Systems and methods for biometric data collection and display

Abstract

A software and hardware system is described that enables effective lifestyle management by providing a dynamic assessment of a user's physical and behavioral metrics via a high feedback ratio interface.

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         4 . A system for collecting, delivering, and presenting biometric information, the system comprising:
 a plurality of biometric hardware devices configured to utilize a communication network and configured to generate biometric data from a corresponding plurality of system users including a first system user;   one or more servers configured with software to (1) receive information regarding user characteristics over the communication network, wherein the user characteristics comprise at least one of age and gender; (2) receive generated biometric data from the plurality of biometric hardware devices over the communication network, (3) store the information regarding user characteristics and the biometric data in at least one database accessible to the one or more servers, (4) aggregate the received information regarding user characteristics and the received biometric data for at least some of the plurality of system users into a reference data set, (5) organize the reference data set to relate the received information regarding user characteristics and the biometric data of the plurality of system users in accordance with one or more filter criteria corresponding to one or more of the received user characteristics, wherein the one or more filter criteria comprise at least one of age and gender, (6) generate data relating at least some of the first system user's biometric data to at least some biometric data of an active reference data set, wherein the active reference data set is the reference data set or a subset of the reference data set defined by applying one or more of the filter criteria to the reference data set, and;   an Internet enabled device comprising a display;   wherein the system is configured to present a user interface on the display, and wherein the user interface comprises:   one or more filter selection elements corresponding to at least one of the age and gender filter criteria, wherein the one or more filter selection elements are configured to cause the software to define the active reference data set in accordance with one or more selected filter criteria;   a display of a chart or graph of the active reference data set;   a display of data comprising a first indication associated with the chart or graph showing a position of the first system user's biometric data in the chart or graph and a second indication showing a comparison of the first system user's biometric data with respect to the active reference data set, wherein the second indication showing the comparison comprises a percentile ranking.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is configured to present the one or more filter selection elements, the chart or graph, the first indication, and the second indication simultaneously on the user interface, and to change the displays of the chart or graph and the second indication in accordance with changes to the active reference data set caused by the first system user selecting filter criteria using one or more filter selection elements. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the chart or graph comprises a histogram. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the Internet enabled device comprising a display comprises at least one of the plurality of biometric devices. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the Internet enabled device comprising the display comprises a smart phone. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the chart or graph and the second indication change immediately upon the first system user selection of a different subset of the reference data set. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the system comprises a touch screen for user interaction with the user interface. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the biometric data stored in the database comprises biometric data from a plurality of system users. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the biometric hardware devices are selected from the group consisting of body weight scales, body composition scales, pedometers and heart rate monitors. 
     
     
         13 . A system for collecting, delivering, and presenting biometric information, the system comprising:
 a plurality of biometric hardware devices configured to utilize a communication network and are configured to generate biometric data from a corresponding plurality of system users;   one or more servers;   at least one database accessible to the one or more servers; and   software configured to (1) receive information regarding user characteristics from at least some of the plurality of system users, wherein the user characteristics comprise at least one of age and gender; (2) transfer the received information regarding user characteristics and the biometric data generated by the plurality of biometric hardware devices from the Internet enabled devices to the one or more servers over the communication network, (3) store at least some of the transferred information regarding user characteristics and biometric data in the at least one database, and (4) aggregate the received information regarding user characteristics and the received biometric data for at least some of the plurality of system users into a reference data set, (5) organize the reference data set to relate the received information regarding user characteristics and the biometric data of the plurality of system users in accordance with one or more filter criteria corresponding to one or more of the received user characteristics, wherein the one or more filter criteria comprise at least one of age and gender, (6) generate data relating at least some of a first user's biometric data to at least some biometric data of an active reference data set, wherein the active reference data set is the reference data set or a subset of the reference data set defined by applying one or more of the filter criteria to the reference data set, and (7) generate a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises:
 one or more filter criteria selection elements corresponding to at least one of the age and gender filter criteria, wherein the one or more filter criteria selection elements are configured to cause the software to define the active reference data set in accordance with one or more selected filter criteria; 
 a display of a chart or graph of the active reference data set; 
 a display of data comprising a first indication associated with the chart or graph showing a position of the first user's biometric data in the chart or graph and a second indication showing a comparison of the first user's biometric data with respect to the active reference data set, wherein the second indication showing the comparison comprises a percentile ranking. 
   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the software is further configured to display the one or more filter selection elements, the chart or graph, the first indication, and the second indication simultaneously on the user interface, and change the displays of the chart or graph and the second indication in accordance with changes to the active reference data set caused by selecting filter criteria using one or more of the filter selection elements. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein a portion of the software is configured for execution by the plurality of biometric hardware devices. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein a portion of the software is configured for execution by the one or more servers. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein a portion of the software is configured for execution by the one or more servers. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , additionally comprising an Internet enabled device comprising a display, wherein the software is configured to display the user interface on the display. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the Internet enabled device comprising a display is a smart phone. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein a portion of the software is configured for execution on the Internet enabled device comprising a display. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the portion of the software configured for execution on the Internet enabled device comprising a display is further configured to direct a browser to request biometric data from the one or more servers. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of biometric hardware devices are selected from the group consisting of body weight scales, body composition scales, pedometers and heart rate monitors.