DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A MOVING DISTANCE
First Claim
1. A device for measuring a moving distance, comprising:
- a mounting module to be attached to a specific portion of a moving object;
a sensor module configured to sense an acceleration of the moving object;
a controller configured to calculate each of a plurality of unit moving distances between a plurality of substantial stop states based on the acceleration of the moving object, and calculate a total moving distance by adding up the plurality of unit moving distances, wherein at least one of the plurality of substantial stop states occurs when an absolute value of the acceleration is smaller than a predetermined threshold value; and
a communication unit configured to transmit information including the moving speed and the total moving distance, and receive health information.
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Abstract
A device and a method for measuring a moving distance are provided. More particularly, a device for measuring a total moving distance according to an embodiment of the invention includes a mounting module to be attached to a specific portion of a moving object, a sensor module configured to sense an acceleration of the moving object, a controller configured to: measure a moving speed based on the acceleration, initialize the moving speed at a at least one of substantial stop states, calculate each of a plurality of unit moving distances, wherein at least one of the plurality of substantial stop states occurs when an absolute value of the acceleration is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, and a communication unit configured to transmit information including the moving speed and the total moving distance, and receive health information.
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17 Claims
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1. A device for measuring a moving distance, comprising:
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a mounting module to be attached to a specific portion of a moving object; a sensor module configured to sense an acceleration of the moving object; a controller configured to calculate each of a plurality of unit moving distances between a plurality of substantial stop states based on the acceleration of the moving object, and calculate a total moving distance by adding up the plurality of unit moving distances, wherein at least one of the plurality of substantial stop states occurs when an absolute value of the acceleration is smaller than a predetermined threshold value; and a communication unit configured to transmit information including the moving speed and the total moving distance, and receive health information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of measuring a moving distance, the method comprising:
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installing a device to a moving object via a mounting module of the device; selecting a moving mode on the device; sensing an acceleration of the moving object via a sensing module of the device; calculating each of a plurality of unit moving distances using the sensed acceleration and the selected moving mode; and calculating a total moving distance by adding up the plurality of unit moving distances. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of measuring a moving distance, the method comprising:
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installing a device to a moving object via a mounting module of the device; selecting a moving mode on the device; sensing an acceleration of the moving object via a sensing module of the device; obtaining a time point of the at least one of a plurality of substantial stop states based on the acceleration, the time point of the at least one of the plurality of substantial stop states including a step start point and a step end point; initializing a moving speed of the step start point to a predetermined value; determining the moving speed from the step start point to the step end point based on the acceleration and the moving speed of the step start point; calculating each of the plurality of the unit moving distances based on the moving speed of the step start point and the acceleration from the step start point to the step end point; and calculating a total moving distance by adding up the plurality of unit moving distances.
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