# US 2014/0156196 A1 · Molded wristband case > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0156196 A1 - Document ID: US20140156196A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/027,016 - Filed: 2013-09-13 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-09-30 - Assignees: Fitbit, Inc. - Applicants: Fitbit, Inc. - Inventors: Mark Manuel Martinez; Michael Hans Berlinger; Keeline Burdick Wilcox; Michael Joseph Francisco; Andrew Cole Axley; James Park; Eric Nathan Friedman; Shelten Gee Jao Yuen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156196A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/0205: Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition - A61B 5/681: {Wristwatch-type devices} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - G06F 3/00: Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements - A61B 2560/0242: adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution - A61B 2560/0443: Modular apparatus - A61B 2562/0219: Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches - G01C 22/006: {Pedometers} - G16H 20/30: relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising - G16H 40/63: for local operation - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract A biometric monitoring device and multiple carrying cases for same are provided. In some implementations, the case may be made from a flexible viscoelastic material and the biometric monitoring device may be slipped into a receptacle in the case through an opening in the case; the opening may become distended during the insertion of the biometric monitoring device. In some implementations, the case may feature a display window that, in combination with materials of the biometric monitoring device, may mask a display of the biometric monitoring device from view when the display is off and may allow the display to be seen when the display is displaying content. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A biometric tracking system comprising: a biometric tracking module having a housing with a nominal maximum dimension, at least one biometric sensor, at least one processor, a memory, and a display, wherein the at least one biometric sensor, the at least one processor, and the display are communicatively connected with one another and the memory stores instructions for controlling the at least one processor to: obtain biometric data from the at least one biometric sensor, receive a request to display an aspect of the biometric data on the display, cause, responsive to the request, the display to show the aspect of the biometric data on the display, and cause, when the display is in an off state, the display to turn on to show the aspect of the biometric data on the display; and a molded band configured to be worn on an organism's limb or neck, the molded band having a receptacle with an opening having a nominal maximum dimension smaller than the nominal maximum dimension of the housing, wherein the biometric tracking module is configured to be removably inserted into the receptacle via the opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein the organism's limb or neck is a person's forearm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein the organism's limb or neck is a feline or canine neck. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein: the receptacle has an interior surface spanning opposing ends of the opening that are located along an axis substantially perpendicular to the organism's limb or the neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck, the housing has an exterior surface, and substantially all of the interior surface between the opposing ends of the opening contacts the exterior surface when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein: the receptacle has an interior surface, the housing has an exterior surface, and substantially all of the interior surface contacts the exterior surface when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein: the molded band is at least partially made from a compliant material between opposing ends of the opening that are located along an axis substantially perpendicular to the organism's limb or neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck, and the molded band is constructed such that the opening may be elastically stretched to a stretched maximum dimension larger than the nominal maximum dimension of the opening as the biometric tracking module is inserted through the opening and into the receptacle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The biometric tracking system of claim 6, wherein the compliant material has a Young's modulus between about 1 MPa and 690 MPa. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The biometric tracking system of claim 6, wherein the compliant material is selected from the group of materials consisting of thermoplastic polyurethanes, thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastic vulcanizates, polyurethanes, silicones, and combinations thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein the opening faces towards the organism's limb or neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein the opening faces away from the organism's limb or neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The biometric tracking system of claim 6, wherein the display is an illuminable display and a portion of the molded band that overlays the illuminable display when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle is made of a material that, in combination with any materials of the biometric tracking module interposed between the portion and the illuminable display when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle, has an opacity (i) that causes the illuminable display to not be visible through the portion when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle and the illuminable display is in an off state or is not displaying content and (ii) that causes the illuminable display to be visible through the portion when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle and the illuminable display is in an on state and displaying content. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The biometric tracking system of claim 11, wherein the portion of the molded band is made from a tinted translucent material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The biometric tracking system of claim 12, wherein the tinted translucent material has a light transmittance of between 15% and 50%. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The biometric tracking system of claim 11, wherein the portion of the molded band is made from a frosted translucent material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The biometric tracking system of claim 11, wherein the portion of the molded band has a reflective coating through which the illuminable display is visible when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the receptacle and the illuminable display is displaying content. