CN105996984A

CN105996984A - Method using wearable electronic device to detect sedentary time period

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Publication number: CN105996984A
Application number: CN201610172515.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J.A.阿诺; A.M.拉塞尔; Z.L.沃森二世; S.G.J.袁
Original assignee: Fitbit LLC
Current assignee: Feibit Co ltd
Priority date: 2015-03-24
Filing date: 2016-03-24
Publication date: 2016-10-12
Anticipated expiration: 2036-03-24
Also published as: CN110151152A; CN105996984B; CN110151152B

Abstract

The invention describes a system and method for determining the sedentary state of a user. The sensor data is collected and analyzed to calculate the measurement of metabolic equivalent (MET) of the task of a plurality of interested time. Based on the MET measurement and the time period that exceeds the threshold value in MET measurement, whether a user is in a sedentary state can be determined, and if the user is in a sedentary state, the user is alerted to carry out non-sedentary movement.

Description

The sitting time period utilizing wearable electronics is detected

Technical field

The embodiment described in the disclosure relates to the field of wearable electronics.Specifically, embodiment relates to the use of the automatically detection of sitting time period and the promotion of non-sitting behavior of wearable electronics.

Background technology

Tracker is popularized between consumer.Tracker is for using various sensor to follow the trail of the activity of user and to help user to maintain healthy lifestyles.In order to determine activity, tracker collection activity data and that data run is calculated.Accurately determine difficulty of acquisition activity is that tracker (because they are dressed by user) is commonly mounted in the close packing comprising the most powerful processor, is more difficult to run complicated calculating than bigger electronic installation on the processor.

Another challenge in tracking activity is static but differentiation between the user of the user of execution activity and sitting (such as, expending little energy etc.).For example, when user is seated or be seated when typewriting on computers, user consumes little energy.The total sitting time increased and longer, more longlasting sitting time period and association in evil case, unhealthy (such as, fat, metabolism disorder etc.).

Summary of the invention

In certain embodiments, the wearable electronics that user will dress is described.The set that wearable electronics comprises one or more sensor to generate the sensing data with user-association when user dresses wearable electronics.Wearable electronics also comprises the set of one or more processors of the set being coupled to sensor and is coupled to the set of one or more processor and wherein stores the non-transitory machinable medium of instruction.When the set of one or more processors performs instruction, the state of user during making wearable electronics follow the trail of that instructs is confirmed as the time period of sitting.Determine the task at the moment interested that is based on metabolic equivalent (MET) measure and MET measurement be to calculate based on sensing data.Instruction additionally uses family and receives the length notifying to encourage user to limit the sitting time period in response to the time period followed the trail of.

In embodiments, instruction additionally makes wearable electronics MET based on each moment interested measure the User Status in that moment interested and is categorized as sitting or non-sitting.

In several embodiments, the time period is that the determination in the adjacent moment that state based on user is classified as the moment interested of sitting is followed the trail of.

In certain embodiments, when the MET in moment interested measures less than threshold value MET value, the User Status at the moment that is interested is classified as sitting.

In embodiments, when the MET in moment interested measures between first threshold and Second Threshold, User Status at the moment that is interested is classified as sitting, and before the moment interested be user the time that state is sitting threshold window in the first moment interested, and in the threshold window of time after be user state is sitting second interested when.

In certain embodiments, in one or more sensors is that photoplethysmographic traces (PPG) sensor, and MET measurement is heart rate measurement based on user (calculating based on PPG sensing data).

In embodiments, the time period that state is sleep that instruction makes wearable electronics filter user.

In certain embodiments, wearable electronics comprises sensor to generate the sensing data with user-association when user dresses wearable electronics.Wearable electronics also comprises the set of the one or more processors being coupled to sensor and is coupled to the set of one or more processor and wherein stores the non-transitory machinable medium of instruction.When the set of one or more processors performs instruction, the state of user during making wearable electronics follow the trail of that instructs is confirmed as the time period of sitting based on sensing data.Time period has beginning and terminates.Instruction additionally makes wearable electronics be transformed into non-sitting to the User Status detecting threshold time period from sitting in response to the end of time period.Instruction makes wearable device allow user receive notice in response to detection to encourage user to keep non-sitting.

In several embodiments, the vibration notifying message or the wearable electronics being shown in the display device of wearable electronics or the sound sent by wearable electronics.

In certain embodiments, notice instruction user is over the time period that state is sitting of period user.

In embodiments, notice is to determine based on by the preference of user setup.

In certain embodiments, notice is the excitation statement of display in the display device of wearable electronics.

In embodiments, description is used for improving the equipment of the efficiency of the notice of the user being supplied to wearable electronics.Equipment comprises electronic installation, and described electronic installation comprises sitting state monitor and notifies that the user of wearable electronics is to encourage user to change his/her sitting behavior based on time period of user's sitting during following the trail of.Collection that sitting state monitor comprises one or more manager is incompatible receives current state from the state of multiple users during a time period.State comprises sitting state.One or more managers make wearable electronics receive based on current state notify user limit during user be in the time span of sitting state.

In certain embodiments, equipment also comprises sitting unit, couples with each reception from one or more managers about the data notified.Sitting unit is coupled to the incompatible effect of sitting behavior determining which notice has amendment user of collection of one or more sensors of wearable electronics, and determines the configuration of the renewal of at least one in one or more manager.The configuration updated improves user during the response of notice is limited by user and is in the time period length of sitting state.

In embodiments, one or more managers comprise sitting alert manager, and it receives the current state of the user of a period of time.The detection that sitting alert manager exceedes sitting time period threshold value based on the time period generates sitting alarm.Sitting alert manager sends and indicates the time period to exceed the notice of sitting time period threshold value to wearable electronics.

In certain embodiments, one or more managers also comprise non-sitting state transformation manager to receive the current state of user.The detection of the end that non-sitting state changes manager sitting based on the current state time period generates notice.Notify that changing manager from non-sitting state is sent to wearable electronics.

In embodiments, based on the announcement information changing manager reception from sitting alert manager and non-sitting state, sitting unit determines that sitting alert manager and non-sitting state change the configuration of the renewal of at least one in manager.The configuration updated improves user during the response of announcement information is limited by user and is in the length of the sitting time period of sitting state.

In certain embodiments, the configuration of renewal comprises disabling sitting alert manager and non-sitting state changes at least one in manager.

In several embodiments, sitting unit comprises decision tree, random forest, support vector machine, neutral net, K-arest neighbors, naive Bayesian or HMM.

In embodiments, sitting unit allows the most noisy notice of user.

In certain embodiments, sitting unit uses and notifies that relevant data are to determine the configuration of the renewal of at least one in one or more manager with the most noisy.

In embodiments, electronic installation is wearable electronics.

Accompanying drawing explanation

The embodiment described in the disclosure is not illustrate in a restricted way, similar with reference to instruction like in the figure of accompanying drawing.

Figure 1ADiagram detects and sitting alarm management according to the sitting User Status of each embodiment described in the disclosure.

Figure 1BDiagram according to some embodiments of describing in the disclosure for following the trail of the sitting time period and making user's flow chart based on the notification received operation of sitting time period.

Figure 2The sitting of the user of some embodiments that diagram basis describes in the disclosure and the time period that state is sitting made for determining period user of non-sitting state.

Figure 3Diagram, according to the sitting state monitor of some embodiments described in the disclosure, encourages user change his/her sitting behavior and limit the length of sitting time period for track notification user based on the sitting time period.

Figure 4Diagram is according to the transmission of the notice to user of the detection (alreading more than threshold time period) of the beginning terminated with the non-sitting time period based on the sitting time period of each embodiment described in the disclosure.

Figure 5Diagram is according to the transmission of the sitting alarm to user of the detection exceeding sitting time period threshold value based on the sitting time period of some embodiments described in the disclosure.

Figure 6ARecord that diagram is measured according to the metabolic equivalent (MET) of the task the moment that continuous print is interested at over a time period of each embodiment of describing in the disclosure and the classification of the User Status at each moment interested based on MET measurement.

Figure 6BRecord that diagram is measured according to the MET the moment that continuous print is interested at over a time period of some embodiments of describing in the disclosure and the classification of the User Status at each moment interested based on MET measurement.

Figure 7It is that the diagram according to each embodiment described in the disclosure realizes the wearable electronics of operation disclosed herein and the block diagram of electronic installation.

Figure 8It it is the block diagram of the Wrist-wearing electronic device with button, display and wrist strap (for Wrist-wearing electronic device being fixed to the forearm of user) according to some embodiments described in the disclosure.

Detailed description of the invention

In the following description, many details are illustrated.However, it is to be understood that the embodiment described in the disclosure can be put into practice and do not has these details.In other example, be not illustrated in detail known to circuit, structure and technology not obscure the understanding of embodiment.But, those skilled in the art will be recognized by put into practice embodiment and not having such detail.By the description of embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art does not has inappropriate experiment by being capable of the most functional of embodiment.

