Delayed goal celebration

• US 10,179,262 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2015
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Brumback, Christine Boomer, Knight, David Wayne, Messenger, Jayson Dean Michilena, Hong, Jung Ook
• Primary Examiner(s): HARWARD, SOREN T
• Application Number:
  US14/704,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20150231446A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,351 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/12 Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/70 Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/72 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/74 : Atmospheric pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 : with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 : Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/01 : User's weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 : heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/10 : electroencephalographic signals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/202 : glucose
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/205 : P-CO2, i.e. partial CO2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 : P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 : temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/65 : skin conductivity
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0059 : Exercising apparatus with reward systems
• 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: G01C 22/006 : Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a wristband that is configured to be worn on a person'"'"'s wrist and that includes a housing;

one or more biometric sensors located within the housing;

at least one non-visual user interface element located within the housing;

a display mounted to the housing;

at least one processor located within the housing; and

a memory located within the housing, wherein;

the memory, the at least one processor, the display, the at least one non-visual user interface element, and the one or more biometric sensors are communicatively connected with one another, and

the memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to;

a) receive biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors;

b) calculate at least one biometric performance measurement using the biometric data;

c) determine at a first time that the at least one biometric performance measurement indicates that a first biometric performance goal has been met;

d) determine, based at least in part on the biometric data and after or contemporaneously with (c), that an activity mode associated with the first biometric performance goal is active;

e) activate, responsive, at least in part, to (c) and (d), the at least one non-visual user interface element to cause the non-visual user interface element to produce a secondary indicator signal selected from the group consisting of;

an auditory signal and a tactile signal;

f) receive an input signal indicative of a user interaction with the apparatus; and

g) cause a first goal celebration indicator associated with meeting the first biometric performance goal to be first displayed on the display after c) and responsive, at least in part, to f) when the input signal is received at a second time after the first time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communications interface configured to communicatively connect with a mobile communications device, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to:

h) transmit, to the mobile communications device via the wireless communications interface, an output signal associated with the first biometric performance goal responsive, at least in part, to c).

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one non-visual user interface element is an auditory interface and the secondary indicator signal is selected from the group consisting of:

a melody, a chime, a beep, and a sound effect.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one non-visual user interface element is a tactile interface and the secondary indicator signal is selected from the group consisting of:

a vibration and a vibration pulse.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from the group consisting of:

a graphic, an animation, an animation of fireworks going off, an animation of a smiling face, and an animation of a wiggling snake.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first goal celebration indicator does not include information indicating a numerical quantity of the at least one biometric performance measurement.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the tactile interface includes a haptic mechanism selected from the group consisting of:

a vibramotor and a speaker.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input signal indicates an action selected from the group consisting of:

pushing of a button of the apparatus, selection of a touch-screen control of the apparatus, detection of biometric data indicative of a wearer of the apparatus bringing a forearm wearing the apparatus into a watch-viewing position, detection of biometric data indicative of one or more successive taps on the housing, and combinations thereof.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the apparatus further comprises a button, and

the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to generate the input signal responsive, at least in part, to the button being pushed.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first biometric performance goal includes a plurality of different biometric performance goals and the first biometric performance goal is met by meeting any one of the biometric performance goals in the plurality of different biometric performance goals.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein:

the input signal indicates the detection of biometric data indicative of the wearer of the apparatus bringing the forearm wearing the apparatus into the watch-viewing position,

the one or more biometric sensors include a tri-axial accelerometer, and

the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to generate the input signal responsive, at least in part, to receiving motion data from the tri-axial accelerometer that is indicative of the wearer of the apparatus bringing the forearm wearing the apparatus into the watch-viewing position.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein:

the one or more biometric sensors includes an accelerometer, and

the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to generate the input signal responsive, at least in part, to receiving motion data from the accelerometer that is indicative of one or more successive taps on the housing.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from a plurality of goal celebration indicators associated with the first biometric performance goal.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is selected from the plurality of goal celebrations according to a set of predetermined goal celebration selection rules.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to:

h) determine whether the input signal indicative of the user interaction with the apparatus was received within a first predetermined time period from the first time,

cause, in g), the display to present the first goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal after c) and responsive, at least in part, to f) when it is determined in h) that the input signal indicative of the user interaction with the apparatus was received within the first predetermined time period from the first time, and

cause the display to not present the first goal celebration indicator associated with the first biometric performance goal after c) and responsive, at least in part, to f) when it is determined in h) that the input signal indicative of the user interaction with the apparatus was received outside of the first predetermined time period from the first time.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first goal celebration indicator is randomly selected from the plurality of goal celebration indicators.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to activate, responsive to (c), the at least one non-visual user interface element to cause the non-visual user interface element to produce the secondary indicator signal without causing the display to display graphical content.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display of the first goal celebration indicator is accompanied by activation of the at least one non-visual user interface element to produce a non-visual signal selected from the group consisting of:

an auditory signal, a tactile signal, and combinations thereof.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first biometric performance goal and the associated goal celebration indicator are unidentifiable based on the secondary indicator signal.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to:

h) determine that the biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors is indicative of a wearer of the apparatus being engaged in a sleep-related activity at the first time;

i) determine that the biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors is indicative of the wearer of the apparatus no longer being engaged in the sleep-related activity at a third time after the first time; and

j) responsive to h) and i), cause e) to be delayed until at least the third time.

21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to:

h) determine that the biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors is indicative of a wearer of the apparatus being engaged in a sleep-related activity; and

i) responsive to h) and c), cause e) to be performed at a time when the biometric data from the one or more biometric sensors is not indicative of the wearer of the apparatus being engaged in a sleep-related activity.

22. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an internal clock configured to indicate a time of day, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to:

h) track the time of day;

i) determine that the time of day correlates with a time of day when a wearer of the apparatus normally engages in a sleep-related activity; and

j) responsive to i) and c), cause e) to be performed at a time of day that does not correlate with a time of day when the wearer normally engages in the sleep-related activity.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the time of day that correlates with a time of day when the wearer normally engages in the sleep-related activity is a time of day between 9:

00 PM and 8;

00 AM.

24. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to reset progress towards the first biometric performance goal at a predetermined time.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the predetermined time is at midnight.

26. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first biometric performance goal is determined to have been met when the first biometric performance measurement is incremented by a first total amount during a first goal achievement window.

27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one biometric performance measurement is a measurement of steps taken.