(12) United States Patent
`Teller et al.
`
`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 8,961,413 B2
`Feb. 24, 2015
`
`US008961413B2
`
`WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
`AND PERSONAL MONITOR
`
`Inventors: Eric Teller, Pittsburgh, PA (US); John
`M. Stivoric, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
`Christopher D. Kasabach, Pittsburgh,
`PA (US); Christopher D. Pacione,
`Pittsburgh, PA (US); John L. Moss,
`Monroeville, PA (US); Craig B. Liden,
`Sewickley, PA (US); Vlargaret A.
`McCormack, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
`
`Assignee: BodyMedia, Inc., San Francisco, CA
`(US)
`
`Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 105 days.
`
`Appl. No.2 11/434,949
`
`Filed:
`
`May 16, 2006
`Prior Publication Data
`
`US 2006/0224051 A1
`
`Oct. 5, 2006
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`Continuation of application No. 10/638,588, filed on
`Aug.
`11,
`2003, now abandoned, which is
`a
`continuation of application No. 09/602,537, filed on
`Jun. 23, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,605,038, which is a
`continuation—in—part of application No. 09/595,660,
`filed on Jun. 16, 2000, now Pat. No. 7,689,437.
`
`Int. Cl.
`A61B 5/00
`A611} 5/0205
`
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(Continued)
`
`U.S. Cl.
`CPC ............. .. A611)‘ 5/486 (2013.01); A6111 5/4806
`(2013.01);/161B 5/02055 (2013.01); .4613
`
`5/411 (2013.01), G06F 19/3418 (2013.01),
`(mar 1914431 (2013.01), (mar 1934111
`(2013.01);
`
`(Continued)
`(58) Field ofCIassification Search
`CPC ..................................... .. A6lB 5/4806—5/4818
`USPC ................. .. 600/300, 301; 128/903—905, 920
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`[wwvv.
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`Primary Examiner William Thomson
`Assistant Examiner
`Shirley Jian
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Kokka & Backus, PC
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`The invention is a wireless communications device, such as a
`cellular telephone, having sensors to generate data indicative
`of a physiological or contextual parameters of a user. A pro-
`cessor on the wireless communications device is adapted
`derive physiological state information of the user from the
`contextual or physiological parameters. The apparatus may
`include a central monitoring unit remote from the sensors for
`storing data and transmitting data to a recipient.
`
`12 Claims, 17 Drawing Sheets
`
`Local Telco
`
`Wireless
`Device
`
`User Location
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`FITBIT EXHIBIT 1001
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`Int. Cl.
`G06F19/00
`H0423/00
`A61B 5/11
`A61B 5/16
`
`A513 5/024
`A613 5/0476
`A613 5/0488
`A613 5/04%
`A913 5/053
`A613 5/08
`A613 5/145
`
`(2011.01)
`(200600
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`<2oo6.m>
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`1200601)
`(200601)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`<2oo6.m>
`1200901)
`
`A613 5/22
`(52) U.s.C1.
`CPC ............ .. G06F19/3487(2013.01); H04Q 3/00
`(2013.01);A61B 5/743 (2013.01);A61B
`5/0022 (2013.01);A61B 5/1118 (2013.01);
`A6IB 5/165 (2013.01); A6IB 5/4809
`(2013.01);A61B 5/4815 (2013.01);A61B
`5/4866 (2013.01);A61B 5/6802 (2013.01);
`.
`A6135/7278(2013.01),A6135/7282
`(2013.01);A61B 5/7405 (2013.01);A61B
`5/7455 (2013.01);A61B 5/7475 (2013.01);
`A613 5/4812 (2013.01);A6IB 5/021 (2013.01);
`A613 5/02438(2013.01);A61B 5/0476
`(2013.01);A6IB 5/0488 (2013.01);A6IB
`5/0496(2013~01);A61B 5/0531 (201301);
`A613 5/0537(2013.01);A6IB 5/0816
`(2013.01);A6IB 5/11 (2013.01);A6]B 5/14532
`(2013.01);A6IB 5/1455 (2013.01);A6IB 5/16
`(2013.01);A6IB 5/222 (2013.01);A61B 5/441
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`2560/0209 (2013.01);A61B 2560/0295
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`2213/13103 (2013.01),H04Q2213/13104
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`5/002 (2013.01)
`USPC ........................................................ .. 600/301
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`WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
`AND PERSONAL MONITOR
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO A RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser.
`No. 10/638,588 filedAug. 11,2003 now abandoned, which is
`a continuation of Ser. No. 09/602,537, filed Jun. 23, 2000,
`which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,605,038. U.S. application Ser.
`No. 09/602,537 was a continuation-in-part of U.S. applica-
`tion Ser. No. 09/595,660, filed Jun. 16, 2000 now U.S. Pat.
