Patent Document ID: 20050103129
Application ID: 10986303
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Claim One:
1. A method for quantifying an activity level of an individual within a predetermined time period with a measuring and processing device based on a plurality of activity variables, said measuring and processing device storing for each of said plurality of activity variables a minimum activity variable corresponding to a generally minimum threshold level of the activity variable, a maximum activity variable corresponding to a generally maximum threshold level of the activity variable, and a weighing factor, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the plurality of activity variables of an individual over said time period with said measuring and processing device; calculating with said measuring and processing device a subindex for each of said activity variables using the following relationship Subindex = ( activity ⁢ ⁢ variable - minimum ⁢ ⁢ activity ⁢ ⁢ variable ) ( maximum ⁢ ⁢ activity ⁢ ⁢ variable - minimum ⁢ ⁢ activity ⁢ ⁢ variable ) × weighingfactor calculating with said measuring and processing device the sum of said subindexes to determine an activity index corresponding to an activity level of an individual.