Motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device

• US 10,126,998 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2017
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Yuen, Shelten, Roberts, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalbo, Michael
• Application Number:
  US15/583,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20170249115A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• 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 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4812 Detecting sleep stages or cycles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4815 Sleep quality
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 : Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 : Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 : Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 : Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 : for social networking applications

Abstract

Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, method for presenting a message on an activity monitoring device is provided, including the following method operations: storing a plurality of messages to the device; detecting a stationary state of the device; detecting a movement of the device from the stationary state; in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, selecting one of a plurality of messages, and displaying the selected message on the device.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

one or more first sensors configured to generate motion sensor data;

one or more second sensors configured to generate environmental sensor data;

a storage device configured to store a plurality of messages;

a display configured to display the plurality of messages; and

one or more processors in communication with the storage device and configured to;

determine, based at least on the motion sensor data generated during a first time period, that the wearable device has been inactive for at least a threshold amount of time;

subsequent to the determination that the wearable device has been inactive for at least the threshold amount of time, cause the display to be turned off;

subsequent to causing the display to be turned off, determine, based at least on the motion sensor data generated during a second time period subsequent to the first time period, that the wearable device is no longer inactive;

based at least on the determination that the wearable device is no longer inactive, select, based at least on one or both of the environmental sensor data or an orientation of the wearable device, a message from the plurality of messages stored in the storage device and cause the selected message to be displayed on the display;

wherein the environmental sensor data comprises at least one sensed environmental condition including one or more of ambient light, temperature, ambient pressure, altitude, humidity, or ambient sound; and

wherein the message comprises information relating to one or more of the at least one sensed environmental condition, fitness activity, or social network activity.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that that the wearable device is no longer inactive based on a movement of the wearable device exceeding a predefined threshold.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the message further based on one or more of a current date, a current location of the wearable device, a current season, a length of inactivity, or an activity history.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the wearable device has been inactive for at least the threshold amount of time based on a determination that the wearable device has been in a predetermined orientation in 3-dimensional space for at least the threshold amount of time.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the wearable device is no longer inactive based on a determination that the wearable device is in a new position that is different by at least a threshold amount of movement from a previous position in which the determination that the wearable device has been inactive was made.

6. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the threshold amount of movement comprises one or both of a threshold amount of translational movement and a threshold amount of rotational movement.

7. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the display is disposed on the wearable device such that when the wearable device is resting on a planar surface in the previous position, the display would face a direction that is substantially parallel to the planar surface.

8. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the display is disposed on the wearable device such that when the wearable device is resting on a planar surface in the previous position, the display would face a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that a current weather condition matches a first weather condition associated with one of the plurality of messages stored in the storage device; and

cause the message corresponding to the first weather condition to be displayed on the display.

10. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify an upcoming fitness-related event; and

based at least on the determination that the wearable device is no longer inactive, cause the message including information about the upcoming fitness-related event to be displayed on the display.

11. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine, based at least on an electronic calendar associated with the wearable device, that an event is not scheduled at a time the message is to be displayed on the display; and

based at least on the determination that the wearable device is no longer inactive and that an event is not scheduled at the time the message is to be displayed on the display, cause the message to be displayed on the display.

12. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect, while the message is displayed on the display, an input for displaying a fitness metric on the display; and

cause the message to be dismissed from the display and the fitness metric to be displayed on the display.

13. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine, based at least on information available to the one or more processors, a ranked order of the plurality of messages stored in the storage device; and

select the message from the plurality of messages according to the ranked order.

14. A method for presenting a message on a wearable device, comprising:

determining, based at least on motion sensor data generated during a first time period, that the wearable device has been inactive for at least a threshold amount of time;

subsequent to determining that the wearable device has been inactive for at least the threshold amount of time, causing the display to be turned off;

subsequent to causing the display to be turned off, determining, based at least on motion sensor data generated during a second time period subsequent to the first time period, that the wearable device is no longer inactive;

based at least on determining that the wearable device is no longer inactive, selecting, based at least on one or both of environmental sensor data or an orientation of the wearable device, a message from a plurality of messages stored in a storage device of the wearable device;

displaying the selected message on a display of the wearable device;

wherein the environmental sensor data comprises at least one sensed environmental condition including one or more of ambient light, temperature, ambient pressure, altitude, humidity, or ambient sound; and

wherein the message comprises information relating to one or more of the at least one sensed environmental condition, fitness activity, or social network activity.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining that that the wearable device is no longer inactive based on a movement of the wearable device exceeding a predefined threshold.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining that the wearable device has been inactive for at least the threshold amount of time based on determining that the wearable device has been in a predetermined orientation in 3-dimensional space for at least the threshold amount of time.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining that the wearable device is no longer inactive based on determining that the wearable device is in a new position that is at least a threshold amount of distance away from a previous position in which the determination that the wearable device has been inactive was made.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining that a current weather condition matches a first weather condition associated with one of the plurality of messages stored in the storage device; and

displaying the message corresponding to the first weather condition on the display.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying an upcoming fitness-related event; and

based at least on determining that the wearable device is no longer inactive, displaying the message including information about the upcoming fitness-related event on the display.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining, based at least on an electronic calendar associated with the wearable device, that an event is not scheduled at a time the message is to be displayed on the display; and

based at least on determining that the wearable device is no longer inactive and that an event is not scheduled at the time the message is to be displayed on the display, displaying the message on the display.