CN107928629A

CN107928629A - Portable monitoring device and its operating method

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Publication number: CN107928629A
Application number: CN201711268266.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 詹姆斯·帕克; 艾斯林·阿比盖尔·比洛多克斯-杜威; 克里斯汀·布默·布伦贝克
Original assignee: Fitbit LLC
Current assignee: Feibit Co ltd
Priority date: 2013-06-03
Filing date: 2014-09-17
Publication date: 2018-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 2034-09-17
Also published as: CN107928629B

Abstract

In the one side of disclosed embodiment, a kind of device includes the movement for being used for sensing described device and one or more motion sensors for providing the activity data for indicating institute's sensing movement.Described device also includes one or more feedback devices for being used for that feedback, notice or instruction to be provided to user based on monitoring.Described device, which also includes, to be used to monitor the activity data, for determining one or more activity metrics based on the activity data and having reached the instruction of moving target by the user for causing one or more of described feedback device to be produced based on one or more of described activity metric to the user.Described device further includes at least part of portable enclosure for sealing the motion sensor, the processor and the feedback device.

Description

Portable monitoring device and its operating method

The application be Application No. " 201410475446.X ", the applying date be September in 2014 17 days, it is entitled " just Take formula monitoring arrangement and its operating method " application for a patent for invention divisional application.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of portable monitoring device and its operating method.

Background technology

Increase consumer causes the interest of personal health to develop a variety of personal health monitoring arrangements.These devices are inclined to In complicated use, or usually it is designed to use for only one activity：For example, run or ride a bicycle, and not both is together. The more recent progress of the miniaturization of sensor, power supply and other electronic devices or component enables personal health monitoring arrangement It is enough to be provided than previously feasible or industrial practical size, form factor or small size, form factor or the shape of shape. For example, Fitbit Ultra (being manufactured by general headquarters in the Fitbit companies of San Francisco) supervise for biometric View apparatus, it is about that 2 " length, 0.75 " are wide and 0.5 is " deep.Fitbit Ultra have pixellated display, battery, sensor, Wireless communication ability, power supply and interface button, and for attaching the device to the pocket of clothes or the integrated folder of other parts, All it is packaged in this small size above.

The content of the invention

The details of one or more embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification is illustrated in attached drawing and in being described below. Further feature, aspect and advantage will become apparent from described description, schema and claims.Note that the phase of figure below Size may be not necessarily drawn to scale, be unless specifically indicated the schema of bi-directional scaling.

In the one side of disclosed embodiment, device includes the movement for being used for sensing described device and provides instruction One or more motion sensors of the activity data of institute's sensing movement.Described device is also included will for being based on the monitoring Feedback, notice or instruction provide one or more feedback devices to user.Described device, which also includes, to be used to monitor the movable number According to for determining one or more activity metrics and for causing one or more of described feedback device based on the activity data The instruction for having reached moving target by the user is produced to the user based on one or more of described activity metric.It is described Device, which further includes, seals at least part of portable outer of the motion sensor, the processor and the feedback device Shell.

In some embodiments, described device further includes memory, and the processor be further configured with By the activity data or derived from the activity data, data are stored in the memory.In some embodiments, In addition the memory stores one or more default activity targets, and the processor is configured to the processor monitoring and lives One or more of described default activity target is accessed during dynamic data.

In some embodiments, described device be configured such that user can be based on user input setting, selection or Change one or more user customizable moving targets.Device further includes the shell described in some such embodiments In or on include be used for receive or sense one or more user input apparatus input by user, and the processor is through further Configuration is inputted with receiving and interpreting the user for receiving or sensing via one or more of described user input apparatus.One In a little embodiments, described device further includes transmitting and receiving circuit, and user's input is by the user via outside Or remote-control device input, and be then communicated to receiving circuit, and the processor be further configured with receive and interpret from The user input that the receiving circuit receives.In some such embodiments, the transmitting and receiving circuit are configured For carrying out wireless communication via computer network, and input the user via network or mobile applications and input.

In some embodiments, the processor is further configured with comprising one or more activity tracing modes Switched between multiple mobile data tracing modes.In some such embodiments, one or more moving targets depend on Which activity tracing mode of described device is currently in activity.In some embodiments, described device is included to be used to store and used In one or more moving targets of each of one or more of described activity tracing mode, and the processor is configured To access the institute storage activity mesh associated with specific activities tracing mode when described device operates in activity tracing mode One or more of mark.In some embodiments, the processor be configured to based on associated reaching for moving target and Automatically exit from corresponding activity tracing mode.

In some embodiments, one or more of described moving target includes one or more characteristics, includes activity Time, the duration of activity, the distance of activity, step number, elevation change, leg speed, the calorie of maximal rate and estimated service life Amount.In some embodiments,

In some embodiments, one or more described feedback devices include one or more of the following：It is one or more A display device, one or more lamps and one or more sound manufacture devices.In some embodiments, one or more described feedbacks Device additionally or alternatively includes one or more vibrating devices.In some such embodiments, described device be configured so that The vibration mode for vibrating instruction for the target that setting, selection or modification be reached or other vibrations can be inputted based on user by obtaining user Characteristic.In some such embodiments, the processor is configured to cause the vibration conduct of one or more of vibrating device To the instruction for reaching moving target by the user of the user, reach without being shown over the display to the user The instruction of additional customer's input of moving target and the user that has no way of.

In some embodiments, the reason device is further configured to cause one or more of feedback device base It will reach one or more acquiescences in the way for reach one or more moving targets in one or more of described activity metric or use The instruction for the process point that family defines is provided to the user.In some embodiments, the processor be further configured with One or more of described feedback device is caused to will be prompted to, date, the reception of message, the instruction of device condition or healthiness condition carry It is supplied to the user.

In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to cause one or more of described feedback device There is provided the instruction of alarm clock to the user.In some such embodiments, one or more described feedback devices include one or Multiple vibrating devices, and described device is configured such that user can input setting based on user or select shaking for the alarm clock Dynamic model formula or other vibration characteristics.In some embodiments, the processor is configured to automatically exit from based on the alarm clock Annotated sleep tracking mode or sleep tracing mode.In some embodiments, the processor is configured to respond to close Close the alarm clock and automatically exit from the annotated sleep tracking mode or sleep tracing mode.In some embodiments, institute State device and be configured such that user can set or select time window, the processor causes described during the time window One or more of feedback device provide alarm clock instruction, and the processor be configured to based on one or more sleep measurement or Filled based on being fed back as described in determining to cause in the time window based on the definite sleep stage of one or more sleep measurements Put the appropriate or optimal time for indicating the alarm clock.

In some embodiments, described device further includes memory and is configured in the target reached One or more be stored in processor in the memory.In some embodiments, described device, which further includes, is used for By target reach data be transmitted to the target reached described in traceable and storage remote computing system transmitting and receiving circuit. In some embodiments, the processor be configured to reach restart after the target or reinitialize it is described One or more of target.In some embodiments, the processor be configured to periodically (for example, daily) restart or Reinitialize one or more of described target.

In some embodiments, the shell includes wrist or arm band, and the shell is configured for use in physical attachment and arrives Wrist or arm band are coupled with wrist or arm band, or are configured to be inserted into wrist or arm band.

In the another aspect of disclosed embodiment, device includes the movement for being used for sensing described device and provides instruction One or more motion sensors of the activity data of institute's sensing movement.Described device also includes described for tracking or storing One or more processors of activity data.Described device, which also includes, is used to cause described device vibration with based on the activity data It will feed back, notice or instruction provide one or more vibrating devices of user.Described device, which further includes, seals the movement At least part of portable enclosure of sensor, the processor and the vibrating device.

Brief description of the drawings

Various embodiments disclosed herein are unrestricted as example in the figure of attached drawing to be illustrated, in attached drawing In, identical reference numbers may refer to similar component.

Fig. 1 describes the block diagram of example portable monitoring device.

Fig. 2 describes the portable monitoring dress in the pocket that can be plugged into the stent with belt clamp or be inserted on wrist strap Put.

Fig. 3 describes the portable monitoring device that can be worn on as wrist-watch on people's forearm.

Fig. 4 describes another example for the portable monitoring device that may be worn on people's forearm.

Embodiment

The present invention relates generally to portable monitoring device (also referred herein as " portable tracking apparatus " or simple Ground is known as " device "), and more precisely, it is related to the wearable monitoring arrangement for including wearable biometrics monitoring arrangement.Respectively Kind embodiment relates to monitor and tracking action or the portable monitoring device of activity and related data.For example, institute State portable monitoring device and can include and be used to detect one or more motion sensors of mobile data or for detecting biometric Data, physiological data, environmental data or related data various other biometrics, physiology or environmental sensor (hereinafter It is referred to as " activity data ").In some example implementations, portable monitoring device includes general or default activity tracking mould Formula.In some such embodiments, default activity tracing mode is " note mode "., can in some such embodiments Annotate or be otherwise noted to monitor when in note mode or tracking (hereinafter " monitors " and " tracking " interchangeably makes With) activity data so that indicate, specify or delimit start and terminate time point, duration or active session or it is movable Other time point in session.

