Method and system for determining an activity level in an individual
First Claim
1. A method for quantifying an activity level of an individual within a predetermined time period with a measuring and processing device based on a plurality of activity variables, said measuring and processing device storing for each of said plurality of activity variables a minimum activity variable corresponding to a generally minimum threshold level of the activity variable, a maximum activity variable corresponding to a generally maximum threshold level of the activity variable, and a weighing factor, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring the plurality of activity variables of an individual over said time period with said measuring and processing device;
calculating with said measuring and processing device a subindex for each of said activity variables using the following relationship
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Abstract
A method for quantifying activity levels of an individual within a predetermined time period including measuring a plurality of activity variables from an individual during a predetermined time period, providing a plurality of activity variables with minimum and maximum threshold values and a weighing factor, calculating a subindex for each of the activity variables as a function of the minimum and maximum threshold values and the weighing factor, and calculating a sum of the activity variables to determine an activity index of an individual. A personal activity level analysis system is configured to execute the method for obtaining an activity index used in quantifying an activity level of an individual.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for quantifying an activity level of an individual within a predetermined time period with a measuring and processing device based on a plurality of activity variables, said measuring and processing device storing for each of said plurality of activity variables a minimum activity variable corresponding to a generally minimum threshold level of the activity variable, a maximum activity variable corresponding to a generally maximum threshold level of the activity variable, and a weighing factor, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring the plurality of activity variables of an individual over said time period with said measuring and processing device; calculating with said measuring and processing device a subindex for each of said activity variables using the following relationship - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for quantifying activity levels of an individual within a predetermined time period with a processing device, the processing device storing minimum and maximum threshold values and a weighing factor associated with a set of activity variables of an individual, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a plurality of activity variables of an individual over said predetermined time period; calculating in the processing device a subindex for each of said activity variables as a function of the minimum and maximum threshold values and the weighing factor; and calculating in the processing device a sum of said activity variables to determine an activity index corresponding to an activity level of an individual. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal activity level analysis system, comprising:
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at least one measuring device arranged for measuring activity information of an individual within a predetermined time period; and a processor configured to determine a plurality of activity variables from the activity information obtained from the measuring devices within the predetermined time period, said processor storing minimum and maximum threshold values and a weighing factor for each of said activity variables, said processor arranged to calculate a subindex for each of said activity variables as a function of the minimum and maximum threshold values and the weighing factor, and said processor configured to determine an activity index from a sum of the subindexes of the activity variables. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for quantifying activity levels of an individual within a predetermined time period, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a plurality of activity variables of an individual during said predetermined time period; providing said plurality of activity variables with minimum and maximum threshold values and a weighing factor; calculating a subindex for each of said activity variables as a function of the minimum and maximum threshold values and the weighing factor; and calculating a sum of said activity variables to determine an activity index corresponding to an activity level of an individual.
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