Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same
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1. A portable activity monitoring device to calculate one or more metrics corresponding to a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
- a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;
a plurality of sensors, disposed in the housing, to generate sensor data which is representative of activity of the user;
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors, to calculate the one or more activity metrics of the user using the sensor data, wherein the processing circuitry;
calculates a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the sensor data.
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Abstract
A portable activity monitoring device comprising a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user'"'"'s body, a plurality of sensors, disposed in the housing, to generate sensor data which is representative of activity of the user, processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors, to calculate the one or more activity metrics of the user using the sensor data, wherein the processing circuitry calculates a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the sensor data.
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1. A portable activity monitoring device to calculate one or more metrics corresponding to a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a plurality of sensors, disposed in the housing, to generate sensor data which is representative of activity of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors, to calculate the one or more activity metrics of the user using the sensor data, wherein the processing circuitry; calculates a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A portable activity monitoring device to calculate one or more metrics corresponding to a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a first sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate first sensor data; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the first sensor, to calculate the one or more activity metrics of the user using the first sensor data, wherein the processing circuitry; calculates an altitude metric using the first sensor data, wherein the altitude metric includes a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a first sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate first sensor data which is representative of a first activity of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the first sensor, to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the first sensor data; and a display, coupled to the processing circuitry and disposed in or on the housing, to output data which is representative of the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable activity monitoring device to calculate one or more metrics corresponding to a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate sensor data which is representative of activity of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the sensor, to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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