In certain embodiments, use term " to couple " and " connection " is together with their derivative.It should be understood that these terms are not intended as synonym each other.Such as, " coupling " is used for indicating two or more element, and they directly with one another or not direct physical or electrical contact, cooperate or interact with.Additionally, in this example, " connection " is for indicating the foundation of the communication between two or more element coupled to each other.Additionally, in embodiments, as used herein " set " refers to the item of any positive integer, including an item, and the set of (such as, zero or more) except as otherwise noted.

In certain embodiments, electronic installation storage inside code and/or on the computer network code is sent to other electronic installation.Code is made up of software instruction and sometimes referred to as computer program code or the computer program that is stored in machine-readable storage media.In certain embodiments, code comprises the data execution for code.In embodiments, machine-readable storage media is computer-readable media.The example of computer-readable media comprises disk, CD, read only memory (ROM), random-access memory (ram), flash memory device, phase change memorizer etc..In embodiments, code is to use machine readable to transmit media (also referred to as carrier wave, such as, the transmitting signal of electricity, light, radio, sound or other form) to send.The other example of carrier wave comprises carrier wave, infrared signal etc..

In embodiments, electronic installation (such as, computer etc.) comprises hardware and software.Such as, electronic installation comprises the one or more processors being coupled to one or more machine-readable storage media (storage code is for execution on the one or more processors and/or storage data).For otherwise shown, electronic installation comprises nonvolatile memory (comprising code) and the even nonvolatile memory such as (such as, when removing to the power of electronic installation) storage code or data when electronic installation cuts out.When electronic installation is opened, the code performed by one or more processors of electronic installation copies to the volatile memory (such as, dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM) etc.) of electronic installation from nonvolatile memory.Nonvolatile memory is than volatile memory more slow access.Electronic installation generally also comprises the set of one or more network interface, such as, network interface controller, NIC, the Internet access card, the Internet access controller etc., each interface sets up physics with other electronic installation or wireless network is connected and uses the signal of propagation to transmit code and/or data.The wearable electronics (WED) described in detail additionally below is the example of electronic installation.It will be noted that one or more parts of the embodiment that the various combination of software, firmware and/or hardware realizes describing in the disclosure can be used.

It is followed by describing the embodiment of the generation of the tracking of the sitting state of user and sitting notice.

Figure 1AThe sitting state-detection of some embodiments that diagram basis describes in the disclosure and sitting alarm management.It will be noted that in certain embodiments,Figure 1ATask frame 1,2,3A, 3B and 4 perform andFigure 1AParts 110,112,120,122,124 and 126 realize in wearable electronics, or between one or more in being distributed in wearable electronics and being coupled to other electronic installation of wearable electronics.In certain embodiments, wearable electronics is through on the body part of user, such as, and arm, wrist, ankle or chest etc., or be embedded in the clothes that user is worn.The example of other electronic installations one or more comprises server (comprising hardware and software), tablet PC, smart phone, desk computer, laptop computer and intelligent television.In certain embodiments, other electronic installations one or more perform application (sometimes referred to as app) and realize (such as) sensor data analysis device 112, User Status tracing unit 190 and/or sitting notification unit 192.

Task frame 1-4 illustrated parts 110,112,120,122,124 and 126 performs the order of operation.As task frame 1 illustrates, one or more sensors 110 generate the sensing data 150 of multiple time interval.Such as, one or more sensors 110 realize in wearable electronics so that when user dresses, the activity that at least some sensing data instruction user performs.The example of sensing data comprises biological attribute data.In certain embodiments, the one or more sensors 110 generating sensing data 150 comprise motion sensor (such as, triaxial accelerometer etc.).Motion sensor generate instruction user motion motion sensor data (step number such as, walked, the number of staircases climbed, under number of staircases etc.).In embodiments, one or more sensors 110 comprise the cardiac sensor data (such as, PPG sensing data etc.) that heart rate sensor (such as, photoplethysmographic traces (PPG) sensor etc.) generates the heart rate of instruction user.In several embodiments, during motion sensor and heart rate sensor are all placed on identical wearable electronics or different wearable electronics.In certain embodiments, other type of sensor is placed in wearable electronics or multiple wearable electronics, such as, gyroscope, gravity sensor, rotating vector sensor, magnetometer, temperature sensor (measuring the skin of user and/or around the temperature of environment of user), ambient light sensor (measuring the ambient light of environment), galvanic skin response sensor, capacitance sensor, humidity sensor, sound transducer etc..Comprise the room residing for wherein user around the example of the environment of user, user standing or drive street, the inside etc. of wherein vehicle residing for user.In several embodiments, some or all of in the sensor data 150 are by a generation in other electronic installations one or more and by a wearable electronics reception from other electronic installations one or more.

The sensing data 150 generated during time interval is processed by sensor data analysis device 112.In certain embodiments, the subset of sensing data 150 is to generate by sensing data 150 performs statistical operation (such as, average etc.) and processed by sensor data analysis device 112.At task frame 2, sensor data analysis device 112 is analyzed the sensing data 150 received from one or more sensors 110 and calculates the sensor information 152 of analysis in each moment interested, and the sensor information 152 analyzed is for determining the state (such as, sitting state or non-sitting state etc.) of user.In certain embodiments, at regular time interval, (such as, interval in the range of 30 seconds-1.5 minutes, 1 minute interval, the interval in the range of 0.5 second-1.5 seconds, 1 second interval etc.) calculate the sensor information 152 of the analysis in multiple moment interested.In embodiments, time interval is configurable based on various factors etc. and dynamically adjusts (such as, be decreased or increased), and/or can by user on time span automatically disabling and/or manually disabling save power.

In certain embodiments, the sensor information 152 of analysis is that the metabolic equivalent (MET) of task is measured, and the most each MET determined that for the moment interested.MET measurement is the AVHRR NDVI of energy expenditure, and it increases along with activity and non-zero at the moment interested.Such as, inactive or sleep state or do not dress state MET measure close to 1.0, walking user MET measure be typically larger than 2.0, and swimming user MET measure between 10.0 and 11.0.Although in certain embodiments, the sensor information 152 of analysis is that MET measures, but each embodiment uses different measurements (such as, the heart rate measurement etc. of the heart rate of the motion measurement of the motion of the user of instruction wearing wearable electronics, instruction user).In this article, motion measurement is sometimes referred to as traverse measurement.The example of motion measurement comprises step number that user walks, user climbs or under number of staircases etc..In embodiments, heart rate sensor (such as, rhythm of the heart etc.) generates the cardiac sensor data of the heart rate indicating user and calculates the heart rate measurement of user.

User Status tracing unit 190 uses the sensor information 152 of the analysis in moment interested to generate the state 156 of the user of different time periods.In certain embodiments, each time period generally comprises the multiple adjacent moment interested.In embodiments, the moment that each time period is interested with one is the same little.User Status tracing unit 190 comprises User Status identifier 120, and the moment 154 that is interested is categorized into the state of user by the sensor information 152 of its analysis based on each moment interested.As indicated in task frame 3A, the state of user is divided into sitting state and non-sitting state.

In certain embodiments, User Status grader 120 by the state classification of the user in moment 154 interested be sitting (such as, it is seated, is seated and typewriting, typewriting on computers etc. on computers) or non-sitting (such as, enliven, run, walk, take exercise, dance, swimming etc.).It will be noted that in embodiments, the energy consumed compared to the user when the state of user is classified as sitting, when the state of user is classified as non-sitting, user consumes more multi-energy.Below with reference toFigure 6A-6BIf the drying method in the moment 154 that more detailed description is for classifying interested.

In embodiments, MET measure the non-sitting state for determining user and associate non-sitting state and user certain types of activity.Such as, measure according to MET, User Status grader 120 determine whether user run, walk, dash, by bike, swim or perform another type of non-sedentary activity.

As described at task frame 3B, time period detector 122 state based on user of User Status tracing unit 190 be classified as adjacent moment interested of sitting detect during time period that state is sitting of user.Such as, according to below with reference toFigure 2Some embodiments described, when time period detector 122 determines the adjacent moment interested that time frame comprises sitting state, time period detector 122 determines that time frame has sitting state.

Sitting notification unit 192 uses the state 156 of the user of different time periods to generate one or more sitting alarm 158 to notify user.The example of one or more sitting alarm 158 presented below.The length that user limits the sitting time period is encouraged in one or more sitting alarms 158.At task frame 4, the sitting state monitor 124 of sitting notification unit 192 generates one or more sitting alarm 158(such as, notice etc.), it is used for being supplied to user to encourage user to change his/her sitting behavior.One or more sitting alarms 158 are the display devices comprising wearable electronics by user interface 126() and it is supplied to user.In certain embodiments, user by the vibration of wearable electronics, in the display device of wearable electronics the message of display and/or the sound that sent by the speaker in wearable electronics and receive one or more sitting alarm 158.

