IP Library Granted Patent US 10,058,290
Granted Patent B1
US 10,058,290 · App. 15/276,772 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Monitoring device with voice interaction

Inventor: James Proud (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
A61B5/749A61B5/0022A61B5/113A61B5/486A61B5/4815A61B5/746A61B2560/0252A61B2562/0204
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Patent No.
US 10,058,290
App. No.
15/276,772
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A user monitoring device system has a user monitoring device that includes one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near the user. The transmitter serves as a communication system. A motion detection apparatus detects a user's movement information. The motion detection apparatus and the monitoring system assist to determine at least one of: user sleep information and sleep behavior information, or user respiration information. A cloud based system is in communication with the monitoring device and the motion detection apparatus. The cloud based system includes a user database. A speech recognition system is coupled to the cloud based system.

Claims (30)

1. A user monitoring device system, comprising:

a user monitoring device that includes one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near the user, the transmitter serving as a communication system;

a motion detection apparatus configured to detect a user's movement information, the motion detection apparatus and the monitoring system configured to assist to determine at least one of: user sleep information and sleep behavior information, or user respiration information;

a cloud based system in communication with the monitoring device and the motion detection apparatus, the cloud based system including a user database; and

a speech recognition system coupled to the cloud based system and configured to initiate communication based on identifying a voice command.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a feedback control system or subsystem at the cloud based system.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is at the monitoring device.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is standalone.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the monitoring device in operation communicates the feedback signal or alert to the user.

6. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a closed-loop system that provides control data to the monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation terminates the feedback signal or alert if a predetermined maximum alert duration has expired.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein when a maximum feedback signal or alert duration is not reached, the feedback signal or alert is held at current signal settings.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile device.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cloud based system in operation compares a measured sensor signal from a sensor to a threshold level.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the threshold level is predefined or tailored relative to a monitoring device user or patient.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation provides that when the measured sensor signal does not equal or exceed the threshold level, the measured sensor signal or is adjusted until the measured sensor signal falls within a desired range of an expected threshold level.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation provides that when the desired feedback signal or alert level is reached, the feedback or alert signal responses are maintained at the current settings to maintain the measured sensor signal within the desired range of the threshold.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation detects an amplitude or frequency of the measured sensor signal.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation recognizes an intended alert pattern based on a morphology of the measured sensor signal.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation analyzes a frequency power band of the measured sensor signal for correspondence to frequency and amplitude.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation evaluates a measured sensor signal waveform for correspondence to a frequency or amplitude.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein voice commands are sent from the monitoring device to a cloud server.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the monitoring device and server are in communication with a contact name database.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the server is coupled to an automatic speech recognizer (ASR).

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the server is coupled to a parser.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the server is coupled to a rules database.

23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the server is coupled to a communication engine.

24. The system of claim 1 , wherein the speech recognition system includes one or more of: a phoneme dictionary, a pronunciation dictionary, a grammar rules module, an extractor, an updater, and a recognizer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2017
From: HELLO (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
To: FITBIT, INC.
Reel/Frame 043790/0938 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2017
From: HELLO INC.
To: HELLO (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
Reel/Frame 043791/0801 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2017
From: PROUD, JAMES
To: HELLO INC.
Reel/Frame 043250/0641 →
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