APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF TOTAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a 3-axis accelerometer contained in the housing;
a medium storing program instructions; and
a processor to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to;
receive a signal from the 3-axis accelerometer indicative of a user'"'"'s activities;
extract features from the received signals;
classify the extracted features into a plurality of activity types;
determine a total energy expenditure based on the classification of the extracted features; and
provide a report of the total energy expenditure.
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Abstract
An apparatus, article, and system, the apparatus including a housing, a 3-axis accelerometer contained in the housing, a medium storing program instructions, and a processor to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to receive a signal from the 3-axis accelerometer indicative of a user'"'"'s activities, extract features from the received signals, classify the extracted features into a plurality of activity types, determine a total energy expenditure based on the classification of the extracted features; and provide a report of the total energy expenditure.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a 3-axis accelerometer contained in the housing; a medium storing program instructions; and a processor to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to; receive a signal from the 3-axis accelerometer indicative of a user'"'"'s activities; extract features from the received signals; classify the extracted features into a plurality of activity types; determine a total energy expenditure based on the classification of the extracted features; and provide a report of the total energy expenditure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to; receive a signal from a 3-axis accelerometer indicative of a user'"'"'s activities; extract features from the received signals; classify the extracted features into a plurality of activity types; determine a total energy expenditure based on the classification of the extracted features; and provide a report of the total energy expenditure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a memory; a housing; a 3-axis accelerometer contained in the housing; a medium storing program instructions; and a processor to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to; receive a signal from the 3-axis accelerometer indicative of a user'"'"'s activities; extract features from the received signals; classify the extracted features into a plurality of activity types; determine a total energy expenditure based on the classification of the extracted features; and provide a report of the total energy expenditure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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