Terminal and associated method and computer program product for monitoring at least one activity of a user
First Claim
1. A terminal for monitoring at least one activity of a user, the terminal comprising:
- a connecting means for attaching the terminal onto a body of the user;
at least one acceleration sensor capable of measuring and providing acceleration measurement signals representative of movement of the user in performing an activity; and
a controller capable of operating an activity detection application, wherein the activity detection application is capable of receiving at least a portion of the measurement signals, and wherein the activity detection application is capable of determining at least one value related to the user performing the activity based upon the acceleration measurement signals, the at least one value comprising an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity.
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Abstract
A terminal is provided for monitoring at least one activity of a user. The terminal includes a connecting means, at least one acceleration sensor and a controller. The connecting means, which can include a strap, belt, clip, lanyard or the like, is adapted for attaching the terminal onto a body of the user. The acceleration sensor(s) are capable of measuring and providing acceleration measurement signals representative of movement of the user in performing an activity. And the controller is capable of operating an activity detection application, which is capable of receiving at least a portion of the measurement signals. The activity detection application is also capable of determining at least one value related to the user performing the selected activity based upon the acceleration measurement signals, the at least one value being an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity.
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92 Claims
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1. A terminal for monitoring at least one activity of a user, the terminal comprising:
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a connecting means for attaching the terminal onto a body of the user;
at least one acceleration sensor capable of measuring and providing acceleration measurement signals representative of movement of the user in performing an activity; and
a controller capable of operating an activity detection application, wherein the activity detection application is capable of receiving at least a portion of the measurement signals, and wherein the activity detection application is capable of determining at least one value related to the user performing the activity based upon the acceleration measurement signals, the at least one value comprising an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A terminal for monitoring at least one activity of a user, the terminal comprising:
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a display; and
a controller capable of driving the display to present a graphical representation of at least one quantitative goal of the user, wherein at least one quantitative goal is related to an intensity with which the user performs the activity, wherein the graphical representation including a plurality of sections, each section representing a successive percentage of the at least one goal, wherein the processor is capable of identifying when at least one value related to the at least one goal meets each successive percentage of the at least one goal and driving the display to alter a respective section of the graphical representation of the at least one goal in response to the user meeting the successive percentage, the at least one value comprising an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of monitoring at least one activity of a user, the method performed by a terminal and comprising:
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receiving acceleration measurement signals representative of movement of the user in performing an activity; and
determining at least one value related to the user performing the activity based upon the acceleration measurement signals, the at least one value comprising an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of monitoring at least one activity of a user, the method performed by a terminal and comprising:
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driving a display to present a graphical representation of at least one quantitative goal of the user, wherein the at least one quantitative goal is related to an intensity with which the user performs the activity, and wherein the graphical representation includes a plurality of sections, each section representing a successive percentage of the at least one goal;
identifying when at least one value related to the at least one goal meets each successive percentage of the at least one goal; and
driving the display to alter a respective section of the graphical representation of the at least one goal in response to the user meeting the successive percentage. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer program product for monitoring at least one activity of a user, wherein the computer program product adapted to operate within a terminal, and wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving acceleration measurement signals representative of movement of the user in performing an activity; and
a second executable portion for determining at least one value related to the user performing the activity based upon the acceleration measurement signals, the at least one value comprising an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A computer program product of monitoring at least one activity of a user, wherein the computer program product adapted to operate within a terminal, and wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for driving a display to present a graphical representation of at least one quantitative goal of the user, wherein the at least one quantitative goal is related to an intensity with which the user performs the activity, and the graphical representation includes a plurality of sections, each section representing a successive percentage of the at least one goal;
a second executable portion for identifying when at least one value related to the at least one goal and an activity of the user meets each successive percentage of the at least one goal; and
a third executable portion for driving the display to alter a respective section of the graphical representation of the at least one goal in response to the user meeting the successive percentage. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A terminal for monitoring at least one activity of a user, the terminal comprising:
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a connecting means for attaching the terminal onto a body of the user;
at least one acceleration sensor capable of measuring and providing acceleration measurement signals representative of movement of the user in performing an activity; and
a controller capable of operating an activity detection application, wherein the activity detection application is capable of receiving at least a portion of the measurement signals and determining at least one value related to the user performing the activity based upon the acceleration measurement signals, wherein the at least one value comprises an intensity value representing an intensity with which the user performs the activity, and an energy expended by the user in performing the activity, wherein the activity detection application is capable of determining the energy expended by the user based upon at least one of the intensity value, a duration over which the user performs the activity, and a speed of the user in performing the activity, and wherein the activity detection application is capable of determining the energy expended by the user independent of a nutritional intake of the user. - View Dependent Claims (92)
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