Patent ID: 8892401

Claim:
A monitoring device comprising: a device locator for obtaining one or more geo-locations of a monitoring device when used by a user; a position sensor for determining one or more spatial positions of the monitoring device; a time measurement device for determining one or more times of occurrence corresponding to the spatial positions and the geo-locations; and a processor for generating metric data based on the times of occurrence, the geo-locations, and the spatial positions, wherein the metric data includes levels of an activity performed by the user, wherein the levels include an amount of stairs ascended by the user, or an amount of stairs descended by the user, or an amount of steps walked or ran by the user, or an amount of calories burned by the user, or an amount of distance traveled by the user, or an amount of hours slept by the user, or an amount of time for which the user is active, or a time at which the user wakes up, or a time at which the user goes to bed, or an amount of time spent by the user at a location, or an amount of time taken by the user to perform the activity, or a combination thereof.