# US 2014/0195018 A1 · Method and apparatus for identifying exercise information of user > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195018 A1 - Document ID: US20140195018A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/150,326 - Filed: 2014-01-08 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd. - Inventors: Jeong-Gwan KANG; Sun-Young PARK; Nam-Hoon KIM; Hyeon-Seong KIM; Hyun-Su HONG; Myung-Sik KIM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195018A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/1123: {Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running (A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence)} - G16H 20/30: relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61B 2560/0242: adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution - A61B 2562/0219: Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract A method and a user terminal for identifying exercise information of a user are provided. The method includes detecting air pressure information at a location of the user terminal; identifying a state of a topography at the location of the user terminal by using the detected air pressure information; analyzing vertical movement and horizontal movement of the user terminal to identify movement information of the user terminal; and identifying the exercise information of the user according to the identified movement information of the user terminal and the identified state of the topography at the location of the user terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of identifying exercise information of a user of a user terminal, the method comprising: detecting air pressure information at a location of the user terminal; identifying a state of a topography at the location of the user terminal by using the detected air pressure information; analyzing vertical movement and horizontal movement of the user terminal to identify movement information of the user terminal; and identifying the exercise information of the user according to the identified movement information of the user terminal and the identified state of the topography at the location of the user terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the movement information of the user includes a movement speed of the user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the movement information of the user includes a movement state of the user selected from a plurality of movement states including a walking state and a running state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the movement information of the user includes a movement distance determined according to the movement state, a step count, and a pace of the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein identifying the movement information comprises identifying the movement state of the user based on a step count detected within a predetermined time period. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the movement information reflects data measured, by a motion sensor including an acceleration sensor and an air pressure sensor, at each instance of predetermined time interval, to analyze the vertical and horizontal movement of the user terminal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the motion sensor further includes at least one of a gyro sensor and a geo-magnetic sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the movement information of the user includes a step count. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the state of the topography includes a topography sloping angle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the exercise information of the user includes calorie consumption of the user calculated in consideration the topography sloping angle. ### Claim 11 A user terminal identifying exercise information of a user, the user terminal comprising: an air pressure sensor configured to detect air pressure information at a location of the user terminal; a motion sensor configured to detect vertical movement and horizontal movement of the user terminal; and a sensor processor configured to process a program for identifying exercise information of the user by using data detected from the air pressure sensor and the motion sensor, wherein the program for identifying the exercise information of the user comprises a command for identifying a state of a topography at the location of the user terminal by using the detected air pressure information, analyzing the vertical movement and the horizontal movement of the user terminal to identify movement information of the user terminal, and identifying the exercise information of the user according to the identified movement information of the user terminal and the identified state of the topography at the location of the user terminal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The user terminal of claim 11, further comprising a screen configured to display information, wherein the program for identifying the exercise information of the user provides the exercise information to the controller in accordance to an operation state of the screen. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The user terminal of claim 12, wherein the movement information of the user includes a movement state of the user selected from a plurality of movement states including a walking state and a running state. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the movement information of the user includes a movement distance determined according to the movement state, a step count, and a pace of the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the movement information is identified based on a step count detected within a predetermined unit period. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The user terminal of claim 11, wherein the program for identifying the exercise information of the user identifies the exercise information according to the data detected from the air pressure sensor and the motion sensor at each instance of a predetermined time interval, to analyze the vertical and horizontal movement of the user terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The user terminal of claim 16, wherein the motion sensor further includes at least one of a gyro sensor and a geo-magnetic sensor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The user terminal of claim 11, wherein the movement information of the user includes a step count. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The user terminal of claim 11, wherein the state of the topography includes a topography sloping angle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The user terminal of claim 19, wherein the exercise information of the user includes calorie consumption of the user calculated in consideration of the topography sloping angle.