ENERGY EXPENDITURE
First Claim
1. A unitary apparatus configured to be worn on an appendage of a user, comprising:
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a sensor configured to capture motion data of the user;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform at least;
capturing motion data of the user with the sensor while being worn on an appendage of the user;
quantifying steps taken by the user based upon the motion data, comprising;
detecting arm swings peaks and bounce peaks in the motion data;
determining whether to utilize the arm swing peaks or the bounce peaks in the motion data to quantify the steps; and
estimating the quantity of steps taken by the user during a time period based on at least one of the utilized arm swing peaks or bounce peaks in the data;
attempting to classify the data into an activity category based upon the quantification of steps during the time period, andat the processor of the unitary apparatus, calculating an energy expenditure value.
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Abstract
Aspects relate to calculating energy expenditure values from an apparatus configured to be worn on an appendage of a user. Steps counts may be quantified, such as by detecting arm swings peaks and bounce peaks in motion data. A search range of acceleration frequencies related to an expected activity may be established. Frequencies of acceleration data within a search range may be analyzed to identify one or more peaks, such as a bounce peak and an arm swing peak. Novel systems and methods may determine whether to utilize the arm swing data, bounce data, and/or other data or portions of data to quantify steps. The number of peaks (and types of peaks) may be used to choose a step frequency and step magnitude. At least a portion of the motion data may be classified into an activity category based upon the quantification of steps.
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20 Claims
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1. A unitary apparatus configured to be worn on an appendage of a user, comprising:
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a processor; a sensor configured to capture motion data of the user; a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform at least; capturing motion data of the user with the sensor while being worn on an appendage of the user; quantifying steps taken by the user based upon the motion data, comprising; detecting arm swings peaks and bounce peaks in the motion data; determining whether to utilize the arm swing peaks or the bounce peaks in the motion data to quantify the steps; and estimating the quantity of steps taken by the user during a time period based on at least one of the utilized arm swing peaks or bounce peaks in the data; attempting to classify the data into an activity category based upon the quantification of steps during the time period, and at the processor of the unitary apparatus, calculating an energy expenditure value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor perform at least:
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capturing motion data of a user with a sensor worn on an appendage of the user; quantifying steps taken by the user, comprising; detecting arm swing instances and bounce instances in the motion data; determining whether to utilize the arm swing instances or the bounce instances in the motion data to quantify the steps; and estimating the quantity of steps taken by the user during a time period based on at least one of the utilized arm swing instances or bounce instances in the data; attempting to classify the data into an activity category based upon the quantification of steps during the time period, and using a processor to calculate an energy expenditure value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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