IP Library Granted Patent US 10,004,451
Granted Patent B1
US 10,004,451 · App. 15/276,797 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

User monitoring system

Inventor: James Proud (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
A61B5/4806A61B5/0022A61B5/113A61B5/749A61M21/02A61B2560/0252A61B2560/0257A61B2562/0204A61B2562/0257A61M2021/0027
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Patent No.
US 10,004,451
App. No.
15/276,797
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A user monitoring device system includes a user monitoring device with one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine light, sound temperature and humidity near the user, the transmitter serving 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.

Claims (37)

1. A system, comprising:

a user monitoring device including a transmitter and one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to provide environmental data in response to detecting at least one of a light quality, a sound quality, a temperature quality, or a humidity proximate the user monitoring device,

a motion detection sensor configured to detect movement information associated with a user of the motion detection sensor; and

a monitoring system in communication with the user monitoring device and the motion detection sensor, the monitoring system including a user database and at least one processor enabled to analyze the movement information in light of the environmental data received from the user monitoring device to determine state information for the user, the state information relating to at least one of user sleep state, user sleep behavior, or user respiration information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a proximity sensor at the user monitoring device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a barometric pressure sensor at the user monitoring device.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the barometric pressure sensor is configured to detect changes in pressure within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a motion detection apparatus at the user monitoring device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the motion detection apparatus at the user monitoring device provides additional motion information about motion activity within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a gas sensor at the user monitoring device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the gas sensor is configured to measure one or more of:

a VOC and CO2 within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a color meter or sensor at the user monitoring device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the color meter or sensor is configured to determine a type of light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the type of light includes fluorescent and incandescent.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the color meter or sensor is configured to provide information about a color of light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a UV sensor at the user monitoring device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the UV sensor is configured to provide information relative to a quality of light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the UV sensor is configured to determine light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device being monitored is natural or artificial.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the UV sensor is configured to a UV spectrum.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes a plurality of microphones.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of microphones provides for at least partial noise cancellation.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of microphones is provides for at least partial echo cancellation.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of microphones is configured to determine a direction for which a sound comes from.

21. A system, comprising:

a user monitoring device including a transmitter and one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to provide environmental data in response to detecting at least one of a light quality, a sound quality, a temperature quality, or a humidity proximate the user monitoring device,

a motion detection sensor configured to detect movement information associated with a user of the motion detection sensor; and

a monitoring system in communication with the user monitoring device and the motion detection sensor, the monitoring system including a user database and at least one processor enabled to analyze the movement information in light of the environmental data received from the user monitoring device to determine state information for the user, the state information relating to at least one of user sleep state, user sleep behavior, or user respiration information; and

a voice recognition system at the monitoring system or at the user monitoring device configured to analyze audio data captured using one or more microphones of the user monitoring device.

22. The system of claim 21 , further comprising:

an voice activated digital assistant at the monitoring system or included with the user monitoring device.

23. A user monitoring system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user monitoring system to:

receive environmental data from an environmental monitoring device, the environmental data relating to at least one or a light quality, a sound quality, a temperature quality, or a humidity proximate the environmental monitoring device;

receive movement data captured by a detection sensor, the movement data corresponding to an identified user proximate the detection sensor; and

analyze the movement data in light of the environmental data received from the environmental monitoring device to determine state information for the identified user, the state information relating to at least one of user sleep state, user sleep behavior, or user respiration information for the identified user.

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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