In certain embodiments, an inside during sensor data analysis device 112 is positioned at wearable electronics inside or other electronic installation.Such as, the processor of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation performs such as the operation described herein of sensor data analysis device 112 execution.In several embodiments, an inside during User Status grader 120 is positioned at wearable electronics inside or other electronic installation.Such as, the processor of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation performs such as the operation described herein of User Status grader 120 execution.In embodiments, an inside during time period detector 122 is positioned at wearable electronics inside or other electronic installation.Such as, the processor of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation performs such as the operation described herein of time period detector 122 execution.In several embodiments, an inside during sitting state monitor 124 is positioned at wearable electronics inside or other electronic installation.Such as, the processor of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation performs such as the operation described herein of sitting state monitor 124 execution.In certain embodiments, an inside during user interface 126 is positioned at wearable electronics inside or other electronic installation.Such as, the processor of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation performs such as the operation described herein of user interface 126 execution.The example of processor comprises special IC (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), CPU, microprocessor, controller, microcontroller etc..

In certain embodiments, the different processor of wearable electronics performs the processor of operation rather than wearable electronics and performs such as the operation described herein of sensor data analysis device 112, User Status grader 120, time period detector 122, sitting state monitor 124 and user interface 126 execution.Such as, the processor of wearable electronics performs the operation described herein performed such as sensor data analysis device 112, another processor of wearable electronics performs the operation described herein performed such as User Status grader 120, the another processor of wearable electronics performs the operation described herein performed such as time period detector 122, another processor of wearable electronics performs the operation described herein performed such as sitting state monitor 124, and another processor of wearable electronics performs the operation described herein performed such as user interface 126.Similarly, in embodiments, the different processor of in other electronic installation performs the processor of in operation rather than other electronic installation and performs such as the operation described herein of sensor data analysis device 112, User Status grader 120, time period detector 122, sitting state monitor 124 and user interface 126 execution.

In embodiments, one or more processors of wearable electronics perform the operation described herein as performed by sensor data analysis device 112, User Status grader 120, time period detector 122, sitting state monitor 124 and user interface 126.Similarly, in certain embodiments, one or more processors of in other electronic installation perform the operation described herein as performed by sensor data analysis device 112, User Status grader 120, time period detector 122, sitting state monitor 124 and user interface 126.

It should be noted that, the parts 112,120,122 and 124 of be positioned at wherein in other electronic installation perform in the embodiment above with reference to the task of task frame 2 to 4 description, and wearable electronics comprises display device to show one or more sitting alarm 158.Additionally, in these embodiments, in wearable electronics and other electronic installation via communication media (such as, USB cable, wireless protocols air dielectric, serial cable, parallel cable etc.) with communicate with one another.The example of wireless protocols comprises bluetooth (Bluetooth).

Figure 1BDiagram according to each embodiment of describing in the disclosure for follow the trail of the sitting time period and make user based on the sitting time period flow chart of notification received method.At the operation 102 of method, time period detector 122 is followed the trail of the state of wherein user and is confirmed as the time period (being sometimes referred to as " sitting time period " in this article) of sitting.The MET of each not overlapping moment interested that the determination of time period is based in each time period measures.It addition, in certain embodiments, MET measures based on from one or more sensor 110(Figure 1A) (such as, triaxial accelerometer and heart rate sensor etc.) sensing data 150 of receiving generates in wearable electronics.The example that MET measures comprises the traverse measurement calculated based on the sensing data 150 from motion sensor and the heart rate measurement calculated based on the sensing data 150 from heart rate sensor (being placed in identical wearable electronics).If the length of sitting time period exceedes the predetermined threshold time period, then time period detector 122 determines that the state of user is sitting.

At the operation 104 for the method following the trail of the sitting time period, provide a user with the action of notice to encourage user to limit the length of sitting time period based on the execution of following the trail of at operation 102.In certain embodiments, operation 104 is carried out in wearable electronics and user is notified by the message receiving in the display device of wearable electronics, the vibration of wearable electronics and/or the sound sent by the speaker in wearable electronics.

In certain embodiments, notice is destined to the electronic notification of display device as described herein.Such as, electronic notification is rendered into display on the display apparatus by processor.In embodiments, electronic notification is provided with the form of vibration or sound.

Figure 2Diagram makes for determining that wherein User Status is the time period of sitting according to the User Status of the sitting of some embodiments described in the disclosure or non-sitting.As illustrated in fig. 2, state diagram is shown as sitting over time or non-sitting (such as, at each moment interested etc.).From sitting or non-sitting state, obtain the most overlapping, section continuous time.During each continuous time section, user is in sitting state or non-sitting state.Each continuous time in section leap one or more moment interested.And, asFigure 2Middle diagram, continuous time, section had different User Status, and was described section continuous time by task frame 3B.

Specifically,Figure 2Illustrate and obtain section continuous time: sitting time period 252, non-sitting time period 254 and sitting time period 256, the multiple adjacent moment interested that each leap User Status is identical.The sitting time period 252 comprises 6 moment interested.Each moment has the state being categorized as sitting.Comparing ground, the non-sitting time period 254 comprises 5 moment interested, and each moment has the state being categorized as non-sitting.The transformation between the state of user is represented by the edge of time period (such as, terminate when a time period and time the next time period starts etc.).For example, at the end of the sitting time period 252 of time and in the beginning of the non-sitting time period 254 of time, the state of user is transformed into non-sitting state from sitting state.

In certain embodiments, time period detector 122(Figure 1A) state that detects and record wherein user is sitting or the alternating time periods of non-sitting.Such as, time span (such as, hour, day, week etc.) sitting time period 252 of illustrating in fig. 2 of upper record and 256 and the non-sitting time period 254, present to user or perform additionally analyze relevant with the sitting behavior of user.There is state (such as, sitting state, non-sitting state etc.) time period of determination be to present to user in the display device of (such as, tablet PC, smart phone, computer etc.) (it receives the time period and state determined as the data from wearable electronics) in the display device or other electronic installation of wearable electronics.In certain embodiments, a generation in other electronic installation determines time period and state.Then user checks his/her the sitting behavior indicated by the time period determined and state, and follows the trail of his/her improvement in time.

In certain embodiments, user shares the information about his/her sitting behavior via network (such as, social networks etc.) with friend, colleague or team member.Friend, colleague or team member come based on their the corresponding sitting state determined by the sitting time period of their respective record and contend with one other.

In embodiments, additional sensing data is being slept for additionally elimination sitting time period and user and/or is not being dressed the ambiguity between the section At All Other Times of wearable electronics.During wearable electronics can detect, user is sleeping and/or is not dressing the time period of wearable electronics.Such as, one or more sensors 110 cannot detect information about user (such as, motion sensor data, cardiac sensor data, the step number etc. walked).For otherwise shown, when user does not dresses wearable electronics, the step number that one or more sensor senses user are walked is zero in a period of time.Time period meets MET and measures or the based drive criterion of sitting time, but is insufficient as sitting, this is because user does not dresses wearable electronics or one or more sensor 110 detects and sleeps.Before making the determination of sitting and non-sitting state or period, the processor of in the processor of wearable electronics or other electronic installation filters period user and does not dresses the time period of wearable electronics (such as, sleep, having a bath, or sleep) MET measure.

It is followed by describing the embodiment of sitting state monitor.

By detection automatically and the tracking of the time period that state is sitting of wherein user, user receives notice to encourage him/her to change his/her behavior and less sitting.Notice promotes interrupt long sitting state and reduce the overall time of user's sitting.Figure 3It is the block diagram of the embodiment of the sitting state monitor 124 of some embodiments that basis describes in the disclosure, notifies that user encourages user change his/her sitting behavior and limit the length of sitting time period for tracking based on the sitting time period.Sitting state monitor 124 comprises administrative unit 310, and it receives the state of the user of a period of time.Such as, at the end of time period, (original state of user is the most altered afterwards) provides state.For example, after the transformation between two continuous states of user, the state of current slot and user is indicated to have begun to administrative unit 310.As another example, it is provided that state is as the current stream of the information of the transformation comprised between two continuous states.As another example, batch provides state at regular intervals.For example, it is long that therefore current slot reaches the X time, and administrative unit 310 detects the transformation between two continuous states during X.

Although the non-sitting state that Fig. 3 illustrates administrative unit 310 changes manager 320, the sitting alert manager 330 of administrative unit 310 and the non-sitting targets manager 340 of administrative unit 310, but in certain embodiments, administrative unit 310 has more, less and/or different types of manager.In there is the embodiment of manager of multiple type, difference when, use one of these managers or some combinations come mutual with user, such as, sitting state based on user by the wearable electronics of user or sends notice by other electronic installation to user and encourages user to change or terminate sitting behavior (as discussed in detail below).

It is followed by the embodiment of the alarm (such as, non-sitting state transformation etc.) that description behavior triggers.

According to some embodiments, such as, one detect that the sitting time period is over and the non-sitting time period has begun to (such as, user starts to move), and one determines that the non-sitting time period exceedes threshold time period, wearable electronics notifies user's (via display etc. of notice).Although in certain embodiments, the threshold time period of all types of activities is identical, but in embodiments, the movable threshold time period of at least some of type is different.User receives notice (such as, message, the vibration of wearable electronics and/or the congratulation sound in wearable electronics of display in the display device of wearable electronics) etc., and it notifies user, and he/her has just terminated the sitting time period.Notice is intended to encourage user to keep mobile and maintains enliven that to limit wherein User Status be the overall amount of time of sitting.

