Biometric monitoring device having a body weight sensor, and methods of operating same

摘要

A system comprising a biometric monitoring device including a housing including a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, a body weight sensor to generate body weight data, processing circuitry to calculate user weight data which corresponds to the user's weight, using the body weight data, and communication circuitry to: (a) receive user identification data which identifies the user or a portable activity monitoring device, and (b) transmit the user weight data to data storage associated with the user identification data. The system further includes the portable activity monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, a sensor to generate sensor data, and communication circuitry to receive physiologic data which is based on the user weight data, and processing circuitry to calculate activity data using the sensor data and physiologic data.

主权项

1. A biometric monitoring system to measure a body weight of a user, the biometric monitoring system comprising:
a housing configured to be placed on a flat horizontal surface and including a platform configured to receive at least one foot of the user and capable of supporting the body weight of the user; one or more physiological sensors, wherein the one or more physiological sensors includes a body weight sensor, mechanically coupled to the platform and configured to generate data representative of the body weight of the user and to output the data representative of the body weight of the user to processing circuitry; and the processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is:
communicatively coupled with the one or more physiological sensors,configured to calculate biometric data from the one or more physiological sensors, wherein the biometric data includes body weight data that corresponds to the body weight of the user and that is based on the data representative of the body weight of the user,
configured to compare a user physiological goal with the biometric data and determine that the user physiological goal has been met based, at least in part, on the biometric data;configured to recommend a social group to the user based, at least in part, on information selected from the group consisting of: a) the user physiological goal, b) the data representative of the body weight of the user, and c) the user physiological goal and the data representative of the body weight of the user, the recommendation being presented through a display; andconfigured to rank the user against other members of the social group based on one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of: recent weight lost, cumulative weight lost, and progress towards the user physiological goal.