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US 9,989,929 B2Granted
User interface for a multi-purpose band
AssigneeDP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Richard Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to provide a user interface for a multi-purpose band is described. The user interface includes two shapes, in one embodiment, each shape made up of a plurality of LEDs or other light sources. Multiple types of information may be provided to the user through the lights, including activity statistics, sleep statistics, and current time.
Claims19
A multi-use band comprising:
- a user interface including:
- a first shape including a first plurality of light sources;
- a second shape including a second plurality of light sources;
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- a state display to display a device state, the device state including:
- an inactive state, a user state selected from a user active state and a user sleep state, and a clock display state;
- the first shape and the second shape being concentric rings;
- the state display positioned in a center of the concentric rings;
- a state system to determine the device state, and to provide feedback on a current performance of a user for the user state using the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources when the device state is the user state;
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- a clock system to provide a current time using the using the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources when the device is in the clock display state.
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A multi-use band comprising:
- a plurality of light emitting diodes to display data arranged in a shape;
- a state system to determine a device state, the device state including a user active state, a user sleep state, and a clock display state;
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- a user interface including a state display to indicate the device state, and utilizing the plurality of light emitting diodes to provide feedback on a current performance of a user when the multi-user band is in the active state, to provide information about a sleep of the user in the user sleep state, and to provide a current time in the clock display state, wherein the state display comprises:
- no lights for the inactive state, walking figure for the active state, moon for the sleeping state, and clock face for the clock display state.
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A method of providing a multi-use band comprising:
- determine a device state;
- display the device state using a device state indicator, wherein the device state indicator comprises:
- no lights for the inactive state, walking figure for the active state, moon for the sleeping state, and clock face for the clock display state;
- display feedback on a current performance of a user in a first device state, and display a current time in a second device state, utilizing a user interface including a first shape including a first plurality of light sources and a second shape including a second plurality of light sources.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.