PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To record highly reliable pulse wave data in a built-in apparatus (pulse wave meter) which has limitations in processing capacity and power supply performance.SOLUTION: A pulse wave meter includes a first signal processing part 5 and a second signal processing part 6 for processing a pulse wave acquired from a pulse sensor part, a signal processing selection part 4 for determining whether or not the second signal processing part in addition to the first signal processing part should be operated, and a storage data generation part 9 for storing the result of the signal processing selected by the signal processing selection part of the result of the signal processing by the first signal processing part and the second signal processing part.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】処理能力・電源性能に制限がある組み込み機器(脈波計)において、信頼性の高い脈波データを記録する。【解決手段】脈波計は、脈センサー部から得た脈波を処理する第一の信号処理部5と第二の信号処理部6を備え、第一の信号処理部に加え第二の信号処理部も同時に動作させるか否かを判断する信号処理選択部4と、第一の信号処理部と第二の信号処理部との信号処理結果のうち信号処理選択部で選択されたものを保存する保存データ生成部9とを有する。【選択図】図1