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US 10,471,302 B1Granted
Method and system for administering an activity program
AssigneeCapsule Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKenneth S. Ehlert, Mark R. Pollmann
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Abstract
A system and method for administering an activity program. An activity goal for an activity and an activity sub-goal for the activity is established. The activity sub-goal includes an activity performance goal and an activity period, wherein the activity performance goal must be met within an amount of time equal to the activity period. The activity goal includes a repetition requirement, wherein the repetition requirement sets a minimum number of times that a measured activity must meet the activity sub-goal over a given time period. Activity is measured and a determination is made as to whether the measured activity meets the activity sub-goal. If so, a determination is made as to whether the corresponding activity goal has been met.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, at least one activity sensor signal produced by at least one accelerometer in response to physical movement of a person;
- receiving, by the computing device, time information from a time measuring device;
- for each of a plurality of predetermined durations:
- quantifying an amount of activity indicated by the at least one activity sensor signal over a time period that is defined by the predetermined duration and measured by the received time information, and
- comparing, by the computing device, the quantified activity amount to an activity threshold that is associated with the predetermined duration;
- in response to a result of the comparing, for one of the plurality of predetermined durations, the respective quantified activity amount to the associated activity threshold, incrementing a number of performed repetitions of an activity sub-goal associated with the one of the plurality of predetermined durations;
- determining, by the computing device, whether a first activity goal has been met based on the number of performed repetitions and a repetition requirement, the first activity goal comprising the activity sub-goal and a number of repetitions of the activity sub-goal;
- and
- responsive to determining the first activity goal has been met, providing an indication of completion of the first activity goal.
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A non-transitory machine readable storage medium including processor-executable program code which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
- receive at least one activity sensor signal produced by at least one accelerometer in response to physical movement of a person;
- receive time information from a time measuring device;
- for each of a plurality of predetermined durations:
- quantify an amount of activity indicated by the at least one activity sensor signal over a time period that is defined by the predetermined duration and measured by the received time information, and
- compare the quantified activity amount to an activity threshold that is associated with the predetermined duration;
- in response to a result of the comparing, for one of the plurality of predetermined durations, the respective quantified activity amount to the associated activity threshold, increment a number of performed repetitions of an activity sub-goal associated with the one of the plurality of predetermined durations;
- determine whether a first activity goal has been met based on the number of performed repetitions and a repetition requirement, the first activity goal comprising the activity sub-goal and a number of repetitions of the activity sub-goal;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the first activity goal has been met, provide an indication of completion of the first activity goal.
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A method of assessing an individual's physical activity, comprising:
- establishing one or more sub-goals, wherein each sub-goal includes an activity threshold and a predetermined duration;
- counting a number of the one or more sub-goals met, the counting comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, at least one activity sensor signal produced by at least one accelerometer in response to physical movement of a person;
- receiving, by the computing device, time information from a time measuring device;
- for each of the one or more sub-goals:
- quantify an amount of activity indicated by the at least one activity sensor signal over a time period that is defined by the predetermined duration and measured by the received time information, and
- comparing, by the computing device, the quantified activity amount to the activity threshold of the sub-goal;
- and
- in response to a result of the comparing, for one of the one or more sub-goals, the respective quantified activity amount to the activity threshold of the sub-goal, incrementing, by the computing device, a number of performed repetitions of the sub-goal;
- determining, by the computing device, whether an activity goal is met, wherein the activity goal is met when an individual meets a number of sub-goals over a predefined time period;
- and
- responsive to determining the activity goal has been met, providing an indication of completion of the activity goal.
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A system for assessing physical activity comprising:
- a processor;
- an activity measurement device connected to the processor, wherein the activity measurement device comprises at least one accelerometer and is configured to transmit at least one activity sensor signal produced by the at least one accelerometer in response to physical movement of a person to the processor;
- a time-measuring device connected to the processor, wherein the time-measuring device is configured to transmit time information to the processor;
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- a computer-readable data storage device connected to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute processor-executable instructions to:
- receive time information from the time-measuring device;
- count a number of one or more sub-goals met, wherein each of the one or more sub-goals includes an activity threshold and a predetermined duration, and wherein the counting comprises:
- for each of the one or more sub-goals:
- quantify an amount of activity indicated by the at least one activity sensor signal over a time period that is defined by the predetermined duration and measured by the received time information;
- and
- comparing the quantified activity amount to the activity threshold of the sub-goal;
- and
- in response to a result of the comparing, for one of the one or more sub-goals, the respective quantified activity amount to the activity threshold of the sub-goal, incrementing a number of performed repetitions of the sub-goal;
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- determine whether an activity goal is met, wherein the activity goal is met when an individual meets a selected number of sub-goals over a predefined time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.