In order to reach the purpose of the present invention, " active session " usually can refer to the user-defined duration, or with specific work The duration that dynamic or Time of Day is associated, the wherein positive surveillance operation data of device.In some embodiments, can also annotate or The activity data monitored when in default annotations pattern is otherwise noted, is existed so as to indicate, specify or define by user The specific activities performed during active session, such as walking, running, stair climbing, cycling, swimming or even sleep.Each In kind of embodiment, user can before, during or after the completion of activity is associated annotation activity data.In various embodiment party In case, one or more activity metrics can be determined, calculate or analyzed based on activity data.In some such embodiments, via Activity metric is communicated to user by display, lighting system, noise via vibration or touch feedback.In some embodiments In, the target that can be reached one or more based on one or more of activity metric, process indicator, prompting or based on other work Dynamic notice is communicated to user.Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiments, can also by one or more alarm clocks, prompting or its Its notice based on time, physiology, biometric, state, condition or environment is communicated to user.Can be via display, illumination Target, process indicator, prompting or the other notices that these are reached are communicated to use by system, noise via vibration or touch feedback Family.

In some of the other embodiments, portable monitoring device can be in such as two or more activity tracking moulds Switched between two or more patterns such as formula.In some such embodiments, two or more activity with Track pattern includes one or more activity specific activities tracing modes, and the activity specific activities tracing mode includes such as walking mould Formula, running modes, stair climbing pattern, cycling pattern, swimming pattern, climbing pattern and the pattern that plays golf, Yi Jijing Configure other example activity tracing modes for other corresponding activities.In some embodiments, two or more Activity tracing mode can also include sleep tracing mode.In some embodiments, portable monitoring device itself can be based on living Which one in motion tracking pattern currently in effect or is risen and at first determines to monitor which activity data or to determine, transport Calculate, calculate, (hereinafter " sleep measurement " is logical for tracking or analysis (being hereinafter interchangeably used) which activity (or sleep) measurement Often it is also referred to as " activity metric ").Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiments, external computing device or back-end services One or both of device can currently be asked at one's convenience based on which one in activity tracing mode in effect or at first Take some activity datas of formula monitoring arrangement.Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiments, external computing device or rear end clothes One or both of business device can receive all activity datas monitored by portable monitoring device, and then based on activity tracking Which one in pattern currently in effect or is played at first filtering or optionally handles some activity datas in other ways To determine some activities (or sleep) measurement.

Fig. 1 describes the block diagram of example portable monitoring device 100.Portable monitoring device 100 is sensed comprising one or more Device 102.Portable monitoring device 100 also includes processing unit 104, memory 106, user interface 108 and input/output (I/ O) interface 110.One or more sensors 102, processing unit 104, memory 106, user interface 108 and I/O interfaces 110 via One or more communication paths of communication bus 112 are referred to as by correspondence with being connected one or more of each other.Portable prison View apparatus 100 further includes power supply 114, such as one or more rechargeables or extraction-type battery.

Sensor 102 includes the movement for the movement for being configured for use in sensing and output indication portable monitoring device 100 One or more motion sensors of data.For example, motion sensor can include one or more for being used for sensing movement data Accelerometer.In some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100, which includes, is used in three directions that for example may be orthogonal One or more accelerometers of sensing acceleration or other mobile datas in each.In addition sensor 102 can include is used to sense rotation One or more gyroscopes of revolution evidence.In some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100, which includes, is used to sense around for example may be used Each of three axis that can be orthogonal one or more rotating gyroscopes.As later described, mobile data and spin data It also can be used to capture user's input.In addition sensor 102 can include one or more altimeter (hereinafter also referred to as " height above sea levels Spend sensor ").For example, portable monitoring device 100 can include pressure or barometertic altimeter.In addition sensor 102 can wrap Containing the environment temperature outside the body for sensing user or the one of one or both of the internal temperature of body of user or Multiple temperature sensors.In addition sensor 102 can include one or more optical sensors (for example, photoelectric detector).For example, Optical sensor can be used to what detection was used when for example determining the suitable or optimal strength of display of portable monitoring device 100 The ambient light level of environment.Other optical sensors can be used to collect other biometric datas such as the blood oxygen level of user. Sensor 102, which can also include, to be used to receive one or more pressure input by user or proximity sensor.These pressure or close biography Sensor can be based on Machine Design or be designed based on such as capacitance, resistance or other electrically or optically learn.Portable monitoring device 100 may be used also With exterior sensing device further coupling the exterior heart rate monitor (for example, pectoral girdle heart rate monitor) such as the heart rate for sensing user Close.Portable monitoring device 100 can also include other physiology or biometric sensors or be passed with other physiology or biometric Sensor couples.In some embodiments, in addition portable monitoring device 100 is configured to sense that or monitors that one or more are other The biometric data of type, or measure, biology is calculated or determined based on movement, rotation or other data as described above Continuous data.As used herein, biometric data actually can refer to any data of the physical characteristic on human body, and such as Described above, activity data also can refer to this biometric data.

Processing unit 104 can include one or more processors, process circuit, computing unit, counting circuit, controller or micro- Controller (is hereinafter interchangeably used).Each of processor can by general or application specific processor (or processing core collection Close) implement, and the sequence (" decoding ") of executable warp knit code instruction with execution task and realizes various operations.Additionally or alternatively Ground, the hardware asics (application-specific integrated circuit) or be programmed for programmable logic device that processing unit 104 can include customization, such as FPGA (field programmable gate array).In some embodiments, memory 106 is stored in when being performed by processing unit 104 and causes The executable instruction for making processing unit 104 control sensor 102 to carry out one or more of following operation：Sampling is extracted from biography The data that sensor 102 receives, received data is stored in memory 106, and retrieval or loading are previously stored in storage Data in device 106.The activity data received from sensor 102 can be stored in memory by processing unit 104 in a raw In 106, or can be preprocessed before being stored in memory 106.For example, processing unit 104, which can be stored or buffered, is in The activity data of nearest 10 minutes of primitive form, but the data before ten minutes windows can be then stored as filtered number According to (such as the numerical analysis with relatively low sampling rate or with a certain form, such as perform rolling average), or as through turning Change data：Such as can will accelerate data conversion into activity metric, such as " step walked ", " stair climbed " or " advanced Distance ".

The activity data from sensor 102 comprising initial data or post-treated data can further be analyzed to determine Whether activity data indicates associated with user's the input phase predefined biometric state or condition.If this analysis instruction has been adopted Collect this data, then processing unit 104 can then input with user and equally handle this event.In some embodiments, locate Original active data export secondary data can be also based on by managing unit 104.In some embodiments, processing unit 104 also to from The original active data or originally or previously living through handling (" post processing ") to being retrieved from memory 106 that sensor 102 receives Dynamic data perform analysis, and originate various actions based on the analysis.For example, processing unit 104 can be based on original through pre- Activity data (herein usually also referred to collectively as " activity data ") tracking, definite, computing, calculating or analysis one handle or secondary Or multiple physiology, biometric, activity or sleep measurement (collectively referred to hereinafter as " activity metric ").

Memory 106 can include any suitable memory architecture.In some embodiments, memory 106 is included and deposited Store up the different classes of storage device or unit of different pieces of information classification.In some embodiments, memory 106, which includes, is used to deposit Store up the non-volatile storage medium of executable code (also referred to as " executable instruction ") and related data, for example, based on fixed or Extraction-type semiconductor, optically or magnetically media, for realizing the embodiment and carrying out process described herein. In some embodiments, memory 106 be also configured to for storage be used for implement it is various acquiescence or it is user-defined setting or For implementing the configuration data or other information of acquiescence or activity specific activities tracing mode described herein.Memory 106 also can be configured for storage in being used during the execution of various programs or instruction set or in other ways configuring just Take the other configurations data of formula monitoring arrangement 100.In addition, the foregoing original active data and warp that are produced by sensor 102 are pre- Any one of processing or derived data can be stored in the non-volatile storage medium in memory 106 for later Analysis or other purposes.In addition, in some embodiments, calculated by processing unit 104 or from external computing device or service For analyzing, inspect later in the non-volatile storage medium that can also be stored in memory 106 of activity metric that device receives Or other purposes.In some embodiments, memory 106, which also includes, is used for temporarily or non-permanently stores more transient state informations And other variable datas and in some embodiments from non-volatile storage medium retrieval executable code it is for example quiet The volatile storage media such as state or dynamic random access memory (RAM).Volatile storage media can be also stored by sensor 102 The aforementioned data of generation or any one of data (for example, including activity or sleep tracking measurement) derived from institute's sensing data For analyzing later, be later stored in the non-volatile media in memory 106, or for via I/O interfaces 110 via Wired or wireless connection carries out subsequent communications.Processing unit 104, which can be included additionally or alternatively, to be used for from nonvolatile memory Executable code is loaded into for being performed by processing unit 104 or for tracking, analyzing or handle in other ways by sensor 102 aforementioned datas produced or the appointing in data (for example, including activity or sleep tracking measurement) derived from institute's sensing data One is stored in for analyzing later, later in the non-volatile media in memory 106 or for via I/O interfaces 110 The volatile memory of its own such as RAM of subsequent communications is carried out via wired or wireless connection.

