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The Jawbone UPAn Activity Tracking Device

That Allows You to Better Know Yourself.

Benjamin Thomas Sepe

The Pennsylvania State UniversityOctober 15, 2013

Source: EFTM
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TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page & Cover 1

Table of Contents 2

Audience Analysis 3

Who is this device designed for? 3What can this device do? 3

Introduction 4

Parts of the UP 5

Functional Button 5

Indicator Light 5

3.5 mm Headphone Jack 5

Internal Components 6

Parts of the App 7

Activity Center 7

Sleep Center 7

Diet Center 8

Using the UP Band 8

Syncing your Band 8

Recording an Activity 9

Recording Sleep/Naps 9

Using the UP App 10

Home Page 10

Trends Page 10

Conclusion 11

Works Cited 12


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Who is this description for?

The Jawbone UPwas designed to help active individuals better understand theirdaily activities. Information ranging from the amount of sleep you clock every night

to the level of movement you experience each day, and even the food you eat during

it all can be easily tracked by using the Jawbone UP and the UP App.

This device is for those that want to more clearly see how the choices they make

affect their overall health. Most everyone wishes to improve some aspect of their

well being, and this description aims to offer some details about how the UP

functions to those that are interested in bettering themselves. Teachers, laborers,

managers, and astronauts alike can benefit from this description.

What does this device offer?

The Jawbone UP is a very sensitive motion-tracking wristband that allows users to

track sleep, activity, and consumption. With minimalistic styling and a broad range

of colors, this activity tracker aims to be a fashion item as well as a functional daily

tracker. Tabulating useful data like sleep patterns, caloric intake, number of miles

walked, and calories burned this band helps you easily and concisely see how

every part of a users day is going.

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Introduction to the Jawbone UP

Figure 1. The Jawbone UP (MakeUsOf.com)

This is the Jawbone UP. It exists somewhere between the worlds of fashion and

fitness. At its foundation, it is a wearable daily activity meter that calculates steps,

distance, and calories as you go about your business. However, using highly

advanced components, this device stands out in the world of wearable tech by being

a highly accurate sleep and diet calculator in a delightfully attractive package.

This technical description aims to break down the Jawbone Up and its associated

smart phone application to reveal some of its capabilities. Incorporating both spatial

and process descriptions, this document will provide usable detail into how this

band works and what it can offer a potential user.
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The Components of the Jawbone UP

From the outside this device seems fairly simple in nature. The band consists of a

single piece of hypoallergenic TPU rubber. At one end there is one solitary button,

and at the other is a removable cap that reveals a standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

The basic casing is pictured below in Figure 2.

Though not detectable unless activated, there is also a set of LED indicators that

flash to denote a change in mode. A blue moon represents sleeping mode, while a

starburst represents awake - or active - mode.

Figure 2.External Components (JawboneUpTips.com)

The sole button is used to change modes, and different combinations of pressing this

button can lead to unique applications of the band. These combinations will be

addressed more completely in a following section.

The headphone jack is used primary as a means of syncing the data acquired by the

band to a users smartphone. A user can sync the data by removing the cap and

inserting the device into the headphone jack on their smartphone. Adding to its

function, the headphone jack is also used to charge the device using a specialized

charger.
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The internal workings of the device are what really make the Jawbone UP such a

unique tool. In Figure 3, the components inside the TPU casing are labeled so to

help understand how this device works. Each component serves a purpose in the

device, and further information about each can be found below.

Figure 3. Internal Components (EFTM.com)

Rechargeable Battery

Lithium-ion polymer battery 10 days of use between charges 80% charge in 45 minutes

100% charge in 80 minutes

Vibration Motor

Intelligent Alarm to wake usergently and quietly

Indicate changes in mode

Precision Motion Sensor

Cutting edge MotionXtechnology for active setting

Actigraphy measurementtechnology for sleep setting

TPU Rubber Casing

Sweat and Shower Safe Easily cleaned Hypoallergenic
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Finding Your Way Around The Smart Phone Application

While the device itself has numerous technical advances, it is only with the

combined use of the smart phone application that all this technology and data can

be presented in a way that is useful to the user. For the purpose of this product

description, the mobile app will be broken down into three groups: Activity, Sleep,and Diet.

