Method for counting steps taken by a user

摘要

A method of counting steps of a user employs a first device, e.g. a personal activity monitor 1) and a second device, e.g. a smartphone 2) which communicate with each other. The method includes detecting and counting the steps of the user by the first device, detecting and counting the steps of the user by the second device, transferring step data from one of the two devices to the other of the two devices, and identifying at least a first time period (Tw) for which a difference in the number of steps counted by the first device and by the second device is greater than a predetermined threshold (S). The method further includes supplementing the step data recorded for the first time period in one of the two devices with the step data from the other of the two devices.

主权项

1. A method for counting steps taken by a user, said method being implemented by a first portable electronic device formed by a personal activity monitor intended to be rather rigidly associated with the body of the user, and by a second portable electronic device formed by a smartphone, the first and second devices being configured to exchange data over a wireless connection, the first device comprising a first local clock for time-stamping collected data, and the second device comprising a second local clock for time-stamping collected data, the method comprising the steps of:
/a1/ detecting and counting the steps of the user, by the first device, with at least one associated timestamp information, from the first local clock /a2/ detecting and counting the steps of the user, by the second device, with at least one associated timestamp information, from the second local clock /b/ transferring step data from one of the two devices to the other of the two devices, /c/ identifying with the help of the first and the second time stamp information at least a first time period (Tw) for which it is determined that a difference in the number of steps counted by the first device and by the second device is greater than a predetermined threshold (S), /d/ supplementing the step data recorded for said first time period in one of the two devices, with the step data from the other of the two devices.