Method and apparatus for providing movement detection based on air pressure data

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• receiving reference air pressure data from a reference set of devices;
• processing the reference air pressure data to cause, at least in part, a classification of the reference air pressure data into one or more candidate movement status categories;
• determining air pressure sensor data associated with at least one user device;
• determining at least one movement status category for the at least one user device from among the one or more candidate movement status categories based, at least in part, on the classification of the reference air pressure data from the reference set of devices and the determined air pressure sensor data associated with the at least one user device;
• and
• enabling or disabling one or more functions of the user device based on the determined movement status category.

A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

• receiving reference air pressure data from a reference set of devices;
• processing the reference air pressure data to cause, at least in part, a classification of the reference air pressure data into one or more candidate movement status categories;
• determining air pressure sensor data associated with at least one user device;
• determining at least one movement status category for the at least one user device from among the one or more candidate movement status categories based, at least in part, on the classification of the reference air pressure data from the reference set of devices and the determined air pressure sensor data associated with the at least one user device;
• and
• enabling or disabling one or more functions of the user device based on the determined movement status category.