2015年10月29日,註冊於美國德拉瓦州,營業總部位於加州的Fitbit, Inc.於美國德拉瓦區法院提起專利訴訟,指控美國AliphCom d/b/a Jawbone (以下稱AliphCom) 以及BodyMedia, Inc. (以下稱BodyMedia, 而AliphCom與BodyMedia合稱被告) 侵害其所持有的3項美國專利,分別如下:
- US 8,920,332(以下稱’332專利) 專利名稱「Wearable heart rate monitor (穿戴式心律監視器)」,於2014年12月30日公告,專利申請號14/295,144,申請日2014年06月03日,優先權日期2010年09月30日,共有30個權利項,其中第1、18項為獨立項。發明人Yuen, Shelten Gee Jao, Hong, Jung Ook,專利權人FITBIT, INC.。
- US 8,868,377(以下稱’377專利) 專利名稱「Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same (攜帶式監視裝置與其作業方法)」,於2014年10月21日公告,專利申請號14/076,527,申請日2013年11月11日,優先權日期2010年09月30日,共有29個權利項,其中第1、10、17、25項為獨立項。發明人Friedman, Eric Nathan, Park, James, Yuen, Shelten Gee Jao,專利權人FITBIT, INC.。
- US 9,089,760 (以下稱’760專利) 專利名稱「System and method for activating a device based on a record of physical activity (基於一個身體活動紀錄而啟動一個裝置的系統與方法)」,於2015年07月28日,專利申請號13/869,670,申請日2013年04月24日,優先權日期2006年09月26日,共有22個權利項,其中第1、13項為獨立項。發明人Batour, Amado, Tropper, Seth A.,專利權人FITBIT, INC.。
圖一、健身穿戴式裝置專利訴訟Fitbit 控告AliphCom與BodyMedia
Fitbit成立於2007年,2015年5月在紐約證交所上市,致力於健身市場,其穿戴式裝置可追蹤睡眠與活動,包括Fitbit Zip、Fitbit One、Fitbit Flex、Fitbit Charge、Fitbit Charge HR與Fitbit Surge。原告指出,被告所生產與行銷的活動追蹤裝置,包括UP Move、UP24、UP2、UP3與UP4侵害了 一個以上的系爭專利。其產品包含UP App,成為UP 系統的一部分。
原告進一步指出,2013年4月AliphCom購併了BodyMedia,並使用BodyMedia的”多感測器方法”與其他科技於產品中以蒐集身體資料。產品包括多個感應器,例如溫度感應器、生物阻抗感測器,用於至少UP3與UP4產品。(880字;表3)
表一、專利訴訟案件基本資料:
訴訟名稱 |
Fitbit, Inc. v. AliphCom and Bodymedia, Inc. |
提告日期 |
2015年10月29日 |
原告 |
Fitbit, Inc. |
被告 |
AliphCom Bodymedia, Inc. |
案號 |
1:15-cv-00990 |
訴訟法院 |
District of Delaware |
系爭專利 |
US 8,920,332 US 8,868,377 US 9,089,760 |
系爭產品 |
Activity Trackers—including the UP Move, UP24, UP2, UP3, and UP4 |
訴狀下載 |
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Source: 科技政策研究與資訊中心—科技產業資訊室整理,2015/11
表二、系爭專利資料:
專利名稱 |
System and method for activating a device based on a record of physical activity |
公告號 |
US 9,089,760 |
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公告類型 |
B2 |
申請書編號 |
13/869,670 |
發佈日期 |
2015年07月28日 |
申請日期 |
2013年04月24日 |
優先權日期 |
2006年09月26日 |
發明人 |
Batour, Amado, Tropper, Seth A. |
現專利權人 |
FITBIT, INC. |
表三、系爭專利請求項要點解析
US 8,920,332 |
Wearable heart rate monitor 穿戴式心律監視器 |
Claim 1--A method of operating a heart rate monitor of a wearable fitness monitoring device comprising a plurality of sensors including the heart rate monitor and a motion detecting sensor, the method comprising:
(a) detecting motion of the wearable fitness monitoring device using the motion detecting sensor;
利用動作偵測感應器偵測穿戴式體適偵測裝置的移動;
(b) in response to detecting the motion in (a), operating the heart rate monitor in a worn detection mode configured to detect near proximity of the wearable fitness monitoring device to a user's skin; and
回應(a)步驟中所偵測到的移動,使心律監視器進入一 "穿戴偵測模式", 用以偵測該 "穿戴式體適偵測裝置" 是否鄰近該使用者皮膚,以及
(c) upon determining via the worn detection mode that the wearable fitness monitoring device is proximate to the user's skin, operating the heart rate monitor in a first mode configured to determine one or more characteristics of the user's heartbeat waveform, and wherein operations (b) and (c) are carried out by a processor.
