Activity monitoring system for pregnant women

• US 10,178,965 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Inventors: Howell, Thomas A., Hadiwidjaja, Angeline, Thomas, C. Douglass, Tong, Peter P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Flory, Christopher A
• Assistant Examiner(s): JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING
• Application Number:
  US11/821,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20080319353A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,225 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence

Abstract

An activity feedback system for an individual is disclosed. The activity feedback system can be wearable by the individual and provide activity information and possibly other information to the individual. The individual can, for example, be a pregnant woman. The activity information can, for example, be used by a pregnant woman to monitor the amount of activity by the woman during as well as after her pregnancy. Besides activity information, the activity feedback system can also monitor, record or provide other information that is beneficial for individuals.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

an activity monitor configured to monitor activity of a user of said wearable electronic device;

a memory device configured to store information related to the activity of the user and a due date associated with the user;

a processor operatively connected to said activity monitor and said memory device, said processor being configured to compare information related to the activity of the user with at least one threshold level, wherein the processor is configured to determine the at least one threshold level being dependent on (i) the due date associated with the user, (ii) a user characteristic pertaining to the user, and (iii) calibration information associated with the user, the calibration information being determined based on data acquired from monitoring a predetermined activity of the user while wearing said wearable electronic device; and

an output device operatively connected to said processor, said output device being configured to output at least activity output information for the user of said wearable electronic device, the activity output information being based at least in part on the comparing of the information related to the activity of the user with the at least one threshold level,

wherein at least said processor and said memory device are included within said housing, and

wherein said housing, said activity monitor and said output device of said wearable electronic device are wearable.

2. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said memory device stores a plurality of threshold levels.

3. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of threshold levels is for use prior to the due date, and wherein at least one of the plurality of threshold levels is for use after the due date.

4. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 2, wherein the predetermined activity of the user is walking.

5. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 2, wherein said processor is further configured to determine the one of the threshold levels to be used for comparison with the activity of the user based on a doctor'"'"'s input associated with the user.

6. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 2, wherein said memory device is further configured to store at least one weight of the user.

7. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to determine a number of days until the due date, and causes said output device to output the number of days until the due date.

8. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said output device is a display.

9. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said wearable electronic device further comprises:

a battery for providing power to said wearable electronic device.

10. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said memory device is further configured to store weight progression of the user during a usage period.

11. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said memory device is further configured to store historical activity information of the user.

12. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said memory device is further configured to store at least one advertisement, and

wherein said processor is further configured to present the at least one advertisement via said output device.

13. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1,

wherein said memory device is further configured to store a plurality of advertisements, and

wherein said processor selects one of the advertisements for presentation based on the due date associated with the user and causes the output device to present the selected advertisement.

14. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 1,

wherein said wearable electronic device further comprises at least one input mechanism.

15. A wearable electronic device as recited in claim 14, wherein said input mechanism is configured to receive a user input regarding the due date.

16. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

a housing that is wearable;

an activity monitor configured to acquire activity data pertaining to activity of a user of said wearable electronic device;

a memory device configured to store the activity data and a due date associated with the user;

a processor operatively connected to said activity monitor and said memory device, said processor being configured to produce activity information based on the activity data and at least one threshold level, the at least one threshold level being dependent on (i) the due date associated with the user and (ii) at least one user characteristic pertaining to the user; and

an output device operatively connected to said processor, said output device being configured to output the activity information,

wherein said activity monitor, said memory device, said processor and said output device of said wearable electronic device are provided within said housing which is wearable, and

wherein said processor determines the at least one threshold level to be used for comparison with the activity data further dependent on calibration information associated with the user, the calibration information being determined on data acquired from monitoring an activity of the user while wearing said wearable electronic device.