Measurement system, measurement method of measurement device, measurement device, and non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable control program, capable of completing measurement in simple manner and promptly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9568353-B2
Application number	US-201314074367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2013
Priority date	Aug 8, 2013
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment provides a measurement system. A measurement system measuring body weight includes a weight detection unit detecting weight at predetermined detection cycles, and a calculating unit calculating an average value based on measurement values detected by the weight detection unit at the detection cycles. The detection cycle is shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by the weight detection unit can be obtained.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measurement system measuring body weight, comprising:
a weight detection device configured to detect weight at predetermined detection cycles; and
processing circuitry configured to calculate an average value based on measurement values detected at said detection cycles by said weight detection device during a predetermined interval,
said detection cycle is shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by said weight detection device can be obtained,
said processing circuitry determines whether or not the measurement values detected by said weight detection device satisfy a predetermined condition, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

2. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein
said processing circuitry determines whether or not the measurement values detected by said weight detection device for a predetermined period satisfy a predetermined condition, and
said predetermined interval includes said predetermined period determined that said predetermined condition is satisfied.

3. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein
said predetermined interval corresponds to a period subsequent to the determination that said predetermined condition is satisfied.

4. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein
said processing circuitry determines whether or not the measurement values detected by said weight detection device is in a stable state, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that detected measurement values are in the stable state.

5. The measurement system according to claim 4 , wherein
said processing circuitry determines whether or not a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the measurement values detected by said weight detection device for a predetermined period falls within a predetermined range, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the difference falls within the predetermined range.

6. The measurement system according to claim 4 , wherein
said processing circuitry determines whether or not a difference between a maximum value and a current value of the measurement values detected by said weight detection device for a predetermined period falls within a predetermined range, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the difference falls within the predetermined range.

7. The measurement system according to claim 4 , wherein
said processing circuitry determines whether or not a predetermined period has passed after the measurement values are detected by said weight detection device, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the predetermined period has passed.

8. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values detected by said weight detection device, excluding a value deviating from a predetermined range.

9. The measurement system according to claim 8 , wherein
said processing circuitry excludes the value deviating from said predetermined range based on distribution of the measurement values detected by said weight detection device.

10. The measurement system according to claim 9 , wherein
said processing circuitry calculates deviation values of the measurement values detected by said weight detection device, and calculates the average value based on the measurement values detected by said weight detection device, excluding the measurement values having calculated deviation values deviating from the predetermined range.

11. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein
said processing circuitry determines whether or not a measurement value detected by said weight detection device is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and
said processing circuitry terminates calculation of the average value when determined that the measurement value is less than or equal to the predetermined value.

12. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein said detection cycle is substantially less than or equal to 100 ms.

13. A measurement method implemented using a measurement system configured to measure body weight, the method comprising:
detecting weight, via a weight detection device, at predetermined detection cycles; and
calculating, via processing circuitry, an average value based on measurement values detected at said detection cycles by said weight detection device during a predetermined interval,
said detection cycle being shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with detected measurement values can be obtained,
said processing circuitry determines whether or not the measurement values detected by said weight detection device satisfy a predetermined condition, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

14. A measurement device measuring body weight, the measurement device operatively coupled to a weight detection device configured to detect weight at predetermined detection cycles, the measurement device comprising:
processing circuitry configured to calculate an average value based on measurement values detected at said detection cycles by said weight detection device during a predetermined interval,
said detection cycle being shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by said weight detection device can be obtained,
said processing circuitry determines whether or not the measurement values detected by said weight detection device satisfy a predetermined condition, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

15. A non-transitory storage medium comprising a computer readable control program executable by a computer of a measurement device measuring body weight, said control program controls said computer to:
detect weight, via a weight detection device, at predetermined detection cycles; and
calculate, via processing circuitry, an average value based on measurement values detected at said detection cycles during a predetermined interval,
said detection cycle being shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with detected measurement values can be obtained,
said processing circuitry determines whether or not the measurement values detected by said weight detection device satisfy a predetermined condition, and
said processing circuitry calculates the average value based on the measurement values for said predetermined interval when determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

16. A measurement system measuring body weight, comprising:
a weight detection device configured to detect weight at predetermined detection cycles; and
processing circuitry configured to calculate an average value based on measurement v

Assignees

• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sawano Takao
• Yoshimoto Hirohito

Classifications

• G01G19/44 Primary

  for weighing persons · CPC title

• G01G19/50

  having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height · CPC title

• G01G23/10

  by electric or magnetic means · CPC title

• G01G23/16

  electrically or magnetically operated · CPC title