# US 10,372,881 B2 · Supporting the monitoring of a physical activity > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,372,881 B2 - Document ID: US10372881B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/798,365 - Filed: 2015-07-13 - Published: 2015-11-05 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2010-11-10 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jr.; Eugene Dvortsov - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10372881B2 ## CPC - G16H 20/30: relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising - A61B 5/1118: {Determining activity level} - G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records - G16H 20/40: relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture - G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Improved techniques and systems for utilizing a portable electronic device to monitor, process, present and manage data captured by a remote sensor during a physical activity session are disclosed. The portable electronic device offers a convenient user interface that can be visual and/or audio based customized to a particular application, user-friendly and/or dynamic. The portable electronic device can pertain to a personal media device and thus also provide media playback. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors of a mobile device, ambient activity data from one or more sensors of the mobile device; generating, by the one or more processors, an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data; comparing, by the one or more processors, the generated ambient activity profile with recognized ambient activity profiles; determining, by the one or more processors, that at least one recognized ambient activity profile matches the generated ambient activity profile to within a degree of match or correlation, and responsive to the match: tagging, by the one or more processors, the generated ambient activity profile as recognized; associating, by the one or more processors, a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile; and initiating or ending an activity session on the device based on the template. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data, further comprises: categorizing the ambient activity data based upon one or more activity signatures that correspond to one or more activities. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the ambient activity data includes physiologic information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the ambient activity data includes physical activity data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the template is a workout template. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: monitoring sensor data to determine if the device is indoors or outdoors; and selecting the template based on results of the monitoring. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: determining a location or time of day; and selecting the template based on results of the determining. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: determining a change in elevation; and selecting the template based on results of the determining. ### Claim 9 A system comprising: one or more sensors; one or more processors; memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving ambient activity data from the one or more sensors; generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data; comparing the generated ambient activity profile with recognized ambient activity profiles; determining that at least one recognized ambient activity profile matches the generated ambient activity profile to within a degree of match or correlation, and responsive to the match: tagging the generated ambient activity profile as recognized; and associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile; and initiating or ending an activity session on a device based on the template. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data, further comprises: categorizing the ambient activity data based upon one or more activity signatures that correspond to one or more activities. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the ambient activity data includes physiologic information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the ambient activity data includes physical activity data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the template is a workout template. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: monitoring sensor data to determine if the device is indoors or outdoors; and selecting the template based on results of the monitoring. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: determining a location or time of day; and selecting the template based on results of the determining. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: determining a change in elevation; and selecting the template based on results of the determining. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving ambient activity data from one or more sensors; generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data; comparing the generated ambient activity profile with recognized ambient activity profiles; determining that at least one recognized ambient activity profile matches the generated ambient activity profile to within a degree of match or correlation, and responsive to the match: tagging the generated ambient activity profile as recognized; associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile; and initiating or ending an activity session on a device based on the template. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data, further comprises: categorizing the ambient activity data based upon one or more activity signatures that correspond to one or more activities. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: monitoring sensor data to determine if the device is indoors or outdoors; and selecting the template based on results of the monitoring. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises: determining a location or time of day; and selecting the template based on results of the determining.