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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Rahul Shah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Junaith Ahemed Shahabdeen, San Jose, CA (US);
Lama Nachman, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jonathan Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Rahul Shah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Junaith Ahemed Shahabdeen, San Jose, CA (US);
Lama Nachman, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jonathan Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article containing computer instructions are described. Embodiments may use accelerometer data regarding forward motion by a wearer of a three-axis on-body accelerometer. Embodiments may further measure an acceleration due to gravity on each axis x, y, z of the accelerometer and use the direction of gravity to associate or align the x axis of the accelerometer with gravity. Embodiments may then use the acceleration not due to gravity to identify the forward motion and associate or align the forward direction with the y axis. The remaining direction may be identified as the sideways direction, which may be associated or aligned with the z axis. Additional activities may then be performed using the now-known orientation of the accelerometer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.