Graphical indicators in analog clock format

• US 9,449,409 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2014
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Roberts, Timothy, Knight, David Wayne, Myers, Nicholas Adrian
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, M Good
• Application Number:
  US14/250,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20150294487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 345/440
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0223 Magnetic field sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0233 Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0257 Proximity sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• 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 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Some aspects relate to display of a plurality of graphical indicators on a display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval, wherein, for each of the plurality of graphical indicators, a length of the displayed graphical indicator represents a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the graphical indicator, wherein first ends of each of the plurality of graphical indicators substantially trace an arc of a circle, and wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator on the arc of the circle indicates the respective time interval associated with the graphical indicator.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a display;

a sensor to detect a signal indicative of physical activity;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

program code, wherein the program code is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program code including instructions for;

for each of a plurality of time intervals, determining a value of a metric associated with a respective time interval based on a signal indicative of physical activity detected by the sensor during the respective time interval; and

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on the display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective one of the plurality of time intervals, a characteristic of each displayed graphical indicator representing a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the displayed graphical indicator,

wherein a first end of each of the plurality of displayed graphical indicators is located on an arc of a circle and disposed between a respective second end of the displayed graphical indicator and a center of the circle, the plurality of displayed graphical indicators substantially imply a layout of an analog clock and the circle represents an hour, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator with respect to the analog clock indicates the respective time interval within the hour associated with the graphical indicator.

2. A device according to claim 1,

wherein the value of the metric associated with a respective time interval is indicative of physical activity during the respective time interval.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of:

an accelerometer;

a light sensor;

a blood oxygen sensor;

a gyroscope;

a magnetometer;

a Global Positioning System device;

a proximity sensor,

an altimeter; and

a heart rate sensor.

4. A device according to claim 1, wherein the metric comprises one of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude changes, altitude ascended, altitude descended, floors climbed, and calories burned.

5. A device according to claim 1,

wherein the time intervals associated with each of the plurality of graphical indicators total one hour.

6. A device according to claim 1, the program code further including instructions for:

displaying a digital numerical representation of a current time along with the plurality of graphical indicators.

7. A device according to claim 1, the program code further including instructions for displaying along with the plurality of graphical indicators one of a current value of a step count, a current value of a heart rate, a current value of a distance traveled, a current value of an activity level, a current value of an altitude change, a current value of an altitude ascended, a current value of an altitude descended, a current value of floors climbed, and a current value of calories burned.

8. A device according to claim 1,

wherein an angular distance circumscribed by the plurality of graphical indicators indicates a current time.

9. A device according to claim 1,

wherein one of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval comprises M graphical icons, and

wherein M represents a value of the metric associated with the respective time interval.

10. A device according to claim 1, the program code further including instructions for:

determining that a next hour has begun;

ceasing display of at least some of the displayed graphical indicators associated with time intervals within the hour; and

displaying a graphical indicator associated with a first time interval of the next hour.

11. A device, comprising:

a display;

a sensor to detect a signal indicative of physical activity;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

program code, wherein the program code is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program code including instructions for;

for each of a plurality of time intervals, determining a value of a metric associated with a respective time interval based on a signal indicative of physical activity detected by the sensor during the respective time interval; and

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on the display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators comprising a respective number of graphical icons and associated with a respective one of the plurality of time intervals, and the respective number of graphical icons of each displayed graphical indicator representing a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the displayed graphical indicator, the value of the metric being indicative of physical activity during the respective time interval,

wherein a first ends of each of the plurality of displayed graphical indicators is located on an arc of a circle and disposed between a respective second end of the displayed graphical indicator and a center of the circle, the plurality of displayed graphical indicators substantially imply a layout of an analog clock and the circle represents an hour, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator with respect to the analog clock indicates the respective time interval within the hour associated with the graphical indicator.

12. A device according to claim 11,

wherein an angular distance circumscribed by the plurality of graphical indicators indicates a current time.

13. A device according to claim 11, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of:

an accelerometer;

a light sensor;

a blood oxygen sensor;

a gyroscope;

a magnetometer;

a Global Positioning System device;

a proximity sensor,

an altimeter; and

a heart rate sensor.

