Electronic Devices with Motion Characterization Circuitry
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a motion sensor that gathers motion sensor data indicative of a user'"'"'s movement;
wireless communications circuitry that gathers location information indicative of the user'"'"'s location; and
processing circuitry that characterizes the user'"'"'s movement based on the motion sensor data and the location information.
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Abstract
An electronic device may include a motion sensor for detecting movement of the electronic device. Applications that run on the electronic device such as fitness applications or activity logging applications may use motion sensor data to track a user'"'"'s physical activity. To avoid mischaracterizing a user'"'"'s movement, motion sensor circuitry in the electronic device may supplement motion sensor data with additional information in instances where motion sensor data alone may be insufficient to distinguish between different types of physical activity. For example, information on a user'"'"'s speed may be synthesized with motion sensor data to help characterize a user'"'"'s movement. Information on a user'"'"'s speed may be determined based on location information. The location information may, for example, be gathered using IEEE 802.11 transceiver circuitry or, in more rural areas, may be gathered using Global Positioning System receiver circuitry.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a motion sensor that gathers motion sensor data indicative of a user'"'"'s movement; wireless communications circuitry that gathers location information indicative of the user'"'"'s location; and processing circuitry that characterizes the user'"'"'s movement based on the motion sensor data and the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating an electronic device having a motion sensor, wireless communications circuitry, and processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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with the motion sensor, gathering motion sensor data indicative of a user'"'"'s movement; with the wireless communications circuitry, gathering location information indicative of the user'"'"'s location; and with the processing circuitry, characterizing the user'"'"'s movement based on the motion sensor data and the location information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating an electronic device having a motion sensor and processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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with the motion sensor, gathering motion sensor data indicative of a user'"'"'s movement; with the processing circuitry, gathering information on the user'"'"'s speed; and characterizing the user'"'"'s movement based on the motion sensor data and the information on the user'"'"'s speed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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