Figure 4Diagram is according to the transmission of the notice to user of the detection (alreading more than threshold time period) of the beginning terminated with the non-sitting time period 426 based on the sitting time period 424 of some embodiments described in the disclosure.In certain embodiments, time period detector 122(Figure 1A) detection user the sitting time period 424 and one detect that the state of 412 users has become the non-sitting of threshold time period from sitting, time period detector 122 notifies that non-sitting state changes manager 320(Fig. 3), it transmits 414 notices (such as, non-sitting state changes announcement information etc.) to the wearable electronics of user.As example, when the set in the moment one or more interested being included in the non-sitting time period 426 meets threshold time period, detect that the state of user is transformed into non-sitting from sitting.In certain embodiments, as during user performs various activities (such as, swim, jog, hurry up, saunter etc.) within a period of time (such as, 30 seconds, 10 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes etc.) one, the state of user is detected as non-sitting.

In embodiments, time period detector 122 state based on the user at the moment interested determines the non-sitting time period 426.In certain embodiments, when the non-sitting state of user being detected, the end of sitting time period 424 is detected.

In several embodiments, the movable type being carrying out based on user detects non-sitting state.Such as, when user runs 30 seconds (such as, the state of user is classified as " non-sitting, run " 30 seconds etc.), change and user detecting from sitting to the state of the user of non-sitting receive notice.As another example, when user's dash at least 10 seconds (such as, the state of user is classified as " non-sitting, dash " at least 10 seconds etc.), change and user detecting from sitting to the state of the user of non-sitting receive notice.As another example, when user hurries up 1 minute (such as, the state of user is classified as " non-sitting, walk " 1 minute etc.), change and user detecting from sitting to the state of the user of non-sitting receive notice.As another example, when user saunters at least 3 minutes (such as, the state of user is classified as " non-sitting is sauntered " at least 3 minutes etc.), change and user detecting from sitting to the state of the user of non-sitting receive notice.

In certain embodiments, time period detector 122 detects the sitting time period 424 and detected for 412 non-sitting moment interested (such as, it is included in the moment etc. one or more interested in the non-sitting time period 426), time period detector 122 notifies that non-sitting state changes manager 320, and non-sitting state changes manager 320 and determines that the non-sitting time period exceedes threshold time period and transmits 414 notices to the wearable electronics of user about meeting threshold time period.The notice instruction user meeting threshold time period is over the sitting time period 424 and enlivens now.Notice is intended to encourage user more active and frequently interrupt the sitting time period.

In embodiments, the notice meeting threshold time period is with sentence or excitation statement or the form of the display positive message in the display device of wearable device.The example of the non-exhaustive list indicating whether to meet the exemplary excitation statement of threshold time period comprises " well-done ", " outstanding work ", " continuing dynamic ", " continuation ", " not stopping ", " walking multiple spot ", " sitting in xx hour " (wherein xx be user's sitting how long)；" continue to walk "；" xx minute on foot " (wherein xx is the value between 1-20, such as 2)；" you stand up after having sat xx hour yy minute " (wherein xx be the hourage of user's sitting and yy is the number of minutes)；" you walk at x.You can accomplish x+200?" (wherein x is the step number walked since the sitting time period terminated)；" walk the longest road?”；" stroll meeting?”；" set out！”；" lead to success！”；" let us you be called butter because you are rolling！”；" your firepower standard-sized sheet！”；" move up as possible！”；" do not stop mobile！！”；" grab a friend, continue walking！”；" you can not catch up with me！”；" well-done, you have sat about x hour and your Final Station now "；" get up "；" walk just as your firm Qiang Liao bank "；" keep summit！”；" walk to go ahead "；" move up！”；" do！”；" you accomplish！”；" seem healthy！”；" useful to you "；" excellent！”；" score！”；" outstanding！" etc..

It is followed by describing the embodiment rolling alarm.

In embodiments, one detects user's sitting threshold amount of time (being sometimes referred to as the threshold value sitting time period in this article), notifies user by wearable electronics.During the time period extended when user's sitting, transmit, to user, time period that sitting alarm notifies that he/her extends and encourage him/her to terminate the time period extended.Sitting alerts message, the wearable electronics sound sent and/or the vibration of wearable electronics being shown in the display device of wearable electronics.Sitting alarm is intended to encourage user to start to move and come to life to terminate the sitting time period.

In certain embodiments, the threshold value sitting time period is 1 hour or 2 hours or 20 minutes or 40 minutes or several seconds or a few minutes or several hours.In embodiments, the threshold value sitting time period is configurable, and such as, user selects the length of sitting time window, and he/her can think notified to terminate the sitting time after that.In several embodiments, the threshold value sitting time period is to dynamically adjust (such as, be decreased or increased) based on various factors etc., and/or can automatically be disabled by user and/or manually disable.

In certain embodiments, user setup is by the preference of the type of the alarm of reception.Such as user selects sound, by the particular message shown and/or vibration.In embodiments, user setup sitting state monitor 124(Figure 1A) make to monitor the sitting time period in concrete time interval.Such as, between the morning 8 to evening 8 of one day, monitor sitting time period or non-sitting time period and do not monitor the remaining time of one day.

In certain embodiments, via wearable electronics input equipment (such as, keypad, the touch screen of display device, screen touch pen etc.), or via in other electronic installation input equipment (such as, keypad, the touch screen of display device, screen touch pen, keyboard, mouse etc.) receive input (such as, one or more preferences etc.) from user.Input wherein is to receive at wearable electronics and sitting state monitor 124 is positioned in the embodiment of an inside in other electronic installation, and input is the communicator of that the communicator from wearable electronics is delivered to other electronic installation.The communicator of in other electronic installation provides the sitting state monitor 124 of in the electronic installation inputing to other.The example of communicator comprises application Bluetooth protocol, Internet Protocol (IP), Ethernet protocol, transmission control protocol/IP(TCP/IP) device of agreement, universal serial bus protocol, serial transmission protocol, parallel transmission agreement etc..Input wherein is that in other electronic installation, reception and sitting state monitor 124 are positioned in the embodiment within wearable electronics, and input is the communicator that the communicator from other electronic installation is delivered to wearable electronics.The communicator of wearable electronics provides the sitting state monitor 124 inputing to wearable electronics.

Figure 5Diagram is according to the transmission of the sitting alarm to user of the detection exceeding sitting time period threshold value based on the sitting time period of each embodiment described in the disclosure.Time period detector 122(Figure 1A) sitting time period 528 and one of detecting 516 users detects that 516 sitting time periods 528 exceeded threshold value sitting time period Δ T, sitting alert manager 330 transmits 518 sittings alarm (such as, sitting alarm notification information etc.) to the wearable electronics of user.Sitting alarm instruction user has spent and in sitting state and has encouraged him/her to pass through to carry out more positive task (such as, walk, run) or perform the body movement etc. than sitting is more consumed energy terminating the sitting time period 528 more than Δ T time section.Sitting alarm is intended to notify his/her sitting behavior of user and encourage him/her more active.In certain embodiments, sitting alarm is the vibration with wearable electronics or the sound that sent by the speaker of wearable electronics by wearable electronics or the form of message shown in the display device of wearable electronics.

The non-exhaustive list of sitting alarm comprises: " move up in time！”；" the most how walk?”；" move up "；" it is ready to take a walk "；" those muscle dynamic！”；" let us moves up "；" please stand up "；" the most how walk?”；" mark time！”；" have a rest "；" extendable legs "；" you are the most static xx minute " (wherein xx is the time of user's sitting)；" your whereabouts today your thought just determines！”；" look after your health "；" get up！”；" the most only sit there "；" it is a model "；" get up, stand up "；" get up, body-building！”；" you have sat 1 hour "；" when you have known！”；"！Let us is gone down！”；" to my step number "；" move up evening never！”；" walk in time " "；" under let us is dynamic "；" dynamic！Dynamic！Dynamic！”；" I am boring.Let us shakes！”；" go to obtain them！”；" you can do you allow anything that your thought does "；" it is now to fly！”；" I dares you and to move！”；" the most a few step "；" move your hip "；" get up to get up "；" stretch "；" on foot "；" get up and start to walk "；" walk "；" grab a friend, walk "；" when current sitting, sitting always！”；" i believe you can fly！”；" what you have done today allows me take pride in?”；" I wants to run "；" grab and do today！”；" run away！”；" I am after you！”；" Englishman Yao Lailiao "；" ticktack ticktack ticktack, your blood glucose raises "；" shut up and walk "；" serious hope step number "；" mistake: step number is the lowest "；" step number mistake "；" you have forgotten about sensation on foot?”；" if you are my Fitbit, and I can walk you "；" the most for a moment "；" get up in time！”；" move up "；" stop doing Eeyore "；" jump up "；" as only rabbit jumps up "；" arrive again that time！”；" let us goes to take a little water "；" let us goes visit "；" it is ready to take a walk?”；" stretch foot！" " stretching, extension "；" Zou Liangtiao street "；" walk out now "；Going global；" left and right is left！”；And " let us looks for some stair！" etc..In certain embodiments, user alternatively, or additionally receives the display one or more icons in the display device of wearable electronics and/or one or more animated image (such as, animation foot, animation are marked time) and the instruction user's sitting one or more icons more than threshold value sitting time period Δ T and/or one or more animated image.