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, wherein: the molded band has a first strap extending away from a first edge of the opening by a first length and a second strap extending away from a second edge of the opening on an opposite side of the opening from the first edge by a second length, the first strap, the second strap, and the receptacle substantially define a band plane that is substantially perpendicular to a limb axis of the organism's limb or a neck axis of the organism's neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck, the first strap has a plurality of similarly-sized holes distributed along at least a portion of the first length, at least one peg protrudes from the second strap, the at least one peg has a head portion and a stem portion, the head portion and the stem portion of each peg are sized to be insertable through one of the similarly-sized holes, and each similarly-sized hole is sized such that the similarly-sized hole is distended to a greater degree by the insertion of the head portion through the similarly-sized hole than by the insertion of the stem portion through the similarly-sized hole. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The biometric tracking system of claim 1, further comprising: a peg component, the peg component having a base and at least one peg protruding from the base, wherein: the molded band has a first strap extending away from a first edge of the opening by a first length and a second strap extending away from a second edge of the opening on an opposite side of the opening from the first edge by a second length, the first strap, the second strap, and the receptacle substantially define a band plane that is substantially perpendicular to a limb axis of the organism's limb or a neck axis of the organism's neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck, the first strap has a plurality of first holes distributed along at least a portion of the first length, the second strap has a corresponding second hole for each peg of the peg component, each peg of the peg component has a head portion and a stem portion, the head portion and the stem portion of each peg are sized to be insertable through one of the first holes and through the corresponding second hole, each first hole is sized such that the first hole is distended to a greater degree by the insertion of the head portion through the first hole than by the insertion of the stem portion through the first hole. ### Claim 18 A band configured to be worn on an organism's limb or neck, the band comprising: a molded body; a first molded strap extending away from a first end of the molded body; a second molded strap extending away from a second end of the molded body opposite the first end, wherein the molded body, the first molded strap, and the second molded strap are configured to substantially encircle the organism's limb or neck and substantially define a band plane perpendicular to a limb axis of the organism's limb or a neck axis of the organism's neck when the band is worn on the organism's limb or neck; a cavity within the molded body, the cavity sized to receive a biometric tracking device and to hold the biometric tracking device substantially fixed with respect to the molded body when the biometric tracking device is fully inserted into the cavity; and an opening in the molded body leading to the cavity, the opening sized to be smaller in cross-sectional area than the maximum cross-sectional area of the biometric tracking device in a plane substantially parallel to the opening when the biometric tracking device is fully inserted into the cavity. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein the organism's limb or neck is a person's forearm. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein the organism's limb or neck is a feline or canine neck. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein: the cavity has an interior surface spanning between opposing ends of the opening, the opposing ends of the opening are located along an axis spanning between the first end of the molded body and the second end of the molded body, and substantially all of the interior surface spanning between the opposing ends of the opening contacts an exterior surface of the biometric tracking device when the biometric tracking device is fully inserted into the cavity. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein: the cavity has an interior surface, and substantially all of the interior surface contacts an exterior surface of the biometric tracking module when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the cavity. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein: the molded body is at least partially made from a compliant material between the first end of the molded body and the second end of the molded body, and the molded body is designed such that the opening may be elastically stretched to permit the biometric tracking device to be fully inserted into the cavity. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The band of claim 23, wherein the compliant material is selected from the group of materials consisting of thermoplastic polyurethanes, thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastic vulcanizates, polyurethanes, silicones, and combinations thereof. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The band of claim 23, wherein the compliant material has a Young's modulus between about 1 MPa and 690 MPa. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The band of claim 23, wherein the display is an illuminable display and a portion of the molded body that overlays the illuminable display of the biometric tracking module when the biometric tracking module is fully inserted into the cavity is made of a material that, in combination with any materials of the biometric tracking module interposed between the portion and the illuminable display when the biometric tracking module is fully inserted into the cavity, has an opacity that causes the illuminable display to not be visible through the portion when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the cavity and the illuminable display is in an off state or is not displaying content and that causes the illuminable display to be visible through the portion when the biometric tracking module is inserted into the cavity and the illuminable display is in an on state and displaying content. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The band of claim 26, wherein the portion of the molded band is made from a material selected from the group consisting of: a tinted translucent material, a frosted translucent material, and a reflective material. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The band of claim 27, wherein the tinted translucent material has a light transmittance of between 15% and 50%. ### Claim 29 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein the opening faces towards the organism's limb or neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck. ### Claim 30 (depends on 18) The band of claim 18, wherein the opening faces away from the organism's limb or neck when the molded band is worn on the organism's limb or neck.