Portable electronic device and computer software product
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a motion detector for generating motion data characterizing local movement of the portable electronic device;
a motion intensity determiner configured to determine an instantaneous motion intensity value for the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data; and
an active time counter configured to determine an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria, the active time counter being configured to start determining the active time accumulation after a time threshold that is proportional to a user parameter.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a portable electronic device and computer software product. The portable electronic device comprises a motion detector for generating motion data characterizing the local movement of the portable electronic device, a motion intensity determiner for determining a instantaneous motion intensity value of the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data, and an active time counter for determining an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria.
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28 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a motion detector for generating motion data characterizing local movement of the portable electronic device; a motion intensity determiner configured to determine an instantaneous motion intensity value for the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data; and an active time counter configured to determine an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria, the active time counter being configured to start determining the active time accumulation after a time threshold that is proportional to a user parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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4. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a motion detector for generating motion data characterizing local movement of the portable electronic device; a motion intensity determiner configured to determine an instantaneous motion intensity value for the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data; an active time counter configured to determine an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria; and at least one game application whose operation depends on at least one parameter proportional to the active time accumulation.
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5. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a motion detector for generating motion data characterizing local movement of the portable electronic device; a motion intensity determiner configured to determine an instantaneous motion intensity value for the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data; an active time counter configured to determine an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria; and a communication unit configured to communicate the active time accumulation information to a game application external to the portable electronic device, the operation of which game application depends on at least one parameter proportional to the active time accumulation. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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15. A computer-readable medium comprising encoded instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a computer process suitable for determining the intensity of a performance, the computer process comprising:
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inputting motion data characterizing local movement of the portable electronic device; determining an instantaneous motion intensity value of the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data; determining an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria; and determining the active time accumulation after a time threshold that is proportional to a user parameter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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18. A computer-readable medium comprising encoded instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a computer process suitable for determining the intensity of a performance, the computer process comprising:
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inputting motion data characterizing local movement of the portable electronic device; determining an instantaneous motion intensity value of the user of the portable electronic device from the motion data; determining an active time accumulation that sums up the time periods, during which the instantaneous motion intensity value meets predefined activity criteria; and performing at least one game application whose operation depends on at least one parameter proportional to the active time accumulation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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