Granted Patent B2

US 9,579,048 · App. 14/077,387 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. A system comprising:

a protective case configured for use with a mobile electronic device, the protective case configured to enclose at least a portion of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is installed in the protective case; and

an armband including:

a clasping mechanism configured to secure the protective case to the armband;

an elastic member configured to removably secure the armband to an arm of a participant performing an activity;

a physiological data sensor configured to collect physiological data associated with the participant performing the activity;

an equipment sensor configured to collect equipment data from a piece of sports equipment;

electrical circuitry configured to receive the physiological data from the physiological data sensor, receive the equipment data from the equipment sensor, and wirelessly transmit the physiological data and the equipment data; and

a haptic feedback device configured to provide haptic feedback to the participant based on the received physiological data and equipment data, wherein the haptic feedback device is configured to vary a characteristic of the haptic feedback based on the received data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the armband further includes a motion sensor configured to collect motion data and wherein the electrical circuitry is further configured to process the physiological data to remove motion artifacts from the physiological data, based on the motion data, before the physiological data is transmitted to the installed mobile electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the armband further includes one or more buttons accessible by the participant, the electrical circuitry further configured to detect activation of the one or more buttons and wirelessly transmit an indication of a detected activation of the one or more buttons to the installed mobile electronic device.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the varied characteristic of the haptic feedback is varied based on the physiological data.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the varied characteristic of the haptic feedback includes a frequency of the haptic feedback that is varied based on the physiological data.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the varied characteristic of the haptic feedback includes a duration of the haptic feedback that is varied based on the physiological data.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological data sensor comprises:

one or more optical energy sources configured to direct optical energy toward skin of the participant; and

one or more optical detectors configured to detect a portion of the optical energy reflected from the skin.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising an environmental data sensor configured to collect environmental data from an area near the participant.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the electrical circuitry is further configured to determine a subset of at least one of the physiological data and the equipment data based on a data sharing option selected by the participant.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the electrical circuitry is further configured to transmit the determined subset of the at least one of the physiological data and the equipment data for delivery to a second mobile electronic device.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the transmission for delivery to the second mobile electronic device occurs on a time delayed basis relative to the transmitting of the physiological data and the equipment data to the installed mobile electronic device.

12. A system comprising:

a protective case configured for use with a smartphone; and

an armband including:

a clasping mechanism configured to removably secure the protective case to the armband;

an arm strap configured to removably secure the armband to an arm of a participant performing an activity;

two or more sensors configured to collect data associated with the participant performing the activity;

a computer processor configured to:

receive the data from the two or more sensors and wirelessly transmit the data; and

determine a subset of the data based on a user input and wirelessly transmit the subset of the data over a network for delivery to an electronic device, wherein the subset of the data is transmitted on a time delayed basis relative to the transmitting of the data for delivery to the smartphone; and

a haptic feedback device configured to provide haptic feedback to the participant based on the collected data, wherein the haptic feedback device is configured to vary an amplitude or duration of the haptic feedback based on the collected data.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the two or more sensors include:

two or more optical energy sources configured to direct optical energy toward skin of the participant; and

one or more optical detectors configured to detect a portion of the optical energy reflected from the skin.

14. The system of claim 12 , the armband including a volume increase button, a volume decrease button, and a mute button, wherein the computer processor is configured to detect activation of one or more of the buttons and wirelessly transmit a button activation signal for delivery to the smartphone.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the two more data sensors comprise a physiological data sensor and an equipment sensor, the equipment sensor removably attachable to a piece of sports equipment.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the two more data sensors comprise a physiological data sensor and an environmental sensor.

Assignments (13)