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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2011
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

DP Technologies, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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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