User interface for a multi-purpose band

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9989929-B2
Application number	US-201514732668-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A method and apparatus to provide a user interface for a multi-purpose band is described. The user interface includes two shapes, in one embodiment, each shape made up of a plurality of LEDs or other light sources. Multiple types of information may be provided to the user through the lights, including activity statistics, sleep statistics, and current time.

First claim

We claim:

1. A multi-use band comprising:
a user interface including:
a first shape including a first plurality of light sources;
a second shape including a second plurality of light sources; and
a state display to display a device state, the device state including: an inactive state, a user state selected from a user active state and a user sleep state, and a clock display state;
the first shape and the second shape being concentric rings;
the state display positioned in a center of the concentric rings;

a state system to determine the device state, and to provide feedback on a current performance of a user for the user state using the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources when the device state is the user state; and
a clock system to provide a current time using the using the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources when the device is in the clock display state.

2. The multi-use band of claim 1 , wherein the first and the second plurality of light sources are selected from among: light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic LEDs, polymer LEDs, and liquid crystal displays.

3. The multi-use band of claim 1 , wherein the device state comprises one of: inactive, the active, sleeping, and the clock display state.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the state display comprises:
no lights for the inactive state,
walking figure for the active state,
moon for the sleeping state, and
clock face for the clock display state.

5. The multi-use band of claim 1 , wherein the feedback on the current performance of the user comprises: an activity level for the active state, and one of a sleep phase and a sleep quality for the sleep state.

6. A multi-use band comprising:
a plurality of light emitting diodes to display data arranged in a shape;
a state system to determine a device state, the device state including a user active state, a user sleep state, and a clock display state; and
a user interface including a state display to indicate the device state, and utilizing the plurality of light emitting diodes to provide feedback on a current performance of a user when the multi-user band is in the active state, to provide information about a sleep of the user in the user sleep state, and to provide a current time in the clock display state, wherein the state display comprises: no lights for the inactive state, walking figure for the active state, moon for the sleeping state, and clock face for the clock display state.

7. The multi-use band of claim 6 , wherein the shape is selected from among: curvilinear shapes, polygonal shapes, irregular shapes.

8. The multi-use band of claim 6 , further comprising:
a second shape with a second plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein the shape and the second shape are concentric.

9. The multi-use band of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are selected from among: light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic LEDs, and polymer LEDs.

10. The multi-use band of claim 6 , wherein the device state comprises one of: inactive, the active, sleeping, and the clock display state.

11. The multi-use band of claim 6 , further comprising:
the first shape and the second shape being concentric rings;
the state display positioned in a center of the concentric rings.

12. The multi-use band of claim 6 , wherein the feedback on the current performance of the user comprises: an activity level for the active state, and one of a sleep phase and a sleep quality for the sleep state.

13. A method of providing a multi-use band comprising:
determine a device state;
display the device state using a device state indicator, wherein the device state indicator comprises: no lights for the inactive state, walking figure for the active state, moon for the sleeping state, and clock face for the clock display state;
display feedback on a current performance of a user in a first device state, and display a current time in a second device state, utilizing a user interface including a first shape including a first plurality of light sources and a second shape including a second plurality of light sources.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first shape and the second shape are selected from among: curvilinear shapes, polygonal shapes, irregular shapes.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the first shape and the second shape are concentric rings; and
the state display is positioned in a center of the concentric rings.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first shape and the second shape are concentric.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the first and the second plurality of light sources are selected from among: light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic LEDs, polymer LEDs, and liquid crystal displays.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the device state comprises one of: inactive, active, sleeping, and clock display.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the feedback on the current performance of the user comprises: an activity level for the active state, and one of a sleep phase and a sleep quality for the sleep state.

Assignees

• Kahn Philippe Richard
• Kinsolving Arthur
• Dp Tech Inc

Inventors

• Kahn Philippe Richard
• Kinsolving Arthur

Classifications

• G04G9/047 Primary

  provided with means for displaying at will a time indication or a date or a part thereof · CPC title

• G04G9/042

  using multiplexing techniques · CPC title