Patent ID: 8876738

Claim:
A method comprising: generating acceleration measurements by an inertial sensor that is integrated into a garment made of materials that incorporate one or more sensors and provide body coverage; storing the acceleration measurements in a memory that is integrated into the garment; periodically establishing a connection to an electronic device for communication, the electronic device remote from the garment into which the inertial sensor is integrated; transmitting a formatted version the acceleration measurements to the electronic device via the connection, the electronic device used to identify a current user activity and a current user activity level; and assigning a dominant axis to the inertial sensor, the dominant axis an axis most influenced by gravity, by creating a rolling average of accelerations for each of the plurality of axes, comparing a value of the rolling average of accelerations for a first axis to values of the rolling averages of accelerations for one or more additional axes of the plurality of axes, and based upon relative values of the rolling averages of accelerations assigning the dominant axis.