Wearable device with overlapping ends coupled by magnets operating with a selectable strength

• US 9,055,791 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Fernandez, Joaquin, Shook, Robert, Fan, Bryan, Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US14/037,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20140245790A1
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0015 providing information, e.g. bracelets with calendars identification bracelets G09F3/005
• CPC Class Codes: A44D 2203/00 Fastening by use of magnets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• 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 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

A wearable device is provided with a wearable device structure. The wearable device has a first end and a second end, each with a plurality of magnets. The first and second ends are coupled by overlapping at least a portion of the first end magnets to at least a portion of the second end magnets. The magnets operate and the magnets operate at a selectable strength of from N30 to N52. ID circuitry is provided at a surface or an interior of the wearable device.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a wearable device structure, the wearable device including a first end and a second end;

a plurality of magnets at the first end and a plurality of magnets at the second end;

the first and second ends being coupled by overlapping at least a portion of the first end magnets to at least a portion of the second end magnets, and the magnets operate at a selectable strength of from N30 to N52, and a size of a magnet is the size of magnets 12 is;

(i) length, (0.5 to 30 mm);

(ii) width, (0.5 mm to 30 mm); and

(iii) thickness/depth, (0.5 mm to 10 mm);

an electronic device coupled to the wearable device structure; and

ID circuitry is provided at a surface or an interior of the wearable device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the are M (212°

F.) -H (248°

F.) SH (302°

F.) -UH (356°

F.) and EH (392°

F.).

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the wearable device structure is at least partially made of a silicone rubber.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry is at least partially positioned in the interior of the wearable device.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a support structure coupled to the wearable device.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the ID circuitry is coupled to the support structure.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein at least a portion of the magnets are retained at the support structure.

8. The device of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more batteries coupled to the ID circuitry.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the first end overlaps the second end of the wearable device.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the device includes one or more sensors.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to be in communication with a telemetry system.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to be in communication with a social network.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

14. The device of claim 13, further comprising:

a memory;

a memory controller;

one or more processing units (CPU'"'"'s);

a peripherals interface;

a Network Systems circuitry;

an input/output (I/O) subsystem.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the device includes an antenna and a unique user ID and one or more sensors.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more sensors acquires information selected from at least one of a wearable device user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry includes ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from an ID storage, a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry.

18. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

elements to enable installation of a firmware update.

19. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm.

20. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a multi-protocol wireless controller that in operation characterizes available networks to determine current network information.

21. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

an activity manager.