Wireless monitoring system with activity manager for monitoring user activity

• US 9,345,403 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2013
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Benlagsir, Amine
• Application Number:
  US13/966,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247135A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,014 Days
• Field of Search: 340/870.01, 340/870.02, 600/300, 600/301
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0233 Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• 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 5/443 Evaluating skin constituents, e.g. elastin, melanin, water
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge

Abstract

A system is disclosed that uses telemetry data based on a user habit information or user monitoring. A user monitoring device has a unique user ID. The monitoring device acquires user information selected from of at least one of, a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, and user monitoring. ID circuitry is at the user monitoring device. The ID circuitry includes ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from ID storage, a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry. A telemetry system is in communication with the user monitoring device. The telemetry system includes a database of user ID'"'"'s. The telemetry system is in communication with the user monitoring device. An activity manager is provided is used with the other elements to manage lifestyle activities of the user.

Claims

1. A system for using telemetry data based on a user habit information or user monitoring, comprising:

a monitoring device with a unique user ID, the monitoring device including a microphone, an RF transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level, sound quality, light quality and ambient temperature near a user, the RF transmitter serving as a communication system with the unique user ID;

ID circuitry at the monitoring device, the ID circuitry including ID storage, the communication system that reads and transmits the unique user ID from the ID storage, a power source and a pathway system, wherein the pathway system to route signals through the ID circuitry;

an accelerometer configured to detect a user'"'"'s movement information, the accelerometer and the monitoring device configured to assist to determine a user'"'"'s sleep information and sleep behavior information, the microphone configured to record user movement sounds detected by the accelerometer, the accelerometer configured to cause the microphone to stop recording the user movement sounds when the movement sounds are not directed to a sleep related parameter;

a telemetry system in communication with the monitoring device, the telemetry system including a database of user ID'"'"'s, the telemetry system in communication with the monitoring device, the telemetry system analyzing telemetry data received from the monitoring device and creating personalized information about the user; and

an activity manager is included in the monitoring device, the telemetry system or is separate from each and used for managing lifestyle activities of the user, and the activity manager includes an activity profile database.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager in operation associates one or more contexts of a user activity.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more contexts is selected from at least one of, time, location, type of user activity, a duration of the user activity and a status of the user activity.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sensors is a lifestyle sensor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sensors is a physiological sensor.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sensors monitors at least one of, (i) cardiac activity (ii) Hemodynamics, (iii) respiratory function, (iv) neurological monitoring, (v) a body fluid component, (vi) body temperature, (vii) stress and (viii) toxicity.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface at the monitoring device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface includes an entry field to enter a name of an activity.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager in operation manages and monitors a user activity.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager in operation provides a user reminder when to start an activity.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager in operation provides a user reminder when to stop an activity.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager in operation provides includes a calendar of when one or more activities should be performed.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager in operation provides for the user to select an activity to be tracked.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the telemetry system provides for a monitoring of environmental conditions.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein in response to the monitoring of environmental conditions, an alert can be provided to the user as to the desirability of engaging in an activity.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein at least one of the environmental conditions is weather.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity manager is in communication with a mobile device.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the telemetry system is in communication with a weather service.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the telemetry system in operation provides a prompt to the user as a reminder of an activity.

20. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a GPS at the monitoring device.

21. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm at the monitoring device.

22. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone at the monitoring device.

23. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication device at the monitoring device that allows for verbal instruction to the monitoring device by the user, and oral communication from the monitoring device to the user.