Wireless portable activity-monitoring device syncing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016227484-A1
Application number	US-201615069845-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 14, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2011
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A notification signal, intended to be received by a wireless communication device, is repetitively broadcast by a portable activity-monitoring device that generates user-activity data corresponding to activity of an individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device. The notification signal conveys information that identifies the portable activity-monitoring device and indicates whether or not the portable activity-monitoring device seeks establishment of a wireless communication link to enable transmission of the user-activity data to the wireless communication device.

First claim

1 . An activity monitoring device comprising:
a housing; one or more components disposed in the housing, the one or more components including one or more sensors configured to capture activity monitoring data; a memory device for storing the activity monitoring data; a wireless communications circuit; and a processor coupled to the wireless communications circuit, the memory device, and the one or more components, the processor configured to access information from the memory device identifying a state of one of the one or more components and determine from the information that the state of the one of the one or more components has changed, the processor is configured to initiate synchronizing of the activity monitoring data with a computing device upon determining that the state of the one of the one or more components has changed, the synchronizing causing sending of the activity monitoring data from the memory device to the computing device via the wireless communications circuit.

2 . The activity monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the state includes a charge state of the activity monitoring device.

3 . The activity monitoring device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more components include a battery, wherein the charge state of the activity monitoring device includes a level of power stored within the battery, wherein the change in the state includes a change in the level of power.

4 . The activity monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the state includes an operating mode of the activity monitoring device, wherein the operating mode includes a battery saving mode or a sleep mode.

5 . The activity monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the state includes a level of the activity monitoring data, wherein the change in the state occurs when the level of the activity monitoring data becomes greater than or less than a pre-determined level.

6 . The activity monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the information identifying the state of the one of the one or more components includes the state of the first sensor, wherein the processor is configured to determine that the state of the first sensor has changed, and to initiate synchronizing of the activity monitoring data captured by the second sensor with the computing device upon determining that the state of the first sensor has changed.

7 . The activity monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of a motion sensor, an altitude sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a body temperature sensor.

8 . The activity monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the change in the state occurs in response to the one or more sensors capturing a specific amount of the activity monitoring data.

9 . An activity monitoring device comprising:
a housing; one or more components disposed in the housing, the one or more components including one or more sensors configured to capture activity monitoring data; a memory device for storing the activity monitoring data; a wireless communications circuit; and a processor coupled to the one or more components, the memory device, and the wireless communications circuit, the processor configured to access the activity monitoring data from the memory device, and analyze the activity monitoring data to determine that a predefined goal associated with a user of the activity monitoring device is achieved, the predefined goal being related to an amount of activity performed by the user or a value of a physiological metric of the user, the processor is configured to initiate synchronizing of the activity monitoring data with a computing device upon determining that the predefined goal is achieved, the synchronizing causing sending of the activity monitoring data from the memory device to the computing device via the wireless communications circuit.

10 . The activity monitoring device of claim 9 , wherein the predefined goal includes a number of floors to climb, or a number of calories to burn, or a number of steps to complete, or an amount of weight to loose, or an amount of time asleep, or a body fat value.

11 . The activity monitoring device of claim 9 , wherein the predefined goal is a predefined portion of another predefined goal.

12 . The activity monitoring device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of a motion sensor, an altitude sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a body temperature sensor.

13 . The activity monitoring device of claim 9 , wherein the predefined goal is specified based on user input to an electronic device via a user interface of the electronic device, the electronic device being configured to communicate with the activity monitoring device or the computing device via a wireless network.

14 . An activity monitoring device comprising:
a housing; one or more components disposed in the housing, the one or more components including one or more sensors configured to capture activity monitoring data for identifying an activity performed; a memory device for storing the activity monitoring data; a wireless communications circuit; and a processor coupled to the one or more components, the memory device, and the wireless communications circuit, the processor configured to access the activity monitoring data from the memory device to determine that there is a change in a state of a physiological metric generated from the activity monitoring data, the processor further configured to initiate synchronizing of the activity monitoring data with a computing device after determining the change in the state of the physiological metric, the synchronizing causing sending of the activity monitoring data from the memory device to the computing device via the wireless communications circuit.

15 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the change in the state of the physiological metric identifies a change in a type of the activity performed.

16 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the state of the physiological metric identifies being asleep or awake.

17 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the state of the physiological metric identifies being sedentary or non-sedentary.

18 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the state of the physiological metric identifies arriving at a specific location or leaving the specific location.

19 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to determine that there is the change in the state of the physiological metric generated from the activity monitoring data for greater than a pre-determined amount of time, wherein the processor is configured to initiate synchronizing of the activity monitoring data with the computing device upon determining that there is the change in the state of the physiological metric generated from the activity monitoring data for greater than the pre-determined amount of time.

20 . The activity monitoring device of claim 19 , wherein the change in the state includes a change in a heart rate, or a change in a number of steps taken, or a change in motion.

21 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of a motion sensor, an altitude sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a body temperature sensor.

22 . The activity monitoring device of claim 14 , wherein the

Assignees

• Fitbit Inc

Inventors

• Park James
• Panther Heiko Gernot Albert
• Burton Barry Christopher
• Friedman Eric Nathan

Classifications

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H04W56/001

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title

• H04W52/0254 Primary

  detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device · CPC title

• A61B5/1118

  Determining activity level · CPC title

• A61B5/6801

  specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface · CPC title