System, method and medium tracking action history of user

• US 20080157961A1
• Filed: 07/30/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Tae-suh, Lee, Yong-beom
• Application Number:
  US11/882,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20080157961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A system, method and medium tracking an action history of a user by recognizing a user'"'"'s actions as predetermined indicator actions that might cause lost items, storing the user'"'"'s locations whenever the indicator actions are recognized, and storing the recognized indicator actions as an action history of user to supply the user with information on the stored action history, thereby allowing the user to easily find the lost items. The system includes a location sensor to sense a location of a user, an action sensor to sense an action of the user, an action-recognition unit to recognize the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action, an action-history storage unit to store the sensed location and the recognized indicator action as the action history of the user, and an information-supply unit to supply the user with the stored action history upon request.

Claims

1. A system for tracking an action history of a user, comprising:

a location sensor to sense a location of a user;

an action sensor to sense an action of the user;

an action-recognition unit to recognize the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action;

an action-history storage unit to store the sensed location and the recognized indicator action as the action history of the user; and

an information-supply unit to supply the user with the stored action history upon request.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the location sensor senses the location using at least one of a GPS (Global Positioning System) and an indoor GPS.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the action sensor senses the user'"'"'s action using at least one of an inertial sensor, a pressure sensor, an electromyogram sensor and a pulse sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the action-recognition unit compares the sensed action with pre-stored indicator actions, and recognizes the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action according to the comparison result.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the information-supply unit includes a display unit for displaying on a predetermined map at least one of the user'"'"'s movement path, the indicator action, a time at which the indicator action has been recognized, and a location at which the indicator action has been recognized

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user recalls the action history starting with a present time and ending with a time at which the indicator action has been recognized or starting with the time at which the indicator action has been recognized and ending with the present time.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined indicator action includes at least one of colliding, collapsing, toppling, dozing, running, sitting, standing, and hurrying.

8. A method for tracking an action history of a user, the method comprising:

sensing a location of a user;

sensing an action of the user;

recognizing the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action;

storing the sensed location and the recognized indicator action as the action history of the user; and

supplying the user with the stored action history upon request.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the indicator action includes at least one of colliding, collapsing, toppling, dozing, running, sitting, standing, and hurrying.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensing of the user'"'"'s action comprises sensing a user'"'"'s inertial movement using an inertial sensor mounted on at least one of a wrist and a waist of the user.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensing of the user'"'"'s action comprises sensing a user'"'"'s hand action using at least one of a pressure sensor and an electromyogram sensor mounted on a wrist of the user.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensing of the user'"'"'s action comprises sensing a heart rate of the user using a pulse sensor.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the recognizing of the predetermined indicator action comprises:

comparing the sensed action with pre-stored indicator actions, and recognizing the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action according to the comparison result.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensing of the user'"'"'s location comprises sensing the location using at least one of a GPS (Global Positioning System) and an indoor GPS.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the supplying of the information on the action history comprises displaying a user'"'"'s movement path in which symbols corresponding to the indicator action are overlaid on a predetermined map.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the supplying of the information on the action history comprises retracing the supplied action history starting with a present time and ending with a time at which the indicator action has been recognized.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the supplying of the information on the action history comprises retracing the supplied action history starting with a time at which the indicator action has been recognized and ending with a present time.

18. At least one medium comprising computer readable code to control at least one processing element to implement the method of claim 8.

19. A method tracking actions of a user, the method comprising:

sensing an action of the user;

recognizing the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action;

storing the recognized indicator action along with a corresponding location and time as an action history of the user; and

providing the stored action history upon request.

20. At least one medium comprising computer readable code to control at least one processing element to implement the method of claim 19.

21. A system tracking actions of a user, the system comprising:

an action sensor to sense an action of the user;

an action-recognition unit to recognize the sensed action as a predetermined indicator action;

an action-history storage unit to store the recognized indicator action along with a corresponding location and time as an action history of the user; and

an information-supply unit to provide the stored action history upon request.