VERSATILE SENSORS WITH DATA FUSION FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A fitness sensing system configured to be supported by a subject, the fitness sensing system comprising:
- a processor;
at least one display;
a non-invasive blood glucose monitor; and
an intelligent activity monitor comprising an accelerometer;
wherein the processor is configured to process data received from the accelerometer to identify, from among a plurality of different activities, an activity performed by the subject and to compute at least one metric representative of the identified activity, and is further configured to process data from the blood glucose monitor in combination with the data received from the accelerometer to determine an operational mode, from among a plurality of operational modes, of the blood glucose monitor.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for identifying with a single, small, intelligent activity monitor a particular type of activity from among a plurality of different activities. The monitor may include a multi-axis accelerometer and microcontroller configured to combine and process accelerometer data so as to generate features representative of an activity. The features may be processed to identify a particular activity (e.g., running, biking, swimming) from among a plurality of different activities that may include activities not performed by a human subject. An intelligent activity monitor may be configured to operate as a versatile sensor, or to operate in combination with a versatile sensor, to further receive and process physiological data and compute a fitness metric for a subject.
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27 Claims
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1. A fitness sensing system configured to be supported by a subject, the fitness sensing system comprising:
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a processor; at least one display; a non-invasive blood glucose monitor; and an intelligent activity monitor comprising an accelerometer;
wherein the processor is configured to process data received from the accelerometer to identify, from among a plurality of different activities, an activity performed by the subject and to compute at least one metric representative of the identified activity, and is further configured to process data from the blood glucose monitor in combination with the data received from the accelerometer to determine an operational mode, from among a plurality of operational modes, of the blood glucose monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a fitness sensing system that is configured to be supported by a subject, the method comprising:
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processing, by a processor adapted to control the fitness sensing system, first data received from an accelerometer of the fitness sensing system to identify, from among a plurality of different activities, an activity performed by the subject; computing, by the processor, at least one metric representative of the identified activity; processing, by the processor, second data received from a non-invasive blood glucose monitor of the fitness sensing system; and determining, by the processor, an operational mode, from among a plurality of operational modes, of the blood glucose monitor based upon the results of the at least one metric and the processing of the second data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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