METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRACKING A USER ACTIVITY

• US 20190038184A1
• Filed: 08/03/2018
• Published: 02/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2017
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: NARASIMHAN, Navin, CHAKRABORTY, Tuhin, RAJAN, Kiran Prasanth, PANCHOL, Vinayak, ARAVINDAN, Hema, SINGHA, Khaidem Suman, RAI, Parmarth Vawa Sarathi, CHOUDHURY, Saumitri, ZORINSANG, Hallah
• Application Number:
  US16/054,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20190038184A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1102 Ballistocardiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• 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: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for tracking a user activity using the electronic device are provided. The electronic devices includes a display, a sensor unit, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the sensor unit, wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display a user interface (UI); to receive an input from a user, via the UI, to display one or more activities associated with the user, to control the sensor unit to extract context information of the one or more activities associated with the user; and to control the display to display an indication of the one or more activities associated with the user in any of various forms on the UI.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a sensor unit; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the sensor unit, wherein the processor is configured to;

control the display to display a user interface (UI);

receive an input from a user, via the UI, to display an activity associated with the user;

control the sensor unit to extract context information of the activity associated with the user; and

control the display to display, on the UI, an indication of the activity associated with the user.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the context information comprises at least one of a time of the activity, a location of the activity, a type of the activity, a duration of the activity, a status of the activity, and behavior and habitual information associated with the user.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one of a biometric sensor, a physiological sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a polysomnography sensor, a ballistocardiography sensor, a motion sensor, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and a proximity sensor.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the sensor unit to monitor at least one of cardiac activity, hemodynamics, respiratory function, neurological function, body temperature, sleep, stress, toxicity, and the activity of the user.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the activity comprises at least one of a physical activity and an activity performed on the electronic device by the user.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive an input via a position of the UI;

determine whether the input received on the position of the UI represents open time; and

allow the user to schedule a new activity at the position if the input received represents open time.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a circular swipe gesture via the UI ;

determine a direction of the circular swipe gesture; and

display one or more future activities on the UI if the circular swipe gesture is provided in a clock wise direction; and

display one or more past activities on the UI if the circular swipe gesture is provided in an anti-clock wise direction.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

collect information on past activities performed by the user; and

generate user information related to a specific activity based on the information on the past activities; and

provide recommendation information related to the specific activity to the user based on the generated user information.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the generated user information comprises at least one of a statistical value of the specific activity and user'"'"'s health information related to performance of the specific activity.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the recommendation information is related to a generation, a change, or a deletion of the specific activity.

11. A method of tracking a user activity using an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface (UI);

receiving an input from a user, via the UI, to display an activity associated with the user;

extracting, by a sensor unit, context information of the activity associated with the user; and

displaying, on the UI, an indication of the activity associated with the user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the context information comprises at least one of a time of the activity, a location of the activity, a type of the activity, a duration of the activity, a status of the activity, and behavior and habitual information associated with the user.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

indicating a current time as a pivot point on the UI to scan through past and future activities.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an input via a position of the UI;

determining whether the input received on the position of the UI represents open time;

allowing the user to schedule a new activity at the position if the input received represents open time.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a circular swipe gesture via the UI ;

determining a direction of the circular swipe gesture; and

displaying one or more future activities on the UI if the circular swipe gesture is provided in a clock wise direction; and

displaying one or more past activities on the UI if the circular swipe gesture is provided in an anti-clock wise direction.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the indication is at least one of an icon, text, and a color.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing one or more recommendations to the user based on past activity of the user, wherein the one or more recommendations allows the user to perform a current activity.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

collecting information on past activities performed by the user;

generating user information related to a specific activity based on the information on the past activities; and

providing recommendation information related to the specific activity to the user based on the generated user information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the generated user information comprises at least one of a statistical value of the specific activity and user'"'"'s health information related to performance of the specific activity.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the recommendation information is related to a generation, a change, or a deletion of the specific activity.

21. A wearable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a sensor unit configured to obtain information about a user;

at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the sensor unit, wherein the processor is configured to;

control the display to display a user interface (UI) comprising information regarding a plurality of activities of the user comprising a past activity, a present activity, and a future activity;

control the sensor unit and thereby obtain sensed information about the user;

control a display of at least one of the past activity, the present activity, and the future activity based on the sensed information about the user.