透過該穿戴偵測模式, 當判定該穿戴式體適偵測裝置接近該使用者皮膚時,操作該心律監視器於 "第一模式" 用於判定使用者心跳波形的一個或更多特徵,而作業(b) 與 (c) 由一個處理器執行.
Claim 18--A wearable fitness monitoring device comprising:
18.一種可佩戴健身監測裝置包含:
a motion sensor configured to provide output corresponding to motion by a user wearing the fitness monitoring device;
一運動感應器, 能因應配戴該健身監測設備的使用者運動而輸出一信號;
a photoplethysmographic sensor comprising (i) a periodic light source, (ii) a photo detector positioned to receive periodic light emitted by the periodic light source after interacting with a user's skin, and (iii) circuitry determining a user's heart rate from an output of the photo detector; and
一個photoplethysmographic感測器包含 (i) 一個週期性光源,(ii) 一個光偵測器, 設置於可接收與使用者皮膚相互作用之後的該週期性光源發出的週期性光,以及 (iii) 一電路, 從該光偵測器輸出來判定用戶的心臟速率;和
control logic configured to:
一控制邏輯被設定為:
(a) detect motion of the wearable fitness monitoring device using the motion detecting sensor;
(a)利用該運動感應器去偵測佩戴該健身監測裝置使用者的運動;
(b) in response to detecting the motion in (a), operate the heart rate monitor in a worn detection mode configured to detect near proximity of the wearable fitness monitoring device to a user's skin; and
(b)若(a)步驟偵測到使用者在運動, 則啟動該心臟監測儀進入 "worn detection mode", 偵測使用者的皮膚是否鄰近該心臟監測儀; 和
(c) upon determining via the worn detection mode that the wearable fitness monitoring device is proximate to the user's skin, operate the heart rate monitor in a first mode configured to determine one or more characteristics of the user's heartbeat waveform.
(c)若(b)步驟偵測到使用者皮膚鄰近該心臟監測儀, 則啟動該心臟監測儀進入 "first mode", 設置成判定使用者心跳波形的一個或多個特性。 |
US 8,868,377 |
Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating same 攜帶式監視裝置與其作業方法 |
A portable activity monitoring device to calculate activity points corresponding to physical activities of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising:
a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user;
一個有實際尺寸與形狀的外罩合適於使用者身體;
a plurality of sensors, disposed in the housing, to generate sensor data which is representative of activity of the user, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least three accelerometers;
多個感應器,分布於外罩,以產生能代表使用者活動的感應器資料,在這多個感應器中包括至少三個加速計;
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors, to;
處理分佈於外罩並耦合至多個感應器的電路,以;
calculate the activity points of the user using the sensor data, wherein the activity points correlate to an amount of one or more physical activities of the user; and
用感應器資料計算使用者的活動數,而活動數與使用者一個或更多活動有關;以及
a display, coupled to the processing circuitry, to output the data which is representative of the activity points to the user. 一個顯示器,耦合至處理電路,以顯示代表使用者活動數的資料。 |
US 9,089,760 |
System and method for activating a device based on a record of physical activity 基於一個身體活動紀錄而啟動一個裝置的系統與方法 |
An apparatus for encouraging physical activity of a user, the apparatus comprising:
a wearable device comprising a removable component having one or more motion sensors that monitor physical activity of the user based on a motion of the removable component, wherein the removable component includes a computer memory, wherein the removable component includes circuitry configured to disregard physical activity monitored by the one or more motion sensors that is less than a value of a threshold amount of physical activity set in the computer memory, the circuitry further configured to record in the computer memory physical activity monitored by the one or more motion sensors that is greater than the value of the threshold amount of physical activity set in the computer memory, wherein the removable component includes a visual indicator that indicates an amount of the monitored physical activity recorded in the memory; and
一個穿戴式裝置其包括一個可拆卸組件,此組件擁有一個或更多動作偵測器以基於此可拆卸組件的動作監視使用者身體活動,此可拆卸組件內包括一個計算機記憶體,此可拆卸組件包括電路以忽略由一個以上動作感應器監視的身體活動其值低於預設在計算機記憶體內的身體活動臨界值,該電路進一步能於計算機記憶體記錄由一個或更多動作感應器所監視的身體活動其值大於預設在計算機記憶體內的身體活動臨界值,而在此可拆卸組件內包括一個可視指示器指出記錄於記憶體內所監視的身體活動的值,以及;
wherein the removable component wirelessly communicates information related to the monitored physical activity recorded in the memory to at least one secondary device. 在此可拆卸組件內可無線溝通關於所監視記錄於記憶體內身體活動的資訊到至少一個第二裝置。 |
Source: 科技政策研究與資訊中心—科技產業資訊室整理,2015/11
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