{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10473689","patent":{"patent_number":"US-10473689","title":"Pedometer in a low-power device","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2013-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["A61B","A61B","G01C","G01D","A61B"],"num_claims":29,"abstract":"Methods and systems for determining a user's steps in portable device include deriving amplitudes from raw sensor data; comparing the amplitudes to an amplitude threshold, and counting a step when one of the amplitudes exceeds the amplitude threshold to obtain a step count; determining a current gait type based on the step count; dynamically adjusting the amplitude threshold in order to reduce effects of swinging movements and false steps; and applying a post filter to the step count based on time between steps and a minimum number of prior consecutive steps to derive a filtered step count that reduces false readings due to short bursts of rapid movement by the user."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Pedometer in a low-power device","description":"Methods and systems for determining a user's steps in portable device include deriving amplitudes from raw sensor data; comparing the amplitudes to an amplitude threshold, and counting a step when one","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10473689","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10473689","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Pedometer in a low-power device\" (US-10473689). https://patentable.app/patents/US-10473689","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10473689","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-10473689","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T04:20:57.280Z"}