ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM TO DISPLAY BIOMETRIC FEEDBACK

• US 20160183795A1
• Filed: 12/26/2014
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Cowley, Nicholas, Saraswat, Ruchir, Goldman, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 9,737,212 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• 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: G04G 17/083 Watches distributed over several housings
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• 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

Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a wrist worn electronic device. One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include a main housing, a main display in the main housing, a wrist strap that allows the main housing to be secured to a user such that the main display is located on top of a wrist of the user, and a secondary display located on the wrist strap, where the secondary display communicates information to the user without the user having to turn the wrist.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a main housing, wherein the main housing includes a display;

a wrist strap that allows the main housing to be secured to a user; and

a secondary display located on the wrist strap, wherein the secondary display communicates information to the user.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one biosensor to collect biometric data from the user.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the collected biometric data is analyzed and the analyzed biometric data is communicated to the user.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the analyzed biometric data is stored and made available for downloading.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of secondary displays located on the wrist strap.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of secondary displays communicates different information to the user.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein one of the plurality of secondary displays communicates a target to a user and a different secondary display communicates analyzed biometric data related to the target to the user.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the secondary display communicates a first alarm when a first threshold is satisfied and a second alarm when a second threshold is satisfied, wherein the first alarm is different than the second alarm.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving biometric data from a user, at an electronic device worn by the user, wherein the electronic device includes a main housing and the main housing includes a display;

analyzing the biometric data; and

communicating the analyzed biometric data to the user on a secondary display located on a wrist strap of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the biometric data is received from a biosensor located on the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

communicating a first alarm when the analyzed biometric data satisfies a first threshold; and

communicating a second alarm when the analyzed biometric data satisfies a second threshold, wherein the first alarm is different than the second alarm.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the biometric data is received by a first biosensor located on the electronic device, the method further comprising:

receiving a second type of biometric data from a second biosensor located on the electronic device;

analyzing the second type of biometric data; and

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communicating the second type of analyzed biometric data to the user on a second secondary display located on the wrist strap.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein analyzing the biometric data includes comparing the received biometric data to a threshold.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the threshold is related to a medical condition of the user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the threshold is a number of heart beats per minute of the user.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a main housing;

a main display in the main housing;

a wrist strap that allows the main housing to be secured to a user such that the main display is located on top of a wrist of the user; and

a secondary display located on the wrist strap, wherein the secondary display communicates information to the user without the user having to turn the wrist.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising:

at least one biosensor to collect biometric data from the user.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the collected biometric data is analyzed and the analyzed biometric data is communicated to the user.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the analyzed biometric data is stored and made available for downloading.

20. The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising:

a plurality of secondary displays located on the wrist strap.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of secondary displays communicates different information to the user.

22. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein one of the plurality of secondary displays communicates a target to a user and a different secondary display communicates analyzed biometric data related to the target to the user.

23. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the secondary display communicates a first alarm when a first threshold is satisfied and a second alarm when a second threshold is satisfied, wherein the first alarm is different than the second alarm.

24. A system, comprising:

means for receiving biometric data from a user;

means for analyzing the biometric data; and

means for communicating the analyzed biometric data to the user on a secondary display located on a wrist strap of an electronic device worn by the user, wherein the user does not need to turn their wrist to view the communicated analyzed biometric data.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

means for communicating a first alarm when the analyzed biometric data satisfies a first threshold; and

means for communicating a second alarm when the analyzed biometric data satisfies a second threshold, wherein the first alarm is different than the second alarm.