability. The apparatus further comprises a processing circuitry configured to receive the exercise-related measurement data from the exercise-measurement circuitry, to process the exercise-related measurement data, and to communicate with an external user interface apparatus over a bidirectional wireless communication connection through the communication circuitry so as to cause transmission of the processed exercise-related measurement data to the user interface apparatus and to receive configuration data from the user interface apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Niclas Granqvist, Tapio Kanniainen, Sami Karvonen, Matti Korpela
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Publication number: 20110154258Abstract: Management of multiple user profiles in a portable apparatus is disclosed. A method includes storing user profiles of a group in a portable apparatus, wherein each user profile specifies user-specific parameters; performing performs a selection of a user profile from among the user profiles of the group stored in the portable apparatus on the basis of a predetermined condition; and modifying modifies an exercise data processing configuration of the portable apparatus on the basis of the selected user profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Sirpa Hope, Jeff Collins
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Publication number: 20110137191Abstract: An apparatus in connection with a fitness exercise of a person, including means for processing multidimensional electrocardiographic data of the person, the multidimensional electrocardiographic data comprising at least two spatially separately measured electrocardiographic signal components, means for forming a vectorcardiographic measure on the basis of the multidimensional electrocardiographic data, and means for applying the vectorcardiographic measure in determination of a fitness exercise related parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2008Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Hannu Kinnunen
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Patent number: 7953477Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program for the determination of sympathetic activity are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving heart activity data of a person; determining a recovery heart rate change speed during a recovery heart rate period in the heart activity data; and determining a sympathetic activity state of the sympathetic nervous system of the person based on the determined recovery heart rate change speed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Mikko Tulppo, Arto Hautala, Antti Kiviniemi, Hannu Kinnunen, Jukka Jaatinen
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Publication number: 20110105920Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processor. The processor is configured to obtain exercise data of a user from a measurement sensor, to identify a present exercise phase of an exercise from among a plurality of exercise phases on the basis of the exercise data, and to select a relevant display mode from among a plurality of display modes on the basis of the present exercise phase and a mapping between the display modes and the exercise phases, wherein the relevant display mode defines a set of display elements associated with the present exercise phase to be displayed to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Jarkko Haataja
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Patent number: 7917198Abstract: In the solution of the invention, an association is formed between activity information characterizing the activity level of a user and a performance parameter value proportional to the heart rate information of the user, the activity information and heart rate information having been measured in a user-specific performance monitor, and the heart rate information being responsive to the activity level.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Onni Ahola, Mika Niemimäki, Jarmo Mäentausta, Arto Niva, Hannu Kinnunen, Jari Miettinen
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Patent number: 7914418Abstract: An apparatus for an interval exercise performable by a person, the interval exercise including at least two training intervals, each including a work phase and a recovery phase, wherein processing a first exercise parameter data characterizing an exertion level of the interval exercise, detecting a work phase of a training interval from the first exercise parameter data, detecting a value of the first exercise parameter from the exercise parameter data at end of the work phase, and determining a threshold level of a physiological parameter, measured from the person and characterizing the person's recovery level in a recovery phase, based on the value of the first exercise parameter at the end of the work phase.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Juuso Nissilå
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Patent number: 7901326Abstract: A method for determining an exertion parameter during physical exercise, user-specific performance monitor implementing the method, and computer software product.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Arto Niva, Hannu Kinnunen
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Publication number: 20110051340Abstract: There is provided an improved solution for a user interface of a cycling computer user interface unit and an improved solution for mounting a cycling computer to a bicycle. The user interface solution comprises a swing switch rotating about a shaft and the mounting solution comprises a cross element enabling mounting in 90 degree resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Hannu Onnela, Visa Rauta, Timo Hirvonen