Near field communication system, and method of operating same
First Claim
1. An activity tracking device having a size and shape adapted for physical coupling with a user, the activity tracking device comprising:
- one or more sensors to generate sensor data, the sensor data including activity and/or biometric sensor data related to the user and/or environmental sensor data related to an environment around the user;
an identification tag including identification data, the identification data including information about one or more operations associated with the identification data; and
an identification tag transmitter, electrically coupled with the identification tag, to wirelessly transmit the identification data of the identification tag according to a first wireless communication protocol responsive to coming within a proximity of a wireless reader, thereby causing the wireless reader to perform, or cause a processing device in communication therewith to perform, the one or more operations associated with the identification data, wherein the one or more operations include an operation to launch an application in the processing device or the wireless reader, wherein the one or more operations include an operation to establish an association with an account registered to the user of the activity tracking device.
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Abstract
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a system comprising a portable sensor device including a housing having a physical size/shape that is adapted to couple to a user'"'"'s body, an identification tag including identification data which is associated with the sensor device and an identification tag transmitter to responsively and wirelessly transmit the identification data according to a first communication protocol. The system further includes a portable electronic device including an identification tag receiver to wirelessly receive the identification data of the identification tag according to the first communication protocol, transceiver circuitry to wirelessly and responsively communicate with the sensor device according to a second communication protocol, and processing circuitry to instruct the transceiver circuitry, after receiving the identification data, to wirelessly request, from the sensor device the sensor data and/or data which is representative of the sensor data.
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27 Claims
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1. An activity tracking device having a size and shape adapted for physical coupling with a user, the activity tracking device comprising:
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one or more sensors to generate sensor data, the sensor data including activity and/or biometric sensor data related to the user and/or environmental sensor data related to an environment around the user; an identification tag including identification data, the identification data including information about one or more operations associated with the identification data; and an identification tag transmitter, electrically coupled with the identification tag, to wirelessly transmit the identification data of the identification tag according to a first wireless communication protocol responsive to coming within a proximity of a wireless reader, thereby causing the wireless reader to perform, or cause a processing device in communication therewith to perform, the one or more operations associated with the identification data, wherein the one or more operations include an operation to launch an application in the processing device or the wireless reader, wherein the one or more operations include an operation to establish an association with an account registered to the user of the activity tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions executable by one or more processors to cause operations to be performed including:
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receiving identification data from an identification tag according to a first wireless communication protocol, the identification data identifying a sensor device; based on the receipt of the identification data, acquiring sensor data from the sensor device according to a second wireless communication protocol, the sensor data including activity data related to motion of a user with whom the sensor device is physically coupled; and outputting the acquired sensor data, or metrics derived therefrom, for display on a display, wherein the storage media reside within a portable electronic device that includes the display, and wherein the portable electronic device further includes; one or more processors, and transceiver circuitry for receiving the identification data from the identification tag and acquiring the sensor data from the sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A processor-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a portable electronic device, identification data of an identification tag according to a first wireless communication protocol, the identification data identifying a sensor device; based on the receipt of the identification data, acquiring, by the portable electronic device, sensor data from the sensor device according to a second wireless communication protocol, the sensor data including activity data related to motion of a user with whom the sensor device is physically coupled; and outputting, by the portable electronic device, the acquired sensor data, or metrics derived therefrom, for display on a display of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a portable sensor device including; a housing having a size and shape adapted for physical coupling with a user; one or more sensors for generating sensor data, the one or more sensors including at least one motion sensor for generating activity sensor data related to motion of the user; an identification tag including identification data for the sensor device; and an identification tag transmitter electrically coupled with the identification tag for transmitting the identification data of the identification tag according to a first wireless communication protocol; and a portable electronic device including; a display; an identification tag receiver for receiving the identification data from the identification tag transmitter according to the first communication protocol; transceiver circuitry for; communicating with the sensor device according to a second wireless communication protocol to acquire the generated sensor data, and communicating with an external system according to a third wireless communication protocol to; transmit the acquired sensor data or metrics derived therefrom to the external system, and receive sensor data from the external system that was previously transmitted to the external system, or metrics derived therefrom; and processing circuitry for; instructing the transceiver circuitry to, responsive to receiving the identification data, request previously transmitted sensor data, or metrics derived therefrom, from the external system; and outputting the requested sensor data or the requested metrics for display on the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a portable sensor device including; a housing having a size and shape adapted for physical coupling with a user; one or more sensors for generating sensor data, the one or more sensors including at least one motion sensor for generating activity sensor data related to motion of the user; an identification tag including identification data for the sensor device; and an identification tag transmitter electrically coupled with the identification tag for transmitting the identification data of the identification tag according to a first wireless communication protocol; and a portable electronic device including; an identification tag receiver for receiving the identification data from the identification tag transmitter according to the first communication protocol; transceiver circuitry for communicating with the sensor device according to a second wireless communication protocol; and processing circuitry for instructing the transceiver circuitry to, responsive to receiving the identification data, request and acquire the generated sensor data from the sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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