IP Library Granted Patent US 11,990,019
Granted Patent B2
US 11,990,019 · App. 18/074,723 · Granted May 21, 2024

Notifications on a user device based on activity detected by an activity monitoring device

Inventors: Timothy Roberts (San Francisco, CA); Nichiketa Choudhary (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,990,019
App. No.
18/074,723
Filed
Dec 5, 2022
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2685
USPC
340/539.11
Abstract

Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, method for presenting a message on an activity monitoring device is provided, including the following method operations: downloading a plurality of messages to the device; detecting a stationary state of the device; detecting a movement of the device from the stationary state; in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, selecting one of a plurality of messages, and displaying the selected message on the device.

Claims (62)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a display; and

a wireless module,

wherein the memory, the processor, the display, and the wireless module are operatively connected, and wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the processor to:

receive, from a wearable device and via the wireless module, activity data indicative of an activity metric of a user on a periodic basis,

determine the activity metric based on the activity data,

determine progress towards a first activity goal based on the activity metric, and

provide a notification at one or more predetermined times, wherein the notification indicates progress towards the first activity goal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predetermined times for providing the notification is daily.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to:

determine a predetermined window of time during which to provide the notification, and

schedule at least one of the one or more predetermined times for providing the notification to be within the predetermined window of time.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to:

determine that the user is busy or occupied at the one or more predetermined times; and

delay providing the notification at the one or more predetermined times that it is determined that the user is busy or occupied.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to determine that the user is busy or occupied based on the activity data from the wearable device.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to determine that the user is busy or occupied based on a calendar associated with the user.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to determine that the user is busy or occupied based on a location of the user.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to:

determine a rate of change of the activity metric;

determine the rate of change of the activity metric exceeds a threshold; and

based on the rate of change of the activity metric exceeding the threshold, providing another notification.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to:

determine that a current amount of the activity metric during a current interval of time is higher than the highest amount of the activity metric during each of one or more prior intervals of time; and

generate the notification based on the current amount of the activity metric during a current interval of time being higher than the highest amount of the activity metric during each of the one or more prior intervals of time.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores further computer-executable instructions for furthering controlling the processor to:

establish a plurality of thresholds associated with the first activity goal, each threshold of the plurality of thresholds associated with a different value of the activity metric, and

provide a separate notification responsive to each time one of the thresholds is met or exceeded by the activity metric.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving, from a wearable device, activity data indicative of an activity metric of a user on a periodic basis,

determining the activity metric based on the activity data,

determining progress towards a first activity goal based on the activity metric, and

providing a notification at one or more predetermined times, wherein the notification indicates progress towards the first activity goal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more predetermined times for providing the notification is daily.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a predetermined window of time during which to provide the notification, and

scheduling at least one of the one or more predetermined times for providing the notification to be within the predetermined window of time.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a rate of change of the activity metric;

determining the rate of change of the activity metric exceeds a threshold; and

based on the rate of change of the activity metric exceeding the threshold, causing a second notification to be provided.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that a current amount of the activity metric during a current interval of time is higher than the highest amount of the activity metric during each of one or more prior intervals of time; and

generating the notification based on the current amount of the activity metric during a current interval of time being higher than the highest amount of the activity metric during each of the one or more prior intervals of time.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that includes computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, from a wearable device, activity data indicative of an activity metric of a user on a periodic basis,

determine the activity metric based on the activity data,

determine progress towards a first activity goal based on the activity metric, and

providing a notification at one or more predetermined times, wherein the notification indicates progress towards the first activity goal.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more predetermined times for providing the notification is daily.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , storing further computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:

determine a predetermined window of time during which to provide the notification, and

schedule at least one of the one or more predetermined times for providing the notification to be within the predetermined window of time.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , storing further computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:

determine a rate of change of the activity metric;

determine the rate of change of the activity metric exceeds a threshold; and

based on the rate of change of the activity metric exceeding the threshold, providing another notification.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , storing further computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:

determine that a current amount of the activity metric during a current interval of time is higher than the highest amount of the activity metric during each of one or more prior intervals of time; and

generate the notification based on the current amount of the activity metric during a current interval of time being higher than the highest amount of the activity metric during each of the one or more prior intervals of time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: ROBERTS, TIMOTHY; CHOUDHARY, NICHIKETA
To: FITBIT, INC.
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Continuity (8)
Continuation 16948860 · Oct 2, 2020
Continuation 16167240 · Oct 22, 2018
Continuation 15614380 · Jun 5, 2017
Continuation 15202441 · Jul 5, 2016
Continuation 14676104 · Apr 1, 2015
Continuation 14271412 · May 6, 2014
Continuation In Part 14192282 · Feb 27, 2014
Related Publication 20230177941A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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