Abstract: There is provided a body movement detecting apparatus having a body movement data acquiring unit configured to detect a body movement of a user and acquire body movement data relating to the body movement and a computing unit configured to calculate consumed energy on the basis of the body movement data, including: a time data acquiring unit configured to acquire time data when the body movement data is acquired; a data accumulating unit being capable of accumulating the body movement data in correspondence with the time data; and a detection condition changing unit being capable of changing a detection condition for detecting the body movement on the basis of the body movement data and the time data accumulated in the data accumulating unit.

Abstract: There is provided a body movement detecting apparatus including: a body movement data acquiring unit configured to detect a body movement of a user and acquire body movement data relating to the body movement; a memory unit configured to memorize the body movement data corresponding to the type of an activity of the user as registered body movement data; a body movement determining unit configured to compare the body movement data acquired by the body movement data acquiring unit with the registered body movement data and determine the type of the activity of the user; and a computing unit configured to be able to calculate consumed energy by the body movement corresponding to the type of the activity determined by the body movement determining unit.

Abstract: There is provided a body movement detecting apparatus having a body movement data acquiring unit configured to detect a body movement of a user and acquire body movement data relating to the body movement and a computing unit configured to calculate consumed energy on the basis of the body movement data, including: a time data acquiring unit configured to acquire time data when the body movement data is acquired; a data accumulating unit being capable of accumulating the body movement data in correspondence with the time data; and a detection condition changing unit being capable of changing a detection condition for detecting the body movement on the basis of the body movement data and the time data accumulated in the data accumulating unit.

Abstract: There is provided a body movement detecting apparatus including: a body movement data acquiring unit configured to detect a body movement of a user and acquire body movement data relating to the body movement; a memory unit configured to memorize the body movement data corresponding to the type of an activity of the user as registered body movement data; a body movement determining unit configured to compare the body movement data acquired by the body movement data acquiring unit with the registered body movement data and determine the type of the activity of the user; and a computing unit configured to be able to calculate consumed energy by the body movement corresponding to the type of the activity determined by the body movement determining unit.

Abstract: A body motion measuring apparatus is described, embodiments of which include an apparatus for detecting the magnitudes of motions in different directions at a time using body motion sensors, calculating the size V of a composite vector based on the relationship between the magnitudes of the motions, comparing the size V of the composite vector with a reference value to determine whether the size V of the composite vector is adequate, calculating an angle ? based on the relationship between the magnitudes of the motions when V is determined to be adequate, calculating a body motion output M taking the angle ? into account, and counting a predetermined body motion based on the relationship between M and a predetermined elapsed time.

Abstract: A body movement detecting apparatus includes a body movement data acquiring unit that acquires body movement data relating to a body movement of a user; a body movement discriminating unit that discriminates whether the body movement is a walking exercise or an exercise other than the walking exercise; and a computing unit that calculates a consumption energy during the walking exercise on the basis of the body movement data discriminated as the walking exercise, calculates the consumption energy at the time of exercise other than the walking exercise on the basis of the body movement data of the body movement which is discriminated as the exercise other than the walking exercise, and calculates the consumption energy by the body movement of the user by adding these consumption energy.

Abstract: An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument is provided which is capable of estimating an activity-induced energy expenditure with ease and high accuracy.

Abstract: An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument is provided which is capable of estimating an activity-induced energy expenditure with ease and high accuracy.

Abstract: The body motion measuring apparatus detects the magnitudes of motions in X and Y directions perpendicular to each other at a time by body motion sensors, calculates the size V of a composite vector by composite vector calculation means, compares the size V of the composite vector with a reference value which determines a body motion output so as to determine whether the size V is not smaller than the reference value by composite vector determination means, calculates an angle ? when the ratio between the magnitudes Y and X of the motions in the directions perpendicular to each other is represented by a tangent by angle calculation means, calculates a body motion output M taking the angle ? into account by body motion output calculation means, and counts a predetermined body motion by body motion counting means.

Abstract: There is provided a system capable of estimating biological data such as a pulse at the time of walking (exercise) with good reproducibility. Biological data at the time of walking is estimated indirectly by acquiring a relationship between biological data and exercise stress levels in body burden capacity acquiring means 21 prior to walking, acquiring an exercise stress level at the time of walking in means 22 for acquiring an exercise stress level at the time of walking, and relating the exercise stress level at the time of walking to the relationship between biological data and exercise stress levels in means 23 for estimating biological data at the time of walking. Further, a walking amount is also computed by use of the biological data at the time of walking in walking amount computing means 24.

Abstract: There is provided a system capable of estimating biological data such as a pulse at the time of walking (exercise) with good reproducibility. Biological data at the time of walking is estimated indirectly by acquiring a relationship between biological data and exercise stress levels in body burden capacity acquiring means 21 prior to walking, acquiring an exercise stress level at the time of walking in means 22 for acquiring an exercise stress level at the time of walking, and relating the exercise stress level at the time of walking to the relationship between biological data and exercise stress levels in means 23 for estimating biological data at the time of walking. Further, a walking amount is also computed by use of the biological data at the time of walking in walking amount computing means 24.