Activity Monitor with Incentive Features

Abstract

A method of monitoring a user's activity and rewarding the monitored activity. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of detecting motion of a user supported device; summing the motion; transmitting summed device motion to a reward center; and providing a reward to the user based on the summed device motion without comparing the device motion to a predefined kind of motion stored within the device.

1 . A method of monitoring a user's activity and rewarding the monitored activity, the method comprising:
 detecting motion of a user supported device;   summing the motion;   transmitting summed device motion to a reward center; and   providing a reward to the user based on the summed device motion without comparing the device motion to a predefined kind of motion stored within the device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the reward comprises an audio file. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the detecting and summing steps are performed by the user supported device, the method further comprising playing the music file with the user supported device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising determining whether device motion is the user's activity, the summing step comprising summing the device motion only if the device motion is the user's activity. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the transmitting step comprises transmitting summed device motion over the internet. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising displaying activity information on the device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising setting a monitoring period and displaying summed device motion at the end of the monitoring period. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the reward comprises cell phone minutes. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the reward comprises access to online games. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the reward comprises virtual rewards. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the reward comprises a collectible item.