Activity monitoring
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsJoannes Bremer, Paraskevas Dunias, Gillian Mimnagh-Kelleher, Adrianus Petrus Rommers, Wilhelmus Lambertus Martinus Verhoeven
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Abstract
An activity monitor is provided that can be cheaper and require lower power than existing activity monitors. A single output channel from a plurality of motion sensors is provided and monitored intermittently.
Claims8
An activity monitor comprising:
- a measurement unit including a plurality of motion sensors, operable to produce respective sensor signals indicative of motion experienced thereby;
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- a processor for receiving the sensor signals from the measurement unit and operable to process the signals in accordance with a predetermined method,
- characterised in that the measurement unit has a single output channel and is operable to output the sensor signals in turn on the output channel.
A method of monitoring activity using a plurality of motion sensors which are operable to produce respective sensor signals indicative of motion experienced thereby, the method comprising receiving sensor signals and processing the signals in accordance with a predetermined method, characterized in that the sensor signals are monitored in turn via a single channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.