`No. 7,689,437.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to a system for monitoring
`health, wellness and fitness, and in particular, to a system for
`collecting, using a sensor device, and storing at a remote site
`data relating to an individual’s physiological state, lifestyle,
`and various contextual parameters, and making such data and
`analytical information based on such data available to the
`individual, preferably over an electronic network.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Research has shown that a large number of the top health
`problems in society are either caused in whole or in part by an
`unhealthy lifestyle. More and more, our society requires
`people to lead fast-paced, achievement-oriented lifestyles
`that often result in poor eating habits, high stress levels, lack
`of exercise, poor sleep habits and the inability to find the time
`to center the mind and relax. Recognizing this fact, people are
`becoming increasingly interested in establishing a healthier
`lifestyle.
`Traditional medicine, embodied in the form of an HMO or
`similar organizations, does not have the time, the training, or
`the reimbursement mechanism to address the needs of those
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`individuals interested in a healthier lifestyle. There have been
`several attempts to meet the needs of these individuals,
`including a perfusion of fitness programs and exercise equip-
`ment, dietary plans, self-help books, alternative therapies,
`and most recently, a plethora of health information web sites
`on the Internet. Each of these attempts are targeted to
`empower the individual to take charge and get healthy. Each
`ofthese attempts, however, addresses only part ofthe needs of
`individuals seeking a healthier lifestyle and ignores many of
`the real barriers that most individuals face when trying to
`adopt a healthier lifestyle. These barriers include the fact that
`the individual is often left to himself or herself to find moti-
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`vation, to implement a plan for achieving a healthier lifestyle,
`to monitor progress, and to brainstorm solutions when prob-
`lems arise; the fact that existing programs are directed to only
`certain aspects of a healthier lifestyle, and rarely come as a
`complete package; and the fact that recommendations are
`often not targeted to the unique characteristics of the indi-
`vidual or his life circumstances.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`An apparatus for monitoring human status parameters is
`disclosed which includes at least two sensors adapted to be
`worn on an individual’s body. At least one of the sensors is a
`physiological sensor selected from the group consisting of
`respiration sensors, temperature sensors, heat flux sensors,
`body conductance sensors, body resistance sensors, body
`potential sensors, brain activity sensors, blood pressure sen-
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`consumption sensors, body chemistry sensors, body position
`sensors, body pressure sensors,
`light absorption sensors,
`body sound sensors, piezoelectric sensors, electrochemical
`sensors, strain gauges, and optical sensors. The sensors are
`adapted to generate data indicative of at least a first parameter
`of the individual and a second parameter of the individual,
`wherein the first parameter is a physiological parameter. The
`apparatus also includes a processor that receives at least a
`portion of the data indicative of the first parameter and the
`second parameter. The processor is adapted to generate
`derived data from at least a portion of the data indicative of a
`first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the derived
`data comprises a third parameter of the individual. The third
`parameter is an individual status parameter that carmot be
`directly detected by either of the at least two sensors.
`In an alternate embodiment, an apparatus for monitoring
`human status parameters is disclosed that includes at least two
`sensors adapted to be worn on an individual’s body selected
`from the group consisting of physiological sensors and con-
`textual sensors, wherein at least one of the sensors is a physi-
`ological sensor. The sensors are adapted to generate data
`indicative of at least a first parameter of the individual and a
`second parameter of the individual, wherein the first param-
`eter is physiological. The apparatus also includes a processor
`for receiving at least a portion ofthe data indicative of at least
`a first parameter and a second parameter, the processor being
`adapted to generate derived data from the data indicative of at
`least a first parameter and a second parameter. The derived
`data comprises a third parameter of the individual selected
`from the group consisting of ovulation state, sleep state, calo-
`ries burned, basal metabolic rate, basal temperature, physical
`activity level, stress level, relaxation level, oxygen consump-
`tion rate, rise time, time in zone, recovery time, and nutrition
`activity. The third parameter is an individual status parameter
`that cannot be directly detected by any of the at least two
`sensors.
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`In either embodiment of the apparatus, the at least two
`sensors may be both physiological sensors, or may be one
`physiological sensor and one contextual sensor. The appara-
`tus may further include a housing adapted to be worn on the
`individual’s body, wherein the housing supports the sensors
`or wherein at least one of the sensors is separately located
`from the housing. The apparatus may further include a flex-
`ible body supporting the housing having first and second
`members that are adapted to wrap around a portion of the
`individual’s body. The flexible body may support one or more
`of the sensors. The apparatus may further include wrapping
`means coupled to the housing for maintaining contact
`between the housing and the individual’ s body, and the wrap-
`ping means may support one or more of the sensors.
