Patent ID: 8587439

Claim:
A system for monitoring non-exercise activity thermogenesis, the system comprising: an inclinometer adapted for attachment at a first body location, wherein the inclinometer provides output signals indicative of the orientation of the inclinometer relative to gravitational force; an accelerometer adapted to attachment at a body location, wherein the accelerometer provides output signals indicative of motion of the accelerometer; a power interlock, wherein the power interlock passes electric energy in response to output signals indicative of selected orientations of the inclinometer relative to gravitational force and/or output signals indicative of motion of the accelerometer; a controller operably connected to the inclinometer and the accelerometer, wherein the controller receives the output signals from the inclinometer and the accelerometer, the controller further comprising: a memory unit operably connected to the controller, the memory unit capable of storing the amount of time the inclinometer is in one or more selected orientations and the amount of time the accelerometer is in motion; a display unit operably connected to the controller, the display unit capable of displaying visual indicia indicative of the amount of time the inclinometer is in the one or more selected orientations; a self-contained power source operably connected to the controller; a transceiver operably connected to the controller, the transceiver capable of transmitting information from the controller to another device and receiving information from another device for delivery to the controller; and a compliance unit operably connected to the controller, the compliance unit capable of providing a compliance reminder based at least in part on the amount of time the inclinometer is in one or more selected orientations and/or the amount of time that motion is detected by the accelerometer.