WEARABLE DEVICE WITH MAGNETS POSITIONED AT OPPOSING ENDS AND OVERLAPPED FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER

• US 20140246500A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James, Fan, Bryan, Shook, Robert, Fernandez, Joaquin
• Granted Patent: US 9,361,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• 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

Abstract

A wearable device is provided with a wearable device structure with first end and second ends. A plurality of magnets is positioned at the first and second ends that provide for coupling of the first end to the second end of the wearable device structure. At least a portion of magnets at the first end overlap with magnets at the second end. ID circuitry is at a surface or an interior of the wearable device structure.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a wearable device structure at least partially made of a silicone rubber, the wearable device structure including a first end and a second end;

a plurality of magnets positioned at the first and second ends that provide for closure and locking of the first end to the second end of the wearable device, wherein at least a portion of magnets at the first end overlap with magnets at the second end; and

ID circuitry at a surface or an interior of the wearable device structure.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the wearable device structure is at least partially made of a silicone rubber

3. The device of claim 1, wherein a distance between the overlapped magnets is 0.1 to 10 mm.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the overlapped magnets are each separated at same distance from each other.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the overlapped magnets are separated at different distances.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry is at least partially positioned in the interior of the wearable device.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a support structure coupled to the wearable device.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the ID circuitry is coupled to the support structure.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the magnets are retained at the support structure.

10. The device of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more batteries coupled to the ID circuitry.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the first end overlaps the second end of the wearable device.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device includes one or more sensors.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to be in communication with a telemetry system.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to be in communication with a social network.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

16. The device of claim 15, further comprising:

a memory;

a memory controller;

one or more processing units (CPU'"'"'s);

a peripherals interface;

a Network Systems circuitry;

an input/output (I/O) subsystem

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the device includes an antenna and a unique user ID and one or more sensors.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the one or more sensors acquires information selected from at least one of a wearable device user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry includes ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from an ID storage, a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry.

20. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

elements to enable installation of a firmware update.

21. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm.

22. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a multi-protocol wireless controller that in operation characterizes available networks to determine current network information.

23. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

an activity manager.

24. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a transmit antenna that in operation produces a wireless field;

an amplifier coupled to the transmit antenna;

a load sensing circuit coupled to the amplifier; and

a controller coupled to the load sensing circuit.