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WO2002057716A3
WO2002057716A3 PCT/US2002/001627 US0201627W WO02057716A3 WO 2002057716 A3 WO2002057716 A3 WO 2002057716A3 US 0201627 W US0201627 W US 0201627W WO 02057716 A3 WO02057716 A3 WO 02057716A3
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pedometer
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Nathan Pyles
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Knowmo Llc D B A Knowledge In
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C22/00—Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers
    • G01C22/006—Pedometers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C25/00—Manufacturing, calibrating, cleaning, or repairing instruments or devices referred to in the other groups of this subclass

Abstract

The pedometer having improved accuracy by being calibrated to actual user stride lengths and stride rates, and being recalibrated as necessary based on subsequent actual stride rates and lengths. The pedometer can also interact with a heart monitoring device.
PCT/US2002/001627 2001-01-19 2002-01-18 Pedometer WO2002057716A2 (en)

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