To relatively it be described in detail in following article, processing unit 104 also can be configured to be received with tracking and determining from sensor 102 Or when the activity data retrieved from memory 106 or the activity metric that is produced from this activity data indicate to have reached target or Arrival process point.For example, this target can be specific such as the amount for the calorie that distance, step number, elevation change or burn Activity metric, and other targets as described in more detail below.Processing unit 104 can then be notified via user interface 108 User has reached target or process indicator.For example, processing unit 104 can cause display in displaying mark on display Or celebrate the content for having reached target.Additionally or alternatively, processing unit 104 can cause one or more lamp (for example, LED) points Bright, flicker, change intensity or reflect the visual pattern for notifying user to reach target or display in other ways.Additionally or alternatively Ground, processing unit 104 can cause the alarm of one or more sound manufacture devices, beep or be otherwise fabricated to notify to use The noise of target is reached in family.Additionally or alternatively, processing unit 104 can cause one or more vibrating devices to vibrate or with other Mode provides the touch feedback in one or more vibration mode forms, and in some embodiments, there is different or change to shake Dynamic characteristic, informs the user that and has reached specific objective.

In some embodiments, user interface 108 collectively refers to generation and comprising one or more user input apparatus and one Or multiple output devices.Memory 106, which is also storable in when being performed by processing unit 104, causes processing unit 104 to receive and solve Translate the user's input received via user interface 108 or information is exported or be communicated to holding for user via user interface 108 Row instruction.In various embodiments, user interface 108 can And have the user interfaces of one or more types, comprising such as vision, The sense of hearing, touch, vibration or its combination.For example, user interface 108, which can be included in, seals processing unit 104, memory 106 And in the crust of the device of other electrically or mechanically components of portable monitoring device 100 or on one or more buttons.Button can base In Machine Design and electricity design, and can And have such as one or more pressure sensors, proximity sensor, electric resistance sensor, capacitance Sensor or optical sensor.User interface 108 can also include Trackpad or touch screen interface, and the Trackpad or touch-screen connect Mouthful can be placed on display or be integrated with display, and can And have these or other types of sensor.

In some embodiments, aforementioned movement sensor, gyroscope or other sensors also can be used to detection and correspond to Body gesture input by user.This allows user to be interacted using body gesture with device.For example, accelerometer and gyroscope can To when detect user " touching ", shake, rotate, flick or portable monitoring device made other " gestures ".As another One example, portable monitoring device 100 can include magnetometer, and the magnetometer can be used to detection device relative to relative to the earth The orientation in magnetic field.The other gestures that can be used to cause portable monitoring device 100 to perform a certain action are including (but not limited to) more It is secondary to touch or specific touch pattern.For example, user can be touched in specific time period outside portable monitoring device (for example, Shell) on from anywhere in twice, so as to cause display exhibits certain content, annotation activity data or change device pattern.

As described just now, user interface 108, which can also include may be included in, seals the outer of processing unit 104 and memory 106 On shell or in display.In various embodiments, display can be configured as aplhanumeric visual display, instantaneous visible display Device or dead-front display.Display can also include liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising or based on any suitable display technology Technology or light emitting diode (LED) technology, and other suitable display technologies.Display can be configured to be shown to user Various information.In some embodiments, user can input selection, navigate via menu, or via button, pressure sensing Device, proximity sensor, electric resistance sensor, capacitance sensor, optical sensor or And have these or other types of sensor Touch-screen inputs other information.

In various embodiments, display can show activity data, biometric data, context data, environment number According to, system or inherent condition data or derived from activity data or other institute's sensing datas, one or more activity metrics, one or Multiple sleep measurements, currently activity tracing mode, one or more menus, one or more setting, one or more alarm clocks in effect Or other designators, clock, timer, " stopwatch ", and other suitable information.In some embodiments, it is shown Information can be customized or additionally or alternatively depended on the present apparatus state or pattern of portable monitoring device 100 by user.Lift For example, due to restricted display space (it is small in order to make portable monitoring device remain as far as possible, it is portable or can Wearing without sacrificing feature or ease for use), data that are associated with each unit state or pattern and showing are divisible Page is shown into multiple and different data, and user can be by providing input to biometric monitoring arrangement come " reach " and given dress The data that configuration state or pattern are associated show page.

As used herein term " data display page " can refer to include the visual display of text, figure and/or designator Device, for example, LED or other lamps (for example, being used for Fitbit Flex), the visual displays is arranged to by portable The data that monitoring arrangement 100 is measured, produces or received are communicated to the user for the display for inspecting portable monitoring device.In order to more Its device can be tracked via various mechanism by dynamically changing display or the notice provided to user, portable monitoring device 100 State, and change when context state ambient condition or pattern change between different device state.In some embodiments In, device can include and being capable of the context shape in ambient condition, multiple effects in pattern, multiple effects in multiple effects at the same time Operated in state or these combination.In this situation, for each various combination of ambient condition, context state or pattern, Unit state can be different.

In the embodiment comprising note mode, annotation data show that page may indicate that portable monitoring device 100 is in Note mode.Note mode is in portable monitoring device 100 (or in other words, in effect or to be risen in note mode During the beginning) when, it can show the movable relevant information with being annotated.For example, for various types of activity datas or activity The data of measurement show that page can be illustrated in portable monitoring device 100 and be in the quantity measured during note mode.For example, when When being operated in note mode, the data of " step walked " show that page can be merely displayed in portable monitoring device 100 and be in note Release pattern or using annotation data definition active session in when walked step number (rather than for example, throughout all day, complete cycle, The whole month, the whole year or the step number walked during the service life of device).

In example implementation, if portable monitoring device 100 is in the device shape for falling asleep associated with wearer State (for example, annotated sleep tracking mode or sleep tracing mode), then for wearer, enter information into portable Interact in formula monitoring arrangement or with portable monitoring device and be unlikely that in other ways.Therefore, in some embodiments In, processing unit 104 can reduce various users and input the sensitivity of testing agencies' (especially touch-screen) (or by display or whole A device is completely turned off), so as to reduce the risk surprisingly inputted or save electric power.In other unit states, it may be necessary to base The limitations of various input mechanisms in various environment changes user's input method.For example, if portable monitoring fills Put 100 and determine that it is in the unit state associated with swimming (for example, portable monitoring device 100 can be configured with via wet Degree sensor or pressure sensor data independently determine that it is in water), or if by user via the active of user interface 108 Portable monitoring device is placed in swimming pattern, then in some embodiments, can be revoked and start portable monitoring dress 100 touch screen interface or other user interfaces are put, because it be able to not may work well in water.Wearer can replace Generation ground using physical button or other appropriate or suitable input mechanism (including the body gesture by device sensing) with it is portable Monitoring arrangement 100 interacts.

In addition to the monitor, portable monitoring device 100 (and especially user interface 108) can be also included to by instead Feedback or other information provide other mechanisms to user.For example, user interface 108 can include one or more lamps (such as one Or multiple LED), and for by information (for example, reached target, alarm clock, prompting, designator or it is other notice, current shape State, present mode or power level) it is communicated to the display of user.For example, processing unit 104 can be based on which kind of letter passed on Cease intensity, color or the pattern of the flicker of one or more of the LED to control user interface 108.In some embodiments, User interface 108 additionally or alternatively includes one or more loudspeakers or sound manufacture device.User interface 108 can also include one Or multiple microphones or other audio devices.

In some embodiments, user interface 108 includes one or more vibrations being used for or to user's reception and registration information Motor (is also referred herein as " vibrator " or referred to simply as " vibrating device ").For example, processing unit 104 can profit One or more alarm clocks, the target reached, process indicator, inactive designator, prompting, timer are expired with vibrating motor Indicate or other designators, feedback or notice are communicated to wearing or hold the user of portable monitoring device 100.It is such at some In embodiment, portable monitoring device 100 can utilize vibrating motor that this information is communicated to user, and via display, Lamp or sound manufacture device pass on same or like information.In some other such embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 This information is communicated to user using vibrating motor rather than or replaces passing on phase via display, lamp or sound manufacture device Same or similar information.For example, under the situation of alarm clock, vibrating motor can cause portable monitoring device 100 to vibrate, so that User is waken up from sleep, while do not manufacture noise to will not wake up the companion of user.As another example, in mesh Mark reach or the situation of process indicator under, vibrating motor can cause portable monitoring device 100 to vibrate, and remind the user that Reach the target of user or reached other process points in milestone or target way without user watch attentively display or from Loudspeaker hears instruction output.In some embodiments, one or more customization vibration modes of user's definable or other vibrations Characteristic, and these different vibration modes or other vibration characteristics are assigned to different alarm clocks, target or other vibratory indicators, with So that user can distinguish between vibratory indicators, so that it is determined which kind of information passed on by portable monitoring device 100.Separately Outside or alternatively, in some embodiments, one or more the acquiescence vibration modes being stored in memory 106 may be selected in user Or other vibration characteristics, and these different vibration modes or other vibration characteristics are assigned to various vibratory indicators.Various These patterns of user customizable, characteristic or setting in embodiment, or via user interface 108 or via being implemented in via I/O The outside that interface 110 and one or more wired or wireless connections or network are communicatively coupled with portable monitoring device 100 Application program or program on computing device (for example, personal computer, smart phone or multimedia device) (include network application Program, mobile applications or client side software program) make these selections.

