Base charging station for monitoring device

• US 9,582,748 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Shook, Robert, Fan, Bryan, Proud, James, Fernandez, Joaquin
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Brian
• Application Number:
  US14/180,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,111 Days
• Field of Search: 340/870.01, 340/5.82, 340/5.83, 340/5.84, 340/539.1, 340/539.12, 340/539.13, 340/539.16, 340/539.22, 340/539.26, 340/539.3, 340/572.1, 340/573.1, 340/575, 340/10.1, 320/108, 320/115, 382/115, 382/116, 382/117, 382/118, 382/124, 382/128, 396 14- 18, 705/3, 902/3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0233 Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/12 Manufacturing methods specially adapted for producing sensors for in-vivo measurements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02427 Details of sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/443 Evaluating skin constituents, e.g. elastin, melanin, water
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4806 Sleep evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence; devices for inducing sleep A61M21/02
• 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 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 83/04 Polysiloxanes
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 183/00 Coating compositions based on macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing silicon, with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon only; Coating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/20 Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 : ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• 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: G16H 50/20 : for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 : for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 : specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A wearable device system includes one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device structure that includes first and second outer surfaces, an interior, a first end and a second end. The wearable device structure has a unique user ID. The sensors acquiring user information selected from of at least one of, a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors, habit information, health parameters, medical monitoring and user monitoring. The wearable device has a power source coupled to a charging device of the wearable device. A base station is configured to be coupled to the wearable device and has a corresponding charging device for charging or recharging the power source of the wearable device.

Claims

1. A monitoring system, comprising:

a monitoring device that includes an accelerometer, a microphone, an RF transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near an individual being monitored, the RF transmitter serving as a communication system;

the accelerometer configured to detect movement information of the individual, the accelerometer and at least a portion of the sensors configured to assist in determining sleep information and sleep behavior information of the individual, the microphone configured to record movement sounds of the individual, the monitoring device further configured to disable the microphone and/or at least one of the sensors based on the movement information;

a telemetry system that receives the movement information, the sleep information and sleep behavior information, and the movement sounds and creates evaluated knowledge of the individual, the evaluated knowledge distinguishing sleep and sleep related information from non-sleep and non-sleep related information of the individual;

a database coupled to the telemetry system that includes the evaluated knowledge of the individual;

a base station with a corresponding charging device for charging or recharging the monitoring device; and

an activity manager in communication the database, wherein the evaluated knowledge that distinguishes the sleep and sleep related information from the non-sleep and non-sleep related information of the individual is used to initialize the at least a portion of the sensors configured to assist in determining the sleep information and sleep behavior information of the individual when it is determined that the individual is transitioning to or has started to sleep.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising:

a charging indicator at the base station.

3. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the charging indicator is a light source.

4. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the base station is a wireless base station.

5. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising:

magnets at the base station for aligning the monitoring device with the base station.

6. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the base station is configured to perform at least one of transmission or receipt of information to or from the monitoring device.

7. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the base station in operation wirelessly receives energy from a remote source.

8. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the base station includes a USB port.

9. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the base station includes a charging circuit board.

10. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the telemetry system in communication with the base station.

11. The monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the telemetry system includes the activity manager.

12. The monitoring system of claim 11, further comprising:

a feedback control system or subsystem that analyzes a measured sensor signal from at least one of the sensors and in response provides a feedback signal or alert to the individual of the monitoring device.

13. The monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is at the telemetry system.

14. The monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is at the monitoring device.

15. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising:

a closed-loop system that provides control data to the monitoring device.