Sedentary Period Detection Utilizing a Wearable Electronic Device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving by a server samples of sensor information obtained from a wearable electronic device for a plurality of moments of interest, the sensor information being generated when a user associated with the wearable electronic device performs one or more activities, the samples being metabolic equivalent of task measures that are normalized;
classifying by a processor of the server the samples for each of the moments of interest into at least one of a sedentary status and a non-sedentary status, based on comparing the samples for each of the moments of interest to a predetermined threshold;
detecting by the processor a time period for which a number of consecutive ones of the samples indicate the sedentary status;
determining by the processor whether the time period is greater than a threshold time period; and
identifying by the processor that the user is in a sedentary state upon determining that the time period is greater than the threshold time period.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining a sedentary state of a user are described. Sensor data is collected and analyzed to calculate metabolic equivalent of task (MET) measures for a plurality of moments of interest. Based on the MET measures and a time period for which the MET measures exceed a threshold value, it is determined whether the user is in a sedentary state. If the user is in the sedentary state, the user is provided a notification to encourage the user to perform a non-sedentary activity.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving by a server samples of sensor information obtained from a wearable electronic device for a plurality of moments of interest, the sensor information being generated when a user associated with the wearable electronic device performs one or more activities, the samples being metabolic equivalent of task measures that are normalized; classifying by a processor of the server the samples for each of the moments of interest into at least one of a sedentary status and a non-sedentary status, based on comparing the samples for each of the moments of interest to a predetermined threshold; detecting by the processor a time period for which a number of consecutive ones of the samples indicate the sedentary status; determining by the processor whether the time period is greater than a threshold time period; and identifying by the processor that the user is in a sedentary state upon determining that the time period is greater than the threshold time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving by a server samples of sensor information obtained from a wearable electronic device for a plurality of moments of interest, the sensor information being generated when a user associated with the wearable electronic device performs one or more activities, the samples being metabolic equivalent of task measures that are normalized; classifying by a processor of the server a specific one of the samples for a specific one of the moments of interest into a sedentary status, based on determining that a value of the specific one of the samples is between a first threshold value and a second threshold value, and that the specific one of the moments of interest is preceded by a first moment of interest for which a status of the user is classified as sedentary, and that the specific one of the moments of interest is followed by a second moment of interest for which the status of the user is classified as sedentary; detecting by the processor a time period for which a number of consecutive ones of the samples indicate the sedentary status; determining by the processor whether the time period is greater than a threshold time period; and identifying by the processor that the user is in a sedentary state upon determining that the time period is greater than the threshold time period.
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16. A system comprising:
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a communication device configured to receive samples of sensor information obtained from a wearable electronic device for a plurality of moments of interest, the sensor information being generated when a user associated with the wearable electronic device performs one or more activities, the samples being metabolic equivalent of task measures that are normalized; and a processor coupled to the communication device, the processor configured to classify the samples for each of the moments of interest into at least one of a sedentary status and a non-sedentary status, based on comparing the samples for each of the moments of interest to a predetermined threshold, the processor configured to detect a time period for which a number of consecutive ones of the samples indicate the sedentary status; the processor configured to determine whether the time period is greater than a threshold time period; and the processor configured to identify that the user is in a sedentary state upon determining that the time period is greater than the threshold time period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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a communication device configured to receive samples of sensor information obtained from a wearable electronic device for a plurality of moments of interest, the sensor information being generated when a user associated with the wearable electronic device performs one or more activities, the samples being metabolic equivalent of task measures that are normalized; a processor coupled to the communication device, the processor configured to classify a specific one of the samples for a specific one of the moments of interest into a sedentary status, based on a determination that a value of the specific one of the samples is between a first threshold value and a second threshold value, and that the specific one of the moments of interest is preceded by a first moment of interest for which a status of the user is classified as sedentary, and that the specific one of the moments of interest is followed by a second moment of interest for which the status of the user is classified as sedentary, the processor configured to detect a time period for which a number of consecutive ones of the samples indicate the sedentary status, the processor configured to determine whether the time period is greater than a threshold time period, the processor configured to identify that the user is in a sedentary state upon determining that the time period is greater than the threshold time period.
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