Methods, Systems and Devices for Automatic Linking of Activity Tracking Devices To User Devices

摘要

Methods, systems and devices are provided for automatically linking a device to an activity tracking device. One method includes obtaining, at the device, a identifier from a website. The identifier is for an activity tracker that has been paired to a user account of the website. The method includes scanning, by the device, for the identifier. The scanning is of advertising messages generated by one or more activity trackers. The method identifies the activity tracker by matching the advertised identifier to the identifier obtained from the website. The method then includes establishing a link between the activity tracker and the device. The link is established without requiring user initiation to link the activity tracker to the device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising,
advertising, by an activity tracking device, data that includes an identifier of the activity tracking device, the advertising of the data is configured for detection by a device that is scanning for advertised data; connecting, by the activity tracking device, with the device once the identifier is found by the device; determining that the identifier matches a copy of the identifier previously obtained by the device for the activity tracking device; and establishing a link between the activity tracking device and the device, the link automatically occurring after the device determines the match, the copy of the identifier being previously obtained by the device being associated to a user account, the method being executed by a processor.