Patent application number | Description | Published |
20160022200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INTELLIGENT GOAL RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTIVITY LEVEL USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user an intelligent goal recommendation for an activity level using earphones with biometric sensors. In one embodiment, the system includes earphones, including: speakers; a processor; a heartrate sensor electrically coupled to the processor; and a motion sensor electrically coupled to the processor. In this embodiment, the system also includes a memory coupled to a processor and having instructions stored that, when executed by the processor: monitor a movement of a user based on signals generated by the motion sensor; determine an activity score of the user based on the monitored movement of the user; detect a fatigue level of the user based on signals generated by the heart rate sensor; and display on a display an activity level recommendation based on the user's activity score, detected fatigue level, and a stored archive including historical information about the user's movement and fatigue level. | 01-28-2016 |
20160023047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TRAINING LOAD SCHEDULE FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE POSITIONING USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user a training load schedule for peak performance using earphones with biometric sensors. In one embodiment, the system includes earphones, including: speakers; a processor; a heartrate sensor electrically coupled to the processor; and a motion sensor electrically coupled to the processor. In this embodiment, the system also includes a memory coupled to a processor and having instructions stored that, when executed by the processor: display on a display an initial load schedule stored in a memory to the user; calculate a fatigue level of the user based on signals generated by the heartrate sensor; modify the initial load schedule based on the calculated fatigue level to create a dynamic load schedule for the user; and display on the display the dynamic load schedule to the user. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PERFORMANCE DAYS USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods are provided for using earphones with biometric sensors to identify and present information regarding performance periods. Fatigue level associated with fatigue experienced in response to a stimulus and recovery from such fatigue may be determined based on heart rate variability (HRV) data and learned user characteristics. One or more cycles of fatigue and recovery can be identified as a fitness cycle(s), each fitness cycle encompassing a period of time beginning with the stimulus associated with the fitness-related activity and progressing through recovery from the fatigue experienced in response to the stimulus associated with the fitness-related activity. A performance period may be predicted based on a pre-determined fatigue/recovery level instance within a fitness cycle. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIFESTYLE RECOMMENDATIONS USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing lifestyle recommendations using earphones with biometric sensors. In one embodiment, the system includes a pair of earphones including: speakers; a processor; a heartrate sensor electrically coupled to the processor; and a motion sensor electrically coupled to the processor. In this embodiment the system also includes a memory coupled to a processor and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor: monitor a movement of a user based on signals generated by the motion sensor; detect an activity of the user based on the monitored movement of the user; create an activity score associated with the user's movement; detect a fatigue level of the user based on signals generated by the heart rate sensor; and display on a display a lifestyle recommendation to the user based on the user's detected activity, the created activity score, and the detected fatigue level. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTICIPATING ACTIVITY USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods are disclosed for anticipating a user's activity using earphones with biometric sensors. In one embodiment, the system includes earphones, including: speakers; a processor; a heartrate sensor electrically coupled to the processor; and a motion sensor electrically coupled to the processor. In this embodiment, the system also includes a memory coupled to a processor and having instructions stored that, when executed by the processor: update a stored archive including historical information associated with the user's past activity, where the archive is updated based, in part, on signals generated by the motion sensor and signals generated by the heartrate sensor; and anticipate a future activity of the user based on the updated archive. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING BIOLOGICAL AGE OVER TIME BASED UPON HEART RATE VARIABILITY USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods are provided for using earphones with biometric sensors to track a user's biological age over time. In one embodiment, the system includes earphones, including: speakers; a processor; and a heartrate sensor electrically coupled to the processor. In this embodiment, the system also includes a memory coupled to a processor and having instructions stored that, when executed by the processor: receive one or more user determinable biological age parameters including an actual age of the user; determine one or more system measurable biological age parameters based on signals generated by the heartrate sensor; calculate a biological age factor as a function of the user determinable biological age parameters and the system measurable biological age parameters; calculate the user's biological age as a function of the biological age factor and the user's actual age; and display on a display the user's biological age. | 02-04-2016 |
20160030809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FITNESS CYCLES USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods for identifying and presenting information regarding a fitness cycle using earphones with biometric sensors are provided. Fatigue level associated with fatigue experienced in response to a stimulus and recovery from such fatigue may be determined based on heart rate variability (HRV) data and learned user characteristics. One or more cycles of fatigue and recovery can be identified as a fitness cycle(s), each fitness cycle encompassing a period of time beginning with the stimulus associated with the fitness-related activity and progressing through recovery from the fatigue experienced in response to the stimulus associated with the fitness-related activity. Information regarding the fitness cycle(s) can be presented to a user in a variety of ways, including on a display of a computing device in communication with the earphones with biometric sensors. | 02-04-2016 |
20160051184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SLEEP RECOMMENDATIONS USING EARBUDS WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods for providing a sleep recommendation include providing a sleep recommendation using an earphone with a biometric sensor. The system includes a preferred sleep determination module that determines a preferred sleep duration. The system also includes a sleep debt module that creates and updates a sleep debt based on the preferred sleep duration and an actual sleep duration. In addition, the system includes a sleep recommendation module that provides a recommended sleep duration based on the sleep debt. | 02-25-2016 |
20160051185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DYNAMIC ACTIVITY PROFILE USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - A system for creating and dynamically updating a user activity profile includes an earphone, a processor, a sensor module, a memory module. The memory module includes stored computer program code that, along with the memory module and the processor, is configured to carry out a number of operations to create and dynamically update the user activity profile. One such operation involves maintaining an activity archive that includes activity information received from the sensor module and that is representative of a user's activity. Another such operation includes creating and updating a dynamic activity profile based on initial user input and further based on the activity archive. The initial user input contributes to the dynamic activity profile according to a first weighting factor, and the activity archive contributes to the dynamic profile according to a second weighting factor. | 02-25-2016 |
20160058378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INTERPRETED RECOVERY SCORE - A system for providing an interpreted recovery score includes an apparatus for providing an interpreted recovery score. The apparatus includes a fatigue level module that detects a fatigue level. In addition, the apparatus includes a dynamic recovery profile module that creates and updates a dynamic recovery profile based on an archive. The archive includes historical information about the fatigue level. The apparatus also includes an interpreted recovery score module that creates and updates an interpreted recovery score based on the fatigue level and the dynamic recovery profile. | 03-03-2016 |