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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Alice Jane Brush, Seattle, WA (US);
James W. Scott, Cambridge, GB;
Galen C. Hunt, Bellevue, WA (US);
Raman K Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew W Jacobs, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Barry C. Bond, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Oscar E Murillo, Redmond, WA (US);
Amy Karlson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alice Jane Brush, Seattle, WA (US);
James W. Scott, Cambridge, GB;
Galen C. Hunt, Bellevue, WA (US);
Raman K Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew W Jacobs, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Barry C. Bond, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Oscar E Murillo, Redmond, WA (US);
Amy Karlson, Bellevue, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for creating breadcrumbs for a trail of activity are described. The trail of activity may be created by recording movement information based on inferred actions of walking, not walking, or changing floor levels. The movement information may be recorded with an accelerometer and a pressure sensor. A representation of a list of breadcrumbs may be visually displayed on a user interface of a mobile device, in a reverse order to retrace steps. In some implementations, a compass may additionally or alternatively be used to collect directional information relative to the earth's magnetic poles.