Delayed goal celebration

• US 9,017,221 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Brumback, Christine Boomer, Knight, David Wayne, Messenger, Jayson Dean Michilena, Hong, Jung Ook
• Primary Examiner(s): HARWARD, SOREN T
• Application Number:
  US14/261,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20150094832A1
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/12 Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/70 Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/72 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/74 : Atmospheric pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 : with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 : Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/01 : User's weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 : heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/10 : electroencephalographic signals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/202 : glucose
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/205 : P-CO2, i.e. partial CO2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 : P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 : temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/65 : skin conductivity
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0059 : Exercising apparatus with reward systems
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 : Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 : Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a biometric monitoring device having;

one or more biometric sensors,

at least one processor,

a communications interface, and

a memory, wherein;

the memory, the at least one processor, the communications interface, and the one or more biometric sensors are communicatively connected with one another; and

the memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

a) receive biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors,

b) calculate at least one biometric performance measurement using the biometric data,

c) determine at a first time that the at least one biometric performance measurement indicates that a first biometric performance goal has been met during a first goal achievement window,

d) determine, after c), that at least one first activity mode associated with the first biometric performance goal is indicated as active by the biometric data for at least a first interval of time, wherein c) occurs before or during the first interval of time, and

e) transmit a first output signal associated with the first biometric performance goal via the communications interface after c) and responsive to d); and

a mobile communications device separate from the biometric monitoring device, the mobile communications device having;

at least one mobile communications device processor,

a mobile communications device memory,

a mobile communications device display, and

a mobile communications device communications interface, wherein;

the at least one mobile communications device processor, the mobile communications device memory, the mobile communications device display, and the mobile communications device communications interface are communicatively connected with one another; and

the mobile communications device memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one mobile communications device processor to;

f) receive the first output signal transmitted from the communications interface of the biometric monitoring device in d), and

g) cause, responsive at least in part to f) and after e), the mobile communications device display to produce a first goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein g) further comprises causing the mobile communications device display to turn on from an off or standby state before producing a first goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions further include instructions for:

h) controlling the at least one mobile communications device processor to receive a first input signal, and

controlling the at least one mobile communications device processor to perform g) responsive to f) and h), wherein the first input signal is generated by the mobile communications device responsive to the at least one mobile communications device processor detecting an action selected from the group consisting of;

powering on the mobile communications device from an off state, transitioning the mobile communications device from a standby state to an on state, activating a software program associated with the biometric monitoring device, pushing a button on the mobile communications device, selecting a touch-screen control on the mobile communications device, receiving a communication from the biometric monitoring device via the mobile device communications interface, and combinations thereof.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the mobile communications device memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one mobile communications device processor to:

i) cause a secondary indicator to be generated responsive to f) and independently of h), wherein the secondary indicator indicates that a first biometric performance goal has been reached and that the associated first goal celebration indicator will be displayed responsive to an interaction of a person with the mobile communications device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the secondary indicator is selected from the group consisting of:

a display of graphical content on the mobile communications device display, tactile feedback provided by a haptic mechanism of the mobile communications device, audio output provided by an audio device of the mobile communications device, and combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the first biometric performance goal and the associated first goal celebration indicator are unidentifiable based on the secondary indicator.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein g) further comprises receiving the first input signal during a first input signal window.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first input signal window is a time period less than 1 day after the at least one processor determines that the first biometric performance goal has been met in c).

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from the group consisting of:

a display of graphical content on the mobile communications device display, tactile feedback provided by a haptic mechanism of the mobile communications device, audio output provided by an audio device of the mobile communications device, and combinations thereof.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the mobile communications device memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one mobile communications device processor to;

h) receive a first input signal;

i) cause a secondary indicator to be generated responsive to f) and independently of h), wherein the secondary indicator indicates that a first biometric performance goal has been reached and that a second goal celebration indicator will be displayed on a biometric monitoring device display of the biometric monitoring device responsive to an interaction of a person with the biometric monitoring device; and

the biometric monitoring device further comprises the biometric monitoring device display and the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

j) receive a second input signal indicative of a user interaction with the biometric monitoring device, and

k) responsive to j) and after i), cause the biometric monitoring device display to produce the second goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

h) determine at a second time that the at least one biometric performance measurement indicates that a second biometric performance goal different from the first biometric performance goal has been met during a second goal achievement window, and

i) transmit a second output signal associated with the second biometric performance goal via the communications interface after h); and

the mobile communications device memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one mobile communications device processor to;

