MP3 player having exercise meter

Abstract

A MP3 player having an exercise meter is provided. The MP3 player includes a DSP processor for processing audio data and playing them; a vibration sensing component for generating a first signal following with a user's vibration and transmitting the first signal to the DSP processor; and a heartbeat sensor for sensing the heartbeat condition of the user to generate a second signal and transmit the second signal to the DSP processor. By using the DSP processor to process the first and the second signals to obtain the status of physical strength of the user, so that when the user carries the MP3 player for exercising, the MP3 player can play the music, and always monitor the exercising status of the user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an application of MP3 player, and more particularly to a MP3 player having an exercise meter, which can play the music and at the same time detect the exercise amount and pulse rate of the user. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] In the prior art, the conventional audio players, such as MP3 player, CD player, can play music from the recording medium of compact disk, and provide the convenience for the user carrying with. Following with the increased functionalities, the new MP3 player product uses a repeatable read / write flash memory as the recording medium for the audio data. Except for the original music playing function, it also adds a data interface for updating the memory content as the user's data storage and a microphone interface for real-time recording the sound data as the user's recorder. Moreover, the music playing is not interrupted due to the affection caus...

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Problems solved by technology

Busy Modern life and diet habit have caused the danger to the people's health.

But, because the busy life leads most people having no time for exercise, and no ideas about if it is enough for the exercising.

However, in the prior art, the exercise meter and the MP3 player are in the same category of portable electronic products but not related application products developed.

It is inconvenient for the sport enthusiasts needing to carry both products.

Also, the conventional exercise meters only provide the real-time measuring display, but have no timing generator and memory for recording of the measuring data, which cannot provide the evaluation of the exercise amount over few days, one week or one month span.

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