Activity recognition apparatus, method and program

Details Activity recognition apparatus, method and program Activity recognition apparatus, method and program

2006-05-18

2008-09-02

Cosimano, Edward R (Department: 2863)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system

Orientation or position

C073S379010, C073S760000, C073S763000, C073S767000, C073S774000, C073S865100, C073S865400, C482S001000, C482S008000, C702S108000, C702S113000, C702S151000, C702S152000, C702S153000, C702S189000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07421369

ABSTRACT:
There is provided an activity recognition apparatus for detecting an activity of a subject. The apparatus includes: a sensor unit including a plurality of linear motion sensors configured to detect linear motions and a plurality of rotational motion sensors, the linear motions being orthogonal to each other, the rotational motions being orthogonal to each other; and a computational unit configured to receive and process signals from the sensors included in the sensor unit so as to detect an activity of the subject. The sensor unit is directly or indirectly supported by the subject with an arbitrary orientation with respect to the subject. The computational unit performs a calculation that uses the signals from both linear motion sensors and rotational motion sensors to determine the activity of the subject independent of the orientation of the sensor unit.

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