Electronic apparatus and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12064665-B2
Application number	US-202117509433-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2021
Priority date	Jun 1, 2016
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A method and an electronic apparatus is provided. A first UI indicating a start of an activity is displayed when first data indicating that the activity occurs is received from a first sensor. Information is displayed about a preset time or a preset intensity required for the activity to be converted into exercise. The preset time or the preset intensity is set based on user information related to a characteristic of a user. It is detected that the activity is maintained for at least one of the preset time or at the preset intensity. In response to the detecting that the activity is maintained, a second UI is displayed indicating a start of an exercise. A sensor is activated based on the start of the exercise and exercise history of the user. A function is executed for measuring exercise information by using second data received from the activated sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a display;
a sensor group including a first sensor and a plurality of second sensors; and
at least one processor connected to the display and the sensor group,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
display, via the display, a first user interface (UI) indicating a start of an activity when first data indicating that the activity of the electronic apparatus occurs is received from the first sensor,
display, via the display, information about a preset time required for the activity to be converted into exercise, wherein the preset time is set based on user information related to a characteristic of a user,
detect that the activity is maintained for the preset time, based on a detected pattern of the activity of the electronic apparatus via the first sensor,
in response to the detecting, display a second UI indicating a start of the exercise via the display,
activate at least one sensor from among the plurality of second sensors based on the start of the exercise and exercise history of the user, and
execute a function for measuring exercise information by using second data received from the activated at least one sensor.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store information for measuring the exercise information,
wherein the information for measuring the exercise information includes a pattern threshold for determining meaningful activity based on a pattern detected via the first sensor, a threshold for determining whether a detected activity is converted into exercise, and a threshold for determining whether an activity determined to be converted into exercise has stopped or finished.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising communication circuitry,
wherein the user information includes medical history information, and
wherein the electronic device acquires the user information from an external electronic apparatus via the communication circuitry.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to change a threshold for measuring the exercise information based on the characteristic of the user.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a menu for determining whether to execute the function, and execute the function based on an input on the displayed menu.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a screen indicating an activity of the user on the display and display the first UI on a first area of the screen based on the first data.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the second UI in a second area, which is larger than the first area, of the screen based on the second data.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the measured exercise information on the display.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a third UI indicating that the exercise has stopped when third data indicating that the activity has stopped is received from the sensor group, after displaying the first UI.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a fourth UI including the measured exercise information when fourth data indicating that the activity has ended is received from the sensor group, after displaying the first UI.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to output guide information based on the measured exercise information and a preset target exercise amount.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a pedometer, and a second sensor comprises a biometric sensor.

13. A method of an electronic apparatus including a sensor group, the method comprising:
displaying a first user interface (UI) indicating a start of an activity when first data indicating that the activity of the electronic apparatus occurs is received from a first sensor of the sensor group;
display information about a preset time required for the activity to be converted into exercise, wherein the preset time is set based on user information related to a characteristic of a user;
detecting that the activity is maintained for the preset time, based on a detected pattern of the activity of the electronic apparatus via the first sensor;
in response to the detecting, by the electronic apparatus, that the activity is maintained for at least one of the preset time or at the preset intensity, displaying a second UI indicating a start of an exercise;
activating at least one sensor from among a plurality of second sensors in the sensor group based on the start of the exercise and exercise history of the user; and
executing a function for measuring exercise information by using second data received from the activated at least one sensor.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
identifying information for measuring the exercise information,
wherein the information for measuring the exercise information includes a pattern threshold for determining meaningful activity based on a pattern detected via the first sensor, a threshold for determining whether a detected activity is converted into exercise, and a threshold for determining whether an activity determined to be converted into exercise has stopped or finished.

15. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising:
wirelessly receiving, from an external electronic device, the user information,
wherein the user information includes medical history information.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein measuring the exercise information comprises changing a threshold for measuring the exercise information based on the characteristic of the user.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein executing the function comprises:
displaying a menu for determining whether to execute the function; and
executing the function based on an input on the displayed menu.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first UI is displayed on a first area of a screen indicating an activity of the user, and the second UI is displayed on a second area, which is larger than the first area, of the screen.

19. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising:
displaying the measured exercise information on a display of the electronic apparatus.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program in a memory of an electronic device, the program when executed performing a method comprising:
displaying a first user interface (UI) indicating a start of an activity when first data indicating that the activity of the electronic apparatus occurs is received from a first sensor among a sensor group in the electronic device;
displaying information about a preset time required for the activity to be converted into exercise, wherein the preset time is set based on user information related to a characteristic of a user;
detecting that the activity is maintained for the preset time, based on a detected pattern of the activity of the electronic apparatus via the first sensor;
in response to the detecting, displaying a second UI indicating a start of the exercise;
activating at least one sensor from among a plurality of second s

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Jinyung
• Lee Eunhye
• Lim Dokshin
• Han Kyunghoon

Classifications

• A63B2230/75

  calorie expenditure · CPC title

• A63B2230/65

  skin conductivity · CPC title

• A63B2230/30

  blood pressure (A63B2230/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63B2230/207

  P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value · CPC title

• A63B2230/06

  heartbeat rate only · CPC title