Supporting the monitoring of a physical activity

• US 10,372,881 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ingrassia, Jr., Michael I., Dvortsov, Eugene
• Primary Examiner(s): Charioui, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US14/798,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

Improved techniques and systems for utilizing a portable electronic device to monitor, process, present and manage data captured by a remote sensor during a physical activity session are disclosed. The portable electronic device offers a convenient user interface that can be visual and/or audio based customized to a particular application, user-friendly and/or dynamic. The portable electronic device can pertain to a personal media device and thus also provide media playback.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors of a mobile device, ambient activity data from one or more sensors of the mobile device;

generating, by the one or more processors, an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data;

comparing, by the one or more processors, the generated ambient activity profile with recognized ambient activity profiles;

determining, by the one or more processors, that at least one recognized ambient activity profile matches the generated ambient activity profile to within a degree of match or correlation, and responsive to the match;

tagging, by the one or more processors, the generated ambient activity profile as recognized;

associating, by the one or more processors, a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile; and

initiating or ending an activity session on the device based on the template.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data, further comprises:

categorizing the ambient activity data based upon one or more activity signatures that correspond to one or more activities.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the ambient activity data includes physiologic information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the ambient activity data includes physical activity data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the template is a workout template.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

monitoring sensor data to determine if the device is indoors or outdoors; and

selecting the template based on results of the monitoring.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

determining a location or time of day; and

selecting the template based on results of the determining.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

determining a change in elevation; and

selecting the template based on results of the determining.

9. A system comprising:

one or more sensors;

one or more processors;

memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving ambient activity data from the one or more sensors;

generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data;

comparing the generated ambient activity profile with recognized ambient activity profiles;

determining that at least one recognized ambient activity profile matches the generated ambient activity profile to within a degree of match or correlation, and responsive to the match;

tagging the generated ambient activity profile as recognized; and

associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile; and

initiating or ending an activity session on a device based on the template.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data, further comprises:

categorizing the ambient activity data based upon one or more activity signatures that correspond to one or more activities.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the ambient activity data includes physiologic information.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the ambient activity data includes physical activity data.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the template is a workout template.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

monitoring sensor data to determine if the device is indoors or outdoors; and

selecting the template based on results of the monitoring.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

determining a location or time of day; and

selecting the template based on results of the determining.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

determining a change in elevation; and

selecting the template based on results of the determining.

17. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving ambient activity data from one or more sensors;

generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data;

comparing the generated ambient activity profile with recognized ambient activity profiles;

determining that at least one recognized ambient activity profile matches the generated ambient activity profile to within a degree of match or correlation, and responsive to the match;

tagging the generated ambient activity profile as recognized;

associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile; and

initiating or ending an activity session on a device based on the template.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein generating an ambient activity profile from the received ambient activity data, further comprises:

categorizing the ambient activity data based upon one or more activity signatures that correspond to one or more activities.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

monitoring sensor data to determine if the device is indoors or outdoors; and

selecting the template based on results of the monitoring.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein associating a template corresponding to a recognized activity with the tagged ambient activity profile comprises:

determining a location or time of day; and

selecting the template based on results of the determining.