14. A device according to claim 11, wherein the metric comprises one of:

step count, heart rate, distance traveled, activity level, altitude changes, altitude ascended, altitude descended, floors climbed, and calories burned.

15. A device according to claim 11,

wherein the time intervals associated with each of the plurality of graphical indicators total one hour.

16. A device according to claim 11, the program code further including instructions for displaying along with the plurality of graphical indicators one of a current value of a step count, a current value of a heart rate, a current value of a distance traveled, a current value of an activity level, a current value of an altitude change, a current value of an altitude ascended, a current value of an altitude descended, a current value of floors climbed, and a current value of calories burned.

17. A device according to claim 11,

wherein one of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval comprises M graphical icons, and

wherein M represents a value of the metric associated with the respective time interval.

18. A device according to claim 17,

wherein each graphical icon represents N units of the metric, and the value of the metric is approximately equal to M*N.

19. A device according to claim 11,

wherein a digital numerical representation of a current time is displayed along with the plurality of graphical indicators.

20. A device according to claim 11, the program code further including instructions for:

determining that a next hour has begun;

ceasing display of at least some of the displayed graphical indicators associated with time intervals within the hour; and

displaying a graphical indicator associated with a first time interval of the next hour.

21. A method, comprising:

detecting, using a sensor, a signal indicative of physical activity;

for each of a plurality of time intervals, determining a value of a metric associated with a respective time interval based on a signal indicative of physical activity detected by the sensor during the respective time interval; and

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on a display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective one of the plurality of time intervals, and, a characteristic of each displayed graphical indicator representing a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the displayed graphical indicator,

wherein a first ends of each of the plurality of displayed graphical indicators is located on an arc of a circle and disposed between a respective second end of the displayed graphical indicator and a center of the circle, the plurality of displayed graphical indicators substantially imply a layout of an analog clock and the circle represents an hour, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator with respect to the analog clock indicates the respective time interval within the hour associated with the graphical indicator.

22. A method according to claim 21, further comprising:

displaying a digital numerical representation of a current time along with the plurality of graphical indicators,

wherein an angular distance circumscribed by the plurality of graphical indicators represents the current time.

23. A method according to claim 21,

wherein one of the plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective time interval comprises M graphical icons, and

wherein M represents a value of the metric associated with the respective time interval.

24. A method according to claim 21, further comprising:

displaying a digital numerical representation of a current time along with the plurality of graphical indicators.

25. A method according to claim 21, comprising:

determining that a next hour has begun;

ceasing display of at least some of the displayed graphical indicators associated with time intervals within the hour; and

displaying a graphical indicator associated with a first time interval of the next hour.

26. A method, comprising:

detecting, using a sensor, a signal indicative of physical activity;

for each of a plurality of time intervals, determining a value of a metric associated with a respective time interval based on a signal indicative of physical activity detected by the sensor during the respective time interval; and

displaying a plurality of graphical indicators on a display, each of the plurality of graphical indicators comprising a respective number of graphical icons and associated with a respective one of the plurality of time intervals, and the respective number of graphical icons of each graphical indicator representing a value of a metric associated with the respective time interval of the displayed graphical indicator, the value of the metric being indicative of physical activity during the respective time interval,

wherein a first ends of each of the plurality of displayed graphical indicators is located on an arc of a circle and disposed between a respective second end of the displayed graphical indicator and a center of the circle, the plurality of displayed graphical indicators substantially imply a layout of an analog clock and the circle represents an hour, and

wherein, for each graphical indicator, a position of the first end of the graphical indicator with respect to the analog clock indicates the respective time interval within the hour associated with the graphical indicator.

27. A method according to claim 26, further comprising

displaying a digital numerical representation of a current time along with the plurality of graphical indicators,

wherein an angular distance circumscribed by the plurality of graphical indicators represents the current time.

28. A method according to claim 26, further comprising:

displaying a digital numerical representation of a current time along with the plurality of graphical indicators.

29. A method according to claim 26, comprising:

determining that a next hour has begun;

ceasing display of at least some of the displayed graphical indicators associated with time intervals within the hour; and

displaying a graphical indicator associated with a first time interval of the next hour.