Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality

• US 9,011,292 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Weast, Aaron B., Cobbett, Jamian R., Crankson, Kwamina, Dryden, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US13/353,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20130106684A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,189 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1- 9, 482900-902, 434/247, 600/300, 340/573.1, 345/9/4
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6813 Specially adapted to be attached to a specific body part A61B5/6802 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• 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 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: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/06 Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers
• 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: Y10S 482/901 having computer circuitry

Abstract

A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.

Claims

1. A wearable device comprising:

a user input device;

a sensor configured to detect physical activity of a user;

a first display; and

memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the wearable device, cause the wearable device to;

activate a first display mode on the first display, wherein the first display mode includes display of a first physical activity metric and a second physical activity metric;

receive user input corresponding to activation of a second display mode on the first display while the first physical activity metric is being displayed;

determining that a time-out period has expired for the second display mode; and

in response to determining that a time-out period has expired;

deactivating the second display mode; and

displaying the first physical activity metric of the first display mode.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a second display and wherein activating the first display mode further includes:

displaying an indication of an amount of progress of the user towards a goal on the second display.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein activating the first display mode is performed at a first time and wherein the wearable device is further caused to:

activate the first display mode at a second time occurring after the first time, wherein the first display mode is activated from a non-first display mode; and

upon activating the first display mode at the second time, automatically displaying the first physical activity metric.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein automatically displaying the first physical activity metric upon activating the first display mode at the second time includes displaying an indication of an amount of progress of the user towards a goal in the second display, wherein the goal is defined based on the second physical activity metric.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a near field communication device configured to provide information to another computing device upon reaching a threshold proximity with the other computing device.

6. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the information provided to the other computing device includes payment information.

7. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the information provided to the other computing device includes user profile information.

8. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the first display mode includes an physical activity metric display mode and wherein the second display mode includes an action display mode, wherein the action display mode provides a plurality of user-selectable functions.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein a first direction in which information in the first display mode is displayed is user-configurable.

10. The wearable device of claim 9, wherein a second direction in which information in the second display mode is displayed is user-configurable.

11. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a physical movement sensor and wherein the wearable device is further caused to:

determine an amount of progress of the user toward reaching a physical activity goal based on physical activity of the user detected by the physical movement sensor.

12. A wearable device comprising:

a user input device;

a first display;

a second display; and

memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the wearable device, cause the wearable device to;

detect physical activity performed by a user;

determine whether the user has increased an amount of progress made toward a physical activity goal by a first threshold amount based on the detected physical activity; and

in response to determining that the user has increased the amount of progress made toward the physical activity goal by the first threshold amount, display a current progress indicator on the first display when the second display is inactive.

13. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the wearable device is a wrist-worn device and wherein the first display is disposed on an edge of the wrist-worn device and the second display is disposed on a top surface of the wrist-worn device, wherein the top surface faces away from a wrist of the user when worn.

14. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the first display comprises a plurality of lighting elements, each representing a different interval of goal progress.

15. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the first threshold amount corresponds to an amount of progress required to move from a current interval of goal progress to another interval of goal progress.

16. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the wearable device is further caused to:

determine whether an amount of progress made toward a physical activity goal has decreased by a second threshold amount; and

in response to determining that the amount of progress made toward the physical activity goal has decreased by the second threshold amount, display the current progress indicator on the first display when the second display is inactive.

17. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein determining whether the amount of progress made toward the physical activity goal has decreased by the second threshold amount is performed based on detecting a specified amount of inactivity of the user.

18. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein inactivity of the user is detected based on a physical orientation of the user.

19. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein inactivity of the user is detected based on a level of movement of the user within a specified amount of time.

20. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the wearable device is further caused to:

determine whether the user has reached the goal; and

in response to determining that the user has reached the goal, displaying a goal completion message upon the user activating an information display mode, wherein the information display mode includes a plurality of physical activity metrics.