Apple Inc.
DETECTING SWIMMING ACTIVITIES ON A WEARABLE DEVICE

Abstract:

Disclosed embodiments include wearable devices and techniques for detecting swimming activities, classifying user motion, detecting water submersion, and monitoring performance during swimming activities. By accurately and promptly detecting swimming activities and automatically distinguishing between different swimming stroke type performed during a swimming activity, the disclosure enables wearable devices to accurately calculate user performance information when users forget to start and/or stop recording swimming activities. In various embodiments, swimming activity detection techniques may improve the selectivity of motion based methods of identifying swimming activities identification by confirming motion analysis with water immersion and pressure data analysis that detects when the wearable device is submerged in water.