Pedometer With Lag Correction

• US 20170067933A1
• Filed: 09/04/2015
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Miller, Isaac Thomas, MacGougan, Glenn Donald, Xiao, Xiao
• Granted Patent: US 9,702,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 21/00 Testing or calibrating of apparatus or devices covered by the preceding groups

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for a pedometer with lag correction. In some implementations, a method comprises: determining, by a first pedometer of an electronic device, a first step count based on sensor data provided by a motion sensor of the electronic device; determining, by a second pedometer of the electronic device, a second step count based on a window of the sensor data; responsive to determining that a step was detected by the second pedometer, determining a third step count based on the window of sensor data; and determining a corrected step count based on the third step count.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a first pedometer of an electronic device, a first step count based on sensor data provided by a motion sensor of the electronic device;

determining, by a second pedometer of the electronic device, a second step count based on a window of the sensor data;

responsive to determining that a step was detected by the second pedometer, determining a third step count based on the window of sensor data; and

determining a corrected step count based on the third step count.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a first step count comprises:

detecting crossings of the sensor data about a threshold; and

generating the first step count from the detected crossings.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a second step count comprises:

applying a window function to the sensor data to generate windowed sensor data;

storing the windowed sensor data;

applying a frequency filter to the windowed sensor data; and

generating the second step count based on the filtered windowed sensor data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining a third step count comprises:

adjusting a detection rate of the first pedometer;

inputting the stored windowed sensor data into the first pedometer;

detecting crossings of the stored windowed sensor data about a threshold; and

generating the third step count from the detected crossings.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the threshold is fixed and adjusting a detection rate of the first pedometer comprises:

adjusting the fixed threshold.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the threshold is fixed and adjusting a detection rate of the first pedometer comprises:

replacing the fixed threshold with an adaptive threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the third step count further comprises verifying or disproving steps in the third step count using the second step count.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a corrected step count comprises:

comparing the first step count with the third step count to determine a number of missed steps; and

adjusting a current step count based on the comparing.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining that a step was not detected by the second pedometer, subtracting the first step count from a current step count.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

correcting a current step count over a time period using the determined corrected step count.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

determining, by a first pedometer of an electronic device, a first step count based on sensor data provided by a motion sensor of the electronic device;

determining, by a second pedometer of the electronic device, a second step count based on a window of the sensor data;

responsive to determining that a step was detected by the second pedometer, determining a third step count based on the window of sensor data; and

determining a corrected step count based on the third step count.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein determining a first step count comprises:

detecting crossings of the sensor data about a threshold; and

generating the first step count from the detected crossings.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein determining a second step count comprises:

applying a window function to the sensor data to generate windowed sensor data;

storing the windowed sensor data;

applying a frequency filter to the windowed sensor data; and

generating the second step count based on the filtered windowed sensor data.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein determining a third step count comprises:

adjusting a detection rate of the first pedometer;

inputting the windowed sensor data into the first pedometer;

detecting crossings of the windowed sensor data about a threshold; and

generating the third step count from the detected crossings.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the threshold is fixed and adjusting a detection rate of the first pedometer comprises:

adjusting the fixed threshold.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the threshold is fixed and adjusting a detection rate of the first pedometer comprises:

replacing the fixed threshold with an adaptive threshold.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein determining the third step count further comprises verifying or disproving steps in the third step count using the second step count.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein determining a corrected step count comprises:

comparing the first step count with the third step count to determine a number of missed steps; and

adjusting a current step count based on the comparing.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

responsive to determining that a step was not detected by the second pedometer, subtracting the first step count from a current step count.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

correcting a current step count over a time period using the determined corrected step count.