Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same
First Claim
1. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the 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 generate data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user;
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the altitude sensor, to calculate;
a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, anda state of an avatar using the data which is representative of the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user, wherein the avatar is (i) digital representation of a pet or physical object, (ii) a graphical representation of the user or alter ego thereof, and/or (iii) a game character; and
a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar.
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Abstract
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, comprising a housing having a physical size/shape that is adapted to couple to the user'"'"'s body, an altitude sensor to detect a change in altitude of the user and to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user, and processing circuitry to calculate: (i) a number or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and (ii) a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of the number or flights of stairs traversed by the user. The device also includes a display to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar.
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30 Claims
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1. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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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 generate data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the altitude sensor, to calculate; a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user, wherein the avatar is (i) digital representation of a pet or physical object, (ii) a graphical representation of the user or alter ego thereof, and/or (iii) a game character; and a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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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 sample an altitude of the user in response to an altitude sample signal, wherein, in response, the altitude sensor generates data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the altitude sensor, to; calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and calculate a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, wherein the avatar is (i) digital representation of a pet or physical object, (ii) a graphical representation of the user or alter ego thereof, and/or (iii) a game character; and a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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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 generate data which is representative of motion of the user; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to calculate; a calorie burn of the user using (i) the data which is representative of motion of the user and (ii) the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of the calorie burn of the user, wherein the avatar is (i) digital representation of a pet or physical object, (ii) a graphical representation of the user or alter ego thereof, and/or (iii) a game character; and a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable activity monitoring device to calculate one or more metrics corresponding to a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
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a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user; a sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate sensor data which is representative of activity of the user; processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the sensor, to calculate; a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the sensor data, and a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of the number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user, wherein the avatar is (i) digital representation of a pet or physical object, (ii) a graphical representation of the user or alter ego thereof, and/or (iii) a game character; and a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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