Wearable device with magnets having first and second polarities

• US 9,569,719 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2016
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• 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:
  US15/242,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20160358063A1
• Time in Patent Office: 177 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A wearable device is provided with a wearable device structure. The wearable device has first end and second ends. A plurality of magnets is positioned at the first and second ends that provide for coupling of the first end to the second end of the wearable device. At least a portion of the magnets have a first section with a first polarity and a second portion with a second polarity. ID circuitry is at a surface or an interior of the wearable device structure.

Claims

1. A telemetry system, comprising:

a wearable device structure with first and second ends;

an electronic device coupled to the wearable device structure, the electronic device including, one or more haptic device sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic motion, the electronic device including a payment activity manager configured to receive from a user payment configuration parameters for each of a designated third party to receive payments, the payment activity manager including a designated third party payment data base that includes designated third party settings with third party IP addresses, payment sources for each of a designated third party, and method of payment;

the electronic component including a stock activity manager associating one or more stocks of a public company, the stock activity manager configured to monitor activity of a selected stock, accept stock settings made by the user or requested by a designated party, the stock activity manager configured to manage a user instruction to buy or sell one or more stocks, and also calendar one or more notifications to the user to review one or more stocks performance, and to execute the purchase or sale of one or more stocks designated by the user; and

ID circuitry at the electronic device or at the wearable device structure.

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

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry is at least partially positioned in the interior of the electronic device.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a support structure coupled to the wearable device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a respiration sensor at the electronic device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of magnets at the wearable device structure.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more batteries coupled to the electronic device.

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

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes one or more sensors.

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

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

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a memory;

a memory controller;

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

a peripherals interface;

a Network Systems circuitry;

an input/output subsystem.

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

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more sensors acquires information selected from at least one of a wearable device user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry includes a pathway to route signals through the circuitry.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

elements to enable installation of a firmware update at the electronic device.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm at the electronic device.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a multi-protocol wireless controller at the we a r able device that in operation characterizes available networks to determine current network information.

20. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a transmit antenna at the wearable device that in operation produces a wireless field;

an amplifier coupled to the transmit antenna;

a load sensing circuit coupled to the amplifier; and

a controller coupled to the load sensing circuit.