Biological data tracking system and method

Abstract

A browser-based biological tracking system connects a computer to a set of wearable sensors. The system includes an application that is automatically downloaded from a server in response to a user accessing a webpage. The application sends data streams from the sensors to the server. The server calculates readings which are then displayed in a webpage. The set of sensors may include multiple types of sensors which utilize different communication interfaces. Some readings, called aggregate insights, are computed based on measurements from multiple sensors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A biological data tracking system comprising:
 at least one biological data sensor;   a computer including an internet connection and browser software; and   an application executing within the browser software, programmed to establish wireless communications with each of the at least one biological data sensors, receive streaming data from the at least one biological data sensor, and display, via the browser software, readings derived from the streamed data.   
     
     
         2 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 1  further comprising a server configured to receive the streams of data via an internet connection and compute the readings. 
     
     
         3 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 2  wherein the server is further configured to transmit the application program to the browser in response to a user accessing a web page. 
     
     
         4 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one biological data sensor includes at least two different types of sensors. 
     
     
         5 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 4  wherein the two different types of sensors communicate with the application using different communication interfaces. 
     
     
         6 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 4  wherein at least one reading of the readings is derived from data streams from both types of sensors. 
     
     
         7 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 1  wherein the application is further programmed to transmit commands to the at least one biological data sensor to change sensor settings. 
     
     
         8 . A biological data tracking system comprising:
 an application, executable within a web browser, programmed to establish wireless communications with a plurality of wearable sensors, receive streams of data from the sensors, and display readings derived from the streamed data; and   a server configured to transmit the application to the browser in response to a user accessing a web page.   
     
     
         9 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 8  wherein:
 the application transmits the streams of data to the server; and 
 the server calculates the readings. 
 
     
     
         10 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 8  wherein the plurality of wearable sensors includes at least two different types of sensors. 
     
     
         11 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 10  wherein the two different types of sensors communicate with the application using different communication interfaces. 
     
     
         12 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 8  wherein at least one reading of the readings is derived based on data streams from two different sensors. 
     
     
         13 . The biological data tracking system of  claim 8  wherein the application is further programmed to transmit commands to a subset of the plurality of wearable sensor to change sensor settings. 
     
     
         14 . A method of tracking biological data comprising:
 transmitting an application from a server to a browser in response to a user accessing a web page;   detecting, via the application, at least one wearable sensor;   connecting, via the application, to the at least one sensor;   wirelessly receiving, via the application, data streams from each of the at least one wearable sensors; and   displaying, within the browser, a reading derived from at least one of the data streams.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 transmitting the data streams from the browser to the server; and 
 transmitting the reading from the server to the browser. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising sending a command from the application to the at least one wearable sensor to change a sensor setting. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the at least one wearable sensor includes at least two different types of sensors. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the two types of sensors transmit data streams to the application using two different communication interfaces. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the reading is derived from data streams from more than one sensor.