Specialized sensors and techniques for monitoring personal activity
First Claim
1. A system for determining an activity of a user comprising:
- a hardware device comprising;
at least one infrared imaging sensor configured to receive infrared radiation signals emanating from an object located within a predefined, three-dimensional personal activity space and not within a space outside of said personal activity space,wherein said at least one sensor is configured to detect object-defining thermal differentials in said 3-dimensional personal activity space;
a memory in communication with the device, the memory adapted to store;
object information relating to a plurality of potential object types with which the user may interact; and
activity information relating to a plurality of potential activities the user may undertake with one or more of the potential object types;
a processor in communication with the device and the memory, the processor configured to;
determine a first position of the object in three-dimensional space at a first time, based on at least some of the radiation;
determine a three-dimensional shape of the object, based on at least some of the radiation;
determine an object type of the detected object from the plurality of potential object types stored in the memory, based on the determined shape of the object; and
determine the activity of the user from the plurality of potential activities stored in the memory, based on the object type and the first position of the object.
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Abstract
New activity recognition, recording, analysis and control techniques, systems and sensors are provided. In some aspects of the invention, multiple sensory tags with unique identification and data transfer attributes, create positional, movement, orientation and acceleration data and supply it to a control system. The tags may be placed at location(s) on the user'"'"'s body, clothing, personal effects, exercise equipment and other activity-relevant locations, to enhance activity recognition and mapping. For example, a specialized PDA may comprise part of the control system, and may provide, reflect and/or receive modified data signals to and from such tags.
In other aspects, a system defines a personal activity space, samples data preferentially from that space, and performs a simplified form of object-recognition to determine, record and analyze personal activities.
A GUI interface within the control system may also aid in recognizing and recording activity patterns, in addition to tags.
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1. A system for determining an activity of a user comprising:
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a hardware device comprising; at least one infrared imaging sensor configured to receive infrared radiation signals emanating from an object located within a predefined, three-dimensional personal activity space and not within a space outside of said personal activity space, wherein said at least one sensor is configured to detect object-defining thermal differentials in said 3-dimensional personal activity space; a memory in communication with the device, the memory adapted to store; object information relating to a plurality of potential object types with which the user may interact; and activity information relating to a plurality of potential activities the user may undertake with one or more of the potential object types; a processor in communication with the device and the memory, the processor configured to; determine a first position of the object in three-dimensional space at a first time, based on at least some of the radiation; determine a three-dimensional shape of the object, based on at least some of the radiation; determine an object type of the detected object from the plurality of potential object types stored in the memory, based on the determined shape of the object; and determine the activity of the user from the plurality of potential activities stored in the memory, based on the object type and the first position of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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