Methods and systems for classification of geographic locations for tracked activity

• US 8,935,123 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Yuen, Shelten Gee Jao, Park, James, Lee, Hans Christiansen
• Primary Examiner(s): Raymond, Edward
• Application Number:
  US14/284,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20140258220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 237 Days
• Field of Search: 702/160, 702/155, 702/150, 702182-185, 702/188
• US Class Current: 702/160
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• 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 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4812 Detecting sleep stages or cycles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4815 Sleep quality
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 13/00 Indicating or recording presence, absence, or direction, of movement electric switches H01H; counting moving objects G06M7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 : Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 : Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method includes receiving activity of a monitoring device that is configured to be worn by a user having a user account. The activity includes an amount of movement of the monitoring device and occurs for a period of time. The method further includes receiving geo-location data for the monitoring device and processing the activity data and geo-location data received for the period of time. The operation of processing is performed to segment the period of time into at least two events. The method includes assigning an identifier to each event. The identifier has a default description for the geo-location data. The default description is selected from a plurality of descriptions based on the activity data obtained by the movement of the monitoring device for the geo-location data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a geo-location of a monitoring device, the monitoring device configured to be used by a user for tracking activity data associated with the user;

determining a type of activity data of the user for the geo-location;

determining whether the geo-location is currently associated with an identifying location in a location database;

processing the activity data of the user to generate a candidate description for the geo-location when the identifying location is absent in the location database;

requesting confirmation of the candidate description from the user, wherein for a positive confirmation the candidate description is assigned to the identifying location for the geo-location; and

updating the location database to include the identifying location for the geo-location upon receiving the positive confirmation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device is wearable as a watch, or as a wrist band, or as a clip, or on an article of clothing of the user, or on a leg of the user, or on an arm of the user, or on a body of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity data includes levels of activities performed by the user while the user is wearing the monitoring device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the candidate description includes a textual description or a description that includes a graphical element.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a list of possible descriptions for the geo-location; and

receiving a selection of one of the possible descriptions other than the candidate description from the list to receive a negative confirmation.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a list of possible descriptions for the geo-location; and

receiving a selection of the candidate description from the list to receive the positive confirmation.

7. A method comprising:

obtaining one or more geo-locations of a monitoring device, the monitoring device configured to be used by a user to produce activity data;

determining whether the geo-locations are associated with a descriptive location in a location database;

generating a prompt on a display to receive the descriptive location associated with the geo-locations upon determining that the descriptive location is not within the location database;

receiving the descriptive location from the monitoring device; and

sending an update to the location database with the received descriptive location, wherein the received descriptive location is associated to the produced activity data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein obtaining one or more geo-locations includes determining the one or more geo-locations based on triangulation.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the monitoring device is wearable as a watch, or as a wrist band, or as a clip, or on an article of clothing of the user, or on a leg of the user, or on an arm of the user, or on a body of the user.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the location is associated with the geo-locations when the geo-locations are used to identify the location and are included within the locations.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the location database is located within a server.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising generating based on the update an activity identifier identifying the activity data.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising generating a location identifier identifying the location based on the update.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the display is of a computing device and the descriptive location is received from an input device coupled to the computing device.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein the display is of the monitoring device and the descriptive location is received via a user interface of the monitoring device.

16. A method comprising:

receiving activity data associated with movement of a monitoring device, the monitoring device configured to be used by a user while performing an activity at a location;

generating based on the activity data a candidate description to be assigned to the location;

requesting a confirmation of the candidate description from the user, wherein for a positive confirmation the candidate description is assigned to the location; and

updating a location database to include the assignment of the candidate description to the location upon receiving the positive confirmation.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the activity data includes data regarding the activity, wherein the activity includes running, or walking, or jogging, or sleeping, or a sports activity, or sleep.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the activity data includes an amount of stairs ascended by the user, or an amount of stairs descended by the user, or an amount of steps walked or ran by the user, or an amount of calories burned by the user, or an amount of distance traveled by the user, or an amount of hours slept by the user, or an amount of time for which the user is active.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the movement includes a step movement, or a straight movement, or a curved movement.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the activity data is generated when the movement occurs.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the monitoring device is configured to be worn by the user as a watch, or as a wrist band, or as a clip, or on an article of clothing of the user, or on a leg of the user, or on an arm of the user, or on a body of the user at a time the user is performing the activity.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein generating based on the activity data the candidate description includes producing the candidate description based on a speed and an orientation of the movement.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein updating the location database includes sending the assignment of the candidate description of the location to the location database for storage in the location database.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

creating a list of possible descriptions for the location; and

receiving a selection of one of the possible descriptions other than the candidate description from the list to receive a negative confirmation.

25. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

creating a list of possible descriptions for the location; and

receiving a selection of the candidate description from the list to receive the positive confirmation.

26. A method comprising:

obtaining one or more geo-locations of a monitoring device, the monitoring device for use by a user while performing an activity at a location;

querying a social network to identify a description of the location, the location identifying the one or more geo-locations;

receiving the description of the location from the social network in response to the query;

providing for display a plurality of candidate descriptions including the description of the location received from the social network; and

receiving a selection of one of the candidate descriptions from the user.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the one or more geo-locations include a latitude, or a radius, or a longitude, or an altitude, or a landmark, or a city, or a country, or a state, or a county, or a village, or an eatery, or a commercial place, or a commercial building, or a province, or a public place, or a combination thereof.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the monitoring device is configured to be worn by the user as a watch, or as a wrist band, or as a clip, or on an article of clothing of the user, or on a leg of the user, or on an arm of the user, or on a body of the user.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the description of the location is within a post of the social network or a comment of the social network, the post or the comment made by social network members other than the user.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the monitoring device is wearable as a watch, or as a wrist band, or as a clip, or on an article of clothing of the user, or on a leg of the user, or on an arm of the user, or on a body of the user.