IP Library Granted Patent US 8,738,323
Granted Patent B2
US 8,738,323 · App. 13/959,681 · Granted May 27, 2014

Methods and systems for metrics analysis and interactive rendering, including events having combined activity and location information

Inventors: Shelten Gee Jao Yuen (Berkeley, CA); James Park (Berkeley, CA); Hans Christiansen Lee (Carmel, CA)
Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,738,323
App. No.
13/959,681
Granted
May 27, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes receiving location data of a monitoring device when carried by a user and receiving motion data of the monitoring device. The motion data is associated with a time of occurrence and the location data. The method includes processing the received motion data to identify a group of the motion data having a substantially common characteristic and processing the location data for the group of the motion data. The group of motion data by way of processing the location data provides an activity identifier. The motion data includes metric data that identifies characteristics of the motion data. The method includes transferring the activity identifier and the characteristics of the motion data to a screen of a device for display. The activity identifier being a graphical user interface that receives an input for rendering more or less of the characteristics of the motion data.

Claims (18)

1. A method, comprising,

receiving location data of a monitoring device when carried by a user;

receiving motion data of the monitoring device, the motion data is associated with a time of occurrence and the location data of the monitoring device;

processing the received motion data to identify a group of the motion data having a substantially common characteristic;

processing the location data for the group of the motion data, the group of motion data by way of processing the location data provides an activity identifier, and the motion data includes metric data that identifies characteristics of the motion data for the activity identifier; and

transferring the activity identifier and the characteristics of the motion data to a screen of a device for display, the activity identifier being a graphical user interface that receives an input for rendering more or less of the characteristics of the motion data,

wherein the characteristics include an amount of stairs ascended by the user, or an amount of stairs descended by the user, or an amount of steps walked or ran by the user, or an amount of calories burned by the user, or an amount of distance traveled by the user, or an amount of hours slept by the user, or an amount of time for which the user is active, or a time at which the user wakes up, or a time at which the user goes to bed, or an amount of time spent at a location, or an amount of time performing an activity, or a combination thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metric data is correlated to a location, or time, or an activity.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion data is processed to map a portion of motion data to a predefined activity.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location data includes a geo-location of the monitoring device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is wearable as a watch, or a wrist band, or a clip.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion data includes one or more positions that indicate a motion of the monitoring device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the received motion data includes determining whether the received motion data includes common positions of the monitoring device over a period of time or a common amount of change in positions of the monitoring device over a period of time.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the location data includes determining a location of the monitoring device or an activity performed when the user is carrying the monitoring device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein transferring the activity identifier and the characteristics includes sending the activity identifier and the characteristics via a network to a computing device for display on the screen of the computing device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein transferring the activity identifier and the characteristics includes sending the activity identifier and the characteristics via a network to the monitoring device for display on the screen of the monitoring device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the less of the characteristics includes a summary of the characteristics.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the more of the characteristics includes additional characteristics.

Assignments (4)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Dec 15, 2015
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: FITSTAR, INC.; FITBIT, INC.
Reel/Frame 037300/0497 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2014
From: FITBIT, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 033546/0670 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2014
From: FITBIT, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033532/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2013
From: YUEN, SHELTEN GEE JAO; PARK, JAMES; LEE, HANS CHRISTIANSEN
To: FITBIT, INC.
Reel/Frame 030961/0234 →
Continuity (15)
Continuation In Part 13693334 · Dec 4, 2012
Division 13667229 · Nov 2, 2012
Division 13469027 · May 10, 2012
Division 13246843 · Sep 27, 2011
Division 13156304 · Jun 8, 2011
Division 13959681
Continuation In Part 13759485 · Feb 5, 2013
Division 13667229 · Nov 2, 2012
Division 13469027 · May 10, 2012
Division 13246843 · Sep 27, 2011
Division 13156304 · Jun 8, 2011
Provisional Application 61680230 · Aug 6, 2012
Provisional Application 61388595 · Sep 30, 2010
Provisional Application 61390811 · Oct 7, 2010
Related Publication 20130325396A1 · Dec 5, 2013