Wireless portable activity-monitoring device syncing

摘要

A notification signal, intended to be received by a wireless communication device, is repetitively broadcast by a portable activity-monitoring device that generates user-activity data corresponding to activity of an individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device. The notification signal conveys information that identifies the portable activity-monitoring device and indicates whether or not the portable activity-monitoring device seeks establishment of a wireless communication link to enable transmission of the user-activity data to the wireless communication device.

主权项

1. A portable activity-monitoring device comprising:
monitoring circuitry, including at least one accelerometer, configured to generate user-activity data corresponding to activity of an individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device; and communication circuitry, coupled to the monitoring circuitry, configured to intermittently broadcast a notification signal to be received by a wireless communication device, the notification signal conveying information that identifies the portable activity-monitoring device and indicates (i) that, in at least one instance of the notification signal, the portable activity-monitoring device seeks establishment of a wireless communication link to enable transmission of the user-activity data to the wireless communication device, and (ii) that, in at least one other instance of the notification signal, the portable activity-monitoring device is available to communicate with the wireless communication device but does not seek establishment of a wireless communication link to transmit the user-activity data.