In embodiments, one receives sitting alarm, and user terminates the sitting time period.In several embodiments, one receives sitting alarm, and user keeps sitting and continues to sitting alarm to encourage him/her to move with regular time interval from sitting state monitor 124.Such as, user receives sitting alarm in each hour.

In certain embodiments, if user terminates the sitting time period 528, then user receives congratulations message (being sometimes referred to as the most in honour of message below Ben Wen) via wearable electronics from sitting state monitor 124, encourages him/her to make great efforts to terminate sitting time period 528(described above).Celebrate that message is in celebration message described additionally below.

It is followed by describing the embodiment of mini target alarm.

In certain embodiments, user is encouraged to realize the mini target (such as, 250 steps, or the continuous non-sitting moment etc. interested of 15 minutes) during scheduled time window.Mini target is the step that trend realizes predeterminated target.Non-sitting targets manager 340(Fig. 3) follow the trail of the sitting time period of user and non-sedentary activity, non-sitting targets manager 340 is mutual with the display device of wearable device and sends one or more notice (such as, mini goal notification information etc.) to the display device of wearable device, it is provided that the information of the progress of mini target is reached about user.Such as, non-sitting targets manager 340 send tempo instructions via the vibration of wearable electronics and/or in the display device of wearable electronics the message of display and/or the sound that sent by the speaker of wearable electronics and notify that the residue activity that user is to be performed realized mini target before the end of scheduled time window.User receives the notice of a part and the exhaustive exemplary list of message as mini target and comprises " also xx step "；" xx walks！”；" remaining xx step "；" walk xx step in the afternoon before 3 "；" xx walks target per hour "；" within 10 minutes, walk xx step！”；" having walked xx/yy step, xx to be walked walks！”；" often walk counting！This hour also walks xx step！”；As long as walking xx step until yy "；And " walk xx(animation foot/mark time) ", wherein xx is replaced with remaining step number, and yy is replaced with the total step number being set to realize mini target.

In certain embodiments, user receives notice (such as via the vibration of wearable electronics and/or the message in the display device of wearable electronics and/or the sound sent by the speaker in wearable electronics, message, mini goal notification information etc.), him/her is wanted to start to quicken, such as, walk, run, receive, after and, " the celebration message " realizing mini target via the vibration of wearable electronics and/or the message in the display device of wearable electronics and/or the sound sent by the speaker in wearable electronics, rather than receive the instruction of residue how many step numbers or realize the remaining active length of mini target.Such as, non-sitting targets manager 340 determines and achieves mini target and provide the notice realizing mini target to user via the vibration of wearable electronics and/or the message in the display device of wearable electronics and/or the sound sent by the speaker in wearable electronics.Mini target is sometimes referred to as mini celebration in this article.Such as, mini celebration is " drone+smile ", when user reaches yy step in the period (such as, in 1 hour period etc.) of the scheduled time window for mini goal setting.Drone be the example of vibration of wearable electronics.In certain embodiments, wearable electronics comprises haptic feedback devices, and its vibration provides sense of touch to feed back to user to provide notice to user.

Although in certain embodiments, it is achieved the scheduled time window of mini target (such as, non-sitting target etc.) is 1 hour, but in embodiments, use different scheduled time window (such as, about 10 minutes to 6 hours, or about 20 minutes to 3 hours, every 2 hours etc.).In several embodiments, it is achieved the scheduled time window of mini target (such as, non-sitting target etc.) is configurable, and such as, user selects the length of the scheduled time window for realizing mini target in the above described manner by arranging preference.In certain embodiments, the scheduled time window for realizing mini target is to be dynamically adjusted (such as, being decreased or increased) by sitting state monitor 124 based on various factors etc..In certain embodiments, the scheduled time window being used for realizing mini target can automatically be disabled by sitting state monitor 124 and/or manually be disabled by user.

In embodiments, user is otherwise determined that provides preference to sitting state monitor 124 towards the notice of the progress of mini target and the preference of timing of prompting and the input equipment via wearable electronics or the input equipment via in other electronic installation about receiving his/her.Such as, user wants the first few minutes (such as, one hour interior 50 minute etc.) of the end at scheduled time window, received notice before realizing mini target.Notification package to realize mini target containing instruction and realize the information of mini target residue activity to be performed (such as, non-sitting the number of minutes, step number etc.).If the user while scheduled time window terminates to complete mini target before, then user receives from sitting state monitor 124 and rewards message and receive that award realized from sitting state monitor 124.

In this article, the exhaustive exemplary list of the celebration message for realizing mini target that user receives is rendered as: " "；" well-done！”；" :-D :-D :-D "；" :) :) :) :) "；“xx/yy！！！”；" move one hour again！”；" victor "；" victor victor's Carnis Gallus domesticus dinner "；" champion！Champion！”；" under xx！”；" the best！”；" every many steps are the most critically important！”；" you=treadmills "；" you=firepower standard-sized sheet！”；" you=excellent！”；" step number champion hourly "；" xx walks even without so much "；And " my hero ", wherein xx is replaced by the step number distributing to complete during the scheduled time window of mini target, and yy is replaced by the step number being set to realize mini target.The most in certain embodiments, user competes, with friend, the mini target reaching most via social networks.

In embodiments, non-sitting targets manager 340 follows the trail of and records the mini target by user setup and realized and presents the mini target arranging and/or realizing to user.Mini target is to present to user in the display device of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation, and display device receives mini target with the communicator of in other electronic installation from wearable electronics via the communicator of wearable electronics.User then looks at his/her sitting behavior and follows the trail of his/her improvement in realizing mini target in time.

In several embodiments, with the difference of non-sitting targets manager 340, sitting alert manager 330 is that sitting alert manager 330 was operated on the current sitting time period started when the state of user is transformed into sitting, rather than sitting targets manager 340 is closed and arranged time window, no matter whether the beginning state at each time window is sitting.As previously discussed, it is applied in combination two or more manager and changes his/her sitting behavior via sitting state monitor 124 and wearable electronics alternately with user.

It is followed by describing the embodiment of study alarm.

In certain embodiments, sitting unit 350(Fig. 3 of sitting state monitor 124) it is coupled to manager 320,330 and 340, and receive each from User Manager 320,330 and 340 via sitting state monitor 124(Figure 1A) it is sent to the announcement information of user (such as, one or more notices etc.), and determine that the sitting behavior of user is revised in which impact in one or more notice.Such as, sitting unit 350 determine in one or more notice which successfully change the general sitting behavior of user by limiting the length of sitting time period.

Although in certain embodiments, each transmission in manager 320,330 and 340 is about sending one or more notices (such as, non-sitting state changes announcement information, sitting alarm notification information and mini goal notification information etc.) the announcement information of time, in embodiments, manager 320,330 and 340 transmits more, a less or different data part as announcement information.Such as, manager 320,330 and 340 transmits a type of notice (such as, message, vibration and/or sound) to sitting unit 350.As another example, manager 320,330 and 340 transmits the information (such as, whether user finishes his/her sitting time period etc.) of the result about the notice being sent to user to sitting unit 350.

In certain embodiments, sitting unit 350 is from one or more sensor 110(Figure 1A) receive sensing data 150(Figure 1A) determine whether the notice of transmission affects the sitting behavior of amendment user.Sitting unit 350 records sensing data 150 in time to learn which type of notice (such as, the individual character of message or tone etc.), and which content (such as, time, position etc.) impact the most desired on user.The example of desired impact comprises the minimizing etc. of the minimizing of long sitting time period, sitting number of states in time.Sitting unit 350 determines the preference of improvement and arranges (such as, configuration parameter etc.), for carrying out at least one in configuration manager 320,330 and 340 based on the announcement information received.

Sitting unit 350 learns the behavior of user and the response improving user to notice of reacting the behavior of user in response to the notice from manager 320,330 and 340.Such as, sitting unit 350 changes the configuration of in manager 320,330 and 340 (such as, by transmitting configuration parameter to that manager etc.), change over the time of when user can respond notice one day, when sitting unit 350 determines that user is not responding to notice at another special time of one day.As another example, sitting unit 350 changes the configuration of sitting alert manager 330 by the length revising the threshold value sitting time period after sending notification to user.As another example, sitting unit 350 amendment is sent to the type of the notice of user, such as, in configuration manager 320,330 or 340 one sends the sending or changing the sound sent or changing tone or the type of amendment advice of message by the sound of the speaker of wearable electronics that the message of replacement vibrating alert (such as, drone etc.) display in the display device of wearable electronics or produce replaces vibration.

