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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Fitbit, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
James Park, Berkeley, CA (US);
Barry Burton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Heiko Panther, Oakland, CA (US);
Eric Friedman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fitbit, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices and system are provided. One method includes capturing activity data associated with activity of a user via a device. The activity data is captured over time, and the activity data is quantifiable by a plurality of metrics. The method includes storing the activity data in storage of the device and, from time to time, connecting the device with a computing device over a wireless communication link. The method defines using a first transfer rate for transferring activity data captured and stored over a period of time. The first transfer rate is used following startup of an activity tracking application on the computing device The method also defines using a second transfer rate for transferring activity data from the device to the computing device for display of the activity data in substantial-real time on the computing device.