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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Philippe Kahn, Aptos, CA (US);
Arthur Kinsolving, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mark Andrew Christensen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brian Y. Lee, Aptos, CA (US);
David Vogel, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Philippe Kahn, Aptos, CA (US);
Arthur Kinsolving, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mark Andrew Christensen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brian Y. Lee, Aptos, CA (US);
David Vogel, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
DP Technologies, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
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.