Methods, systems and devices for physical contact activated display and navigation

A device configured for capture of activity data for a user, comprising,

• a housing;
• a screen disposed on the housing to display a plurality of metrics which include metrics that characterize the activity data captured over time;
• a sensor disposed in the housing to capture physical contact upon a surface of the housing, and capture the activity data;
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• a processor to process the physical contact to determine if the physical contact qualifies as an input, wherein the processor determines that the physical contact qualifies as the input when a motion profile detected by the sensor in response to the physical contact is determined to be within a predefined profile that is indicative of the input, wherein the motion profile being within the predefined profile distinguishes the motion profile from captured activity data by the sensor, as the sensor is used to capture both the physical contact and the activity data, the processor enabling the screen to an on state when the physical contact qualifies as the input, the physical contact being qualified as the input without requiring an additional user input, the screen configured to display one or more of the plurality of metrics in accordance with a scroll order, a first metric of the plurality of metrics being displayed in accordance with user configuration identifying that the first metric is to be displayed in response to the physical contact that qualifies as the input, as determined by the processor.

A computer readable medium, being non-transitory, for storing program instructions executable by a processor, the computer readable medium comprising,

• program instructions for detecting a physical contact by a sensor of a device that is configured to display a plurality of metrics on a screen of the device, the physical contact being to a surface of a housing of the device that includes the sensor, the sensor additionally being used to detect activity data;
• program instructions for examining the physical contact to determine if the physical contact qualifies as an input for the device, wherein the physical contact qualifies as the input when a motion profile detected by the sensor in response to the physical contact is determined to be within a predefined profile that indicates the input, wherein the examining of the motion profile includes determining if the physical contact is the input for the device or is activity data, as the sensor is used to detect the physical contact and the activity data;
• program instructions for maintaining the screen of the device in an off state for physical contact that does not qualify as the input;
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• program instructions for activating the screen of the device to display a first metric when the examining determines that the physical contact qualifies as the input, the physical contact being qualified as the input without requiring an additional user input,
• program instructions for detecting user input to transition from the first metric to a next metric in a scroll order or to an off state, and
• if user input is received within a predetermined time after the off state, turning the screen on and displaying the last displayed metric, and if the user input is received after the predetermined time after the off state, turning the screen on and displaying the first metric, wherein the plurality of metrics include a time of day metric and metrics representing activity data captured by the device when associated with a user, the activity data being of the user.

An activity tracking device configured for capturing activity data for a user, comprising,

• a housing configured as a wearable wrist attachable structure;
• a screen disposed on the housing to display a plurality of metrics which include metrics that characterize the activity data captured over time;
• an accelerometer sensor disposed in the housing to capture physical contact upon a surface of the housing and capture activity data;
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• a processor to process the physical contact to determine if the physical contact qualifies as an input, wherein the physical contact qualifies as the input when a motion profile detected by the accelerometer sensor in response to the physical contact is determined to be within a predefined profile that is indicative of the input, wherein the motion profile being within the predefined profile distinguishes the physical contact from the activity data, as the accelerometer is used to capture both the physical contact and the activity data, the processor enabling the screen from an off state when the physical contact qualifies as the input, the physical contact being qualified as the input without requiring an additional user input the screen configured to display one or more of the plurality of metrics in accordance with a scroll order, a first metric of the plurality of metrics being displayed in accordance with user configuration identifying that the first metric is to be displayed in response to the physical contact that qualifies as the input, as determined by the processor, wherein the physical contact captured by the accelerometer sensor is from sensing or detecting one or more taps producing the predefined profile upon the surface of the housing by a finger, or hand or object, wherein the user configuration identifying the first metric enables setting of a shortcut to any metric in the scroll order to be the first metric.