Portable Monitoring Devices and Methods of Operating Same

• US 20130297220A1
• Filed: 06/10/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Yuen, Shelten Gee Jao, Park, James, Friedman, Eric Nathan
• Granted Patent: US 8,670,953 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
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• 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 22/00 : Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers
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• 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: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user'"'"'s body, (i) one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion, and (ii) a user interface, disposed in the housing. The monitoring device further includes processing circuitry, disposed in the housing, to: (i) detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors, (ii) calculate data which is representative of a progress toward a user activity goal using data from at least one the motion sensors, and (iii) generate display data which is representative of the progress toward the user activity goal in response to detecting the user input to the user interface.

Claims

1. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:

a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;

one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion;

a user interface, disposed in the housing, including a display; and

processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors and the user interface, to;

detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors,

calculate data which is representative of a progress toward a user activity goal using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors, and

generate display data which is representative of the progress toward the user activity goal in response to detecting the one or more user inputs to the user interface.

2. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 1 wherein the user activity goal corresponds to a bicycle, swimming, distance, sleep, step, altitude and/or motion activity metric.

3. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 1 wherein the user activity goal includes a range or zone.

4. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry detects the one or more user inputs by determining whether data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors corresponds to one or more input gestures of the user to the user interface.

5. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 4 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user is a flick of the portable activity monitoring device.

6. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 4 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user is a tap on the portable activity monitoring device.

7. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry determines a mode of operation of the device and wherein, in response to the mode of operation, the processing circuitry calculates data which is representative of an associated activity metric.

8. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry, in response to detecting one or more user inputs, navigates a menu system of the portable activity monitoring device.

9. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:

a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;

a plurality of sensors including;

one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion,

and

one or more physiological sensors to generate data which is representative of a physiological condition of the user;

a user interface, disposed in the housing, including a display; and

processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors and the user interface, to;

detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors,

calculate data which is representative of a progress toward a user physiological goal using the data which is representative of a physiological condition of the user, and

generate display data which is representative of the progress toward the user physiological goal in response to detecting the one or more user inputs to the user interface.

10. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein the processing circuitry detects the user input to the user interface by determining whether the data which is representative of motion corresponds to an input gesture of the user and wherein the input gesture of the user is a change in orientation of the portable activity monitoring device.

11. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein the processing circuitry detects the user input to the user interface by determining whether the data which is representative of motion corresponds to an input gesture of the user and wherein the input gesture of the user is a tap on the portable activity monitoring device.

12. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein the physiological goal corresponds to heart rate and/or pulse rate of the user.

13. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein the physiological goal is a range or zone.

14. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein at least one of the one or more physiological sensors is disposed in the housing of the portable activity monitoring device.

15. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein the processing circuitry detects the one or more user inputs by determining whether data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors corresponds to one or more input gestures of the user to the user interface.

16. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 15 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user is a flick of the portable activity monitoring device.

17. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 15 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user is a tap on the portable activity monitoring device.

18. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 15 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user are changes in orientation of the portable activity monitoring device.

19. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 9 wherein the processing circuitry, in response to detecting one or more user inputs, navigates a menu system of the portable activity monitoring device.

20. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:

a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;

a plurality of sensors including;

one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion,

and

one or more physiological sensors to generate data which is representative of a physiological condition of the user;

a user interface disposed in the housing; and

processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors, to;

detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors,

calculate data which is representative of a progress toward a user activity goal using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors,

calculate data which is representative of a progress toward a user physiological goal using the data which is representative of a physiological condition of the user; and

generate display data which is representative of the user activity goal and/or the physiological goal in response to detecting the one or more user inputs to the user interface.

21. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the user activity goal corresponds to a bicycling, swimming, distance, sleep, step, altitude and/or motion activity metric.

22. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the processing circuitry detects the user input to the user interface by determining whether the data which is representative of motion corresponds to an input gesture of the user and wherein the input gesture of the user is a change in orientation of the portable activity monitoring device.

23. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the processing circuitry detects the user input to the user interface by determining whether the data which is representative of motion corresponds to an input gesture of the user and wherein the input gesture of the user is a tap on the portable activity monitoring device.

24. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the physiological goal corresponds to heart rate and/or pulse rate of the user.

25. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the physiological goal is a range or zone.

26. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein at least one of the one or more physiological sensors is disposed in the housing of the portable activity monitoring device.

27. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the processing circuitry detects the one or more user inputs by determining whether data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors corresponds to one or more input gestures of the user to the user interface.

28. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user is a flick of the portable activity monitoring device.

29. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 28 wherein the one or more input gestures of the user is a tap on the portable activity monitoring device.

30. The portable activity monitoring device of claim 20 wherein the processing circuitry determines a mode of operation of the device and wherein, in response to the mode of operation, the processing circuitry calculates data which is representative of an associated activity metric.