Method and apparatus for providing adaptive display and filtering of sensors and sensor data
View Patent ↗An approach is provided for adaptive display and filtering of sensors and sensor data. A sensor manager determines one or more signals associated with one or more sensors. The sensor manager then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more signals for comparison against one or more predetermined signals. The sensor manager determines one or more parameters for one or more filters based, at least in part, on the comparison, wherein the one or more filters operate, at least in part, on the one or more sensors, one or more other signals determined form the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.
1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
one or more signals associated with one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with determining at least one operational state of one or more other sensors;
a processing of the one or more signals for comparison against one or more predetermined signals; and
one or more parameters for one or more filters based, at least in part, on the comparison,
wherein the one or more filters operate, at least in part, on the one or more sensors, one or more other signals determined from the one or more other sensors, or a combination thereof,
transmitting, via a transceiver, the one or more signals.
2. A method of claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a processing of the one or more predetermined signals to determine the one or more parameters; and
an association of the one or more parameters to the one or more predetermined signals.
3. A method of claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a processing of the one or more predetermined signals to generate one or more models,
wherein the comparison of the one or more signals against the one or more predetermined signals is based, at least in part, on the one or more models.
4. A method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more signals, the one or more predetermined signals, the one or more other signals, or a combination include, at least in part, (a) one or more movement signals; (b) one or more physiological signals; (c) one or more models of the one or more movement signals, the one or more physiological signals, or a combination thereof; or (d) a combination thereof.
5. A method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more filters include, at least in part, one or more adaptive filters, and wherein the one or more parameters include, at least in part, initiation data, one or more coefficients determined from the initiation data, or a combination thereof.
6. A method of claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a processing of the one or more signals, the one or more predetermined signals, or a combination thereof into one or more classes,
wherein the comparison is based, at least in part, on the one or more classes.
7. A method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more filters are associated with at least one of the one or more classes.
8. A method of claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
at least one determination of a beginning of a sampling period for the one or more other sensors; and
an initiation of the determining of the one or more signals, the processing of the one or more signals, the determination of the one or more parameters, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determining of the beginning of the sampling period.
9. A method of claim 8 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a processing of the one or more signals to determine one or more movement states for the sampling period; and
at least one determination of the one or more parameters based, at least in part, on the one or more movement states.
10. A method of claim 9 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a monitoring of the one or more signals periodically, continuously, according to a schedule, on demand, or a combination thereof; and
one or more updates to the one or more movement states based, at least in part, on the monitoring.
11. A method of claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
a processing of the one more signals for determining one or more user interface states for presenting one or more sensor data at a device, at the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.
12. A method of claim 11 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
at least one determination of the one or more user interface states based, at least in part, on one or more prior user interface states, one or more user preferences, one or more configurations of one or more devices, or a combination thereof.
13. A method of claim 11 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
at least one determination of the one or user interface states based, at least in part, on one or more status information items associated with the one or more devices, one or more user interactions, or a combination thereof.
14. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one memory including computer program code, and
a transceiver configured to transmit the one or more signals,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
determine one or more signals associated with one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with determining at least one operational state of one or more other sensors;
process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more signals for comparison against one or more predetermined signals; and
determine one or more parameters for one or more filters based, at least in part, on the comparison,
wherein the one or more filters operate, at least in part, on the one or more sensors, one or more other signals determined from the one or more other sensors, or a combination thereof.
15. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more predetermined signals to determine the one or more parameters; and
cause, at least in part, an association of the one or more parameters to the one or more predetermined signals.
16. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more predetermined signals to generate one or more models,
wherein the comparison of the one or more signals against the one or more predetermined signals is based, at least in part, on the one or more models.
17. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more signals, the one or more predetermined signals, the one or more other signals, or a combination include, at least in part, (a) one or more movement signals; (b) one or more physiological signals; (c) one or more models of the one or more movement signals, the one or more physiological signals, or a combination thereof; or (d) a combination thereof.
18. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more filters include, at least in part, one or more adaptive filters, and wherein the one or more parameters include, at least in part, initiation data, one or more coefficients determined from the initiation data, or a combination thereof.
19. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more signals, the one or more predetermined signals, or a combination thereof into one or more classes, wherein the comparison is based, at least in part, on the one or more classes.
20. An apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more filters are associated with at least one of the one or more classes.
21. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine a beginning of a sampling period for the one or more other sensors; and
cause, at least in part, an initiation of the determining of the one or more signals, the processing of the one or more signals, the determination of the one or more parameters, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determining of the beginning of the sampling period.
22. An apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more signals to determine one or more movement states for the sampling period; and
determine the one or more parameters based, at least in part, on the one or more movement states.
23. An apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
cause, at least in part, a monitoring of the one or more signals periodically, continuously, according to a schedule, on demand, or a combination thereof; and
determine one or more updates to the one or more movement states based, at least in part, on the monitoring.
24. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
process and/or facilitate a processing of the one more signals for determining one or more user interface states for presenting one or more sensor data at a device, at the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.
25. An apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine the one or more user interface states based, at least in part, on one or more prior user interface states, one or more user preferences, one or more configurations of one or more devices, or a combination thereof.
26. An apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine the one or user interface states based, at least in part, on one or more status information items associated with the one or more devices, one or more user interactions, or a combination thereof.