Patent ID: 8744803

Claim:
A method, comprising, capturing activity data associated with activity of a user via a device, the activity data being captured over time, the activity data quantified by a plurality of metrics; storing the activity data in storage of the device; connecting the device with a computing device over a wireless communication link; detecting an update condition when the device is connected with the computing device; and setting a packet transfer rate between the device and the computing device based upon the detected update condition, the update condition used to select one of a first transfer rate for transferring activity data captured and stored over a period of time or a second transfer rate for transferring activity data that is displayable in substantial-real time on the computing device; wherein the update condition is used to select the first transfer rate when detecting a starting of an activity tracking application on the computing device; wherein the update condition is used to select the second transfer rate while the device is connected with the computing device and the activity tracking application is open, the method is executed by a processor.