Personalized scaling of graphical indicators

• US 10,089,714 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2016
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Roberts, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, M Good
• Application Number:
  US15/189,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20160307295A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0223 Magnetic field sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0257 Proximity sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/41 Medical
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

Some aspects relate to reception from a user, via a sensor, first data indicative of activity of the user, determination of one or more values of a metric based on the first data, determination of a display scale based on the one or more values, reception from the user, via the sensor, second data indicative of activity of the user over a time interval, determination of a second value of the metric based on the second data, generation of a first graphical indicator representing the second value based on the display scale and the second value, and display of the first graphical indicator on a display.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a display;

one or more sensors;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

program code, wherein the program code is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program code including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, via the one or more sensors, first data indicative of activity of a user performed during a first time interval;

determine one or more first values of a metric based on the first data;

determine a first display scale based on the one or more first values of the metric, the first display scale associating N units of the metric with a first value of a graphical characteristic;

receive, via the one or more sensors, second data indicative of activity of the user performed during a second time interval having a predetermined start time and occurring after the first time interval;

determine a plurality of second values of the metric based on the second data;

determine, based on the second values of the metric and on the first display scale, corresponding second values of the graphical characteristic;

generate a first graphical indicator for each second value of the metric, each first graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding second value of the graphical characteristic; and

display each first graphical indicator of the first graphical indicators at a corresponding position on the display, where the corresponding position of each first graphical indicator on the display indicates a time within the second time interval associated with the corresponding second value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the first graphical indicators is arranged along a first segment of a circular path, and the first segment represents the second time interval.

2. The device according to claim 1, the program code further including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

determine that a predetermined time period has elapsed since determination of the first display scale; and

determine, in response to the determination that the predetermined time period has elapsed, a second display scale associating M units of the metric with the first value of the graphical characteristic.

3. The device according to claim 2, the program code further including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via the one or more sensors, third data indicative of activity of the user performed during a third time interval occurring after the second display scale is determined;

determine a plurality of third values of the metric based on the third data;

determine, based on the third values of the metric and on the second display scale, corresponding third values of the graphical characteristic;

generate a second graphical indicator for each third value of the metric, each second graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding third value of the graphical characteristic; and

display each second graphical indicator of the second graphical indicators at a corresponding position on the display, where the corresponding position of each second graphical indicator on the display indicates a time within the third time interval associated with the corresponding third value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the second graphical indicators is arranged along a second segment of the circular path, and the second segment represents the third time interval.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the positions on the display corresponding with the first graphical indicators and the second graphical indicators correspond with minute positions on a clock face.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors includes at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of:

an accelerometer;

a light sensor;

a blood oxygen sensor;

a gyroscope;

a magnetometer;

a Global Positioning System device;

a proximity sensor,

an altimeter; and

a heart rate sensor.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the graphical characteristic is a length and the first display scale associates a particular length of the graphical characteristic with the N units of the metric.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the graphical characteristic is a number of icons and the first display scale associates a particular number of icons of the graphical characteristic with the N units of the metric.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the metric is selected from the group consisting of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude changes, altitude ascended, altitude descended, floors climbed, and calories burned.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the circular path represents a sixty minute time interval.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein a length of the first segment increments according to a measurement of current time.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the circular path represents a predetermined time period and a length of the first segment relative to a length of the circular path represents a proportion of the predetermined time period that has passed based on a current time.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving, via one or more sensors, first data indicative of activity of the user performed during a first time interval;

determining one or more first values of a metric based on the first data;

determining a first display scale based on the one or more first values of the metric, the first display scale associating N units of the metric with a first value of a graphical characteristic;

receiving, via the one or more sensors, second data indicative of activity of the user performed during a second time interval having a predetermined start time and occurring after the first time interval;

determining a plurality of second values of the metric based on the second data;

determining, based on the second values of the metric and on the first display scale, corresponding second values of the graphical characteristic;

generating a first graphical indicator for each second value of the metric, each first graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding second value of the graphical characteristic; and

displaying each first graphical indicator of the first graphical indicators at a corresponding position on a display, where the corresponding position of each first graphical indicator on the display indicates a time within the second time interval associated with the corresponding second value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the first graphical indicators is arranged along a first segment of a circular path, and the first segment represents the second time interval.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

determining that a predetermined time period has elapsed since determination of the first display scale; and

determining, in response to the determination that the predetermined time period has elapsed, a second display scale associating M units of the metric with the first value of the graphical characteristic.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, via the one or more sensors, third data indicative of activity of the user performed during a third time interval occurring after the second display scale is determined;

determining a plurality of third values of the metric based on the third data;

determining, based on the third values of the metric and on the second display scale, corresponding third values of the graphical characteristic;

generating a second graphical indicator for each third value of the metric, each second graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding third value of the graphical characteristic; and

displaying each second graphical indicator of the second graphical indicators at a corresponding position on the display, where the corresponding position of each second graphical indicator on the display indicates a time within the third time interval associated with the corresponding third value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the second graphical indicators is arranged along a second segment of the circular path, and the second segment represents the third time interval.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors includes at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of:

an accelerometer;

a light sensor;

a blood oxygen sensor;

a gyroscope;

a magnetometer;

a Global Positioning System device;

a proximity sensor,

an altimeter; and

a heart rate sensor.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the metric is selected from the group consisting of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude changes, altitude ascended, altitude descended, floors climbed, and calories burned.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the circular path represents a twelve hour time interval.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein a length of the first segment increments according to a measurement of current time.

19. The method according to claim 12, wherein the circular path represents a predetermined time period and a length of the first segment relative to a length of the circular path represents a proportion of the predetermined time period that has passed based on a current time.

