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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin A. Rottler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jorge S. Fino, San Jose, CA (US);
Anton M. Davydov, Gilroy, CA (US);
Prashanth Ramachandran, Foster City, CA (US);
Allen P. Haughay, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Policarpo B. Wood, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that allow steps to be counted in multiple pedometer modes. For example, a pedometer application on an electronic device can count steps in an ambient mode of operation and a session mode of operation. By maintaining separate counters for each pedometer mode and continuously monitoring the desired mode of operation, the pedometer application can accurately count the number of steps during a certain time period. In response to detecting a change in the desired mode, the pedometer application can seamlessly switch to the corresponding mode counter. In some embodiments, the pedometer application can display graphical representations of historical step information for one or more pedometer modes.