In some embodiments, as described above, one or more of sensor 102 itself also can be used to implement to use At least a portion of family interface 108.For example, one or more accelerometers or other motion sensors 102 can be used to detection people When the shell of portable monitoring device 100 is touched with finger or other objects, and then for control portable monitoring device 100 purpose inputs this data interpretation for user.For example, the shell for touching portable monitoring device 100 twice can be by Processing unit 104 is recognized as user's input, and user input will cause the display of portable monitoring device from closed mode Connect or portable monitoring device will be caused to change between different monitored states, session or pattern.For example, portable Monitoring arrangement is included in the embodiment of single annotation or other general activity tracing modes, and processing unit 104 can be caused by touching Collected from portable monitoring device 100 according to the rule established for " in effect " people and the state of interpretation activity data switches Activity data is collected and interpreted according to the rule established for " sleep " or " static " people to portable monitoring device.As another One example, touch portable monitoring device 100 shell can the processing unit 104 be recognized as user's input, the user is defeated Enter and monitored the beginning of the active session of the duration for example defined for example, by instruction user or termination time to annotate Activity data.(for example, including two or more activities in portable monitoring device 100 in some of the other embodiments In the embodiment of specific activities tracing mode), processing unit 104 can be caused from an activity specific activities tracing mode by touching It is switched to another activity specific activities tracing mode.For example, processing unit 104 can be caused from portable monitoring device by touching 100 Walking Modes for collecting and interpreting activity data according to the rule established for " walking " people are switched to portable monitoring dress Put according to the cycling pattern that rule interpretation data are established for cycling person.

In some embodiments, processing unit 104 can will receive from sensor 102 via I/O interfaces 110 or from storage The activity data that device 106 is retrieved is communicated to exterior or remote computing device (for example, personal computer, smart phone or multimedia Device) or via one or more computer networks it is communicated to back-end server.In some embodiments, I/O interfaces 110 include Transmitter and receiver (being also collectively referred to as " transceiver " herein or referred to simply as " transmitting and receiving circuit "), the transmitting Activity data or other information can be transmitted to one or more external computing devices by device and receiver via wired or wireless connection, Or to one or more back-end servers (directly via one or more networks or indirectly via external computing device, the exterior meter Calculate device and receive activity data first, and data are then communicated to back-end server via one or more networks).Citing comes Say, memory 106 can also store executable instruction, and the executable instruction causes processing single when being performed by processing unit 104 Member 104 is launched via I/O interfaces 110 and receive information.In some embodiments, one or more computer networks include one or Multiple LANs (LAN), private network, social networks or the wide area network (WAN) comprising internet.I/O interfaces 110 can include wireless Communication functionality is so that in the range of portable monitoring device 100 comes wireless base station or access point or in some outfits When in the range of external computing device (for example, personal computer, smart phone or multimedia device), a certain activity of automatic synchronization Data or other data, or external computing device or back-end server are uploaded to for further analyzing, handling, inspecting Or storage.In various embodiments, can be via one or more communication technologys known in the art (for example, Wi-Fi, indigo plant Tooth, RFID, near-field communication (NFC), Zigbee, Ant, optical data transmitting and other communication technologys) provide or enable I/O and connect The wireless communication functionality of mouth 110.Additionally or alternatively, I/O interfaces 110 can also include wired communication capabilities, such as general string Row bus (USB) interface.

In some embodiments, one or more back-end servers or computing system can support network application program (" web application "), website, webpage or network gateway (hereinafter " web application ", " webpage ", " website " and " net Network door " is interchangeably used) so that user can be via can support web browser or be suitable for that webpage or base is presented In other networking clients of the application program of network any computing device (for example, personal computer, smart phone or more matchmakers Body device) handed over 100 remote interaction of portable monitoring device, or the activity metric calculated with activity data or based on activity data Activity metric that is mutual or inspecting activity data or calculated based on activity data.For example, in some embodiments, data can Such as using web browser or network application program be stored in for example permit inspect activity data or be derived there or The internet such as the data of calculating or the website (for example, www.Fitbit.com) of activity metric can inspect or internet can access source Place.Hereinafter, the reference to web application, webpage, website or network gateway can refer to allow to via described network Or any one of other suitable one or more of networks or communication link inspect any structuring text of client terminal device Part or user interface.

For example, when user dresses portable monitoring device 100, processing unit 104 can be based on from one or more biographies The activity data that sensor 102 receives calculates the step number of user.Processing unit 104 temporarily can deposit activity data and calculated step number It is stored in memory 106.Processing unit 104 then can via I/O interfaces 110 by step number or represent user step number original or Pretreated activity data be transmitted to network service (for example,www.fitbit.com) on account, such as personal computer Or the external computing device such as mobile phone (especially smart phone), or be transmitted to can store, further processing and by user or The health station of friend's observation of user.

In " near field communication system and its operating method (Near Field entitled filed in 5 days March in 2013 Communication System, and Method of Operating Same) " U.S. patent application case 13/785,904 In describe other embodiments used on short-distance wireless communication, the application case is hereby in entirety by reference simultaneously Enter herein.

In various embodiments, can be based on by processing unit 104 or by external computing device or back-end server from just The activity data tracking, definite, calculating or analytic activity measurement, the activity data for taking the transmitting of formula monitoring arrangement 100 include example As the energy expenditure calorie of burning (for example), the distance advanced, the step walked, climbed or decline stair or building Layer, the elevation (for example, be based on altimeter or global positioning satellite (GPS) device) for obtaining or losing, leg speed, maximal rate, Position, direction, course, walking speed, the rotation advanced or distance, strokes count, swimming turn back counting, swimming away from From, cycling distance, ride a bicycle speed, heart rate, heart rate variability, heart rate recovery, blood pressure, blood glucose, blood oxygen level, skin Conduction, skin or body temperature, electromyography data, electroencephalography data, weight, body fat, calorie intake, from food Nutrition intake, medicine intake, sleep period, sleep phases, sleep quality, sleep time, pH levels, hydration level And respiratory rate.In some embodiments, processing unit 104 is also tracked, determines or calculated and the relevant degree of user surrounding environment Amount, such as one or more of the following：Atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, rain/ice-lolly part, wind speed, other weather conditions, exposure The time spent in light quantity (ambient light), ultraviolet (UV) exposure, dark or duration, pollen count, air quality, noise Exposure, radioactive exposure and magnetic field.Can be by calculating some data of one or more of the measurement described just now from external source Portable monitoring device is provided.For example, it is high can to input it in the user profile in healthy tracking website by user Degree, weight or stride, and then this information can be communicated to portable monitoring device 100 via I/O interfaces 110, and use institute State information and combine the advanced distance of activity data assessment measured by sensor 102 or the calorie to be burnt by user.

The possibility type of sensor 102 and the master list of activity data type are hereafter illustrated in table 1.This inventory is not It is exclusive, and the other types of sensor in addition to those listed sensors can be used.In addition, it can dive from institute's sensor Also can wholly or partially it be exported from other sensors in data derived from ground.For example, the assessment for the stair climbed can relate to And assessment altimeter data is changed with definite height above sea level, the quick degree that assessment clock data is changed with definite height above sea level, And assessment accelerometer data with determine biometric monitoring arrangement whether by positive walking people it is (opposite with transfixion) wearing.

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In addition to above, some biometric datas can be calculated by portable monitoring device 100 or estimated without direct With reference to the data obtained from sensor 102.For example, (its behaviour whole day is undergone the basic metabolism speed of people during the break The measurement of " acquiescence " calorie expenditure (in other words, be provided simply for such as breathing, basic body function blood circulation Energy)) can be based on by user via user interface 108 or via be implemented in via I/O interfaces 110 and one or more it is wired or The external computing device that wireless connection or network are communicatively coupled with portable monitoring device 100 is (for example, individual calculus Machine, smart phone or multimedia device) on application program or program (comprising web application, mobile applications client SIDE SOFTWARE program) data keyed in calculate.The data that the instruction Time of Day from internal clocking can be combined use this user The data of key entry, have so far paid how many calorie to provide the energy for basic body function with definite people in one day.

