Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same
First Claim
1. An activity monitoring system comprising:
- a portable activity monitoring device comprising;
a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;
a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of a user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion of the user;
an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect a change in altitude of the user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user; and
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of motion of the user and the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, anda display to output data of a badge and/or metric wherein the badge and/or metric which describes the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user.
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Abstract
An activity monitoring system, in one aspect, comprises a portable activity monitoring device comprising a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user'"'"'s body; a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of a user and to generate data representative thereof; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect a change in altitude of the user and to generate data which is representative thereof; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing, to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the motion data and change in altitude data. The system also includes a display to output data of a badge and/or metric wherein such badge and/or metric describes the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user.
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25 Claims
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1. An activity monitoring system comprising:
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a portable activity monitoring device comprising; a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of a user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion of the user; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect a change in altitude of the user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of motion of the user and the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and a display to output data of a badge and/or metric wherein the badge and/or metric which describes the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An activity monitoring system comprising:
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a portable activity monitoring device comprising; a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion of a user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion of the user; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to sample an altitude of the user in response to an altitude sample signal, wherein, in response to sampling the altitude of the user, the altitude sensor generates data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to; generate the altitude sample signal in response to detecting a motion event using the data which is representative of motion of the user, and calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of motion of the user and the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user; and a display to output data of a badge and/or metric wherein the badge and/or metric which describes the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An activity monitoring system comprising:
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a portable activity monitoring device comprising; a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect a change in altitude of the user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to calculate; calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of a calorie burn of the user and/or data which is representative of the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user; and a display to output data of a badge and/or metric wherein the badge and/or metric which describes the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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