Portable biometric monitoring devices and methods of operating same

摘要

The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to portable biometric monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, at least one band to secure the monitoring device to the user, a physiological sensor, disposed in the housing, to generate data which is representative of a physiological condition of the user data. The physiological sensor may include a light source to generate and output light having at least a first wavelength, and a photodetector to detect scattered light (e.g., from the user). A light pipe is disposed in the housing and optically coupled to the light source directs/transmits light therefrom along a predetermined path to an outer surface of the housing. Processing circuitry calculates a heart rate of the user using data which is representative of the scattered light.

主权项

1. A biometric monitoring apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; memory; one or more biometric sensors comprising a motion sensor; an interface for communicating with an external device; and an element configured to present information on the biometric monitoring apparatus, wherein the memory, the one or more processors, the one or more biometric sensors, and the element configured to present information are communicatively connected with one another, and wherein the memory and one or more processors are configured to:
receive external data about a phone call or a text message addressed to a user from the external device;obtain motion data using the motion sensor of the biometric monitoring apparatus, wherein the motion data are indicative of physical movements or physical states of the user;analyze the motion data to determine that one or more criteria for presenting the external data about the phone call or the text message have been met; andpresent, based at least partly on determining that the one or more criteria have been met, to the user the external data about the phone call or the text message via the element configured to present information on the biometric monitoring apparatus.