VISCERAL BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT

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18/419380

January 22, 2024

A wearable body composition measurement system includes: a sensor device including a first measurement circuitry configured to measure body composition; a second measurement circuitry configured to measure heart activity; and a strap arranged to attach the sensor device around a torso of a user; at least one processor coupled with the sensor device; and at least one memory storing a computer program code configured to cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: in a first measurement mode wherein the sensor device is attached around an abdominal area of the user, receiving body composition measurement data measured by the first measurement circuitry, computing a quantity of fat tissue in the abdominal area on the basis of the received body composition measurement data, and outputting the quantity of fat tissue via an interface; and in a second measurement mode wherein the sensor device is attached around a chest of the user, receiving heart activity measurement data from the second measurement circuitry, computing at least one heart activity parameter on the basis of the received heart activity measurement data, and outputting the at least one heart activity parameter via the interface.

Polar Electro Oy (KEMPELE, FI)

1. A wearable body composition measurement system, comprising: a sensor device comprising a first measurement circuitry configured to measure body composition, a second measurement circuitry configured to measure heart activity, and a strap arranged to attach the sensor device around a torso of a user; at least one processor coupled with the sensor device; and at least one memory storing a computer program code configured to cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: in a first measurement mode where the sensor device is attached around an abdominal area of the user, receiving body composition measurement data measured by the first measurement circuitry, computing a quantity of fat tissue in the abdominal area on the basis of the received body composition measurement data, and outputting the quantity of fat tissue via an interface; and in a second measurement mode where the sensor device is attached around a chest of the user, receiving heart activity measurement data from the second measurement circuitry, computing at least one heart activity parameter on the basis of the received heart activity measurement data, and outputting the at least one heart activity parameter via the interface; the wearable body composition measurement system_further comprising a training computer housing the at least one processor and the at least one memory and further comprising: a wireless communication circuitry configured to couple the at least one processor with the sensor device that is external to the training computer; a third measurement circuitry configured to measure a body composition, comprising a set of electrodes arranged to contact with limbs of the user, wherein the at least one processor is configured in the first measurement mode to control the third measurement circuitry to measure the body composition via the set of electrodes and to generate further body composition measurement data, to compute a further quantity of fat tissue on the basis of said further body composition measurement data, and to output the further quantity of fat tissue via the interface, and the at least one processor configured to combine the body composition measurement data with the further body composition measurement data.

2. The wearable body composition measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the training computer is a wrist device.

3. The wearable body composition measurement according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising: enabling the first measurement circuitry and disabling the second measurement circuitry in the first measurement mode; and enabling the second measurement circuitry and disabling the first measurement circuitry in the second measurement mode.

4. The wearable body composition measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising; upon triggering the first measurement mode, outputting an instruction to the user to place the sensor device around the abdominal area; and in response to a user input indicating that the sensor device has been placed around the abdominal area, configureing the first measurement circuitry to start measuring the body composition measurement data.

5. The wearable body composition measurement system according to claim 1, wherein: the first measurement circuitry is enabled in the first measurement mode and in the second measurement mode, and the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising; upon triggering the first measurement mode, outputting an instruction to the user to place the sensor device around the abdominal area; and; in response to a user input indicating that the sensor device has been placed around the abdominal area, starting collection of the body composition measurement data for said computing the quantity of fat tissue in the abdominal area, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising excluding from said computing at least some of body composition measurement data received before the user input.

6. The wearable body composition measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one memory stores a database comprising first information on a measurement signal fingerprint of a situation where the sensor device is attached around the chest and second information on a measurement signal fingerprint of a situation where the chest first measurement circuitry is attached around the abdominal area, and the sensor device comprises a detection circuitry configured to perform operations comprising detecting, by using the database and the first measurement circuitry, the second measurement circuitry, or another measurement circuitry of the sensor device, whether the sensor device is attached around the chest or the abdominal area and, if the sensor device is detected to be around the abdominal area, enabling the first measurement circuitry for the first measurement mode, while if the sensor device is detected to be around the chest, disabling the first measurement circuitry.

7. The wearable body composition measurement according to claim 1, wherein the first measurement circuitry comprises at least one of the following sensors configured to provide the body composition measurement data: a bioimpedance sensor, a radio frequency scanner, an ultrasound scanner, and an optical scanner.

8. The wearable body composition measurement system according to claim 1, comprising a further sensor device comprising a further measurement circuitry configured to measure said body composition, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising: in the first measurement mode wherein the further sensor device is attached around the chest of the user or around a limb of the user, receiving further body composition measurement data measured by the further measurement circuitry computing a further quantity of fat tissue in the attachment location of the further sensor device on the basis of the received further body composition measurement data; and to outputting the further quantity of fat tissue via the interface.

9. The wearable body composition measurement system according to claim 1, comprising a further sensor device comprising a motion sensor configured to measure respiration of the user and a strap arranged to attach the sensor device around the torso of the user, wherein the sensor device further comprises a motion sensor configured to measure the respiration of the user, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising, in a third measurement mode wherein one of the sensor device and the further sensor device is attached around the chest of the user while the other one of the sensor device and the further sensor device is attached around the abdominal area of the user, receiving respiration measurement data from both said sensor device and the further sensor device, computing respiration rate and respiration depth on the basis of the received respiration measurement data, and to outputting the computed respiration rate and respiration depth via the interface.

10. A computer-implemented method comprising: connecting with a sensor device comprising a first measurement circuitry configured to measure body composition, a second measurement circuitry configured to measure heart activity, and a strap arranged to attach the sensor device around a torso of a user; in a first measurement mode wherein the sensor device is attached around an abdominal area of the user, receiving body composition measurement data measured by the first measurement circuitry, computing a quantity of fat tissue in the abdominal area on the basis of the received body composition measurement data, and outputting the quantity of fat tissue via an interface; and in a second measurement mode wherein the sensor device is attached around a chest of the user, receiving heart activity measurement data from the second measurement circuitry, computing at least one heart activity parameter on the basis of the received heart activity measurement data, and outputting the at least one heart activity parameter via the interface; communicating with an external training computer comprising a third measurement circuitry configured to measure a body composition; and measuring the body composition via the training computer by performing operations comprising: generating further body composition measurement data; determining the quantity of fat tissue on the basis of said further body composition measurement data; outputting the further quantity of fat tissue via the interface; and combining the body composition measurement data with the further body composition measurement data.

11. A computer program product embodiment on a computer-readable distribution medium storing computer program instructions that, when read and executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a computer process comprising: connecting with a sensor device comprising a first measurement circuitry configured to measure body composition, a second measurement circuitry configured to measure heart activity, and a strap arranged to attach the sensor device around a torso of a user; in a first measurement mode wherein the sensor device is attached around an abdominal area of the user, receiving body composition measurement data measured by the first measurement circuitry, computing a quantity of fat tissue in the abdominal area on the basis of the received body composition measurement data, and outputting the quantity of fat tissue via an interface; in a second measurement mode wherein the sensor device is attached around a chest of the user, receiving heart activity measurement data from the second measurement circuitry, computing at least one heart activity parameter on the basis of the received heart activity measurement data, and outputting the at least one heart activity parameter via the interface; communicating with an external training computer comprising a third measurement circuitry configured to measure a body composition; and measuring the body composition via the training computer by performing operations comprising: generating further body composition measurement data; determining the quantity of fat tissue on the basis of said further body composition measurement data; outputting the further quantity of fat tissue via the interface; and combining the body composition measurement data with the further body composition measurement data.

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