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Methods for detecting and recording activity and devices for performing the same

  • US 9,421,448 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2014
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving data from an activity tracking device, the received data having been recorded by the activity tracking device when the activity tracking device was secured to a user, the received data indicating an amount of movement of the user in performing a first type of physical activity as recorded by the activity tracking device and an amount of movement of the user in performing a second type of physical activity as recorded by the activity tracking device;

    associating the received data with an account of the user;

    providing an activity tracking application for installation on an electronic device associated with the account of the user;

    operating a server computing device separate from the activity tracking device to perform one or more actions associated with the amount of movement of the user in performing the first type of physical activity to generate a first set of instructions to activate the activity tracking application to control a display of the electronic device associated with the account of the user to show one or more images representing the amount of movement of the user in performing the first type of physical activity as recorded by the activity tracking device;

    operating the server computing device to perform one or more actions associated with the amount of movement of the user in performing the second type of physical activity to generate a second set of instructions to activate the activity tracking application to control the display of the electronic device associated with the account of the user to show one or more images representing the amount of movement of the user in performing the second type of physical activity as recorded by the activity tracking device; and

    transmitting the first and second sets of instructions over a wireless communication channel from the server computing device to the electronic device associated with the account of the user, the transmitted first and second sets of instructions activating the activity tracking application to cause the electronic device associated with the account of the user to display the one or more images representing the amounts of movement of the user in performing the first and second types of physical activity as recorded by the activity tracking device.

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