Patent ID: 9286792
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B,G08C,H04B,H04K,H04L,H04Q,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A portable activity-monitoring device comprising: monitoring circuitry, including at least one accelerometer, configured to generate user-activity data corresponding to activity of an individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device; and communication circuitry, coupled to the monitoring circuitry, configured to intermittently broadcast a notification signal to be received by a wireless communication device, the notification signal conveying information that identifies the portable activity-monitoring device and indicates (i) that, in at least one instance of the notification signal, the portable activity-monitoring device seeks establishment of a wireless communication link to enable transmission of the user-activity data to the wireless communication device, and (ii) that, in at least one other instance of the notification signal, the portable activity-monitoring device is available to communicate with the wireless communication device but does not seek establishment of a wireless communication link to transmit the user-activity data.