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Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same

  • US 8,180,592 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2011
  • Issued: 05/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable monitoring device comprising:

  • a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;

    a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of a user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion of the user;

    an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect a change in altitude of the user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user;

    processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to calculate;

    a change in elevation of the user using the data which is representative of motion of the user and the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, anda state of an avatar using the data which is representative of motion of the user and/or the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user; and

    a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar, wherein the avatar is a graphical representation of the user.

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