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Table 2 List of data sensors

From: Modeling and discovering human behavior from smartphone sensing life-log data for identification purpose

No.

Name of probes

Explanation

Used

On request data

 

1.

SimpleLocationProbe

GPS data (user location)

X

2.

WifiProbe

Nearby Wi-Fi signals

X

3.

BluetoothProbe

Nearby Bluetooth signals

X

4.

BatteryProbe

Battery status

X

Historical data

 

1.

CallLogProbe

User call log

X

2.

SmsProbe

User SMS log

X

3.

ApplicationsProbe

List of application installed

 

4.

HardwareInfoProbe

User’s smartphone hardware info

 

5.

BrowserBookmarksProbe

User Bookmarks

 

6.

BrowserSearchesProbe

User Browser log

 

7.

ContactProbe

User contact (phonebook)

 

Continuous data

 

1.

LightSensorProbe

Measures the ambient light level (illumination) in lx

 

2.

ProximitySensorProbe

Measures the proximity of an object in cm relative to the view screen of a device

 

3.

TemperatureSensorProbe

Measures the temperature of the device in degrees Celsius (°C)

 

4.

MagneticFieldSensorProbe

Measures the ambient geomagnetic field (x, y, z) in μT

 

5.

PressureSensorProbe

Measures the ambient air pressure in hPa or mbar.

 

6.

ScreenProbe

Screen phone (on and off)

X

7.

RunningApplicationsProbe

List of running applications

X

8.

ActivityProbe

User activity log based on accelerometer sensor (none, low, and high activity)

X