`Either embodiment of the apparatus may further include a
`central monitoring unit remote from the at least two sensors
`that includes a data storage device. The data storage device
`receives the derived data from the processor and retrievably
`stores the derived data therein. The apparatus also includes
`means for transmitting information based on the derived data
`from the central monitoring unit to a recipient, which recipi-
`ent may include the individual or a third party authorized by
`the individual. The processor may be supported by a housing
`adapted to be worn on the individual’s body, or alternatively
`may be part of the central monitoring unit.
`The apparatus may be further adapted to obtain life activi-
`ties data of the individual, wherein the information transmit-
`ted from the central monitoring unit is also based on the life
`activities data. The central monitoring unit may also be
`adapted to generate and provide feedback relating to the
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`degree to which the individual has followed a suggested rou-
`tine. The feedback may be generated from at least a portion of
`at least one of the data indicative of at least a first parameter
`and a second parameter, the derived data and the life activities
`data. The central monitoring unit may also be adapted to
`generate and provide feedback to a recipient relating to man-
`agement of an aspect of at least one of the individual’ s health
`and lifestyle. This feedback may be generated from at least
`one of the data indicative of a first parameter, the data indica-
`tive of a second parameter and the derived data. The feedback
`may include suggestions for modifying the individual’ s
`behavior.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`Further features and advantages of the present invention
`will be apparent upon consideration of the following detailed
`description ofthe present invention, taken in conjunction with
`the following drawings, in which like reference characters
`refer to like parts, and in which:
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`FIG. 1 is a diagram of an embodiment of a system for
`monitoring physiological data and lifestyle over an electronic
`network according to the present invention;
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`FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the sensor
`device shown in FIG. 1;
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`FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the central
`monitoring unit shown in FIG. 1;
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`FIG. 4 is a block diagram ofan alternate embodiment ofthe
`central monitoring unit shown in FIG. 1;
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`FIG. 5 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`Health Manager web page according to an aspect of the
`present invention;
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`FIG. 6 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`nutrition web page according to an aspect of the present
`invention;
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`FIG. 7 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`activity level web page according to an aspect of the present
`invention;
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`FIG. 8 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`mind centering web page according to an aspect ofthe present
`invention;
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`FIG. 9 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`sleep web page according to an aspect of the present inven-
`tion;
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`FIG. 10 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of
`the daily activities web page according to an aspect of the
`present invention;
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`FIG. 11 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of
`the Health Index web page according to an aspect of the
`present invention;
`FIG. 12 is a front view of a specific embodiment of the
`sensor device shown in FIG. 1;
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`sensor device shown in FIG. 1;
`FIGS. 16 and 17 are front perspective views of a specific
`embodiment of the sensor device shown in FIG. 1;
`FIG. 18 is an exploded side perspective view of a specific
`embodiment of the sensor device shown in FIG. 1;
`FIG. 19 is a side view of the sensor device shown in FIGS.
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`12 through 18 inserted into a battery recharger unit; and
`FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating all of the compo-
`nents either mounted on or coupled to the printed circuit
`board forming a part of the sensor device shown in FIGS. 12
`through 18.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
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`In general, according to the present invention, data relating
`to the physiological state, the lifestyle and certain contextual
`parameters of an individual is collected and transmitted,
`either subsequently or in real-time,
`to a site, preferably
`remote from the individual, where it
`is stored for later
`manipulation and presentation to a recipient, preferably over
`an electronic network such as the Internet. Contextual param-
`eters as used herein means parameters relating to the environ-
`ment, surroundings and location of the individual, including,
`but not limited to, air quality, sound quality, ambient tempera-
`ture, global positioning and the like. Referring to FIG. 1,
`located at user location 5 is sensor device 10 adapted to be
`placed in proximity with at least a portion of the human body.
`Sensor device 10 is preferably worn by an individual user on
`his or her body, for example as part of a garment such as a
`form fitting shirt, or as part of an arm band or the like. Sensor
`device 10, includes one or more sensors, which are adapted to
`generate signals in response to physiological characteristics
`of an individual, and a microprocessor. Proximity as used
`herein means that the sensors of sensor device 10 are sepa-
`rated from the individual’s body by a material or the like, or
`a distance such that the capabilities of the sensors are not
`impeded.
`Sensor device 10 generates data indicative of various
`physiological parameters of an individual, such as the indi-
`vidual’s heart rate, pulse rate, beat-to-beat heart variability,
`EKG or ECG, respiration rate, skin temperature, core body
`temperature, heat flow offthe body, galvanic skin response or
`GSR, EMG, EEG, EOG, blood pressure, body fat, hydration
`level, activity level, oxygen consumption, glucose or blood
`sugar level,