GRAPHICAL INDICATORS IN ANALOG CLOCK FORMAT

• US 20170004639A1
• Filed: 09/15/2016
• Published: 01/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Roberts, Timothy, Knight, David Wayne, Myers, Nicholas Adrian
• Application Number:
  US15/266,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20170004639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0223 Magnetic field sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0233 Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0257 Proximity sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• 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 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Some aspects relate to display of a plurality of graphical indicators on a display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval, wherein, for each of the plurality of graphical indicators, a length of the displayed graphical indicator represents a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the graphical indicator, wherein first ends of each of the plurality of graphical indicators substantially trace an arc of a circle, and wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator on the arc of the circle indicates the respective time interval associated with the graphical indicator.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

program code, wherein the program code is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program code including instructions for;

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on the display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval,

wherein, for each of the plurality of graphical indicators, a length of the displayed graphical indicator represents a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the graphical indicator,

wherein first ends of each of the plurality of graphical indicators substantially trace an arc of a circle, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator on the arc of the circle indicates the respective time interval associated with the graphical indicator.

2. A device according to claim 1,

wherein the value of the metric associated with a respective time interval is indicative of physical activity during the respective time interval.

3. A device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a sensor to detect a signal indicative of physical activity, and

the program code including instructions for;

determining the value of the metric associated with a respective time interval based on the signal.

4. A device according to claim 3, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of:

an accelerometer;

a light sensor;

a blood oxygen sensor;

a gyroscope;

a magnetometer;

a Global Positioning System device;

a proximity sensor,

an altimeter; and

a heart rate sensor.

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein the metric comprises one of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude changes, altitude ascended, altitude descended, floors climbed, and calories burned.

6. A device according to claim 1,

wherein arcs of the circle represent a plurality of time intervals totaling one hour.

7. A device according to claim 1,

wherein arcs of the circle represent a plurality of time intervals totaling twelve hours.

8. A device according to claim 1,

wherein arcs of the circle represent a plurality of time intervals totaling twenty-four hours.

9. A device according to claim 1,

wherein arcs of the circle represent a plurality of time intervals totaling one minute.

10. A device according to claim 1,

wherein arcs of the circle represent a plurality of time intervals totaling one week.

11. A device according to claim 1, the program code further including instructions for:

displaying a current time within the circle.

12. A device according to claim 1, the program code further including instructions for displaying within the circle one of a current value of a step count, a current value of a heart rate, a current value of a distance traveled, a current value of an activity level, a current value of an altitude change, a current value of an altitude ascended, a current value of an altitude descended, a current value of floors climbed, and a current value of calories burned.

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29. A method, comprising:

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on a display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval,

wherein, for each of the plurality of graphical indicators, a length of the displayed graphical indicator represents a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the graphical indicator,

wherein first ends of each of the plurality of graphical indicators substantially trace an arc of a circle, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator on the arc of the circle indicates the respective time interval associated with the graphical indicator.

30. A method according to claim 29, further comprising:

detecting a signal indicative of physical activity; and

determining the value of the metric associated with a respective time interval based on the signal.

31. A method according to claim 29, further comprising

displaying a current time within the circle,

wherein the angular distance of the arc of the circle indicates the current time.

32. A method according to claim 29,

wherein one of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval comprises M graphical icons, and

wherein M represents a value of the metric associated with the respective time interval.

33. A device according to claim 32,

wherein each graphical icon represents N units of the metric, and the value of the metric is approximately equal to M*N.

34. A method, comprising:

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on a display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators comprising a respective number of graphical icons and associated with a respective time interval and,

wherein first ends of each of the plurality of graphical indicators substantially trace an arc of a circle,

wherein, for each graphical indicator, the respective number of graphical icons of the graphical indicator represents a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the graphical indicator, the value of the metric being indicative of physical activity during the respective time interval, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator along the arc of the circle indicates the respective time interval associated with the one of the plurality of graphical indicators.

35. A method according to claim 34, further comprising:

detecting a signal indicative of physical activity; and

determining the value of the metric associated with a respective time interval based on the signal.

36. A method according to claim 34, further comprising

displaying a current time within the circle,

wherein the angular distance of the arc of the circle indicates the current time.

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