Methods and Systems for Generation and Rendering Interactive Events Having Combined Activity and Location Information

• US 20140039842A1
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Published: 02/06/2014
• 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, Lee, Hans Christiansen
• Granted Patent: US 8,762,102 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/189
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• 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 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4812 Detecting sleep stages or cycles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4815 Sleep quality
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 : Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 : Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 13/00 : Indicating or recording presence, absence, or direction, of movement electric switches H01H; counting moving objects G06M7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 : Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 : Drawing of charts or graphs
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is described. The computer-implemented method is used for populating data of a graphical user interface (GUI). The computer-implemented method includes generating one or more graphical elements of one or more activities captured by a monitoring device. The monitoring device is usable by a user during the capturing. The method further includes generating a timeline including a time period over which the activities are performed. The timeline includes a chronological order of time within the time period. The method further includes generating an activity symbol for one or more of the activities performed during the time period. The activity symbol has an image that is graphically overlaid on the graphical elements of the activities.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for populating data of a graphical user interface (GUI), the computer-implemented method comprising:

generating one or more graphical elements of one or more activities captured by a monitoring device, the monitoring device usable by a user during the capturing;

generating a timeline including a time period over which the activities are performed, the timeline including a chronological order of time within the time period; and

generating an activity symbol for one or more of the activities performed during the time period, the activity symbol having an image that is graphically added to the GUI for association with the graphical elements of the activities.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating a location symbol for one or more of the activities, the location symbol having an image that is graphically added to the GUI for association with one or more graphical elements representing a location associated with the activities.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising transferring data for the GUI that includes the graphical elements, the timeline, the activity symbol, and the location symbol to a computing device for display.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a representation of one of the activities on a GUI, wherein the activity includes one or more of the activity levels that are generated when the selection of the representation is received.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the activity levels;

generating an activity identifier highlighting one of the activities captured by the monitoring device upon receiving the selection of the activity level; and

generating a location identifier highlighting a location of performance of the activity, the location identifier highlighting the location generated when the selection of the activity level is received.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the activities include one or more activity levels, the method further comprising filtering the activity levels to remove one or more of the activity levels having the chronological order.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the graphical elements include graphical symbols, or graphical images, or icons, or text.

8. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the activities include one or more activity levels, wherein the activity levels include an amount of stairs ascended by the user, or an amount of stairs descended by the user, or an amount of steps walked or ran by the user, or an amount of calories burned by the user, or an amount of distance traveled by the user, or an amount of hours slept by the user, or an amount of time for which the user is active, or a combination thereof.

9. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the activities include running, or walking, or jogging, or sleeping, or a sports activity, or sleep, or a combination thereof.

10. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device usable by the user is wearable as a watch, or a wrist band, or a clip.

11. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device usable by the user includes a weight scale.

12. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the timeline includes a line along which minutes, or hours, or days, or months, or years are plotted.

13. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the time period is a portion of a minute, or a portion of an hour, or a portion of a day, or a portion of a month, or a portion of a year, or a portion of a number of years.

14. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the chronological order includes a consecutive ordering of seconds, or minutes, or hours, or days, or months, or years.

15. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the activity symbol is a graphical element that identifies the activities.

16. The computer-generated method of claim 1, wherein the image is graphically overlaid on the activities when the image covers a portion of the activities.

17. The computer-generated method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining position and geo-location of the monitoring device;

parsing the position and the geo-location;

comparing the parsed position and the parsed geo-location to rules within a rule database; and

identifying the activity symbol based on the comparison.

18. A computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that cause a computer processor to perform the operations of:

generating one or more graphical elements including one or more activity levels of one or more activities captured by a monitoring device, the monitoring device usable by a user during the capturing;

generating a timeline including a time period over which the activities are performed, the timeline including a chronological order of time within the time period; and

generating an identifier identifying the activities performed, a location at which the activities are performed, or a combination thereof.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising generating a background over which the graphical elements and the identifier are overlaid, the background used to distinguish event data from additional event data, the event data including the activity levels and the identifier.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising overlaying a map on the background, the graphical elements, the timeline, and the identifier.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising overlaying the background, the graphical elements, the timeline, and the identifier on a map.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the graphical elements are of a different dimension than that of the timeline, or the identifier, or the background, or a combination thereof.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising indicating, via a statistical activity level indicator, a statistical value of the activity levels of the activities performed at the location and at additional locations.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising indicating, via a statistical activity level indicator, a statistical value of the activity levels for the location.

25. A computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that cause a computer processor to perform the operations of:

generating a first graphical element representing one or more activities determined from positions or geo-locations captured at a location by a monitoring device, the monitoring device usable by a user;

generating a second graphical element including an identifier of the location; and

generating a third graphical element including an identifier of a time at which the activities are performed at the location.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, further comprising aligning the first, the second, and the third graphical elements with respect to each other.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the first graphical element representing the activities; and

generating a fourth graphical element including one or more activity levels of the activities upon receiving the selection.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, further comprising:

generating an identifier highlighting one of the activities performed by the monitoring device when a selection of one of the activity levels is received; and

generating an identifier highlighting the location of performance of the activities when the selection is received.

29. A computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that cause a computer processor to perform the operations of:

generating one or more graphical elements including one or more activity levels of one or more activities captured by a monitoring device at one or more locations, the monitoring device usable by a user;

generating an activity identifier identifying one of the activities performed;

generating a location identifier identifying one of the locations at which the activities are performed;

generating a map displayed with respect to the graphical elements, the activity identifier, and the location identifier; and

generating a route taken by the monitoring device, the route displayed on the map.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, further comprising,

generating a link between a point on the path and the location identifier or the activity identifier,

wherein the map is of a different dimension than that of the graphical element, or the location identifier, or the activity identifier, or the route, or a combination thereof.