Method and system for monitoring biometric data

• US 10,602,243 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2018
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Myfitnesspal Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Under Armour Incorporated
• Inventors: Oleson, Mark A., Kovach, F. Grant
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Davoud A
• Application Number:
  US15/962,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20180249229A1
• Time in Patent Office: 699 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A method of monitoring biometric data for an individual includes detecting that the individual has moved within a predetermined range of a fixed display device. The method further includes wirelessly receiving a sensed biometric parameter of the individual at a receiver associated with the fixed display device. After determining that the individual has moved within the predetermined range and that the sensed biometric parameter is an authorized parameter for display based on a user profile of the individual, the sensed biometric parameter is displayed on the fixed display device. The method further includes detecting that the individual has moved outside of the predetermined range, and removing the sensed biometric parameter from the fixed display device.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring biometric data for an individual carrying a handheld device, the method comprising:

detecting that the individual has moved within a predetermined range of a fixed display device;

receiving a sensed biometric parameter of the individual at the fixed display device, wherein the fixed display device is in a wireless communication network with the handheld device and the sensed biometric parameter is transmitted from the handheld device;

determining, at the fixed display device, that the received sensed biometric parameter is an authorized parameter for display based on a user profile of the individual;

displaying the sensed biometric parameter on the fixed display device after detecting that the individual has moved within the predetermined range and determining that the sensed biometric parameter is an authorized parameter for display;

detecting that the individual has moved outside of the predetermined range; and

removing the sensed biometric parameter from the fixed display device after detecting that the individual has moved outside of the predetermined range.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fixed display device is independent of the presence of an exercise machine.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the fixed display device includes a smart mirror.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the smart mirror is one of a plurality of fixed display devices mounted in a gym.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the handheld device is a wristwatch or a smartphone.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting that the individual has moved within a predetermined range of the fixed display device comprises detecting that a target carried by the individual is within a predetermined range of the fixed display device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the user profile is stored in a memory in the fixed display device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric parameter is a heart rate or a breathing rate.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the fixed display device is configured to operate as a master or a slave device in a wireless network depending on other devices present in the network.

10. A system for monitoring biometric data for a plurality of individuals, the system comprising:

a first sensor configured to sense a first biometric parameter of a first individual;

a second sensor configured to sense a second biometric parameter of a second individual; and

a fixed display device configured to;

determine that a first target carried by the first individual is within a predetermined range of the fixed display device,

receive a wireless transmission including data related to the first biometric parameter,

determine that the first sensed biometric parameter is an authorized parameter for display based on a user profile of the first individual,

display the first biometric parameter on a display screen when the first target is within the predetermined range,

determine that a second target carried by the second individual is within the predetermined range of the fixed display device,

receive a second wireless transmission including data related to the second biometric parameter, and

display the second biometric parameter on the display screen when the second target is within the predetermined range.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the fixed display device is further configured to simultaneously display the first biometric parameter and the second biometric parameter on the display screen when both the first target and the second target are within the predetermined range.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the fixed display device is further configured to

remove the first biometric parameter from the display screen after the first target is outside of the predetermined range;

and

remove the second biometric parameter from the display screen after the second target is outside of the predetermined range.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the fixed display is independent of the presence of an exercise machine.

14. The system of claim 10 further comprising a transceiver worn by the first individual, the transceiver in a wireless network arrangement with the fixed display device, the transceiver configured to receive the sensed first biometric parameter from the first sensor and transmit the first biometric parameter upon receiving instructions from another device in the wireless network arrangement.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the another device in the wireless network arrangement is a handheld computing device configured to be carried by the individual, the handheld computing device configured to receive the sensed first biometric parameter from the transceiver and retransmit the first biometric parameter to the fixed display device.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the fixed display device is configured to operate as a master or a slave device in the wireless network arrangement depending on other devices present in the network.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the target is a sensor module worn by the individual.

18. A system for monitoring biometric data for a plurality of individuals comprising:

a proximity sensor configured to detect whether a first individual carrying a first transmitter is within a predetermined range of the proximity sensor and whether a second individual carrying a second transmitter is within a predetermined range of the proximity sensor;

a wireless receiver configured to receive a first sensed biometric parameter from the first transmitter and a second sensed biometric parameter from the second transmitter;

a display configured to determine that the first sensed biometric parameter is an authorized parameter for display based on a user profile of the first individual, display the first sensed biometric parameter on the fixed display device when the first individual is within the predetermined range of the proximity sensor, remove the first sensed biometric parameter from the display when the first individual is outside of the predetermined range of the proximity sensor, display the second sensed biometric parameter on the fixed display device when the second individual is within the predetermined range of the proximity sensor, and remove the second sensed biometric parameter from the display when the second individual is outside of the predetermined range of the proximity sensor.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the proximity sensor is configured to detect whether the first individual is within a first predetermined range and whether the second individual is within a second predetermined range, wherein the display is configured to display the first sensed biometric parameter on a first portion of the display when the first individual is within the first predetermined range, and wherein the display is configured to display the second sensed biometric parameter on a second portion of the display when the second individual is within the second predetermined range.