As described above, in some example implementations, portable monitoring device 100 (and especially processing unit 104) comprising the default activity tracing mode for also referred herein as " annotating " pattern., can in some such embodiments The activity data monitored when in default annotations pattern is annotated or be otherwise noted, is opened so as to indicate, specify or delimit Other time point in beginning and the time point of termination or active session and active session.Again, in order to reach the purpose of the present invention, " active session " usually can refer to user-defined duration, or the duration associated with specific activities or Time of Day, its The middle positive surveillance operation data of device.In some embodiments, also it can annotate or be otherwise noted when in note mode When the activity data that monitors, so as to indicate, specify or define the specific activities performed by user during active session, such as walk Row, running, stair climbing, cycling, swimming are even slept.In various embodiments, user can be in associated activity Annotation activity data before, during or after completion.

In some embodiments, user can annotate work via being interacted with portable monitoring device 100 body of itself Dynamic session.For example, any that for example may be included in the components described above in user interface 108 can be used in user Person's annotation activity data.Additionally or alternatively, user can be via exterior or remote computer (for example, personal computer, intelligence electricity Words or multimedia device) annotation activity session.In some such embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 and coupling it is outer One or both of portion's computing device can also communicate with one or more back-end servers as described above.It is such at some In embodiment, portable monitoring device or external computing device will can explain (also referred herein as " annotation data "), Activity data and information on portable monitoring device or user are transmitted to server for storage and in some implementations It is used for extra process or analysis in scheme.

In some such embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 (and especially processing unit 104) be configured so that Monitor the activity that the activity data of same type is currently participated in but regardless of performed or user in the same manner with sensor 102. That is, in some embodiments, no matter user participate in which kind of activity (assuming that it is walking, running, stair climbing, ride from Driving, swimming are even slept), use identical sensor sensor operation or other sensed activity datas in the same manner. Processing unit 104 is configured to determine, calculated or analyzed in some embodiments of one or more activity metrics, and processing unit is certainly Body can determine which activity metric determined, calculate or analyze based on the received annotation data for active session.

In some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 can annotate one or more active sessions automatically.At some this In class embodiment, processing unit 104 dynamically analyzes the activity data from sensor 102 (for example, substantially in real time), And automatically determine starting point, terminating point or record time stamp or mark or digital flag are stored in memory 106 and are lived with annotating The other time point of the activity data monitored in dynamic session.In some of the other embodiments, processing unit can be analyzed from depositing The activity data that reservoir 106 is retrieved with it is automatic annotate storage activity data.In yet other embodiments, processing unit 104 Activity data can be transmitted to the external computing device (example of the then activity data that automatic annotation is received via I/O interfaces 110 Such as, personal computer, smart phone or multimedia device) or one or both of back-end server (directly via one or more A wired or wireless network or indirectly by means of the external computing device such as personal computer, smart phone or multimedia device With reference to one or more wired or wireless networks).In some in foregoing embodiments, annotation data can be with corresponding activity data Store together；That is, together with the activity data in the same position in memory 106.In some of the other embodiments In, annotation data can be stored separately with activity data in memory 106, but by means of such as one or more tables and time stamp and with Activity data is relevant.

In example implementation, if portable monitoring device 100 is placed in annotation mould before wearer falls asleep In formula, and then after wearer wakes up for example via user mutual or based on sensed biometric or other activity datas Portable monitoring device 100 is set to depart from note mode, then portable monitoring device 100 can record biometric data, described Biometric data indicate wearer be largely during time of the biometric monitoring arrangement in note mode it is static and Horizontal.The Time of Day that this situation annotates biometric data with collection is combined and can cause portable monitoring device by this data Automatic annotation is " sleep " activity.Alternatively, the wearer of biometric monitoring arrangement may indicate that annotated biometric data with Specific activities are associated, such as by that will be given birth to via website, web application, mobile applications or other application program Thing continuous data is keyed in associated with annotated data after being output to a more back-end server from portable monitoring device Activity label or other identifiers, or by by this label or other identifiers be input to portable monitoring device in pairs and In the communication range of portable monitoring device (and especially I/O interfaces 110) external computing device (for example, smart phone, Multimedia device or personal computer) in.

In some other example implementations, portable monitoring device 100 can detect or determine when user tastes automatically Examination falls asleep, into sleep, sleeping or be waken up from sleep period.In some such embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 Physiology, movement or other sensors can be used to obtain activity data.In some such embodiments, processing unit 104 connects Makes the combination of one or more of movement, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, electrodermal response or skin or body temperature sensing Correlation, thus detect or determine whether user attempts to fall asleep, into sleep, sleeping or be waken up from sleep period.In response, Portable monitoring device 100 can for example obtain physiological data (such as type and in a manner of as described in this article) or determine to use The physiological condition (such as type and in a manner of as described in this article) at family.For example, with the reduction of user's heart rate and/or The reduction or stopping of the user movement of the change combination of heart rate variability may indicate that user falls asleep.Heart rate variability and skin pricktest Reaction it is follow-up change the sleep state that can be used to determine user sleep two or more in stages (for example, it is shallower and/ Or compared with the deep sleep stage) between transition.The movement and/or the change of elevated heart rate and/or heart rate variability carried out by user It can be used to determine that user has been waken up.

In real time, Windowing or batch processing can be used to determine between wake-up, sleep and sleep stage and in other movable ranks Transition in section.For example, can be in heart rate in the rise of the beginning of window and the time reduced in the centre of window (and/or end) The reduction of heart rate is measured in window.Wake-up and sleep stage can be by being become using motor message (for example, reducing intensity), heart rate, heart rate The opposite sex, skin temperature, the hidden Markov model of change of electrodermal response and/or ambient light level are classified.Can be via Change point algorithm (for example, Bayes changes point analysis) and determine transition point.Waking up the transformation between sleep can be used by observing The heart rate at family reduces at least a certain threshold value but the (warp in the predetermined threshold of the resting heart rate of user within the duration scheduled time Be observed the minimum heart rate of such as user in sleep) period determine.Similarly, the transformation between sleeping and wake up can lead to The predetermined threshold for the resting heart rate that the heart rate for crossing observation user is increased above user determines.

In some embodiments, back-end server is based on being produced by server or another server and is stored in the clothes The annotation data be engaged in one or both of device, the annotation data received from external computing device or and from portable monitoring The annotation data that device 100 receives determine which activity metric calculated or analyze.In addition, server can also be based on being tracked The analysis of activity data determines which activity metric calculated or analyze.In some such embodiments, portable monitoring Device 100 can not track, determine, calculate or analyze any activity metric；But portable monitoring device can be monitored and felt Survey activity data, and then storage or launch activities data for being divided later by external computing device or back-end server Analysis and processing.

As described above, one or more output mechanisms (vision, the sense of hearing or movement/vibration) can be used alone or each other or Used in any combination with another communication means, so as to pass on any one of following multiple information notices：User needs Sometime it is being waken up (for example, alarm clock)；User should be waken up when a certain sleep phases (for example, intelligence is noisy at which Clock)；User should fall asleep when sometime；User in a certain sleep phases or stage and should wanted to be called out by user at which It is waken up when in the awake pre-selection of earliest and latest time description or the time window of user's previous definition；Receive Email, text Sheet or other communication informations；(this informing function can be with other application formula (for example, meeting for inactive certain time period by user Calendar or sleep tracking application program) integrate to prevent, reduce or adjust the behavior of inactive prompting)；User is movable a certain Period；User has appointment or calendar event (for example, prompting)；Or user has reached a certain activity metric or activity metric Combination.Also as described above, one or more output mechanisms (vision, the sense of hearing or movement/vibration) can be used alone or each other or Used in any combination with another communication means, so as to pass on user to meet or reached or towards one in following target Or more persons advance：Advance a certain distance；Reach a certain mile (or other circles) leg speed；Reach a certain speed；Reach a certain elevation Gain；Reach a certain step number；Reach a certain maximum or average heart rate；The strokes or folding of a certain number are completed in swimming pool Return.

In order to illustrate and these examples are provided, and it is not intended to limit and can be passed on by device the letter of (for example, to user) The scope of breath.As described above, determining whether to reach target or whether meet that the data of the condition for prompting can Obtained from portable monitoring device 100 or another device.Portable monitoring device 100 itself can be determined whether to have met to be used to carry The criterion of awake, target or notice.Alternatively, it can determine that with the computing device that device (such as server and/or mobile phone) communicates When should remind.In view of of the invention, the other information that device can be communicated to user can be set by those skilled in the art Find out.For example, device can communicate when having met target with user.Criterion for meeting this target can be based on the first dress Physiology, context and the environmental sensor put and/or other sensing datas from one or more second units.Target can It is set by the user or can be set by device itself and/or another computing device to communicate with described device (such as server).