In certain embodiments, sitting unit 350 changes multiple configuration parameter and in manager 320,330 and 340 was operated at the preset time of one day.Such as, sitting unit 350 determines between specific hour of one day (such as, arrive 12 noon etc. in the morning 8), the response of the response ratio user of user's notice to receiving from non-sitting state transformation manager 320 notice to receiving from sitting alert manager 330 is well.In this example, sitting unit 350 determines the configuration parameter of the use forbidding the sitting alert manager 330 in period those hours (such as, arriving 12 noon etc. morning 8).Although describing sitting alert manager 330 in this example and non-sitting state changing manager 320, but in embodiments, sitting unit 350 determines that configuration parameter disables or starts another manager (such as, non-sitting targets manager 340 etc.), and/or determine other hour of one day of configuration manager 320,330,340 period.Although in several embodiments, sitting unit 350 changes the configuration of at least one in manager 320,330,340, but in certain embodiments, sitting unit 350 is ratified by user before transmitting the configuration of at least one in having the manager 320,330,340 of configuration parameter of change of the display device being proposed to wearable electronics of the configuration of at least one in manager 320,330,340.

In embodiments, sitting unit 350 allows the most noisy sitting alarm notification information of user so that wearable electronics reminds user to perform non-sedentary activity after a while.Sitting unit 350 records the data relevant with the action stopping noisy sitting alarm notification information performed by user of the input equipment of in the input equipment via wearable electronics or other electronic installation.Such as, the geographical position the etc. when packet relevant with the only noisy action type containing the most noisy notice, the time of the most noisy notice, user state at that time (such as, sitting, non-sitting etc.), the most noisy notice.Sitting unit 350 uses the data relevant with action to change the one or more configuration in manager 320,330 and 340.Such as, if the user while one or more in the special time of a day only noisy manager 320,330 and 340, then in manager, change configuration avoid the operation during that time.This is for improving experiencing and instiing bigger confidence to wearable electronics of user.In certain embodiments, it is achieved following one or more sitting units 350 that realize: decision tree, random forest, support vector machine, neutral net, K-arest neighbors, naive Bayesian and HMM.

In embodiments, user can arrange the preference of type of the notice received based on his/her sitting behavior.Such as, user can be via the subset (such as, non-sitting state changes manager 320, sitting alert manager 330, non-sitting targets manager 340 etc.) of the subelement of the input equipment selection sitting state monitor 124 of in the input equipment of wearable electronics or other electronic installation for notifying user based on his/her sitting behavior.Additionally, the message that user can be each type received in wearable electronics selects sound, by the particular message shown in the display device of wearable electronics and vibration.User selects the combination of the type of the notice simultaneously received.User setup sitting state monitor 124 makes to monitor the sitting time period in concrete time interval via the input equipment of in the input equipment of wearable electronics or other electronic installation.Such as, user wants to monitor sitting time period or non-sitting time period between the morning 8 at 8 in evening of one day.

It is followed by describing the embodiment of the classification of the state of user based on MET measurement.

In certain embodiments, MET measures and is used for determining sitting state or the state of non-sitting user.Therefore, MET measures sometimes referred to as sitting coefficient.User Status grader 120(Figure 1A) receive the MET in moment interested measures and determine that MET measures whether be less than predetermined threshold.When MET measures less than predetermined threshold, the User Status in that moment interested is categorized as sitting state by User Status grader 120.When MET measures more than predetermined threshold, the User Status in that moment interested is categorized as User Status grader 120 non-sitting and user is defined as enlivening by User Status grader 120.

Figure 6ARecord that diagram is measured according to the MET the moment that continuous print is interested at over a time period of some embodiments of describing in the disclosure and based on MET measurement at each moment interested by User Status grader 120(Figure 1A) the classification of User Status 612.According to the some embodiments described in the disclosure, User Status grader 120 exceedes threshold value MET value based on the MET measurement at the moment interested at that and the User Status 612 at the moment interested is classified 614 for non-sitting.Sensor data analysis device 112(Figure 1A) generate multiple moment (such as, F interested₁、F₂…F_NDeng) MET measure, and User Status grader 120 relatively each MET measures (such as, MET value etc.) and threshold value MET value and is used for the determination 630 of sitting state.MET measures 624 all less than threshold value MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120), and User Status grader 120 MET is measured 624 moment classification 614 each interested and in storage arrangement (such as, the computer-readable media etc. of in wearable electronics or other electronic installation) be recorded as sitting state.Comparing ground, MET measures 62 and all exceedes threshold value MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120), and the moment each interested that MET measures 626 is recorded as non-sitting state in storage arrangement by User Status grader 120.MET measurement 628 is associated by User Status grader 120 with sitting interested and non-sitting moment.Such as, two MET measure 628 and are more than threshold value MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120), and the moment 628B each interested that two MET measure 628 is identified as non-sitting state by User Status grader 120.MET measures the MET value of two other diagrams of 628 less than threshold value MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120).Moment 628A and 628C each interested of two other MET values is identified as sitting state by User Status grader 120.In certain embodiments, threshold value MET value (such as, 1.5 MET etc.) in the range of 0.8-1.8 MET.?Figure 6AThe classification 614 in the moment interested of place's diagram producesFigure 2The sitting interested of middle diagram and non-sitting moment.

Figure 6BRecord that diagram is measured according to the MET the moment that continuous print is interested at over a time period of each embodiment of describing in the disclosure and based on MET measurement at each moment interested by User Status grader 120(Figure 1A) the classification of User Status.Exceed first threshold MET value based on the MET measurement at the moment interested and by the moment interested at that at the state classification of user be non-sitting.The state classification of user measured less than Second Threshold MET value at by the moment interested at that based on the MET at the moment interested is sitting.Additionally, if MET value exceedes Second Threshold MET value, less than first threshold MET value, and additionally before and after be the moment interested with sitting state, then be sitting by the state classification of the user at the moment interested.In certain embodiments, if the MET associated with each moment measures between the first and second threshold value MET values, and one group of N number of continuous moment interested is front and back immediately the moment interested with sitting state, then are categorized as sitting state one group of N number of continuous moment.The example in N number of continuous moment interested comprises moment interested, each occurs (such as with 1 minute time interval, wherein N is between 1 and 5) or each occur with the time interval between 1 minute to 5 minute or each time interval (such as, wherein N between 1 and 300) with 1 second or with the time interval appearance etc. between 1 second to 300 second.If there is (such as, every 10 minutes etc.) with longer time interval in N number of moment interested, then N less (such as, 2, etc.).In embodiment discussed above, Second Threshold MET value is less than first threshold MET value.

The each MET generated by sensor data analysis device 112 is measured and first threshold MET value (being used for recording non-sitting state 632) and comparing with Second Threshold MET value (being used for recording sitting state 634) by User Status grader 120.User Status grader 120 performs the non-sitting state 632 in storage arrangement and the record of sitting state 634.MET measurement 646 is all greater than first threshold MET value, and User Status grader 120 records the moment each interested of the MET measurement 646 being defined as having non-sitting state by User Status grader 120.MET measurement 644 is all less than Second Threshold MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120), and User Status grader 120 records the moment each interested of the MET measurement 644 with sitting state.Comparing ground, some MET measure 648 and exceed Second Threshold MET value but less than first threshold MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120), and other MET measures 648 less than Second Threshold MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120).First moment interested in one group of adjacent moment interested that MET measures 648 has the MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120) less than the 2nd MET threshold value, and the second moment interested of MET measurement 648 and the 3rd moment interested have the MET value (being determined by User Status grader 120) between first and second threshold value MET value, it is followed by the moment interested with the MET value less than Second Threshold MET value immediately.In this example, the moment all interested that MET measures 648 is defined as having sitting state by User Status grader 120, although two moment in that group adjacent moment have the MET measurement exceeding Second Threshold MET value.

As described above, in certain embodiments, MET measurement determines the state of non-sitting user that the movable particular type with user associates.Such as, measure according to MET, User Status grader 120 determine whether user running, walking, dash, by bike, swim or perform another type of non-sedentary activity.For otherwise shown, if MET measure in the range of 2.5 to 3.2, then the state of user be classified as " non-sitting, by bike ".As another example, if MET measures in the range of 3.2 to 3.8, then the state of user is classified as " non-sitting is walked ".As another example, if MET measures between 6.7 and 7.3 (such as, 7.0, etc.), then the state of user is classified as " non-sitting, jog ".

It is followed by describing the embodiment of classification based on other sensor information.

In certain embodiments, User Status grader 120 is based on from one or more sensor 110(Figure 1A) sensing data 150(Figure 1A of receiving) (such as, motion sensor data and/or biological attribute data etc.) and do not have MET to measure generation to determine the sitting state of the user in moment interested.Such as, the sitting state of user is that the calculating not having MET to measure based on motion measurement (such as, sometimes referred to as traverse measurement etc.) and/or heart rate measurement determines.

The detection automatically being followed by sitting state or the non-sitting state with user and the description of the exemplary device providing a user with notice based on sitting state.

