Patents by Inventor Outi Hyyppä

Outi Hyyppä has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of monitoring human relaxation level, and user-operated heart rate monitor
    Patent number: 7477934
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a human relaxation level and a user-operated heart rate monitor are provided. The user-operated heart rate monitor comprises a timing instant determining means for determining a plurality of heart beat timing instants from a user's electrocardiogram; a relaxation calculating means for calculating an instantaneous relaxation measure value by using the plurality of heart beat timing instants; a relaxation reference calculating means for generating a relaxation measure reference value by using a plurality of instantaneous relaxation measure values, each calculated over a different observation period; and a displaying means configured to display a reference pointer indicating graphically the relaxation measure reference value and further configured to display a relaxation pointer indicating graphically the instantaneous relaxation measure value relative to the reference pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Seppo Nissilä, Hannu Kinnunen, Outi Hyyppä