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;
a plurality of sensors including;
an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate data which is representative of a change in altitude, anda first motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion;
a user interface, disposed in the housing, including a display; and
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors and the user interface, to;
detect a user input to the user interface using data from one or more of the plurality of sensors, wherein, in response to the user input, the processing circuitry outputs data to the display, andcalculate data which is representative of a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of the change in altitude.
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Abstract
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable activity monitoring device having a physical size/shape that is adapted to couple to the user'"'"'s body, a plurality of sensors including: (i) an altitude sensor to detect a change in altitude and to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude, and (ii) a first motion sensor to detect motion and to generate data which is representative of motion. A user interface having a display. Processing circuitry detects a user input using data from one or more of the plurality of sensors, and calculates data which is representative of a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of the change in altitude.
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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; a plurality of sensors including; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate data which is representative of a change in altitude, and a first motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion; a user interface, disposed in the housing, including a display; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors and the user interface, to; detect a user input to the user interface using data from one or more of the plurality of sensors, wherein, in response to the user input, the processing circuitry outputs data to the display, and calculate data which is representative of a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of the change in altitude. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 plurality of sensors including; one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion; a user interface, disposed in the housing, including a display; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors and the user interface, to; detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the motion sensors, calculate, using the data which is representative of motion from at least one of the motion sensors, data which is representative of;
(i) a number of steps traversed by the user and/or (ii) a calorie burn of the user, andnavigate a menu system of the portable activity monitoring device in response to detecting the one or more user inputs to the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (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 plurality of sensors including; a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, to detect motion and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion; an altitude sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate data which is representative of a change in altitude; a user interface, disposed in the housing, including a display, wherein, in response to a user input, the display outputs data; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors, to; detect the user input to the user interface based on the data which is representative of motion, calculate data which is representative of a number of steps traversed by the user using the data which is representative of the motion, and calculate data which is representative of an altitude metric using the data which is representative of a change in altitude. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. 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 plurality of sensors including; one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion; a user interface disposed in the housing; and processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of sensors, to; detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the motion sensors, calculate data which is representative of a user activity metric using the data which is representative of the motion from at least one of the motion sensors, and navigate a menu system of the portable activity monitoring device in response to detecting the one or more user inputs to the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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