It is portable when detection or definite user have reached biometric or moving target in an example implementation Formula monitoring arrangement 100 can be vibrated to notify user.For example, portable monitoring device 100 can detect (or being notified) and wear Wearer exceedes and predefined target or reaches threshold value (for example, 10,000 step is walked in one day), and may be in response to the vibration of this event with Remind or congratulate user.In some such embodiments, if user then presses lower button, then display can be connected and be in Whether the data of the target now reached on user (for example, which kind of target reached, previously reached in another day, week, the moon or year The target one or more times, or its reach the target take how long).In another example, the color of one or more LED And/or intensity may act as the notice that user wins or fails in the competition (such as step number) of same friend.In a further example, it is raw Thing metering monitoring arrangement can be wrist erecting device, it can vibrate or send audible feedback to notify user on incoming electronics postal Part, text message or other promptings.In some such embodiments, if user is then similar to the gesture for checking wrist-watch The middle his or her wrist of movement, then the display of biometric monitoring arrangement can be connected, and will can be shown with the relevant data of prompting Show that a page related data is presented to user.In a further example, biometric monitoring arrangement can present importance based on prompting or The gradual obvious feedback method of urgency level.For example, it is anti-can to include audio, vibration and/or vision for high priority prompting Feedback, and low priority prompting can only include visual feedback.The criterion reminded with lower priority is reminded to distinguish high priority It can be defined by the user.For example, if sending email message or text with certain priority (for example, " urgent "), such as Fruit sends email message or text from particular person (for example, user has been identified as the people of high priority), if receiving or going out Existing notice of meeting or prompting, if reach a certain target, or if detecting the dangerous healthiness condition such as high heart rate, then can High priority is triggered to remind.

As described above, in some of the other embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 can be in multiple patterns or root Operated according to multiple patterns.For example, various patterns can include：Such as note mode as described above etc. is general or acquiescence is lived Motion tracking pattern, timer mode, stopwatch pattern, clock/time/wrist-watch pattern, sleep watchdog (or " sleep tracking ") pattern, Operating mode, home mode, commuting pattern and for tracking such as cycling, swimming, walking, running, stair climbing, climbing Rock, weight lifting, treadmill is taken exercise and one or more the activity specific activities tracing modes for the User Activities such as elliptical machine is taken exercise.At some In multi-mode embodiment, portable monitoring device 100 also allows users to annotation and includes one or more activity specific activities The activity data monitored in one or more patterns of tracing mode, as described above.

The mould that processing unit 104 can be automatically determined based on multiple signals, data or other information or selection device to be operated Formula.For example, processing unit can be based on one or more activity metrics (for example, step number, stair or floor are counted or burnt The amount of calorie) or pattern is additionally or alternatively automatically selected based on one or more of the following：Context or environment number According to (for example, Time of Day, GPS or itself it is determined that key in position or location data, environmental light brightness, temperature or humidity)；It is raw Reason or other data focusing on people (for example, heart rate, body temperature, hydration level or blood oxygen level)；Or system condition number According to (for example, in response to low battery or low memory)；Or based on one or more the user-defined conditions met.

In some embodiments, which activity tracking portable monitoring device itself can be based on or other patterns currently exist In effect or by rise at first determine to monitor which activity data or additionally or alternatively to determine, calculate or analyze which activity (or sleep) measurement (hereinafter " sleep measurement " is usually also referred to as " activity metric ").Additionally or alternatively, in some realities Apply in scheme, one or both of external computing device or back-end server can currently made based on which activity tracing mode Some activity datas from portable monitoring device are at first asked in or by rising.Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiment party In case, one or both of external computing device or back-end server can receive all work monitored by portable monitoring device Dynamic data, and then based on which activity tracing mode currently in effect or by an at first filtering or selective in other ways Handle some activity datas, so that it is determined that, calculate or analyze some activity metrics.

In some multi-mode embodiments, user can be via user interface 108 or via being implemented in via I/O interfaces 110 and the exterior calculating that is communicatively coupled of one or more wired or wireless connections or network and portable monitoring device 100 Application program or program on device (for example, personal computer, smart phone or multimedia device) (include network application journey Sequence, mobile applications or client side software program) select which pattern currently in effect or to be originated.For example, User can be used is sent to the application program on the smart phone of server to select portable monitoring device 100 by model selection Pattern.Model selection is sent to external computing device by server again, and the external computing device is then via I/O interfaces Model selection is sent to portable monitoring device 100 by 110.Or smart phone application program (or server) can select pattern Select and be sent directly to portable monitoring device 100.

In some embodiments, user also may be selected to track when in each of corresponding activity tracing mode Which activity metric.As described above, in some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 also can be configured with two Automatically switch between a or two or more activity tracking or other patterns.In some such embodiments, processing unit 104 can The activity data from sensor 102 is analyzed, and automatically determines and to switch based on the substantially real-time dynamic analysis of activity data Into it is most suitable, appropriate or optimal activity tracking or other patterns.In some other such embodiments, processing unit 104 can be via to the then external computing device of analytic activity data or the wired of one or both of back-end server or nothing Line connection via 110 launch activities data of I/O interfaces, determine most suitable, the appropriate or optimal activity tracking to be switched to or Other patterns, and then by one or more instruction issues to portable monitoring device 100, described instruction is by processing unit 104 Processing unit 104 is caused to switch to identified pattern (with reference to one or more other components as described above) during execution.

In some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 makes wearer or user be called out from sleep comprising set Alarm clock function that is awake or reminding user in other ways.In some such embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 serves as wrist Vibration alarm clock is installed to be undisturbedly waken up user from sleep.Portable monitoring device also can be configured with via heart rate, One of heart rate variability, electrodermal response, motion sensing (for example, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer) and skin temperature or Combine and track the sleep quality of user, wake up period, sleep time delay, Sleep efficiency, sleep stage (for example, deep sleep pair ) or other sleep calculations of correlation REM.In some embodiments, user may specify wanted alarm time or time window (for example, Setting alarm clock makes a noise at 7 points in the morning between 8 a.m.).In some such embodiments, processing unit 104 uses sleep degree One or more of amount determines to wake up the optimal time of user in alarm clock window.In some embodiments, exist in vibration alarm clock When in effect, user can (this be for example via the motion sensor in device, pressure/force sensor by flopping or touching device And/or capacitive touch screen detects) cause its dormancy, snoozed or closing.In one particular embodiment, portable prison View apparatus 100 can be configured to attempt by specific user's sleep stage before alarm clock is set or start at the time small vibration Arouse user at optimum point in sleep cycle.Portable monitoring device 100 can be set in the awakening of user's direction or towards alarm clock Put the intensity or explicitly that vibration is incrementally increased during advance.The mode to work similar to conventional alarm clock, wearer or user It can set one or more daily, periodicity or other repetition alarm clocks.In addition, alarm clock function can be configured with " snoozed ", i.e. Alarm clock is temporarily ceased the one short time (being usually some minutes), and then trigger alarm clock again.

As many portable monitoring devices small size as a result, many such monitoring arrangements hold with the confined space Receive various user's interface units.For example, Fitbit has manufactured a variety of extremely compact portable monitoring devices, comprising respective And has the biometric tracking cell of a set of sensor, battery, display, charging interface and one or more wireless communication interfaces. In some such examples, portable monitoring device also And has vibrating motor and/or button.These components can for example be contained in outer In shell, about 2 " length, 0.75 " wide and 0.5 " thickness (Fitbit Ultra are measured as^TM)；About 1.9 " long, 0.75 " it is wide and 0.375 " Thickness (Fitbit One^TM)；About 1.4 " length, 1.1 " wide and 0.375 " thickness (Fitbit Zip^TM)；And about 1.3 " length, 0.5 " is wide And 0.25 " thickness (Fitbit Flex^TM).Certainly, other sizes can be used in other embodiments of biometrics monitoring arrangement Shell；List above is only intended to illustrate the small size of many such biometrics monitoring arrangements.

No matter the display of a certain species is respectively contained (for example, Fitbit Ultra, Fitbit One and Fitbit Zip the small size of Fitbit devices listed above), the display, which all includes, can export the small of text, numeral and figure Pixelation display screen.Fitbit Flex be attributed to its smaller size and use discrete light emitting diode (LED) designator (such as 5 LED being arranged in a row) visually pass on information.Each of Fitbit devices listed above also have permission user Influence the input mechanism in a certain respect of the operation of device.For example, Fitbit Ultra and Fitbit One are respectively contained Discrete buttons, it allows the mode that customer impact device is operated.As a comparison, Fitbit Zip and Fitbit Flex be simultaneously Without discrete buttons, but alternatively each it is configured to when touch device using its biometric sensors detection user Shell；Thus one or more processors of a little devices are construed to send user's input with signal these events, that is, serve as input Mechanism.

