USE OF GYROSCOPES IN PERSONAL FITNESS TRACKING DEVICES
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1. A biometric monitoring system comprising:
- a housing configured to be worn on a person'"'"'s forearm or insertable into an accessory worn on the person'"'"'s forearm;
a gyroscopic motion sensor located in the housing;
a memory; and
control logic, wherein;
the control logic, the memory, and the gyroscopic motion sensor are communicatively connected with one another, andthe control logic is configured to;
a) obtain angular motion data from the gyroscopic motion sensor,b) determine each time a swim stroke is indicated, at least in part, by the angular motion data, andc) alter stored information pertaining to the number of swim strokes in the memory responsive to (b).
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Abstract
Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques for utilizing gyroscopes in biometric monitoring devices are provided. Such techniques may, in some implementations, involve obtaining swimming metrics regarding stroke cycle count, lap count, and stroke type. Such techniques may also, in some implementations, involve obtaining performance metrics for bicycling activities.
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35 Claims
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1. A biometric monitoring system comprising:
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a housing configured to be worn on a person'"'"'s forearm or insertable into an accessory worn on the person'"'"'s forearm; a gyroscopic motion sensor located in the housing; a memory; and control logic, wherein; the control logic, the memory, and the gyroscopic motion sensor are communicatively connected with one another, and the control logic is configured to; a) obtain angular motion data from the gyroscopic motion sensor, b) determine each time a swim stroke is indicated, at least in part, by the angular motion data, and c) alter stored information pertaining to the number of swim strokes in the memory responsive to (b). - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A biometric monitoring system comprising:
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a housing configured to be worn on a person'"'"'s forearm or insertable into an accessory worn on the person'"'"'s forearm; at least one motion sensor located in the housing; an immersion sensor; a memory; and control logic, wherein; the control logic, the memory, the immersion sensor, and the at least one motion sensor are communicatively connected with one another, and the control logic is configured to; a) obtain motion data from the at least one motion sensor, b) determine, based on data from the immersion sensor, that the immersion sensor is immersed in liquid on a substantially continuous or regular basis consistent with immersion experienced by a person'"'"'s hand when the person is swimming, c) determine, responsive to (b), each time a swim stroke is indicated, at least in part, by the motion data, and d) alter stored information pertaining to the number of swim strokes in the memory responsive to (b). - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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