Portable device comprising an acceleration sensor and method of generating instructions or advice
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a display;
a storage medium;
at least one acceleration sensor; and
means arranged for calculating an activity parameter based on a signal generated by the at least one acceleration sensor, storing the calculated parameter in the storage medium, and showing the same in the display, wherein said parameter is the Physical Activity Index (PAI) or a derivative thereof, which is solely calculated by multiplying an average of the absolute values of a signal or samples of a signal of the at least one acceleration sensor with at least one constant, which at least one constant is independent of personal data of a user of the portable device, whereby the at least one constant is a universal metric that is not related to age, weight, or gender, the portable device being immediately operable after being powered ON such that the user that uses the portable device is not required to calibrate the portable device nor input his personal data to allow the portable device to accurately function.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a portable device comprising a housing, a display, a storage medium, at least one acceleration sensor, means for calculating an activity parameter based on the signal generated by the acceleration sensor, storing the calculated parameter in the storage medium, and showing the same in the display. The said parameter is the Physical Activity Index (PAI) or a derivative thereof.
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a housing; a display; a storage medium; at least one acceleration sensor; and means arranged for calculating an activity parameter based on a signal generated by the at least one acceleration sensor, storing the calculated parameter in the storage medium, and showing the same in the display, wherein said parameter is the Physical Activity Index (PAI) or a derivative thereof, which is solely calculated by multiplying an average of the absolute values of a signal or samples of a signal of the at least one acceleration sensor with at least one constant, which at least one constant is independent of personal data of a user of the portable device, whereby the at least one constant is a universal metric that is not related to age, weight, or gender, the portable device being immediately operable after being powered ON such that the user that uses the portable device is not required to calibrate the portable device nor input his personal data to allow the portable device to accurately function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12)
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6. A method of generating instructions or advice on how to increase physical activity and tailored to at least one of objective needs and preferences of an individual, which method comprises:
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electronically obtaining a parameter concerning that individual using a portable device containing an acceleration sensor, wherein the said parameter is the Physical Activity Index (PAI) or a derivative thereof, which is solely calculated by multiplying an average of the absolute values of a signal or samples of a signal of the acceleration sensor with at least one constant, which constant is independent of personal data of a user of the portable device; electronically obtaining personal information of the individual for setting a personal goal of the individual; selecting, based on the obtained Physical Activity Index and the personal goal, one or more instructions or advice components from a database to reach said personal goal; accessing said instructions or advice components for use by the individual, whereby the at least one constant is a universal metric that is not related to age, weight, or gender, the portable device being immediately operable after being powered ON such that the user that uses the portable device is not required to calibrate the portable device nor input his personal data to allow the portable device to accurately function. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program product code means stored in a computer readable medium for performing the following steps when said program product is run on a computer:
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electronically obtaining a parameter concerning that individual; and selecting, based on the said parameter, one or more instructions or advice components from a database, wherein the said parameter is the Physical Activity Index (PAI) or a derivative thereof, which is solely calculated by multiplying an average of the absolute values of a signal or samples of a signal of an acceleration sensor with at least one constant, which constant is independent of personal data of a user of an portable device, whereby the at least one constant is a universal metric that is not related to age, weight, or gender, the portable device being immediately operable after being powered ON such that the user that uses the portable device is not required to calibrate the portable device nor input his personal data to allow the portable device to accurately function. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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