Smart watch band

• US 10,212,994 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2016
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IFIT Incorporated (Amynta Agency, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness Incorporated (HF HOLDINGS INC)
• Inventors: Watterson, Scott R., Smith, Tony A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Leon, Edwin A.
• Application Number:
  US15/340,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20170188668A1
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 368282
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0015 providing information, e.g. bracelets with calendars identification bracelets G09F3/005
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0076 essentially made from metal
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/02 Link constructions
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/027 the band also made of links
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/14 characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
• 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 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• 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 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/1486 Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/063 measuring physiological quantities, e.g. pedometers, heart-rate sensors, blood pressure gauges and the like

Abstract

A replacement wrist band may include a display and at least one replaceable module formed on the wrist band itself.

Claims

1. A band, comprising:

a display;

at least one replaceable module; and

a protrusion connected to an end of the band, wherein the protrusion includes a skin side having an electrically conductive surface that contacts a user'"'"'s skin when worn on a user, and a watch side that receives a detachable watch.

2. The band of claim 1, further comprising an input mechanism configured to input information into the at least one replaceable module.

3. The band of claim 1, wherein the at least one replaceable module has an increased cross sectional thickness relative to the band.

4. The band of claim 1, wherein the display has a curved surface.

5. The band of claim 1,

wherein the at least one replaceable module a transmitter incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

6. The band of claim 1, further comprising a rod attached to an end of the band, wherein the rod connects the end of the band to a watch.

7. The band of claim 6, further comprising an accelerometer, wherein an orientation of the display changes based on input from the accelerometer.

8. The band of claim 1, further comprising a segmented portion, wherein the at least one replaceable module is at least one link of a plurality of links of the segmented portion;

wherein the plurality of links includes;

a first link;

a second link adjacent to the first link;

a pin that rotatably secures the first link to the second link; and

a processor disposed in at least one of the first link and the second link.

9. The band of claim 1, further comprising a battery incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

10. The band of claim 5, wherein the transmitter communicates with a watch connected to the watch side.

11. The band of claim 5, further comprising a processing unit;

wherein the transmitter communicates with a remote device in response to a command from the processing unit.

12. The band of claim 1, further comprising memory incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

13. The band of claim 1, further comprising an accelerometer incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

14. The band of claim 1, further comprising an electrode incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

15. The band of claim 1, further comprising a sensor incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

16. The band of claim 1, wherein the display is incorporated into the at least one replaceable module.

17. The band of claim 1, further comprising a pin that includes an electrically conductive material that completes a circuit incorporating a first link and a second link.

18. A wrist band, comprising:

a display; and

at least one replaceable module;

a segmented portion wherein the at least one replaceable module is at least one link of a plurality of links of the segmented portion;

wherein the plurality of links includes;

a first link;

a second link adjacent to the first link; and

a pin that rotatably secures the first link to the second link, wherein the pin includes an electrically conductive material that completes a circuit incorporating the first link and the second link; and

a processor disposed in at least one of the first link and the second link.

19. The band of claim 18, further including a protrusion connected an end of the band, the protrusion including a skin side that includes:

an electrically conductive surface that contacts a user'"'"'s skin when worn on a user; and

a watch side that receives a detachable watch.

20. The band of claim 18, wherein the electrically conductive material is surrounded by an electrically insulating material, an end of the pin exposing a portion of the electrically conductive material.