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| 20090043531 | Human activity monitoring device with distance calculation - A method of monitoring human activity includes monitoring accelerations using an inertial sensor disposed at one of a plurality of locations on a human body, wherein at least one of the plurality of locations is not a foot location. A plurality of steps are counted based on the accelerations. A gait characteristic of the plurality of steps is determined. The characteristic is used to determine a stride length. At least one of a distance traveled and a speed of travel are determined based on the stride length. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090099812 | Method and Apparatus for Position-Context Based Actions - A method and apparatus for utilizing acceleration data to identify an orientation of a mobile device. The orientation of the mobile device used to perform position-context dependent actions. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090174782 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Photo Image Quality - A method and apparatus for receiving motion data and determining acceleration vectors based on biomechanical data and the received motion data. The method further comprises creating an improved image based on the acceleration vectors. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090234614 | EYEWEAR HAVING HUMAN ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE - A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes obtaining acceleration measurement data from an inertial sensor disposed in eyewear. The acceleration measurement data is processed to determine a user activity statistic. The user activity statistic includes at least one of a current user activity, periodic human motion count, total distance traveled, vertical distance traveled, current speed and average speed. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090274317 | Headset - A method or apparatus to provide an improved headset. The headset includes at least one sensor. The headset further includes a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the position of the headset on the user's head. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090290718 | Method and Apparatus for Adjusting Audio for a User Environment - The method defines a user environment based on detected motion data and/or ambient noise data. The user environment is then used to apply an appropriate audio adjustment mode. In one embodiment, the user environment definition further includes location data. In one embodiment, the location data is obtained from one of: a global positioning system (GPS), and network triangulation. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090319221 | Program Setting Adjustments Based on Activity Identification - An electronic device monitors accelerations using an inertial sensor. The electronic device identifies a current motion state based on the accelerations. The electronic device determines an application that subscribes to a motion state identification service and notifies the application of the current motion state. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100056872 | Sensor Fusion for Activity Identification - A mobile device monitors accelerations using one or more inertial sensors. A user activity is identified based on the accelerations. A first estimation is made of a user activity statistic associated with the user activity based on the accelerations. Location information is obtained by one or more location based sensors. A second estimation is made of the user activity statistic based on the location information. The user activity statistic is calculated based on the first estimation and the second estimation. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100085203 | Method and System for Waking Up a Device Due to Motion - A method comprises determining an idle sample value for a dominant axis of a device in an idle state. The method further comprises registering a motion of the device, and evaluating the motion. The method further comprises waking up the device when the analysis of the motion indicates a change in the dominant axis of the device and/or a level of acceleration beyond a threshold. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100238023 | Method and Apparatus to Utilize Location-Related Data - A method and apparatus to collect user location data over time, correlating user location data with outbreak data. The method and apparatus further comprising an alert mechanism to indicate to a user if there was a potential exposure. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100306711 | Method and Apparatus for a Motion State Aware Device - A device comprising a motion context logic that receives data from at least one motion sensor is described. The motion context logic determines a user's motion context. Context based action logic manages the device based on the user's motion context. | 12-02-2010 |
