Multifunction scale with large-area display
First Claim
1. A weighing scale apparatus comprising:
- a base unit configured and arranged to integratea support structure having a platform region with sensor circuitry therein, the platform region configured and arranged for engaging a user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region and using the sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user,a large-area display configured and arranged for displaying data through and throughout an entire platform region and within and outside a portion of the platform region whereon the user stands,user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to receive the physiological data from the sensor circuitry and to determine physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric, while the user stands on and engages the sensor circuitry of the platform region, anda communication driver configured and arranged to provide information from the user-targeted circuitry to the display for viewing by the user through the platform region; and
a data-access circuit configured and arranged to provide access to user-specific data including stored physiological parameters of the user in response to or developed by the user-targeted circuitry and to store physiological parameters of the user determined by the user-targeted circuitry, wherein the communication driver is further configured and arranged to recognize whether the user is standing on the platform region and to control, in response thereto, presenting the information via a large-area display mode when the user is not standing on the platform region and, via a reduced-area display mode in a reduced-area display region of the platform region which is adjacent to feet of the user, presenting information that corresponds to the physiological parameters of the user.
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Abstract
Weighing scale apparatuses (devices and systems) and methods are implemented using a variety of biometric-based devices and methods. According to one such implementation, a weighing scale uses a base unit to integrate a support structure, a display, and circuitry to measure and determine the physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric. The support structure includes a platform region that utilizes sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user, which is then processed by user-targeted circuitry to determine the physiological parameters (e.g., weight and heart-related measurements) of the user. Such parameters are then associated with the user and saved to a data-access circuit, and also forwarded to a display which communicates the physiological parameters among other information to the user through the platform region; the display encompassing substantially all of the platform region, including the region(s) upon which the user would stand for weight measurements.
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22 Claims
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1. A weighing scale apparatus comprising:
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a base unit configured and arranged to integrate a support structure having a platform region with sensor circuitry therein, the platform region configured and arranged for engaging a user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region and using the sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user, a large-area display configured and arranged for displaying data through and throughout an entire platform region and within and outside a portion of the platform region whereon the user stands, user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to receive the physiological data from the sensor circuitry and to determine physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric, while the user stands on and engages the sensor circuitry of the platform region, and a communication driver configured and arranged to provide information from the user-targeted circuitry to the display for viewing by the user through the platform region; and a data-access circuit configured and arranged to provide access to user-specific data including stored physiological parameters of the user in response to or developed by the user-targeted circuitry and to store physiological parameters of the user determined by the user-targeted circuitry, wherein the communication driver is further configured and arranged to recognize whether the user is standing on the platform region and to control, in response thereto, presenting the information via a large-area display mode when the user is not standing on the platform region and, via a reduced-area display mode in a reduced-area display region of the platform region which is adjacent to feet of the user, presenting information that corresponds to the physiological parameters of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A weighing scale apparatus comprising:
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a base unit configured and arranged to integrate a support structure having a platform region with sensor circuitry therein, the platform region configured and arranged for engaging a user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region and using the sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user, a large-area display configured and arranged for displaying data through and throughout an entire platform region and within and outside a portion of the platform region whereon the user stands, user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to receive the physiological data from the sensor circuitry and to determine physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric, while the user stands on and engages the sensor circuitry of the platform region, and a communication driver configured and arranged to provide information from the user-targeted circuitry to the display for viewing by the user through the platform region; and a data-access circuit configured and arranged to provide access to user-specific data including stored physiological parameters of the user in response to or developed by the user-targeted circuitry and to store physiological parameters of the user determined by the user-targeted circuitry; image processing circuitry configured and arranged to receive image data and determine color and pattern themes associated with the image data; and the communication driver is further configured and arranged to present an image on the display indicative of an area around the base unit, based on the image data processed by the image processing circuitry, when the base unit is idle.
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11. A weighing scale apparatus comprising:
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a base unit configured and arranged to integrate a support structure having a platform region with sensor circuitry therein, the platform region configured and arranged for engaging a user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region and using the sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user, a large-area display configured and arranged for displaying data through and throughout an entire platform region and within and outside a portion of the platform region whereon the user stands, user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to receive the physiological data from the sensor circuitry and to determine physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric, while the user stands on and engages the sensor circuitry of the platform region, and a communication driver configured and arranged to provide information from the user-targeted circuitry to the display for viewing by the user through the platform region; a data-access circuit configured and arranged to provide access to user-specific data including stored physiological parameters of the user in response to or developed by the user-targeted circuitry and to store physiological parameters of the user determined by the user-targeted circuitry; a camera configured and arranged to capture image data of an area around the base unit; image processing circuitry configured and arranged to receive the captured image data from the camera and determine color and pattern themes associated with the image data; microphone circuitry configured and arranged to detect audible sounds to determine presence of a user, and the communication driver is further configured and arranged to present an image on the display indicative of the area around the base unit, based on the image data processed by the image processing circuitry, when the microphone circuitry indicates the non-presence of a user.
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12. A weighing scale apparatus comprising:
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a base unit configured and arranged to integrate a support structure having a platform region with sensor circuitry therein, the platform region configured and arranged for engaging a user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region and using the sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user, a large-area display configured and arranged for displaying data through and throughout an entire platform region and within and outside a portion of the platform region whereon the user stands, user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to receive the physiological data from the sensor circuitry and to determine physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric, while the user stands on and engages the sensor circuitry of the platform region, and a communication driver configured and arranged to provide information from the user-targeted circuitry to the display for viewing by the user through the platform region; a data-access circuit configured and arranged to provide access to user-specific data including stored physiological parameters of the user in response to or developed by the user-targeted circuitry and to store physiological parameters of the user determined by the user-targeted circuitry; a camera configured and arranged to capture image data indicative of an area around the base unit and presence of the user; image processing circuitry configured and arranged to receive the captured image data from the camera and determine color and pattern themes associated with the image data of the area around the base unit, and the presence of the user; and the display being further configured and arranged in an active mode, determined by the presence of the user by the image processing circuitry, to present information that corresponds to the physiological parameters of the user, in an idle mode, determined by the non-presence of the user by the image processing circuitry, to present an image indicative of the area around the base unit, based on the image data processed by the image processing circuitry.
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13. A weighing scale apparatus comprising:
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a base unit configured and arranged to integrate a support structure having a platform region with sensor circuitry therein, the platform region configured and arranged for engaging a user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region and using the sensor circuitry to collect physiological data from the user, a large-area display configured and arranged for displaying data through and throughout an entire platform region and within and outside a portion of the platform region whereon the user stands, user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to receive the physiological data from the sensor circuitry and to determine physiological parameters of the user, including a user-weight metric, while the user stands on and engages the sensor circuitry of the platform region, and a communication driver configured and arranged to provide information from the user-targeted circuitry to the display for viewing by the user through the platform region; and a data-access circuit configured and arranged to provide access to user-specific data including stored physiological parameters of the user in response to or developed by the user-targeted circuitry and to store physiological parameters of the user determined by the user-targeted circuitry;
wherein the communication driver is further configured and arranged to present the information through the platform region for viewing by the user in a large-area display mode corresponding to a first state in which the user is not standing on the platform region and for viewing by the user in a reduced-area display mode corresponding to a second state in which the user is standing on the platform region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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