ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
An activity monitor, comprises housing for attachment to a person; at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing; and a processor disposed within the housing, for processing signals from the accelerometer to assess activity of the person. A method assesses activity of a person, including: sensing acceleration at a first location on the person; processing the acceleration, over time, to assess activity of the person; and wirelessly communicating information indicative of the activity to a second location.
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40 Claims
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22. A sensor assembly for quantifying the motion of a user, comprising a processor operative to:
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receive a detected spectrum of information describing motion of the sensor; identify a duration associated with the spectrum; and determine a quantified characteristic of the user'"'"'s motion associated with the identified duration. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for measuring the movement of a user, comprising:
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receiving a spectrum of signals varying over time; processing the received spectrum to identify two transitions in the spectrum; determining a duration lapsed between the identified two transitions; and quantifying the movement of the user based on the determined duration. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An electronic device operative to provide a quantified measure of a user'"'"'s movement to a user, comprising:
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communications circuitry operative to receive a vibration spectrum associated with a user'"'"'s movement; and a processor operative to; identify a characteristic duration of the vibration spectrum; determine a quantified measure of the user'"'"'s movement based on the identified characteristic duration; and provide the determined quantified measure to the user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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