Patent ID: 6810349
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A61B,A63B,G01P,G16H

Abstract:
System (1) for determining a measure of the physical activity of an object over a certain period of time, said system comprising measurement means (4,5,6) for measuring data relating to movement of the object, data processing means (7) for processing the measured data and memory means (8) for storing the processed data, characterized in that, the system further comprises calculating means (3) for calculating the physical activity level of the object, wherein the calculating means are arranged to calculate the physical activity level of the object based on the following algorithm:PAL=factor 1+factor 2*(variable 1)factor 3+factor 4*(variable 2)factor 5+ . . . +factor (2n)*(variable n)factor (2n+1) wherein PAL=physical activity level of the object; Variable 1 through variable n=variables related to the object and/or the system; and Factor 1 through factor 2n+1=factors to be determined by validation of the system.