Methods, systems, and media for predicting sensor measurement quality

1. A method for predicting sensor measurement quality, the method comprising:

measuring, using a wearable computing device that includes a processor and a sensor, information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period;

identifying one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor;

determining contextual information associated with the wearable computing device;

determining the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters, the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period, and the determined contextual information associated with the wearable computing device;

in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activating the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and

updating the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a photoplethysmography sensor and wherein the physiological metric is heart rate variability of a user of the wearable computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters include a threshold associated with the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period, and wherein the likelihood is determined based on the threshold associated with information indicating the motion of the user device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information indicating the motion of the user device includes an acceleration of the user device, and wherein the threshold associated with the information indicating the motion of the user device is a mean acceleration measured during the current time period.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to determining that the likelihood does not exceed the predetermined threshold, causing the identified one or more parameters to be updated and inhibiting the processor and the sensor of the wearable computing device from being activated.

6. A method for predicting sensor measurement quality, the method comprising:

measuring, using a wearable computing device that includes a processor and a sensor, information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period;

identifying one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor, wherein the one or more parameters are determined based on a training set comprising a plurality of training samples, and wherein a training sample from the plurality of training samples includes the information indicating the motion of the user device and a corresponding sensor measurement;

determining the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters and based on the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period;

in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activating the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and

updating the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period.

7. A system for predicting sensor measurement quality, the system comprising:

a sensor; and

a hardware processor connected to the sensor, wherein the hardware processor is configured to:

measure information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period;

identify one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor, wherein the one or more parameters include contextual parameters associated with the wearable computing device;

determine contextual information associated with the wearable computing device;

determine the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters, the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period, and the determined contextual information associated with the wearable computing device;

in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activate the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and

update the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is a photoplethysmography sensor and wherein the physiological metric is heart rate variability of a user of the wearable computing device.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more parameters include a threshold associated with the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period, and wherein the likelihood is determined based on the threshold associated with information indicating the motion of the user device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the information indicating the motion of the user device includes an acceleration of the user device, and wherein the threshold associated with the information indicating the motion of the user device is a mean acceleration measured during the current time period.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to, in response to determining that the likelihood does not exceed the predetermined threshold, cause the identified one or more parameters to be updated and inhibit the processor and the sensor of the wearable computing device from being activated.

12. A system for predicting sensor measurement quality, the system comprising:

a sensor; and

a hardware processor connected to the sensor, wherein the hardware processor is configured to:

measure information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period;

identify one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor, wherein the one or more parameters include contextual parameters associated with the wearable computing device, wherein the one or more parameters are determined based on a training set comprising a plurality of training samples, and wherein a training sample from the plurality of training samples includes the information indicating the motion of the user device and a corresponding sensor measurement;

determine the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters and based on the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period;

in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activate the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and

update the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for predicting sensor measurement quality, the method comprising:

measuring, using a wearable computing device that includes a processor and a sensor, information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period;

identifying one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor, wherein the one or more parameters include contextual parameters associated with the wearable computing device;

determining contextual information associated with the wearable computing device;

determining the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters, the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period, and the determined contextual information associated with the wearable computing device;

in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activating the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and

updating the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is a photoplethysmography sensor and wherein the physiological metric is heart rate variability of a user of the wearable computing device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the one or more parameters include a threshold associated with the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period, and wherein the likelihood is determined based on the threshold associated with information indicating the motion of the user device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the information indicating the motion of the user device includes an acceleration of the user device, and wherein the threshold associated with the information indicating the motion of the user device is a mean acceleration measured during the current time period.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises, in response to determining that the likelihood does not exceed the predetermined threshold, causing the identified one or more parameters to be updated and inhibiting the processor and the sensor of the wearable computing device from being activated.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for predicting sensor measurement quality, the method comprising:

measuring, using a wearable computing device that includes a processor and a sensor, information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period;

identifying one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor, wherein the one or more parameters include contextual parameters associated with the wearable computing device, wherein the one or more parameters are determined based on a training set comprising a plurality of training samples, and wherein a training sample from the plurality of training samples includes the information indicating the motion of the user device and a corresponding sensor measurement;

determining the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period;

in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activating the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and

updating the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period.