Scientists have invented a new algorithm that empowers smartwatches to detect and record your every move, without being told beforehand what to look for.Current smartwatches can recognise a limited number of particular activities, including yoga and running, but these are programmed in advance.<\/p>\n
This new method, scheduled to be presented at International Symposium on Wearable Computers to be held in Hawaii from September 11-15 enables the technology to discover activities as they happen, not just simply when exercising, but also when brushing your teeth or cutting vegetables.<\/p>\n
The algorithm can even track sedentary activity, for instance whether you are sitting or lying down.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrent activity-recognition systems usually fail because they are limited to recognising a predefined set of activities, whereas of course human activities are not limited and change with time,\u201d said Hristijan Gjoreski of University of Sussex in Britain.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere we present a new machine-learning approach that detects new human activities as they happen in real time, and which outperforms competing approaches,\u201d Gjoreski said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTraditional models \u2018cluster\u2019 together bursts of activity to estimate what a person has been doing, and for how long.<\/p>\n
For example, a series of continuous steps may be clustered into a walk. Where they falter is that they do not account for pauses or interruptions in the activity, and, so, a walk interrupted with two short stops would be clustered into three separate walks.<\/p>\n
The new algorithm tracks ongoing activity, paying close attention to transitioning, as well as the activity itself.<\/p>\n
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