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Step Detection Methods and Apparatus

  • US 20150362520A1
  • Filed: 06/17/2014
  • Published: 12/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A footstep detection method comprising:

  • obtaining accelerometer data regarding movements of a user device;

    filtering the accelerometer data to remove frequencies above a typical stepping frequency range of a user;

    after the filtering, analyzing individual ones of a plurality of cycles of the accelerometer data to determine whether any of the individual cycles corresponds to a user taking a footstep with the user device; and

    as a result of the analyzing, indicating at least one of the individual cycles as corresponding to the user taking a footstep.

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