Motion-sensing phones that predict your every move

December 14, 2009 | Source: New Scientist Tech

A system that learns users’ behavior patterns to provide them with an enhanced cellphone service has been developed by Technical University of Delft communications engineers.

The system uses telltale sequences and timings from the phone’s accelerometer and other devices to create an electronic signature of “mobility events.” A neural network software app running on the phone is then trained to predict what happens next and act accordingly.