Sensor information using method and electronic device using the same

• US 10,831,792 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2019
• Issued: 11/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Seong Ook, Lee, Jong Kun, Han, Seung Wok, Min, Kyung Sub
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao H
• Application Number:
  US16/283,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20190188215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An electronic device in response to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a non-transitory memory configured to store at least one executable instruction and at least one processor connected to the memory. The at least one processor is configured by executing the instruction to calculate a distance traveled based on collected sensor information received from a plurality of sensors in response to detecting movement of the electronic device, to divide the calculated distance traveled by a specified reference unit, and output a specified object to a region including at least one reference unit point.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a non-transitory memory configured to store one or more executable instructions associated with an exercise function;

at least one processor operatively connected to the memory, the at least one processor executing at least one instruction associated with the exercise function to output information associated with the exercise function; and

a display operatively coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein execution of the at least one instruction by the at least one processor causes the electronic device to;

receive first sensing information, indicating a location of the electronic device, from a first sensor,

when the first sensing information is available from the first sensor;

calculate a first distance traveled by the electronic device based on the first sensing information,

divide the calculated first distance traveled by the electronic device according to a reference unit, and

display a first object on a screen of the display corresponding to a region including at least one reference unit point, the first object representing a first route over which the first distance is traveled while first sensing information is received, and

when the first sensing information is unavailable from the first sensor;

receive second sensing information from a second sensor in response to detecting movement of the electronic device,

calculate a second distance traveled by the electronic device based on the second sensing information, and

display a second object on the screen visually different from the first object, the second object representing a second route over which the second distance is traveled while the first sensing information is unavailable.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein execution of the at least one instruction by the at least one processor causes the electronic device to:

obtain time information associated with a distance-traveled information adjacent to the at least one reference unit point or time information corresponding to the at least one reference unit point based on the first sensing information and the second sensing information obtained received from the first sensor and the second sensor, and

select a screen portion of the display showing GPS coordinate information corresponding to the time information, or showing GPS coordinate information of a specified time within a predetermined time period of the time information as a position to which the object is to be output.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first sensor includes a GPS sensor and the second sensor includes a pedometer sensor, and

wherein the execution of the at least one instruction configures the processor to enable the GPS sensor and the pedometer sensor in response to the execution of the exercise function.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein execution of the at least one instruction by at least one processor causes the electronic device to:

output a route object corresponding to a total distance traveled based on GPS information from among a portion of the first sensing information, or output, to a screen, a mark indicating the reference unit point.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein execution of the at least one instruction by the at least one processor causes the electronic device to:

Output, to at least one screen portion of a display, an object having order information corresponding to the at least one reference unit point.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the reference unit includes a distance threshold,

wherein the at least one reference unit point includes an image displayed at regular intervals over the first route, each interval corresponding to the distance threshold, and

wherein the at least one reference unit point is omitted from the screen at regular intervals over the second route when the first sensing information is unavailable.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the second object is visually different than the first object by at least one of a line number, width, or color.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein execution of the at least one instruction by the at least one processor causes the electronic device to:

output, to a screen portion of the display, an object corresponding to the at least one reference unit point corresponding to a sensor information location collected immediately before the reference unit point in a case where the sensor information corresponding to the reference unit point and exercise end sensor information are equal in location.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein execution of the at least one instruction by the at least one processor causes the electronic device to:

calculate a moving speed based on at least one of the first sensing information and the second sensing information, and perform a screen display for a section with a highest speed among sections divided for each at least one reference unit point differently from the screen display for adjacent sections.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the execution of the at least one instruction by the at least one processor causes the electronic device to:

perform screen display for a position for which a portion of the first sensing information does not exist differently from the screen display for another section.

11. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, first sensing information indicating a location of the electronic device from a first sensor;

when the first sensing information is available from the first sensor;

calculating, by the processor, a first distance traveled based on the at least a portion of the first sensing information,

dividing the calculated first distance by a reference unit, and

displaying, on a display, a first object on a screen including a region corresponding to at least one reference unit point, the first object representing a first route over which the first distance is traveled while first sensing information is received; and

when the first sensing information is unavailable from the first sensor;

receiving second sensing information from a second sensor in response to detecting movement of the electronic device,

calculating a second distance traveled by the electronic device based on the second sensing information, and

displaying a second object on the screen that is visually different from the first object, the second object representing a second route over which the second distance is traveled while the first sensing information is unavailable.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

obtaining time information of distance traveled information adjacent to the reference unit point, or corresponding to the reference unit point, based on the first sensing information and the second sensing information obtained received from the first sensor and the second sensor; and

selecting a screen portion corresponding to GPS coordinate information corresponding to the time information, or showing GPS coordinate information of a specified time within a predetermined time period of the time information as a position to which the object is to be output.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first sensor includes a GPS sensor and the second sensor include a pedometer sensor, and

wherein the receiving of sensor information comprises collecting at least one of GPS sensor information or pedometer sensor information in response to execution of an exercise function.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

outputting a route object corresponding to a total distance traveled based on GPS information among the received portion of the first sensing information; and

outputting, to a screen, a mark indicating the reference unit point.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the first object includes order information that is output to at least one screen portion corresponding to the at least one reference unit point.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the reference unit includes a distance threshold,

wherein the at least one reference unit point includes an image displayed at regular intervals over the first route, each interval corresponding to the distance threshold, and

wherein the at least one reference unit point is omitted from the screen display at regular intervals over the second route when the first sensing information is unavailable.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second object is visually different than the first object by at least one of a line number, width, or color.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the first object further is displayed to a screen portion corresponding to the reference unit point and to a sensor information location collected immediately before the reference unit point, when the sensor information of the reference unit point and exercise end sensor information are in a same location.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the first object further comprises calculating a moving speed based on at least one of the first sensing information and the second sensing information, and performing screen display for a section with a highest speed among sections divided for each reference unit point differently from the screen display for adjacent sections.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the first object is displayed at a position for which a portion of the first sensing information does not exist differently from a screen display for another section.