Physical activity and workout monitor

• US 9,974,467 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Blahnik, Jay, Butcher, Gary Ian, Chen, Kevin Will, Graham, David Chance, Keen, Daniel S., Rushing, Justin Shane, Shortlidge, T. Allan, Davydov, Anton M., Dye, Alan C., Ive, Jonathan P., Kennedy, Zachery, Minjack, Zachury, Park, Dennis S., Schmitt, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Riegler, Patrick F
• Application Number:
  US14/839,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20160058336A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to devices and processes for monitoring attributes of a user'"'"'s physical activity (e.g., workout) or inactivity, and to user interfaces (e.g., an activity indicator) for displaying the same. In some examples, a device determines whether physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria, and whether physical activity corresponds to a second type based on a second set of criteria. In some examples, the device controls an inactivity timer that measures user'"'"'s inactivity. In some examples, the device displays a first visual representation of an attribute or amount of a first type of physical activity, and a second visual representation of an attribute or amount of a second type. In some examples, the device displays a third visual representation of an attribute or amount of a third type of activity. In some examples, the third visual representation corresponds to user'"'"'s inactivity.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the device to:

display an activity indicator, wherein the activity indicator comprises;

a first indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a first type of physical activity performed by a user over a first period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity comprises an amount of Calories expended by the user in performing the first type of physical activity over the first period of time, and

wherein the first indicator comprises a first portion representing the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity and a second portion representing a difference between the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity and a first goal value;

a second indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a second type of physical activity performed by the user over a second period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity comprises a number of minutes spent by the user in performing the second type of physical activity over the second period of time, and

wherein the second indicator comprises a third portion representing the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity and a fourth portion representing a difference between the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity and a second goal value; and

a third indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a third type of physical activity performed by the user over a third period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity comprises a number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity over the third period of time,

wherein each predetermined segment of time of the number of predetermined segments of time represents a segment of time during which a user performed at least a threshold amount of the third type of physical activity,

wherein the third indicator comprises a fifth portion representing the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity and a sixth portion representing a difference between the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity and a third goal value, and

wherein the second type of physical activity and the third type of physical activity are subsets of the first type of physical activity;

receive, from a sensor of the electronic device, activity data representing movement associated with the electronic device; and

update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the predetermined segments of time comprise hour-long segments of time.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third periods of time each comprises a day.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data comprises:

determine whether the activity data represents the first type of physical activity based on a first set of criteria and determine whether the activity data represents the second type of physical activity based on a second set of criteria;

in response to determining that the activity data represents the first type of physical activity, update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity based on the activity data;

in response to determining that the activity data represents the second type of physical activity, update the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity based on the activity data;

determine whether the activity data represents the third type of physical activity based on a third set of criteria; and

in response to determining that the activity data represents the third type of physical activity, update the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the first set of criteria comprises physical activities detected by the electronic device.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the second set of criteria comprises an amount of Calories burned per unit time.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the second set of criteria comprises a speed.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the threshold amount of the third type of physical activity comprises 60 seconds of standing within a 90 second segment of time.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are concentric rings.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:

update the display of the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator based on the updated values of the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:

receive activity data generated by an application running on the electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:

determine whether to update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device; and

in response to determining to update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device, update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first period of time, the second period of time, and the third period of time are the same.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first period of time, the second period of time, and the third period of time are different.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the fifth portion, representing the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity, comprises a first sub-portion that corresponds to a first predetermined segment of time and a second sub-portion that corresponds to a second predetermined segment of time;

a first amount of physical activity of the third type was performed by the user during the first predetermined segment of time;

a second amount of physical activity of the third type, greater than the first amount of physical activity of the third type, was performed by the user during the second predetermined segment of time; and

the first sub-portion of the fifth portion is the same size as the second sub-portion of the fifth portion.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying an activity indicator, wherein the activity indicator comprises;

a first indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a first type of physical activity performed by a user over a first period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity comprises an amount of Calories expended by the user in performing the first type of physical activity over the first period of time, and

wherein the first indicator comprises a first portion representing the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity and a second portion representing a difference between the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity and a first goal value;

a second indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a second type of physical activity performed by the user over a second period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity comprises a number of minutes spent by the user in performing the second type of physical activity over the second period of time, and

wherein the second indicator comprises a third portion representing the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity and a fourth portion representing a difference between the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity and a second goal value; and

a third indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a third type of physical activity performed by the user over a third period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity comprises a number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity over the third period of time,

wherein each predetermined segment of time of the number of predetermined segments of time represents a segment of time during which a user performed at least a threshold amount of the third type of physical activity,

wherein the third indicator comprises a fifth portion representing the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity and a sixth portion representing a difference between the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity and a third goal value, and

wherein the second type of physical activity and the third type of physical activity are subsets of the first type of physical activity;

receiving, from a sensor of the electronic device, activity data representing movement associated with the electronic device; and

updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the predetermined segments of time comprise hour-long segments of time.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first, second, and third periods of time each comprises a day.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data comprises:

determining whether the activity data represents the first type of physical activity based on a first set of criteria and determine whether the activity data represents the second type of physical activity based on a second set of criteria;

in response to determining that the activity data represents the first type of physical activity, updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity based on the activity data;

in response to determining that the activity data represents the second type of physical activity, updating the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity based on the activity data;

determining whet activity data represents the third type of physical activity based on a third set of criteria; and

in response to determining that the activity data represents the third type of physical activity, updating the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the first set of criteria comprises physical activities detected by the electronic device.

21. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the second set of criteria comprises an amount of Calories burned per unit time.

22. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the second set of criteria comprises a speed.

23. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the threshold amount of the third type of physical activity comprises 60 seconds of standing within a 90 second segment of time.

24. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are concentric rings.

25. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:

updating the display of the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator based on the updated values of the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

26. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:

receiving activity data generated by an application running on the electronic device.

27. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:

determining whether to update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device; and

in response to determining to update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device, updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device.

28. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first period of time, the second period of time, and the third period of time are the same.

29. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first period of time, the second period of time, and the third period of time are different.

30. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein:

the fifth portion, representing the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity, comprises a first sub-portion that corresponds to a first predetermined segment of time and a second sub-portion that corresponds to a second predetermined segment of time;

a first amount of physical activity of the third type was performed by the user during the first predetermined segment of time;

a second amount of physical activity of the third type, greater than the first amount of physical activity of the third type, was performed by the user during the second predetermined segment of time; and

the first sub-portion of the fifth portion is the same size as the second sub-portion of the fifth portion.

31. A computer-implemented method comprising:

at one or more processors of an electronic device;

displaying an activity indicator, wherein the activity indicator comprises;

a first indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a first type of physical activity performed by a user over a first period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity comprises an amount of Calories expended by the user in performing the first type of physical activity over the first period of time, and

wherein the first indicator comprises a first portion representing the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity and a second portion representing a difference between the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity and a first goal value;

a second indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a second type of physical activity performed by the user over a second period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity comprises a number of minutes spent by the user in performing the second type of physical activity over the second period of time, and

wherein the second indicator comprises a third portion representing the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity and a fourth portion representing a difference between the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity and a second goal value; and

a third indicator representative of an aggregate amount of a third type of physical activity performed by the user over a third period of time,

wherein the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity comprises a number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity over the third period of time,

wherein each predetermined segment of time of the number of predetermined segments of time represents a segment of time during which a user performed at least a threshold amount of the third type of physical activity,

wherein the third indicator comprises a fifth portion representing the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity and a sixth portion representing a difference between the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity and a third goal value, and

wherein the second type of physical activity and the third type of physical activity are subsets of the first type of physical activity;

receiving, from a sensor of the electronic device, activity data representing movement associated with the electronic device; and

updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the predetermined segments of time comprise hour-long segments of time.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the first, second, and third periods of time each comprises a day.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data comprises:

determining whether the activity data represents the first type of physical activity based on a first set of criteria and determine whether the activity data represents the second type of physical activity based on a second set of criteria;

in response to determining that the activity data represents the first type of physical activity, updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity based on the activity data;

in response to determining that the activity data represents the second type of physical activity, updating the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity based on the activity data;

determining whether the activity data represents the third type of physical activity based on a third set of criteria; and

in response to determining that the activity data represents the third type of physical activity, updating the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

35. The method of claim 34, herein the first set of criteria. comprises physical activities detected by the electronic device.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the second set of criteria comprises an amount of Calories burned per unit time.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the second set of criteria comprises a speed.

38. The method of claim 31, wherein the threshold amount of the third type of physical activity comprises 60 seconds of standing within a 90 second segment of time.

39. The method of claim 31, wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are concentric rings.

40. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

updating the display of the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator based on the updated values of the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity based on the activity data.

41. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

receiving activity data generated by an application running on the electronic device.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

determining whether to update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device; and

in response to determining to update the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device, updating the aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity, the aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity, and the aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity using the activity data generated by the application running on the electronic device.

43. The method of claim 31, wherein the first period of time, the second period of time, and the third period of time are the same.

44. The method of claim 31, wherein the first period of time, the second period of time, and the third period of time are different.

45. The method of claim 31, wherein:

the fifth portion, representing the number of predetermined segments of time during which the user performed the third type of physical activity, comprises a first sub-portion that corresponds to a first predetermined segment of time and a second sub-portion that corresponds to a second predetermined segment of time;

a first amount of physical activity of the third type was performed by the user during the first predetermined segment of time;

a second amount of physical activity of the third type, greater than the first amount of physical activity of the third type, was performed by the user during the second predetermined segment of time; and

the first sub-portion of the fifth portion is the same size as the second sub-portion of the fifth portion.