20. The method according to claim 13, wherein the positions on the display corresponding with the first graphical indicators and the second graphical indicators correspond with minute positions on a clock face.

21. A method, comprising:

receiving first data indicative of activity of a user performed during a first time interval;

determining one or more first values of a metric based on the first data;

determining a first display scale based on the one or more first values of the metric, the first display scale associating N units of the metric with a first value of a graphical characteristic;

receiving second data indicative of activity of the user performed during a second time interval having a predetermined start time and occurring after the first time interval;

determining a plurality of second values of the metric based on the second data;

determining, based on the second values of the metric and on the first display scale, corresponding second values of the graphical characteristic;

generating a first graphical indicator for each second value of the metric, each first graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding second value of the graphical characteristic; and

transmitting data representing each first graphical indicator and information indicating a corresponding position at which to display each first graphical indicator on a display device, where the corresponding position of each first graphical indicator indicates a time within the second time interval associated with the corresponding second value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the first graphical indicators is arranged along a first segment of a circular path, and the first segment represents the second time interval.

22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising:

determining that a predetermined time period has elapsed since determination of the first display scale; and

determining, in response to the determination that the predetermined time period has elapsed, a second display scale associating M units of the metric with the first value of the graphical characteristic.

23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising:

receiving third data indicative of activity of the user performed during a third time interval occurring after the second display scale is determined;

determining a plurality of third values of the metric based on the third data;

determining, based on the third values of the metric and on the second display scale, corresponding third values of the graphical characteristic;

generating a second graphical indicator for each third value of the metric, each second graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding third value of the graphical characteristic; and

transmitting data representing each second graphical indicator of the second graphical indicators and information indicating a corresponding position at which to display each second graphical indicator on the display device, where the corresponding position of each second graphical indicator indicates a time within the third time interval associated with the corresponding third value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the second graphical indicators is arranged along a second segment of the circular path, and the second segment represents the third time interval.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the positions on the display corresponding with the first graphical indicators and the second graphical indicators correspond with minute positions on a clock face.

25. The method according to claim 21, wherein the graphical characteristic is a length and the first display scale associates a particular length of the graphical characteristic with the N units of the metric.

26. The method according to claim 21, wherein the graphical characteristic is a number of icons and the first display scale associates a particular number of icons of the graphical characteristic with the N units of the metric.

27. The method according to claim 21, wherein the metric is selected from the group consisting of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude increase, floors gained, and calories burned.

28. The method according to claim 21, wherein the circular path represents a sixty minute time interval.

29. The method according to claim 21, wherein a length of the first segment increments according to a measurement of current time.

30. The method according to claim 21, wherein the circular path represents a predetermined time period and a length of the first segment relative to a length of the circular path represents a proportion of the predetermined time period that has passed based on a current time.

31. A device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory; and

program code, wherein the program code is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program code including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to;

receive first data indicative of activity of a user performed during a first time interval;

determine one or more first values of a metric based on the first data;

determine a first display scale based on the one or more first values of the metric, the first display scale associating N units of the metric with a first value of a graphical characteristic;

receive second data indicative of activity of the user performed during a second time interval having a predetermined start time and occurring after the first time interval;

determine a plurality of second values of the metric based on the second data;

determine, based on the second values of the metric and on the first display scale, corresponding second values of the graphical characteristic;

generate a first graphical indicator for each second value of the metric, each first graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding second value of the graphical characteristic; and

transmit data representing each first graphical indicator and information indicating a corresponding position at which to display each first graphical indicator on a display device, where the corresponding position of each first graphical indicator indicates a time within the second time interval associated with the corresponding second value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the first graphical indicators is arranged along a first segment of a circular path, and the first segment represents the second time interval.

32. The device according to claim 31, the program code further including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

determine that a predetermined time period has elapsed since determination of the first display scale; and

determine, in response to the determination that the predetermined time period has elapsed, a second display scale associating M units of the metric with the first value of the graphical characteristic.

33. The device according to claim 32, the program code further including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

receive third data indicative of activity of the user performed during a third time interval occurring after the second display scale is determined;

determine a plurality of third values of the metric based on the third data;

determine, based on the third values of the metric and on the second display scale, corresponding third values of the graphical characteristic;

generate a second graphical indicator for each third value of the metric, each second graphical indicator exhibiting the corresponding third value of the graphical characteristic; and

transmit data representing each second graphical indicator of the second graphical indicators and information indicating a corresponding position at which to display each second graphical indicator on the display device, where the corresponding position of each second graphical indicator indicates a time within the third time interval associated with the corresponding third value of the metric, each of the positions corresponding with one of the second graphical indicators is arranged along a second segment of the circular path, and the second segment represents the third time interval.

34. The device according to claim 33, wherein the positions on the display corresponding with the first graphical indicators and the second graphical indicators correspond with minute positions on a clock face.

35. The device according to claim 31, wherein the graphical characteristic is a length and the first display scale associates a particular length of the graphical characteristic with the N units of the metric.

36. The device according to claim 31, wherein the graphical characteristic is a number of icons and the first display scale associates a particular number of icons of the graphical characteristic with the N units of the metric.

37. The device according to claim 31, wherein the metric is selected from the group consisting of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude increase, floors gained, and calories burned.

38. The device according to claim 31, wherein the circular path represents a sixty minute time interval.

39. The device according to claim 31, wherein the length of the first segment increments according to a measurement of current time.

40. The device according to claim 31, wherein the circular path represents a predetermined time period and a length of the first segment relative to a length of the circular path represents a proportion of the predetermined time period that has passed based on a current time.