Size or performance can a component of restricted portable monitoring device 100 be power supply 114, it is such as rechargeable Electric, extraction-type or replaceable battery, capacitor etc..In some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 can be configured with It is maintained in " all the time connect " state, so as to allow it in whole daytime and night all constantly collection activity data.Given The sensor 102 and processing unit 104 of portable monitoring device generally have to keep a degree of power supply so as to collection activity In the case of data, such as example, by causing display to be automatically closed to come other places in a device over time, become It is favourable to implement power saving feature.Fitbit Ultra^TMFor the example of the portable monitoring device comprising data display equipment, The data display equipment is generally opened to save electric power, except non-device and user mutual.Can for example, by press on device by Button interacts to provide typical user.

In some embodiments, the shell of itself of portable monitoring device 100 is through designing or being configured to so that it can It is inserted into multiple compatible housings, shell or stent, and (hereinafter " shell is removed from multiple compatible housings, shell or stent Body ", " shell " and " stent " are interchangeably used).For example, in some embodiments, portable monitoring device 100 passes through Configuration is inserted into for extraction-type may be worn in the wrist strap on people's wrist, forearm or upper arm or arm band.In some embodiments In, portable monitoring device is additionally or alternatively configured for use in extraction-type and is inserted into belt clamp housing, or is configured to For being coupled with the clip of the belt or clothes that may be affixed to people.As used herein, term " wrist strap " can refer to be designed to Close to wrist joint completely or partially around the belt of people's forearm.Belt can be continuous, for example, without any " fracture "； That is, its is extensible to be worn on human hand or with the expansion similar to clothes watchband.Alternatively, belt can be not connect Continuous, for example, with the buckle or other connections that allow users to similar to the watchband closure belt.In still other implementations In scheme, belt can simply " be opened ", such as the C-shape with the wrist for clasping wearer.Hereinafter, be inserted into, combine or with Individually extract sandwich type element or a certain other structures couple in other ways so as to dressed by people or easily by people or its Clothes carries or is attached to people or the portable monitoring device of its clothes is referred to alternatively as " Portable monitoring system ".

It is adapted for couple to as described above, the various embodiments of portable monitoring device described herein can have (for example, be fastened to, the dress, bear) body of user or the form and dimension of clothes.These portable monitoring devices it is each Kind example is showed in Fig. 2,3 and 4.Fig. 2 describes the monitoring arrangement that shape is similar to Fitbit One, it can be plugged into skin In stent with folder or it is inserted into the pocket on wrist strap.Portable monitoring device 200 has to contain monitors dress with biometric Put the shell 202 of 200 associated electronic devices.Button 204 and display 206 can access via shell 202/and it is visible.Fig. 3 is retouched Paint the portable monitoring device that can be worn on as wrist-watch on people's forearm (like Fitbit Flex).Portable monitoring device 300 have the shell 302 containing the electronic device associated with biometric monitoring arrangement 300.Button 304 and display 306 Can be accessed via shell 302/visible.Wrist strap 308 can be integrated with shell 302.Fig. 4 describes can be worn on people's forearm as wrist-watch On portable monitoring device another example, but its display is bigger than the portable monitoring device of Fig. 3.Portable monitoring device 400 have the shell 402 containing the electronic device associated with portable monitoring device 400.Button 404 and display 406 can Access via shell 402/visible.Wrist strap 408 can be integrated with shell 402.

Can be in " portable biometric statistics monitoring arrangement and its operating method entitled filed in 8 days June in 2011 The U.S. of (Portable Biometric Monitoring Devices and Methods of Operating Same) " The other embodiments and embodiment of portable monitoring device are found in patent application case 13/156,304, the application case is hereby It is incorporated herein in entirety by reference.

Except the context (wherein term " context " is typically defined to use according to its typical case) of non-invention is in addition clear and definite Need, otherwise throughout the description and claims, will with the adversative inclusive meaning of exclusiveness or exhaustive Explanation word "comprising" and so on；That is in the sense that " including but is not limited to ".Use the word of singular or plural Usually also respectively comprising plural number or odd number.In addition, word " herein ", " below ", " above ", the word of " hereafter " and similar meaning Refer to make the present application being integral, and be not necessarily referring to any specific part of present application.It is being related to two or more When word "or" is used during the list of project, the word covers all explained below of the word：Any in project in list Any combinations of the project in all items and list in person, list.Term " embodiment " refers to described herein The embodiment of technology and method, and embody structure and/or and have the physics pair of technology and/or method described herein As.

It is described herein and illustrate many concepts and embodiment.Although describe and illustrated and is discussed herein Special characteristic, attribute and the advantage of embodiment, but many other and different and/or similar embodiment, feature, attribute and Advantage is obvious from the description and explanation.Therefore, embodiments hereinbefore is only exemplary, and is not intended to Exhaustive or limit the invention to revealed precise forms, technology, material and/or configuration.Many modification and change bases What the present invention was possible to.Using other embodiments, and operation change can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.Cause This, the scope of the present invention is not limited only to be described above, because embodiment party above is presented for purposes of illustration and description The description of case.

Importantly, the present invention is neither limited to any single aspect or embodiment, it is in terms of being also not necessarily limited to these and/or real Apply any single combination and/or arrangement of scheme.In addition, each of each aspect of the present invention and/or its embodiment can It is used alone or is applied in combination with one or more of other side and/or its embodiment.For simplicity, will not be at this Individually discussed in text and/or illustrate those arrangement and combination in it is many those of.

Some examples of some example combinations of feature include (as example and being not limited to)：

Combination 1.

A kind of device, it includes：

For the movement for sensing described device and one or more fortune for providing the activity data for indicating institute's sensing movement Dynamic sensor；

For will indicate to provide one or more feedback devices of user based on the activity data, described one or more are anti- Feedback device, which includes, is used to that one or more vibrating devices for indicating to provide the user will to be vibrated；

For storing the memory of one or more moving targets；

One or more processors, it is used for：

Monitor the activity data；

One or more activity metrics are determined based on the activity data；

Access one or more of described stored moving target；

Set, select or change based on user's input described in being associated to the corresponding person in the stored moving target Vibrate one or more vibration modes of instruction or other vibration characteristics；And

One or more of described vibrating device is caused to produce based on described based on one or more of described activity metric User inputs the vibration instruction of setting, selection or modification, so as to reach the activity by the user to user instruction A particular one in target, inspects described device which target determined to have reached without the user；And

Seal at least part of portable enclosure of the motion sensor, the processor and the feedback device.

Combination 2.

The device of combination 1, wherein the vibration instruction is produced without showing corresponding instruction, unless being opened in the vibration instruction After beginning additional customer's input is received from the user.

Combination 3.

The device of combination 1 or 2, wherein：

The memory storage is used for one or more moving targets of each of multiple activity tracing modes；And

One or more described processors are further used for the current active of the user participation based on described device in institute State and make choice between multiple activity tracing modes.

Combination 4.

The device of combination 3, wherein：

The memory storage is used for one or more default activity targets of each of the activity tracing mode.

Combination 5.

The device of combination 3 or 4, wherein described device are configured such that user can be based on user and input setting, selection Or change one or more user customizable moving targets.

Combination 6.

The device of combination any one of 3 to 5, wherein determining the mobility based on current selected activity tracing mode One or more of amount.

Combination 7.

The device of combination any one of 3 to 6, wherein one or more described processors are configured to based on associated activity Reaching for target automatically exits from current selected activity tracing mode.

Combination 8.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more of described moving target includes one or more spies Property, the time comprising activity, the duration of activity, distance, step number, elevation change, leg speed, maximal rate and the estimation of activity The amount calories used.

Combination 9.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors are further configured with by the work Move data or data are stored in the memory derived from the activity data.

Combination 10.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors are configured to reach one or more Target be stored in the memory.

Combination 11.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein described device are further included for target to be reached data transmitting The transmitting of the remote computing system for the target reached to traceable and storage and receiving circuit.

Combination 12.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors are configured to and reach the target Restart afterwards or reinitialize one or more of described target.

Combination 13.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors be configured to periodically restart or Reinitialize one or more of described target.

Combination 14.

The device of combination 13, wherein described is periodically daily.

Combination 15.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors be further configured it is described to cause One or more of feedback device will be prompted to, date, the reception of message, the instruction of device condition or healthiness condition are provided to described User.

Combination 16.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors be further configured it is described to cause One or more of feedback device provides the instruction of alarm clock to the user.

Combination 17.

The device of combination 16, wherein described device are configured such that user can be based on user and input setting or selection institute State the vibration mode of alarm clock or other vibration characteristics.

Combination 18.

Combination 16 or 17 device, wherein one or more described processors be configured to based on the alarm clock automatically exit from through Annotation sleep tracking mode or sleep tracing mode.

Combination 19.

The device of combination 18, wherein one or more described processors are configured to respond to close the alarm clock and move back automatically Go out the annotated sleep tracking mode or sleep tracing mode.

Combination 20.

The device of combination any one of 16 to 19, wherein：

Described device is configured such that user can set or select time window, the processing during the time window Device causes the instruction of one or more of described feedback device offer alarm clock；And

One or more described processors are configured to based on one or more sleep measurements or based on such as being slept based on one or more The definite sleep stage of measurement of sleeping determine to cause in the time window feedback device indicate the appropriate of the alarm clock or Optimal time.

