BIOMETRIC MONITORING DEVICE WITH CONTEXTUALLY- OR ENVIRONMENTALLY-DEPENDENT DISPLAY

• US 20140176346A1
• Filed: 10/03/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Brumback, Christine Boomer, Knight, David Wayne, Park, James, Axley, Andrew Cole, Yuen, Shelten Gee Jao
• Granted Patent: US 8,784,271 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.16
• 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 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The display may, in response to receiving page advance requests from a user, advance through a plurality of different data display pages, at least some of which show aspects of biometric data recorded by the device. The biometric monitoring device may also, based on the biometric data, modify the sequential display order of the data display pages. In some implementations, a biometric monitoring device integrated into a wristband may be configured to turn a display of the biometric monitoring device on and display the time in response to biometric sensors of the biometric monitoring device detecting motion of the wearer'"'"'s forearm consistent with moving the forearm into a watch-viewing position.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a wristband;

one or more biometric sensors including at least one accelerometer and an altimeter;

a display;

at least one processor; and

a memory, wherein;

the memory, the at least one processor, the one or more biometric sensors, and the display are communicatively connected with one another,

the wristband, the one or more biometric sensors, the display, the at least one processor, and the memory form a biometric monitoring device configured to be worn on a person'"'"'s forearm, and

the memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

receive biometric data including accelerometer data and altimeter data from the one or more biometric sensors;

display aspects of the biometric data on the display;

determine that the biometric data indicates, at least in part, a first contextual or environmental state based at least on the accelerometer data and the altimeter data; and

change a type of content displayed on the display according to the first contextual or environmental state such that the type of content includes biometric data that has been predetermined to be pertinent to the first contextual or environmental state.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is an ambulatory motion state.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ambulatory motion state is selected from the group consisting of:

a walking state, a running state, a hiking state, an interval training state, and a treadmill state, and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of;

step count since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, running pace, miles per hour, kilometers per hour, distance run since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, stairs climbed since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, elevation change since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, current elevation, time elapsed since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, current heart rate, current heart rate zone, calories burned, calories burned since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, and combinations thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ambulatory motion state is a running state.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is determined based on the biometric data indicating a step rate above a first threshold.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is determined based on the biometric data indicating a speed above 4 miles per hour and below 20 miles per hour coupled with the biometric data indicating that the person is engaged in ambulatory motion.

7. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ambulatory motion state is a walking state.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is determined based on the biometric data indicating a non-zero step rate below a first threshold.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is determined based on the biometric data indicating a non-zero speed of less than 4 miles per hour coupled with the biometric data indicating that the person is engaged in ambulatory motion.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is a water sports state.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the water sports state is selected from the group consisting of:

an indoor swimming state and an outdoor swimming state, and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of;

laps since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, current stroke type, stroke count of current stroke type, lap time, swimming efficiency, current heart rate, current heart rate zone, calories burned, calories burned since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, and combinations thereof.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is an aerobic exercise machine state.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the aerobic exercise machine state is selected from the group consisting of:

an elliptical machine state, a stair climbing machine state, a stationary bicycle state, a spinning machine state, and a rowing machine state, and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of;

duration since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, current heart rate, current heart rate zone, calories burned, calories burned since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, and combinations thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is an aerobic exercise state.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the aerobic exercise state is selected from the group consisting of:

a Zumba™

state, an aerobic dance state, a kick boxing state, and a jump rope state, and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of;

duration since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, current heart rate, current heart rate zone, calories burned, calories burned since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, and combinations thereof.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is a resistance training state.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the resistance training state is selected from the group consisting of:

a bicep curl state, a benchpress state, a military press state, a pull-ups state, a push-ups state, a set-ups state, and a squats state, and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of;

number of repetitions since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, number of sets since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, time between sets, current heart rate, current heart rate zone, calories burned, calories burned since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, lifting form, and combinations thereof.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first contextual or environmental state is a rest state.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the rest state is selected from the group consisting of:

a sleeping state, a reclining state, a sitting state, an office work state, a reading state, a watching-TV state, and a leisure state, and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of;

sleep quality, number of times awoken, sleep stage, duration since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, and combinations thereof.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the rest state is a sleep state and the type of content displayed on the display includes one or more data display pages including data selected from the group consisting of:

quiescent sleep time, restless sleep time, ambulatory sleep time, overall time elapsed since the first contextual or environmental state was determined, and combinations thereof.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the sleep state is determined based on the biometric data indicating inactivity over a first time period.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the sleep state is determined based on the biometric data indicating inactivity over a first time period and the first time period including time between the localized time of 9:

00 PM and 6;

00 AM.

23. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for further controlling the at least one processor to change the format with which at least one type of content that includes biometric data that has been predetermined to be pertinent to the first contextual or environmental state is displayed.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the computer-executable instructions for further controlling the at least one processor to change the format with which the at least one type of content is displayed do so by changing the font size of the at least one type of content.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the computer-executable instructions for further controlling the at least one processor to change the format with which the at least one type of content is displayed do so by changing the units of the at least one type of content.