Physical activity and workout monitor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025022570-A1
Application number	US-202418898616-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 26, 2024
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Jan 16, 2025
Grant date	—

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a display; one or more processors; a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
determining, using one or more processors, that a physical activity has been performed by a user wearing an electronic device, based on activity data generated by a sensor of the electronic device;
determining whether the physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria;
in response to determining that the physical activity corresponds to the first type, updating a first value, stored in a memory device, based on the activity data;
for each predetermined segment of time of a plurality of predetermined segments of time:
determining whether a threshold amount of a predetermined activity of a predetermined type was performed for a predetermined continuous sub-segment of time within each of the plurality of the predetermined segments of time; and
in accordance with a determination that the threshold amount of the predetermined activity of the predetermined type was performed, incrementing a value of an activity counter;
displaying, on the display, a first indicator representative of the first value, the first value representing an aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity detected from the sensor over a period of time; and
displaying, on the display, an additional indicator representative of the value of the activity counter aggregated over the period of time.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the activity counter represents predetermined number of fixed-length segments of time during which the threshold amount of the predetermined activity of the predetermined type was performed.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein incrementing the value of the activity counter is further in accordance with a determination that prior physical activity does not meet the threshold during the respective predetermined segment of time.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
receiving from an external device remotely located from the electronic device, activity data associated with devices different from the electronic device.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first type of physical activity comprises walking, running, going up stairs, or jumping.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
determining whether the physical activity corresponds to a second type based on a second set of criteria; in response to determining that the physical activity corresponds to the second type, updating a second value, stored in the memory device, based on the activity data; and displaying a second indicator representative of the second value, the second value representing an aggregate amount of the second type of physical activity detected from the sensor over the period of time.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
determining whether the physical activity associated with the activity data corresponds to a third type based on a third set of criteria; in response to determining that the physical activity corresponds to the third type, updating a third value, stored in the memory device, based on the received activity data; and displaying a fourth indicator representing the third value, the third value representing an aggregate amount of the third type of physical activity detected from the sensor over the period of time.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are concentric rings or adjacent bars.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
determining, using one or more processors, that a physical activity has been performed by a user wearing an electronic device, based on activity data generated by a sensor of the electronic device; determining whether the physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria; in response to determining that the physical activity corresponds to the first type, updating a first value, stored in a memory device, based on the activity data; for each predetermined segment of time of a plurality of predetermined segments of time:
determining whether a threshold amount of a predetermined activity of a predetermined type was performed for a predetermined continuous sub-segment of time within each of the plurality of the predetermined segments of time; and
in accordance with a determination that the threshold amount of the predetermined activity of the predetermined type was performed, incrementing a value of an activity counter;
displaying, on the display, a first indicator representative of the first value, the first value representing an aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity detected from the sensor over a period of time; and
displaying, on the display, an additional indicator representative of the value of the activity counter aggregated over the period of time.

10 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
determining, using one or more processors, that a physical activity has been performed by a user wearing an electronic device, based on activity data generated by a sensor of the electronic device;
determining whether the physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria;
in response to determining that the physical activity corresponds to the first type, updating a first value, stored in a memory device, based on the activity data;
for each predetermined segment of time of a plurality of predetermined segments of time:
determining whether a threshold amount of a predetermined activity of a predetermined type was performed for a predetermined continuous sub-segment of time within each of the plurality of the predetermined segments of time; and
in accordance with a determination that the threshold amount of the predetermined activity of the predetermined type was performed, incrementing a value of an activity counter;
displaying, on the display, a first indicator representative of the first value, the first value representing an aggregate amount of the first type of physical activity detected from the sensor over a period of time; and
displaying, on the display, an additional indicator representative of the value of the activity counter aggregated over the period of time.

Assignees

• 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

Classifications

• G16H20/40

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• A61B5/6801

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• A61B5/1116

  Determining posture transitions · CPC title

• A61B5/1112 Primary

  Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title