Analog wellness device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10030994-B2
Application number	US-201514718991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2015
Priority date	May 21, 2015
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed to monitor and present a user's physical activity as part of an analog wellness device. The device may include two motors that are coupled to respective discs such that, when rotated, various regions are visible through respective windows. The first of these motors may rotate a first disc based upon a measured number of steps taken by the user, which may be part of a daily fitness activity goal. As the first motor rotates the first disc, the region visible through the first window may indicate a proportion of the fitness activity goal that has been met or exceeded. The second of these motors may turn a second disc based upon a period of time associated with the user's inactivity. The regions visible through the second window may indicate the period of time that the user has been inactive.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fitness-monitoring watch, comprising:
a housing including a watch face configured to indicate time in analog form, the watch face including an arc-shaped window;
a sensor, located in the housing, configured to measure motion of a user wearing the fitness-monitoring watch and to generate motion data; and
a processor configured to determine a number of steps taken by the user based upon the motion data and to command a motor to rotate based upon the number of steps, the number of steps being part of a threshold number of steps to be taken by the user over a one-day period corresponding to a fitness activity goal,
wherein the motor is coupled to a disc positioned beneath the arc-shaped window such that transitions between a first region and a second region of the disc are visible through the arc-shaped window as the motor rotates, and
wherein an amount of each region of the disc that is visible through the arc-shaped window function as a gauge to indicate a proportion of the fitness activity goal that has been met or exceeded.

2. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 1 , wherein the arc-shaped window is concentric with the center of the watch face.

3. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 1 , wherein the first region is a different color from the second region.

4. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 1 , wherein different regions of the disc correspond to indicators of (i) the fitness activity goal not being met, (ii) the fitness activity goal being met, and (iii) the fitness activity goal being exceeded.

5. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to reset the motor rotation at the end of the one-day period such that only the first region is visible through the arc-shaped window.

6. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 4 , wherein:
the first region corresponds to the fitness activity goal not being met,
the second region corresponds to the fitness activity goal being met, and
the motor rotates the disc to present more of the second region and less of the first region within the arc-shaped window as an increasing portion of the fitness activity goal is met throughout the one-day period.

7. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 6 , wherein the different regions of the disc include a third region corresponding to the fitness activity goal being exceeded, and
wherein the motor rotates the disc to present more of the third region and less of the second region within the arc-shaped window once the fitness activity goal is met and continues to be exceeded throughout the one-day period.

8. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 4 , wherein the motor rotates the disc to present only the second region within the arc-shaped window when the number of steps taken by the user is equal to the threshold number of steps.

9. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 8 , wherein the different regions of the disc include a third region corresponding to the fitness activity goal being exceeded, and
wherein the motor rotates the disc to present only the third region within the arc-shaped window once the fitness activity goal has been exceeded by twice the threshold number of steps.

10. A fitness-monitoring watch, comprising:
a housing including a watch face configured to indicate time in analog form, the watch face including a first arc-shaped window and a second arc-shaped window;
a sensor, located in the housing, configured to measure motion of a user wearing the fitness-monitoring watch and to generate motion data; and
a processor configured to (i) determine a number of steps taken by the user based upon the motion data and to command a first motor to rotate based upon the number of steps, the number of steps being part of a threshold number of steps to be taken by the user over a one-day period corresponding to a fitness activity goal, and (ii) determine a time period when the user is inactive based upon the motion data and to command a second motor to rotate based upon the time period,
wherein:
the first motor is coupled to a first disc positioned beneath the first arc-shaped window such that transitions between a first region and a second region of the first disc are visible through the first arc-shaped window as the first motor rotates,
the second motor is coupled to a second disc positioned beneath the second arc-shaped window such that transitions between a first region and a second region of the second disc are visible through the second arc-shaped window as the second motor rotates,
an amount of each of the first region and the second region of the first disc that is visible through the first arc-shaped window functions as a gauge to indicate a proportion of a daily fitness activity goal that has been met or exceeded throughout the one-day period, and
an amount of each of the first region and the second region of the second disc that is visible through the second arc-shaped window functions as a gauge to indicate user inactivity based upon the time period that the user is inactive.

11. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 10 , wherein the first and second arc-shaped windows are concentric with the center of the watch face.

12. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 11 , wherein the first regions of the first disc and the second disc are a different color from the second regions of the first disc and the second disc.

13. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 10 , wherein the second motor rotates the second disc to present more of the second region and less of the first region within the second arc-shaped window as the time period that the user is inactive increases.

14. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the time period as a time period that accumulates during user inactivity but recedes when the number of steps taken by the user increases.

15. The fitness-monitoring watch of claim 14 , wherein:
the second motor rotates the second disc in a first direction when the time period increases such that the first region presented in the second arc-shaped window is increased, and the second motor rotates the second disc in a second direction when the accumulated time period decreases such that the first region presented in the second arc-shaped window is decreased.

Assignees

• Garmin Switzerland Gmbh

Inventors

• Roush Adam W

Classifications

• G08B5/226

  with alphanumeric or graphic display means · CPC title

• G04G9/0064

  in which functions not related to time can be displayed (digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14) · CPC title

• G04G21/04

  using radio waves (radio-controlled time-pieces G04R) · CPC title

• G08B5/228

  combined with other devices having a different main function, e.g. watches · CPC title

• G04G21/025

  for measuring physiological data · CPC title