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Use of gyroscopes in personal fitness tracking devices

A gyroscope and biometric technology, which is used in measurement devices, blood characterization devices, diagnosis using light, etc., can solve problems such as complex device use

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-21
FITBIT INC
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Until recently, such devices tended to be complicated to use and were usually designed for one activity, such as bicycle touring computers

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[0368] 1. History of heart rate and / or other data measured by the device but stored remotely

[0369] 2. Historical curves of user activity and / or food consumed and / or sleep data measured by other devices and / or stored remotely (e.g., for example at a website like fitbit.com)

[0370] 3. Historical curves of other user tracking data stored remotely. Examples include heart rate, blood pressure, arterial stiffness, blood sugar levels, cholesterol, duration of television watching, duration of video game playing, mood, etc.

[0371]4. Training and / or dieting data based on one or more of the user's heart rate, current weight, weight goals, food intake, activity, sleep, and other data.

[0372] 5. User's progress towards heart rate, weight, activity, sleep and / or other goals.

[0373] 6. Summary statistics, graphs, badges and / or metrics describing the aforementioned data (e.g., "rank")

[0374] 7. Comparison between the aforementioned data of the user and similar data of his "fri...

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Abstract

The application relates to gyroscopes and use of other types of gyroscopes in personal fitness tracking devices. Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques for utilizing gyroscopes in biometric monitoring devices are provided. Such techniques may, in some implementations, involve obtaining swimming metrics regarding stroke cycle count, lap count, and stroke type. Such techniques may also, in some implementations, involve obtaining performance metrics for bicycling activities.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the use of gyroscopes and other types of sensors in personal fitness tracking devices. Background technique [0002] Recent consumer concerns about personal health have resulted in a variety of personal health monitoring devices being offered on the market. Until recently, such devices tended to be complicated to use and were usually designed for one activity, such as bicycle touring computers. [0003] Recent advances in the miniaturization of sensors, electronics, and power supplies have allowed the size of personal health monitoring devices (also referred to herein as "biometric tracking" or "biometric monitoring" devices) to provide . For example, the Fitbit Ultra is a biometric monitoring device approximately 2 inches long, 0.75 inches wide, and 0.5 inches deep; it has a pixelated display, battery, sensors, wireless communication capabilities, power and interface buttons packed into this small volume , and an in...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/0205A61B5/145A61B5/11A61B5/00G01C23/00
CPCA61B5/00A61B5/0004A61B5/0008A61B5/0059A61B5/02055A61B5/11A61B5/1118A61B5/1455A61B5/6802A61B5/6824A61B5/6831A61B5/746G01C23/00
Inventor 洪廷旭谢尔顿·杰骄·袁C·A·安德鲁
Owner FITBIT INC
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