Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same
US8463576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2230/75
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, comprising a housing having a physical size/shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, an altitude sensor to detect a change in altitude of the user and to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user, and processing circuitry to calculate: (i) a number or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, and (ii) a state of an avatar using the data which is representative of the number or flights of stairs traversed by the user. The device also includes a display to output data which is representative of the state of the avatar.
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