Activity monitoring
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1. An activity monitor comprising:
- a measurement unit including a plurality of motion sensors for producing respective sensor signals indicative of motion experienced thereby; and
a processor operable to receive the sensor signals from the measurement unit, and to process the sensor signals in accordance with a predetermined method, characterized in that the processor is operable to process the sensor signals as respective vector components to produce a resultant vector.
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Abstract
An activity monitor is provided that operates to reduce errors associated with current activity monitors caused by simply adding activity values from different motion sensors.
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1. An activity monitor comprising:
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a measurement unit including a plurality of motion sensors for producing respective sensor signals indicative of motion experienced thereby; and
a processor operable to receive the sensor signals from the measurement unit, and to process the sensor signals in accordance with a predetermined method, characterized in that the processor is operable to process the sensor signals as respective vector components to produce a resultant vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A method of monitoring activity using a plurality of motion sensors which are operable to produce respective sensor signals indicative of motion experienced thereby, the method comprising receiving sensor signals and processing the signals in accordance with a predetermined method, characterized in that the sensor signals are processed as respective vector components to produce a resultant vector.
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