Combination 21.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described feedback devices include the following in one or More persons：One or more display devices, one or more lamps and one or more sound manufacture devices.

Combination 22.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein one or more described processors be further configured it is described to cause One or more of feedback device is based on one or more of described activity metric by the way for reaching one or more moving targets In reach one or more acquiescences or the instruction of user-defined process point is provided to the user.

Combination 23.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein：

Described device be further contained in the shell or on include be used to receive or sense input by user one or Multiple user input apparatus；And

One or more described processors are further configured to receive and interpret via one in the user input apparatus Or more persons receive or the user of sensing input.

Combination 24.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein：

Described device further includes transmitting and receiving circuit；And

One or more described processors be further configured with receive and interpret from the receiving circuit receive user it is defeated Enter.

Combination 25.

The device of combination 24, wherein：

The transmitting and receiving circuit are configured for use in carries out wireless communication via computer network；And

User's input is inputted via network or mobile applications.

Combination 26.

The device of any one of combination of the above, wherein the shell includes wrist or arm band, the shell is configured to use Coupled in physical attachment to wrist or arm band or with wrist or arm band, or be configured to be inserted into wrist or arm band.

Claims

1. a kind of device, it includes：

One or more motion sensors, its movement for being used to sense described device and the work that instruction institute's sensing movement is provided Dynamic data；

One or more vibrating devices, its be configured to produce each of multiple vibration informings, the vibration informing with it is more Reaching for one of a moving target is associated；

Wireless communication interface, it is configured to communicate with one or more external computing devices；

Memory, it is configured to storage vibration informing setting, each of vibration informing setting can be allocated to Each of one or more of the multiple moving target, the vibration informing setting specifies a kind of corresponding vibration mould Formula；

One or more processors, it is configured to：

One or more first is received via the wireless communication interface from one or more of external computing devices to input, with Definition or modification are associated with the multiple moving target, are stored in or multiple shake be stored in the memory Dynamic notice setting；

Based on the one or more of first inputs, store or change the multiple vibrations associated with the multiple moving target and lead to Know setting；And

After the storage or modification, received via the wireless communication interface from one or more of external computing devices The instruction of following measure：The condition associated with least one moving target has met；And

The measure met in response to the condition, cause one or more of vibrating devices according to at least one work One of vibration informing setting that moving-target is associated produces vibration informing；And

Portable enclosure, it seals one or more of motion sensors, one or more of vibrating devices, described wireless At least part of communication interface, the memory and one or more of processors, the portable enclosure can be by described The user of device wears.

2. device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of processors are further configured to：

One or more second is received via the wireless communication interface to input, by the multiple vibration informing setting distribution extremely The multiple moving target；

By each of the multiple vibration informing setting distribution to a unique moving target；And

The distribution is stored in the memory.

3. device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of processors are further configured to：

Received via the wireless communication interface from one or more of external computing devices at least one activity The communication of the information of target；

Handle the communication of described information；And

Based on the communication of handled described information, determine that the condition associated with least one moving target has met.

4. device according to claim 3, wherein one or more of external computing devices include mobile phone or intelligence Can phone.

5. device according to claim 3, wherein：

Described device further includes display, and

One or more of processors are further configured to：User's input is received when user just wears described device, and Inputted in response to the user, cause the display to be shown in the information in the communication of described information.

6. device according to claim 5, wherein：

User's input is body gesture that is being done by user and being sensed by one or more of motion sensors；And

One or more of processors are further configured to explain institute based on the exercise data corresponding to the body gesture State body gesture.

7. the communication of device according to claim 3, wherein described information further comprises and the communication in described information In the priority that is associated of information, and wherein caused vibration informing is further based upon the priority.

8. device according to claim 1, wherein：

The memory is further configured to store the multiple moving target；And

One or more of processors are further configured to：

Monitor the exercise data；

One or more activity metrics are determined based on the exercise data monitored；And

Determine that the condition associated with least one moving target is full based on identified one or more activity metrics Foot.

9. device according to claim 8, wherein：

Described device further includes display, and

One or more of processors are further configured to：User's input is received when user just wears described device, and Inputted in response to the user, cause the display to show on the information of reached one in the moving target.

10. device according to claim 9, wherein：

11. device according to claim 8, wherein one or more of processors are further configured to receive user Input, and creation is inputted based on the user or customizes the moving target being stored in the memory.

12. device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of external computing devices include mobile phone or intelligence Can phone.

13. device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of external computing devices include PC.

14. device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of external computing devices include server.

15. device according to claim 1, further comprises one or more lamps, one or more of lamps are configured It is associated with reaching for one of the multiple moving target to produce each of visual notification, the visual notification, Wherein：

The memory is further configured to each of storage visual notification setting, visual notification setting can be by One or more of to the multiple moving target, each of described visual notification setting is specified a kind of corresponding for distribution Visual pattern；And

One or more of processors are further configured to：

One or more the 3rd is received via the wireless communication interface from one or more of external computing devices to input, with Definition, modification or selection are stored in or set the multiple visual notifications being stored in the memory；

One or more the 4th is received via the wireless communication interface to input, by the multiple visual notification setting distribution extremely The multiple moving target；

By each of the multiple visual notification setting distribution to a unique moving target；And

The distribution is stored in the memory.

16. device according to claim 1, further comprises one or more speakers, one or more of to raise one's voice Device is configured to produce reaching for each of audible notification, the audible notification and one of the multiple moving target It is associated, wherein：

The memory is further configured to each of storage audible notification setting, audible notification setting can be by One or more of to the multiple moving target, each of described audible notification setting is specified a kind of corresponding for distribution Auditory model；And

One or more of processors are further configured to：

One or more the 3rd is received via the wireless communication interface to input, to define, change or select to be stored in or incite somebody to action The multiple audible notifications setting being stored in the memory；

One or more the 4th is received via the wireless communication interface to input, by the multiple audible notification setting distribution extremely The multiple moving target；

By each of the multiple audible notification setting distribution to a unique moving target；And

The distribution is stored in the memory.

17. device according to claim 1, further comprises one or more displays, one or more of displays Device is configured to produce each of graph image notice, the graph image notice and one in the multiple moving target Reaching for person is associated, wherein：

The memory is further configured to storage graph image notice setting, each in the graph image notice setting Person one or more of can be allocated to the multiple moving target, and each of described graph image notice setting refers to A kind of fixed corresponding graph image pattern；And

One or more of processors are further configured to：

One or more the 3rd is received via the wireless communication interface to input, to define, change or select to be stored in or incite somebody to action The multiple graph images notice setting being stored in the memory；

One or more the 4th is received via the wireless communication interface to input, by the notice setting point of the multiple graph image It is assigned to the multiple moving target；

By each of the multiple graph image notice setting distribution to a unique moving target；And

The distribution is stored in the memory.

18. device according to claim 1, wherein the shell includes or can be attached to wrist strap or arm band, it is described Wrist strap or arm band are configured to be physically coupled to user.

19. a kind of tangible processor readable media, including non-volatile instruction, when the non-volatile instruction is by one or more When a processor performs, the operation that can be comprised the following steps：

Referred to by the movement positioned at one or more of mancarried device motion sensor sensing mancarried device and offer Show the activity data of institute's sensing movement；

By positioned at one or more of mancarried device processor, via wireless communication interface from one or more of outsides Computing device receive one or more first input, it is one or more of first input be used for define or change be stored in or The multiple vibration informings being stored in the memory of the mancarried device are set, the multiple vibration informing setting can It is allocated into the multiple moving target, a kind of corresponding vibration mode is specified in each of described vibration informing setting；

Based on the one or more of first inputs, multiple vibration informings setting in the memory is stored or changed；And

After the storage or modification, by one or more of processors via the wireless communication interface from one Or multiple external computing devices receive the instruction of following measure：The condition associated with least one moving target is full Foot；And

The measure met in response to the condition, causes one or more of vibrations to fill by one or more of processors The one put in the vibration informing setting associated with least one moving target produces vibration informing.

20. media according to claim 19, further include such instruction, when described instruction is by one or more When managing device and performing, the operation that can be comprised the following steps：

One or more second is received via the wireless communication interface to input, the multiple vibration informings that will be stored or change Setting is distributed to the multiple moving target；

By each of the multiple vibration informings for storing or changing setting distribution to a unique moving target；And

The distribution is stored in the memory.

21. media according to claim 19, further include such instruction, when described instruction is by one or more When managing device and performing, the operation that can be comprised the following steps：

Handle the communication of described information；And

22. media according to claim 21, wherein one or more of external computing devices include mobile phone or Smart phone.

23. media according to claim 19, further include such instruction, when described instruction is by one or more When managing device and performing, the operation that can be comprised the following steps：

Monitor the exercise data；

24. media according to claim 19, wherein one or more of external computing devices include mobile phone or Smart phone.