Wearable electronic device for providing depth change feedback

A wearable electronic device for providing feedback associated with a diving activity, the wearable electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• a feedback device located in the housing and configured to generate a vibration;
• a depth sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a current depth of the housing;
• a memory element located in the housing and configured to store at least one previously determined depth;
• a processing element in electronic communication with the feedback device, the depth sensor, and the memory element, the processing element configured to:
• determine the current depth based on the signal indicative of a current depth,
• determine a rate of change in depth based at least in part on a difference between the determined current depth and the at least one previously determined depth, and
• control the feedback device to generate the vibration in a pattern indicative of the rate of change in depth
• wherein the pattern indicative of the rate of change in depth includes a number of vibrations output over a period of time, the number of vibrations being proportional to the rate of change in depth.

A wearable electronic device for providing feedback associated with a diving activity, the wearable electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• a feedback device located in the housing and configured to generate a vibration;
• a depth sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a current depth of the housing;
• a memory element located in the housing and configured to store a vertical depth change notification distance;
• a processing element in electronic communication with the feedback device, the depth sensor, and the memory element, the processing element configured to:
• determine the current depth based on the signal indicative of a current depth,
• determine a rate of change in depth based at least in part on the determined current depth,
• control the feedback device to generate the vibration when the current depth is a multiple of the vertical depth change notification distance, and
• control the feedback device to generate a second vibration in a pattern indicative of a rate of change in depth, wherein the pattern indicative of the rate of change in depth includes a number of vibrations output over a period of time, the number of vibrations being proportional to the rate of change in depth.