IP Library Granted Patent US 12,350,574
Granted Patent B2
US 12,350,574 · App. 18/397,639 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Providing biometric achievement user interface screens associated with biometric goals

Inventor: Fernando Pantoja (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
A63B71/0622A63B24/0062G04G21/025G04G99/006G06F3/011G06F3/0481G06F3/04842G16H40/67A63B2024/0068A63B2071/0625A63B2071/0655
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Patent No.
US 12,350,574
App. No.
18/397,639
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computing device includes a display device, one or more sensors to obtain biometric information of a user associated with the computing device, and one or more processors to execute instructions stored in one or more memories to: determine whether the user completes one or more biometric goals based on the biometric information, and receive data associated with a first user interface screen and data associated with one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens. Each of the first biometric achievement user interface screens include one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen and are associated with biometric goals. The first user interface screen forms at least part of a home screen, and in response to the user completing a first biometric goal, a corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen associated with completion of the first biometric goal is provided.

Claims (69)

1. A computing device, comprising:

a display device;

one or more sensors configured to obtain biometric information of a user associated with the computing device;

one or more memories configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to:

provide a selection of a first user interface screen among a plurality of user interface screens via a user input,

in response to providing the selection of the first user interface screen among the plurality of user interface screens, receive, from an external computing device, data associated with the first user interface screen and data associated with one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens, each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens including one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen and each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens being associated with respective biometric goals which are associated with activities of the user,

determine whether the user completes a first biometric goal associated with a first activity based on the biometric information obtained by the one or more sensors, and

in response to determining the user has completed the first biometric goal associated with the first activity, provide, for presentation on the display device, a corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen associated with completion of the first biometric goal, the corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen including one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

the selection of the first user interface screen among the plurality of user interface screens is received at another external computing device.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens include different user interface elements from the first user interface screen to denote respective biometric goals among the one or more biometric goals.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

the computing device is a wearable computing device, and

the first user interface screen corresponds to a watch face which is displayed on a home screen of the wearable computing device.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein in response to the user completing the first biometric goal among the one or more biometric goals, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to provide at least one of haptic feedback associated with the first biometric goal or an audio output associated with the first biometric goal.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to:

provide a selection of a second user interface screen among the plurality of user interface screens via the user input, and

in response to receiving the selection of the second user interface screen among the plurality of user interface screens via the user input, receive, from the external computing device, data associated with the second user interface screen and data associated with one or more second biometric achievement user interface screens, wherein each of the one or more second biometric achievement user interface screens include one or more second user interface elements from the second user interface screen and each of the one or more second biometric achievement user interface screens are associated with respective biometric goals among the one or more biometric goals.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , further comprising an activity detector configured to provide an output indicating an activity the user is performing among a plurality of activities,

wherein

the first user interface screen is associated with a first activity among the plurality of activities,

the second user interface screen is associated with a second activity among the plurality of activities, and

the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to switch from providing, for presentation on the display device, the first user interface screen to providing, for presentation on the display device, the second user interface screen, in response to the output provided by the activity detector indicating the user has changed from performing the first activity to performing the second activity.

8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of activities include two or more of walking, running, swimming, cycling, climbing, weightlifting, nutritional, or sleeping.

9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

the first user interface screen is associated with a first activity among a plurality of activities,

the first biometric goal relates to the first activity,

the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens are associated with achieving one or more thresholds toward the completion of the first biometric goal relating to the first activity, and

the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen is associated with the completion of the first biometric goal relating to the first activity.

10. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

the one or more first user interface elements correspond to graphical images, and

the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to limit an area which each of the first biometric achievement user interface screens encompass on the display device to less than a threshold size.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to provide an animation including the one or more first user interface elements, via one or more of the first biometric achievement user interface screens, and to limit a duration of time which the animation plays to less than a threshold duration of time.

12. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

before receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to provide, for presentation on the display device, a default biometric achievement user interface screen associated with the completion of the first biometric goal, data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen being stored in the one or more memories, and

in response to receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to stop providing, for presentation on the display device, the default biometric achievement user interface screen associated with the completion of the first biometric goal.

13. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

before receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to provide, for presentation on the display device, a default biometric achievement user interface screen associated with the completion of the first biometric goal, data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen being stored in the one or more memories, and

in response to receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to delete the data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen or to overwrite the data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen with the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen.

14. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein

the first user interface screen is associated with a first activity among a plurality of activities,

the first biometric goal relates to the first activity,

before receiving the data associated with the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens, the first biometric goal relating to the first activity is unmapped to any biometric achievement user interface screen,

in response to receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to map the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen to the first biometric goal to associate the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen with the completion of the first biometric goal, and

in response to the user completing the first biometric goal relating to the first activity the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the one or more memories to provide, for presentation on the display device, the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen associated with the completion of the first biometric goal.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing, via a computing device, a selection of a first user interface screen among a plurality of user interface screens via a user input;

in response to providing the selection of the first user interface screen among the plurality of user interface screens, receiving, from an external computing device, data associated with the first user interface screen and data associated with one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens, each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens including one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen and each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens being associated with respective biometric goals among the one or more biometric goals which are associated with activities of the user,

determining, based on biometric information obtained by one or more sensors of the computing device, whether the user completes a first biometric goal associated with a first activity; and

in response to determining the user has completed the first biometric goal among associated with the first activity, providing, for presentation on a display device of the computing device, a corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen associated with completion of the first biometric goal, the corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen including one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens include different user interface elements from the first user interface screen to denote respective biometric goals among the one or more biometric goals.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:

providing, by an activity detector, an output indicating an activity the user is performing among a plurality of activities, the plurality of activities including a first activity associated with the first user interface screen and a second activity associated with a second user interface screen; and

switching from providing, for presentation on the display device, the first user interface screen to providing, for presentation on the display device, the second user interface screen, in response to the output provided by the activity detector indicating the user has changed from performing the first activity to performing the second activity.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

providing a selection of a first user interface screen among a plurality of user interface screens via a user input;

in response to providing the selection of the first user interface screen among the plurality of user interface screens, receiving, from an external computing device, data associated with the first user interface screen and data associated with one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens, each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens including one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen and each of the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens being associated with respective biometric goals among the one or more biometric goals which are associated with activities of the user;

determining, based on biometric information obtained by one or more sensors of the computing device, whether the user completes a first biometric goal associated with a first activity; and

in response to determining the user has completed the first biometric goal among associated with the first activity, providing, for presentation on a display device of the computing device, a corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen associated with completion of the first biometric goal, the corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen including one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:

before receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, providing, for presentation on the display device, a default biometric achievement user interface screen associated with the completion of the first biometric goal, data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen being stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

in response to receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, deleting the data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen or overwriting the data associated with the default biometric achievement user interface screen with the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein

the first user interface screen is associated with a first activity among a plurality of activities,

the first biometric goal relates to the first activity,

before receiving the data associated with the one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens, the first biometric goal relating to the first activity is unmapped to any biometric achievement user interface screen,

in response to receiving the data associated with the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen, the operations further comprise mapping the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen to the first biometric goal to associate the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen with the completion of the first biometric goal, and

in response to the user completing the first biometric goal relating to the first activity the operations comprise providing, for presentation on the display device, the corresponding biometric achievement user interface screen associated with the completion of the first biometric goal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: PANTOJA, FERNANDO
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 066248/0301 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18086202 · Dec 21, 2022
Related Publication 20240207711A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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