k) receive the second output signal transmitted from the biometric monitoring device in m), and

l) cause, responsive at least in part to k) and after h), cause the mobile communications device to produce a second goal celebration indicator associated with the second biometric performance goal.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the second biometric performance goal includes a plurality of different biometric performance goals and the second biometric performance goal is met by meeting any one of the biometric performance goals in the plurality of different biometric performance goals.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the first goal celebration indicator and the second goal celebration indicator are different goal celebration indicators.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device is a device selected from the group consisting of:

smartphones, cellphones, tablet computers, and laptops.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from a plurality of goal celebrations associated with the first biometric performance goal.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from the plurality of goal celebrations according to a set of predetermined goal celebration selection rules.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the set of predetermined goal celebration selection rules cause the first goal celebration to be selected responsive to a goal celebration choice from a user.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is randomly selected from the plurality of goal celebrations.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first interval of time is at least 10 continuous seconds and the biometric data indicates that the first activity mode is active in an uninterrupted state for the first interval of time.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first activity mode is selected from the group consisting of walking and running and the biometric performance measurement is steps taken.

21. A system comprising:

a biometric monitoring device having;

one or more biometric sensors,

at least one processor,

a communications interface, and

a memory, wherein;

the memory, the at least one processor, the communications interface, and the one or more biometric sensors are communicatively connected with one another, and

the memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

a) receive biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors; and

at least one remote device separate from the biometric monitoring device, the at least one remote device including at least one remote device processor, a remote device communications interface, and a remote device memory, wherein;

the remote device memory, the at least one remote device processor, and the remote device communications interface are communicatively connected with one another,

the biometric monitoring device and the at least one remote device further include, in aggregate, a display, and

the memory and the at least one remote device memory store, in aggregate, computer-executable instructions for controlling the system to;

b) calculate at least one biometric performance measurement using the biometric data;

c) determine that a first biometric performance goal has been met based on the at least one biometric performance measurement;

d) determine, after c), that at least one first activity mode associated with the first biometric performance goal is indicated as active by the biometric data for at least a first interval of time, wherein c) occurs before or during the first interval of time;

e) provide, responsive to d) and after c), a notification indicator that the first biometric performance goal has been met;

f) receive an input signal indicating a user interaction with an item selected from the group consisting of the biometric monitoring device and the at least one remote device; and

g) responsive to f) and after c), cause the display to produce a first goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from the group consisting of:

a graphical display of visual elements associated with meeting the biometric performance goal, audible sounds associated with meeting the biometric performance goal, tactile feedback associated with meeting the biometric performance goal, and combinations thereof.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first interval of time is at least 10 continuous seconds and the biometric data indicates that the first activity mode is active in an uninterrupted state for the first interval of time.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first activity mode is selected from the group consisting of walking and running and the biometric performance measurement is steps taken.

25. A system comprising:

a biometric monitoring device having;

one or more biometric sensors,

at least one processor,

a communications interface, and

a memory, wherein;

the memory, the at least one processor, the communications interface, and the one or more biometric sensors are communicatively connected with one another, and

the memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

a) receive biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors;

a first remote device including a first remote device processor, a first remote device communications interface, and a first remote device memory, wherein;

the first remote device memory, the first remote device processor, and the first remote device communications interface are communicatively connected with one another; and

a second remote device including a second remote device processor, a second remote device communication interface, and a second remote device memory, wherein;

the second remote device memory, the second remote device processor, and the second remote device communications interface are communicatively connected with one another,

at least one of the biometric monitoring device, the first remote device, and the second remote device further includes a display,

the memory, the first remote device memory, and the second remote device memory store, in aggregate, computer-executable instructions for controlling the system to;

b) calculate at least one biometric performance measurement using the biometric data;

c) determine that a first biometric performance goal has been met based on the at least one biometric performance measurement;

d) determine, after c), that at least one first activity mode associated with the first biometric performance goal is indicated as active by the biometric data for at least a first interval of time, wherein c) occurs before or during the first interval of time;

e) transmit a first output signal associated with the first biometric performance goal via the first remote device communications interface after c) and responsive to d);

f) receive the first output signal transmitted from the first remote device in e);

g) receive a first input signal; and

h) responsive to g) and after f), cause the display to produce a first goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the first interval of time is at least 10 continuous seconds and the biometric data indicates that the first activity mode is active in an uninterrupted state for the first interval of time.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the first activity mode is selected from the group consisting of walking and running and the biometric performance measurement is steps taken.