Waist measuring belt

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11639878-B2
Application number	US-202217684737-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2022
Priority date	Dec 1, 2014
Publication date	May 2, 2023
Grant date	May 2, 2023

Abstract

In various example embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for a waist measuring belt are provided. An example waist measuring belt is made up of a belt buckle frame with attachments for a belt strap. The belt further includes a position measuring module coupled to the belt buckle frame that measures an attachment position of a second end of the belt strap to the belt buckle frame. The belt also includes a tension measuring module coupled to the belt buckle frame that measures a tension through the belt buckle frame and the belt strap. A memory and a wireless communication module attached to the belt may be used to store measurements and communicate with a mobile device or server. In various embodiments, estimated user waist sizes over time using measured values and belt-specific data may be used to estimate a user's waist size and generate a waist size history.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a wearable device, tension data that indicates a plurality of tensions experienced during a time interval by a portion of the wearable device encompassing a waist of a user wearing the wearable device;
generating, based on the tension data, an estimated waist size for user;
receiving, from a server, a plurality of waist sizes, each of the plurality of waist sizes indicating a waist size for a different user measured during the time interval; and
causing a display of the estimated waist size for the user compared relative to at least a portion of the plurality of waist sizes at a client computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is a belt and the portion of the wearable device encompassing the waist of the user is a belt strap, the method further comprising receiving position data from an attachment frame of the belt, position data that indicates one of a plurality of discrete attachment areas along the belt strap being used to mechanically couple the belt strap to the attachment frame, wherein generating the estimated waist size is further performed using the position data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the estimated waist size for the user to the server independent of personally identifying information for the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving input at the client computing device setting a waist size threshold and causing output of an alert at the client computing device responsive to determining that the estimated waist size exceeds the waist size threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving input at the client computing device designating a waist size threshold and causing a display of an achievement at the client computing device responsive to determining that the estimated waist size satisfies the waist size threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device and the client computing device are connected via a wireless communication connection and receiving the tension data is performed via the wireless communication connection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the display of the estimated waist size at the client computing device further comprises causing the estimated waist size to be displayed together with at least one historical waist size measurement for the user.

8. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a wearable device, tension data that indicates a plurality of tensions experienced during a time interval by a portion of the wearable device encompassing a waist of a user wearing the wearable device;
generating, based on the tension data, an estimated waist size for user;
receiving, from a server, a plurality of waist sizes, each of the plurality of waist sizes indicating a waist size for a different user measured during the time interval; and
causing a display of the estimated waist size for the user compared relative to at least a portion of the plurality of waist sizes at a client computing device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device is a belt and the portion of the wearable device encompassing the waist of the user is a belt strap, the operations further comprising receiving position data from an attachment frame of the belt, position data that indicates one of a plurality of discrete attachment areas along the belt strap being used to mechanically couple the belt strap to the attachment frame, wherein generating the estimated waist size is further performed using the position data.

10. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising transmitting the estimated waist size for the user to the server independent of personally identifying information for the user.

11. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising receiving input at the client computing device setting a waist size threshold and causing output of an alert at the client computing device responsive to determining that the estimated waist size exceeds the waist size threshold.

12. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising receiving input at the client computing device designating a waist size threshold and causing a display of an achievement at the client computing device responsive to determining that the estimated waist size satisfies the waist size threshold.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device and the client computing device are connected via a wireless communication connection and receiving the tension data is performed via the wireless communication connection.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein causing the display of the estimated waist size at the client computing device further comprises causing the estimated waist size to be displayed together with at least one historical waist size measurement for the user.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a wearable device, tension data that indicates a plurality of tensions experienced during a time interval by a portion of the wearable device encompassing a waist of a user wearing the wearable device;
generating, based on the tension data, an estimated waist size for user;
receiving, from a server, a plurality of waist sizes, each of the plurality of waist sizes indicating a waist size for a different user measured during the time interval; and
causing a display of the estimated waist size for the user compared relative to at least a portion of the plurality of waist sizes at a client computing device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the wearable device is a belt and the portion of the wearable device encompassing the waist of the user is a belt strap, the operations further comprising receiving position data from an attachment frame of the belt, position data that indicates one of a plurality of discrete attachment areas along the belt strap being used to mechanically couple the belt strap to the attachment frame, wherein generating the estimated waist size is further performed using the position data.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising transmitting the estimated waist size for the user to the server independent of personally identifying information for the user.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising receiving input at the client computing device setting a waist size threshold and causing output of an alarm at the client computing device responsive to determining that the estimated waist size exceeds the waist size threshold.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising receiving input at the client computing device designating a waist size threshold and causing a display of an achievement at the client computing device responsive to determining that the estimated waist size satisfies the waist size threshold.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the wearable device and the client computing device are connected via a wireless communication connection and receiving the tension data is performed via the wireless communication connection.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Robertson Jennifer
• Luk Bryant Genepang
• He Robert
• Das Ananya
• O'Toole Christopher Diebold
• Tang Yu
• Bates Richard Chapman
• Ziaja Jason

Classifications

• B60N2/0248

  with memory of positions · CPC title

• A41H1/02

  Devices for taking measurements on the human body · CPC title

• A61B5/0004

  characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted · CPC title

• G01L5/047 Primary

  Specific indicating or recording arrangements, e.g. for remote indication, for indicating overload or underload · CPC title

• G01B3/11

  Chains for measuring length · CPC title