As previously described, although in certain embodiments, one or more in aforesaid operations are to realize in wearable electronics, but in embodiments, one or more operations are distributed between electronic installation, such as, and wearable electronics and other electronic installation etc..Figure 7The example of one such distribution of diagram.Figure 7It is that diagram realizes the wearable electronics 702 according to the disclosed operation of each embodiment described in the disclosure and the block diagram of electronic installation 700.Electronic installation 700 is the example of in other electronic installation.Wearable electronics 702 comprises processor 742 and one or more sensor 110.In certain embodiments 2, wearable electronics 702 uses multiple processor rather than processor 742.

In certain embodiments, one or more sensors 110 comprise motion sensor 727, and its example comprises multi-axis accelerometer, gyroscope, gravity sensor, rotating vector sensor and magnetometer.Additionally, in embodiments, one or more sensors 110 comprise one or more other sensor 714(and comprise photoplethysmographic and trace sensor 720).In several embodiments, other sensors 714 one or more comprise temperature sensor 721, ambient light sensor 722, galvanic skin response sensor 723, capacitance sensor 724, humidity sensor 725 and sound transducer 726.

Wearable electronics 702 also comprises non-transitory machinable medium 718, and it comprises the sensor data analysis device 112 such as discussion herein above.When processor 742 performs, sensor data analysis device 112 makes wearable electronics 702 generate the sensor information 152 of analysis in moment interested.Wearable electronics 702 performs relevant with User Status grader 120, time period detector 122 and/or sitting state monitor 124 functional, some of which or all be included in sitting tracking and notification module (STNM) 750, STNM 750 is stored in non-transitory machinable medium 718.When processor 742 performs, STNM 750 makes wearable electronics 702 perform the respective operations of discussion herein above.Wearable electronics 702 also comprises the user interface 126 with display device 732.The example of display device comprises liquid crystal display (LCD) display device, light emitting diode (LED) display device, plasm display device etc..In certain embodiments, user interface 126 comprises speaker, sense of touch screen and/or vibration mechanism (such as, tactile communication device, rocking bar, body-sensing communicator etc.), allows and dress the communication of user of wearable electronics 702 and mutual.

In certain embodiments, other sensors 714 one or more are not placed in wearable electronics 702 inside.Other sensors 714 one or more are distributed in around user.Such as, other sensors 714 one or more are placed on the chest of user or on the mattress of user's recumbency or on the side table that is positioned at of user, and user dresses wearable electronics 702.

Figure 7Also comprise the embodiment of electronic installation 700, such as, comprise (comprising application) such as the server of hardware and software, tablet PC, smart phones.In certain embodiments, electronic installation 700 performs relevant with User Status grader 120, time period detector 122 and/or sitting state monitor 124 functional, some of which or all be included in STNM 750, STNM 750 is stored in the non-transitory machinable medium 748 of electronic installation 700.Such as, for by the non-transitory machinable medium 718 performing rather than being stored in wearable electronics 702 of the processor 752 of electronic installation 700 during STNM 750 is stored in the non-transitory machinable medium 748 of electronic installation 700.In certain embodiments, sensor data analysis device 112 is stored in non-transitory machinable medium 748 (rather than being stored in non-transitory machinable medium 718), and is performed by processor 752.

When being performed by processor 752, STNM 750 makes electronic installation 700 perform the respective operations of discussion herein above.In certain embodiments, electronic installation 700 comprises virtual machine (VM) 762A to 762R, and each virtual machine performs software instances 766 or the software instances 768 of STNM 950.Management program 754 presents the pseudo operation platform of virtual machine 762A to 762R.

Wearable electronics 702 collects the sensing data 150(of one or more types such as from one or more sensors 110 and/or external device (ED), biological attribute data etc.), and utilize sensing data 150 the most in every way.The example of biological attribute data comprises the data of the physical characteristics (such as, heart beating, heart rate, perspiration level etc.) belonging to human body.Other example of sensing data 150 comprises the data (such as, accelerometer reading, gyroscope reading etc.) the most relevant with the health of human body and environment.The example of external device (ED) comprises outside heart rate sensor or monitor, such as, pectoral girdle heart rate sensor or monitor etc..The example utilizing sensing data 150 in every way comprise calculate based on sensing data 150, store sensor data 150, in non-transitory machine-readable storage media 718 storage calculate, automatically act on sensing data 150, automatically act on calculating, at computer network (such as, the Internet, wide area network, LAN etc.) on sensing data 150 is delivered to the communicator of electronic installation 700 (such as, one or more network interface controllers 744 etc.), and on the computer network calculating is delivered to communicator.The example automatically acting on calculating comprises automatic watch inspection and gestures detection of waving.As described herein, wearable electronics 702 also from other electronic installation receives data (such as, notice etc.) for the storage in display device 732 and/or display.

In certain embodiments, electronic installation 700 comprises display device for being presented on any notice described herein, and such as, the non-sitting state being received from wearable electronics 702 changes announcement information, sitting alarm notification information and mini goal notification information etc..Such as, the sitting state monitor 124 of wearable electronics 702 generates notice and sends a notification to the display device of electronic installation 700 for the display in display device 700 via the communicator of wearable electronics 702 and the communicator of electronic installation 700.

In embodiments, sensing data 150 is obtained by wearable electronics 702 and is sent to the STNM 750 of electronic installation 700 for performing operation described herein via the communicator of wearable electronics 702 and the communicator of electronic installation 700.

In several embodiments, notice is to be generated and be sent to from one or more network interface controllers 744 via computer network the communicator display for the notice on display device 732 of wearable electronics 702 by electronic installation 700.In embodiments, the sitting state monitor 124 of electronic installation 700 generates notice and sends a notification to display device 732 for the display in display device 732 via the communicator of electronic installation 700 and the communicator of wearable electronics 702.

Figure 8It it is the block diagram of the embodiment of the Wrist-wearing electronic device with button, display and wrist strap (for Wrist-wearing electronic device being fixed to the forearm of user) according to the some embodiments described in the disclosure.Such as, Fig. 8 describes wearable electronics 702, such as, existFigure 7Middle diagram, and be worn on the forearm of user, seem watch.?Figure 8In, Wrist-wearing electronic device has the housing 802(comprising electronic equipment such as,Figure 7The parts etc. of middle diagram, associate with Wrist-wearing electronic device), button 804 and can being touched or visual display screen 806 by housing 802.Display screen 806 is display device 732(Fig. 7).Wrist strap 808 is integrated with housing 802.

In certain embodiments, Wrist-wearing electronic device merge including but not limited to vision, audition, touch/vibration or one or more user interfaces of a combination thereof.In certain embodiments, Wrist-wearing electronic device provides sense of touch feedback (such as, by the vibration of motor).In some implementations, one or more sensor 110(Figure 1A) be used as one or more user interfaces a part, such as, accelerometer sensor is used for detecting when user's finger or other object click on the housing 802 of Wrist-wearing electronic device and be then that user inputs for controlling Wrist-wearing electronic device by such data interpretation.Such as, the double-click of the housing 802 of Wrist-wearing electronic device is identified as user's input by Wrist-wearing electronic device.

AlthoughFigure 8The realization of diagram Wrist-wearing electronic device, but in certain embodiments, Wrist-wearing electronic device has other shapes and sizes, is used for being coupled to health or the clothes of (such as, fix, dress, carry) user.Such as, Wrist-wearing electronic device is designed to insert and remove from multiple compatible shells or housing or support, such as, the wrist strap being worn on the forearm of user or the back splint shell linking user's clothes.As it is used herein, term " wrist strap " refers to be designed as the belt near the carpal joint completely or partially forearm of cincture user.Belt is continuous print (such as, not having any fracture) discontinuous or simple opening.Belt that the example of continuous belt comprises the hands meeting user that stretches or there is the expandable part being similar to watchband.The example of discontinuous belt comprises clasp or other belt (being similar to wrist strap) connected allowing belt Guan Bi.The example of opening belt is clasp user's wrist one with C-shaped.

It will be noted that in certain embodiments, user accesses information (such as, notice etc.) after signing in user account.Such as, user provides his/her user profile (such as, user's name, password etc.), and when server authentication user profile, user signs in user account.In these embodiments, notice is published in user account.User account stores on the server.

In certain embodiments, user accesses user account and checks the figure of diagram in Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B.Check in the display device of in the display device or other electronic installation of wearable electronics one of figure.

It will be noted that in one embodiment, the scope without departing from each embodiment described in the disclosure is combined from one or more features of any embodiment described herein and one or more features of any other embodiments described herein.

Although having described the present invention in terms of some embodiments, but it would be recognized by those skilled in the art that the embodiment that the invention is not restricted to describe, the modifications and changes can being used in appended spirit and scope by the claims are to put into practice the present invention.Therefore, description is considered illustrative and not restrictive.

