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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Janneke Annegarn, Eindhoven, NL;
Warner Rudolph Theophile Ten Kate, Waalre, NL;
Nicolaas Gregorius Petrus Den Teuling, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/112 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/1123 (2013.01); G01C 22/006 (2013.01); G06K 9/0053 (2013.01); G06K 9/00348 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method of processing measurements of acceleration to identify steps by a user, the method comprising obtaining measurements of acceleration from a device worn or carried by a user; analysing the measurements of acceleration to determine a value for a threshold that is to be used to identify steps by the user in measurements of acceleration; and using the determined value for the threshold to identify steps by the user in measurements of acceleration.