Telemetry system with remote firmware updates

• US 9,425,627 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2013
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): DENG, ANNA CHEN
• Application Number:
  US13/923,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20140250430A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 717168-173
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 : Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• 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: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A system is provided for that sends firmware updates from a telemetry system to a monitoring device. One or more sensors are coupled to a monitoring device that has a unique user ID. The one or more sensors acquire user information selected from of at least one of, a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information. ID circuitry at the monitoring device 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 and elements to enable installation of a firmware update. A telemetry system is in communication with the one or more sensors. The telemetry system includes a database of user ID'"'"'s. The telemetry system in operation provides the firmware update to the monitoring device.

Claims

1. A system including one or more processors for sending firmware updates to a monitoring device, comprising:

a monitoring device that includes a microphone, an radio frequency (RF) transmitter, and one or more sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near a user, the monitoring device has a unique user ID of the user to track and/or monitor the user, the RF transmitter serving as a communication system;

an accelerometer or other motion detection device configured to detect movement information of the user, the accelerometer and the monitoring device configured to assist to determine sleep information and sleep behavior information of the user, the microphone configured to record movement sounds of the user detected by the accelerometer or the other motion detection device, recording of the one or more sensors is disabled in response to the accelerometer detection of movement information;

a telemetry system in communication with the monitoring device, the telemetry system including a database of user ID'"'"'s, the telemetry system at least partially analyzing received sensor data from the one or more sensors of the monitoring device and received movement information from the accelerometer or the other motion detection device and perform the analyzed sensor data and movement information, logic resources at the telemetry system to determine at least one of use sleep activity type, psychiatric behavioral patterns, and habits based on the received sensor data relative to the user; and

a firmware update communication that provides selected firmware updates to at least one of the monitoring device or the accelerometer or the other motion detection device based on the analyzed sensor data from the one or more sensors of the monitoring device or the movement information from the telemetry system.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more processors at the telemetry system to detect an available firmware updates for a plurality of monitoring devices.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more processors at the telemetry system to contact selected monitoring devices prior to sending the firmware update.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more processors at the telemetry system to be contacted by a plurality of monitoring devices.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

using a one or more processors at the telemetry system to determine if a monitoring device has contacted the telemetry system for the firmware update.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more processors at the monitoring device that provide an update of the firmware installation being completed.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a control system at the monitoring device to orchestrate communication between different systems.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a noise reduction element at the telemetry system to reduce signal noise.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein switching is performed between incremental and full syncing of data based on available communication routes.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

conditioning electronics at the telemetry system that in operation communicate

signals from the monitoring device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the conditioning electronics include a filter that determine a presence of certain conditions.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the conditioning electronics clean a signal for processing by a central processing unit (CPU) of the telemetry system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the CPU evaluates historical data.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the telemetry system in

operation creates different classifications for data received from the monitoring device.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein streams of information are sent from at least one sensor at the monitoring device to the telemetry system.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the streams of information can include encrypted and non-encrypted information.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein user information is sent from the monitoring device to a mobile device or computer.

18. A method for using telemetry data to send firmware updates to a monitoring device, comprising:

using monitoring device that includes a microphone, an radio frequency (RF) transmitter, and one or more sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near a user;

detecting movement information of the user with an accelerometer or other motion detection device, the accelerometer and the monitoring device configured to assist to determine sleep information and sleep behavior information of the user, the microphone configured to record the person'"'"'s movement sounds detected by the accelerometer or the other motion detection device, recording of the one or more sensors is disabled in response to the accelerometer detection of movement information;

changing how often the monitoring device samples the one or more sensors based on sensor data;

communicating between a telemetry system and the monitoring device, the telemetry system including a database of user ID'"'"'s,

using the telemetry system to at least partially analyze received sensor data from the one or more sensors of the monitoring device and received movement information from the accelerometer or the other motion detection device, perform the analyzed sensor data and movement information, and determine at least one of use,

sleep activity type, psychiatric behavioral patterns, and habits based on the received sensor data relative to the user; and

using a processor at the telemetry system to communicate to at least one of the monitoring device, the accelerometer, or the other motion detection device to provide a selected firmware update based on the analyzed sensor data from the one or more sensors of the monitoring device or the movement information from the telemetry system.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

using one or more processors to detect an available firmware update for one or more of a plurality of monitoring devices.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

using a processor at the telemetry system to contact selected monitoring devices prior to sending the firmware update.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

using a processor at the telemetry system to be contacted by a monitoring device prior to sending the firmware update.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

using a processor to determine if a monitoring device has contacted the telemetry system for a firmware update.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

confirming by the monitoring device that update of the firmware has been completed.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein confirmation of the update is sent from the monitoring device to the telemetry system.

25. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

up dating a database at the telemetry system that the firmware update has been completed at a monitoring device.

26. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

using a processor at the telemetry system to determine if selected monitoring devices have been updated with the firmware update.