Claims

1. a method, including:

The sampling of the sensor information in the moment multiple interested obtained from wearable electronics by server reception, described sensor information generates when the user associated with described wearable electronics performs one or more activity, and described sampling is that the metabolic equivalent of normalized task is measured；

Sampling based on relatively each described moment interested and predetermined threshold, be categorized as at least one in sitting state and non-sitting state by the processor of described server by the sampling in each described moment interested；

Detected the multiple continuous samplings in described sampling by described processor and indicate the time period of described sitting state；

Determined that whether the described time period is more than threshold time period by described processor；And

When determining that the described time period is more than described threshold time period, user described in described processor identification it is in sitting state.

2. the method for claim 1, also includes:

Electronic notification is generated in response to identifying described user to be in described sitting state；And

Via computer network, described electronic notification being sent to described wearable electronics from described server and be used for presenting described electronic notification on described wearable electronics, wherein said electronic notification comprises user described in suggestion and terminates the message of described sitting state.

3. the method for claim 1, also includes:

Determine that the value of a sampling in the sampling in one of described moment interested is less than described predetermined threshold；And

It is categorized as that there is described sitting state in response to determining that the one in described sampling is sampled by described value less than described predetermined threshold.

4. the method for claim 1, each being classified as in wherein said sampling has described sitting state or described non-sitting state or sleep state.

5. the method for claim 1, each being classified as in wherein said sampling has described sitting state or described non-sitting state or the state indicating described user not dress described wearable electronics.

6. the method for claim 1, also includes:

Detected the multiple continuous samplings in described sampling by described processor and indicate the time period of described non-sitting state；

Determined that the plurality of continuous sampling in described sampling indicates the described time period of described non-sitting state more than predetermined amount of time by described processor；And

When the plurality of continuous sampling in determining described sampling indicates the described time period of described non-sitting state more than described predetermined amount of time, user described in described processor identification it is in described non-sitting state.

7. method as claimed in claim 6, also includes:

Determined that the multiple continuous samplings in described sampling indicate the time period of described non-sitting state adjacent with the time period of the multiple continuous samplings described sitting state of instruction in described sampling by described processor；

When multiple continuous samplings in determining described sampling indicate the time period of described non-sitting state adjacent with the time period of the multiple continuous samplings described sitting state of instruction in described sampling, user described in described processor identification it is transformed into described non-sitting state from described sitting state；And

When identifying that described user is converted to described non-sitting state, via computer network, electronic notification being sent to described wearable electronics from described server and be used for the display via described wearable electronics, described electronic notification comprises stimulus messages.

8. the method for claim 1, the metabolic equivalent measurement of wherein said task is the measurement of energy expenditure, each non-zero in the metabolic equivalent measurement of wherein said task.

9. the method for claim 1, also includes:

Determine that the value of a sampling in the sampling in one of described moment interested is more than described predetermined threshold；And

It is categorized as that there is described non-sitting state in response to determining that the one in described sampling is sampled by described value more than described predetermined threshold.

10. the method for claim 1, also includes:

Determine that the value of a sampling in the sampling in one of described moment interested is more than the second predetermined threshold higher than described predetermined threshold；And

It is categorized as that there is described non-sitting state in response to determining that the one in described sampling is sampled by described value more than described second predetermined threshold.

11. the method for claim 1, also include:

Determining that the value of the particular sample in the sampling in moment interested more than described predetermined threshold and is less than the second predetermined threshold, described second predetermined threshold is higher than described predetermined threshold；

Determine and correspond to described sitting state prior to the value of a sampling in the sampling in the moment interested in described moment interested；

After determining, one in the sampling in the rear moment interested value sampled in the described moment interested corresponds to described sitting state；And

Described particular sample in described sampling is categorized as having described sitting state.

12. the method for claim 1, also include:

Determine that the value of sampling in one group of continuous print moment interested is each more than described predetermined threshold and less than the second predetermined threshold, described second predetermined threshold is higher than described predetermined threshold；

Determine the moment interested prior to described one group of continuous print moment interested sampling in the value of corresponding to described sitting state；

In the value of in the sampling in rear moment interested of described one group of continuous print moment interested corresponding to described sitting state after determining；And

By the described sampling in moment interested for described one group of continuous print be each categorized as there is described sitting state.

13. methods as claimed in claim 12, also include:

By the described sampling in moment interested for described one group of continuous print be each categorized as there is described sitting state before, determine that the size in described one group of continuous print moment interested is less than size threshold value.

14. the method for claim 1, the wherein said moment interested occurs with regular time interval.

15. 1 kinds of methods, including:

Based on a determination that the value of the particular sample in described sampling is between first threshold and Second Threshold, and it was User Status the first moment interested of being classified as sitting before the particular moment in the described moment interested, and it is described User Status the second moment interested of being classified as sitting after the described particular moment in the described moment interested, the processor of described server the particular sample in the sampling of the particular moment in the described moment interested is categorized as sitting state；

16. 1 kinds of systems, including:

Communicator, it is configured to receive the sampling of the sensor information from the moment multiple interested that wearable electronics obtains, described sensor information generates when the user associated with described wearable electronics performs one or more activity, and described sampling is that the metabolic equivalent of normalized task is measured；And

Processor, is coupled to described communicator, and described processor is configured to sampling and the predetermined threshold in comparison each described moment interested, and the sampling in each described moment interested is categorized as at least one in sitting state and non-sitting state；

Described processor is configured to the time period of the multiple continuous samplings described sitting state of instruction detecting in described sampling；

Described processor is configured to determine that whether the described time period is more than threshold time period；And

Described processor is configured to, when determining that the described time period is more than described threshold time period, identify that described user is in sitting state.

17. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is additionally configured to generate electronic notification in response to identifying described user to be in described sitting state,

Wherein said communication device configuration is used for presenting described electronic notification in described wearable electronics for described electronic notification being sent to described wearable electronics via computer network, and wherein said electronic notification comprises user described in suggestion and terminates the message of described sitting state.

18. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is additionally configured to determine that the value of a sampling in the sampling in one of described moment interested is less than described predetermined threshold, and wherein said processor is additionally configured in response to determining that the one sampling in described sampling is categorized as having described sitting state less than described predetermined threshold by described value.

19. systems as claimed in claim 16, each being classified as in wherein said sampling has described sitting state or described non-sitting state or sleep state.

20. systems as claimed in claim 16, each being classified as in wherein said sampling has described sitting state or described non-sitting state or the state indicating described user not dress described wearable electronics.

21. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is configured that

Detect the multiple continuous samplings in described sampling and indicate the time period of described non-sitting state；

Determine that the plurality of continuous sampling in described sampling indicates the described time period of described non-sitting state more than predetermined amount of time；And

When the plurality of continuous sampling in determining described sampling indicates the described time period of described non-sitting state more than described predetermined amount of time, identify that described user is in non-sitting state.

22. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is configured that the multiple continuous samplings determining in described sampling indicate the time period of described non-sitting state adjacent with the time period of the multiple continuous samplings described sitting state of instruction in described sampling,

Wherein said processor is additionally configured to: when the multiple continuous samplings in determining described sampling indicate the time period of described non-sitting state adjacent with the time period of the multiple continuous samplings described sitting state of instruction in described sampling, identify that described user is transformed into described non-sitting state from described sitting state

Wherein said communication device configuration is: when determining that described user is converted to described non-sitting state, via computer network, electronic notification being sent to described wearable electronics and be used for the display via described wearable electronics, described electronic notification comprises stimulus messages.

23. systems as claimed in claim 16, the metabolic equivalent measurement of wherein said task is the measurement of energy expenditure, each non-zero in the metabolic equivalent measurement of wherein said task.

24. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is configured that

25. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is configured that

26. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is configured that

27. systems as claimed in claim 16, wherein said processor is configured that

Determine the moment interested prior to described one group of continuous print moment interested sampling in the value of a sampling corresponding to described sitting state；

In the value of one in the sampling in rear moment interested sampling in described one group of continuous print moment interested corresponding to described sitting state after determining；And

Each sampling in the described sampling in moment interested for described one group of continuous print is categorized as having described sitting state.

28. systems as claimed in claim 27, wherein said processor is configured that

Before being categorized as there is described sitting state by each sampling in the described sampling in moment interested for described one group of continuous print, determine that the size in described one group of continuous print moment interested is less than size threshold value.

29. systems as claimed in claim 16, the wherein said moment interested occurs with regular time interval.

30. 1 kinds of systems, including:

Communicator, it is configured to receive the sampling of the sensor information from the moment multiple interested that wearable electronics obtains, described sensor information generates when the user associated with described wearable electronics performs one or more activity, and described sampling is that the metabolic equivalent of normalized task is measured；

Processor, it is coupled to described communicator, described processor is configured to determine that the value of the particular sample in described sampling is between first threshold and Second Threshold, and it was User Status the first moment interested of being classified as sitting before the particular moment in the described moment interested, and it is User Status the second moment interested of being classified as sitting after the particular moment in the described moment interested, and the particular sample in the sampling of the particular moment in described moment interested is categorized as sitting state

Described processor is configured to the time period of the multiple continuous samplings described sitting state of instruction detecting in described sampling,

Described processor is configured to determine whether the described time period is more than threshold time period,