Human activity monitoring device
US8712723B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C22/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes continuously determining an orientation of the inertial sensor, assigning a dominant axis, updating the dominant axis as the orientation of the inertial sensor changes, and counting periodic human motions by monitoring accelerations relative to the dominant axis.
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