Activity

The activity section portrays the level of activity

attained at any given time of the day.

Represented in a bar graph style, taller and

darker bars indicate higher levels of activity.

The user can create daily step goals and as they

sync their UP band throughout the day, they canwatch as the percentage completion rises.

Figure 4.Activity Section(Appszoom.com)

Sleep

The sleep section portrays the quality and

duration of the userssleep. After syncing the

UP band in the morning, this section reveals

the times when sleep was deepest, number of

times awake (even though the user may not

remember), and how close they were to

reaching the sleep goal set for that night.

Figure 5.Sleep Section(Appszoom.com)
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Diet

The diet section is a useful tool that allows users

to track the fuel that they are putting into their

body. As any good athlete knows, diet is half ofgetting into optimal shape. The UP app gives users

a clear and concise way of tracking nutrient info

such as fiber, protein, fat, and carbohydrate

intake. As meals are logged throughout the day,

these values tally up and can help users

understand what foods are best for them and

which foods are the worst. Additionally, many

people do not understand how quickly calories

can pile up, so giving them a number can help

relate the amount of food they are eating to a

value.

Using the Jawbone UP Activity Band

Syncing the Jawbone UP

One of the most important things that

an UP user will do with their band is

sync it to their mobile device. This

simple action takes about 30 seconds,

and though it can be done as often as

the user likes, the website

recommends twice a day. Syncing the

device to the app allows all of the

movement and sleep data to be

transferred and tabulated by the appinto useful information.

As previously mentioned, this action is

done by removing the cap on the

device and placing the 3.5mm

headphone jack into your mobile

device.

Figure 6.Diet Section

(Appszoom.com)

Figure 7.Syncing (Source:OurOrdinaryLife.com)
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Recording an Activity & Sleep

Figure 8, at left, shows the process of

changing modes on the UP device. The

first image depicts the wristband in its

standby state.

Many users will use this band to track a

range of activities. While the Jawbone UP

most easily records step-based

workouts, there is a function that allows

other types of activity to be monitored as

well. By pressing the button twice in

quick succession, the app will begin an

activity timer. After syncing, a user can

select from a range of workout types,

including lifting, Pilates, and racquetsports. A pulsating green starburst will

indicate a timed activity, as seen in the

second image.

In order to change from activity mode to

sleep mode, the user must simply hold in

the button until a blue crescent moon

shape shows up. This will tell the UP to

switch to Actigraphy instead of MotionX

tracking to better follow your sleep

patterns. To take a timed Power Nap,simply press the button three times in

quick succession until a pulsating moon

appears.

Figure 8.Changing Modes (Source:

OurOrdinaryLife.com)
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Using the Up Phone Application

The Home Screen

When a user opens the UP app on their

mobile device, they are greeting withthis page that shows them how their

day is going. As seen in Figure 9, the

three columns represent Sleep, Activity,

and Diet. By selecting any one of these

columns you can be taken directly to

that specific section, as discussed in

Finding your way around the

Smartphone Application.

Figure 9.Home Page (Source: Personal Screen Shot)

Trends

One of the reasons that the UP is

such a useful tool is its ability to let

you see trends in your behavior.

From the Home Screen of the

Jawbone UP app, one may swipeleft to find a trends section, as

depicted in Figure 10.This section

can be really useful because it

assist in visualizing how certain

circumstances affect the user. Do

lazy Sundays make you move less?

Why is Saturday sleep always so

terrible? By seeing the information

in a trend-line like this, a user can

better adapt their schedule to fix

bad habits.

Figure 10. Trends (Source: PersonalScreen Shot)


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Conclusion

The Jawbone UP is a very sensitive motion-tracking wristband that allows users to

track sleep, activity, and consumption. This document aims to discuss the physical

parameters of the device and mobile application. In addition, it aims to portray

some of the processes that it can do.

Though there is no substitute for knowledge and good judgment when in comes to

personal health, the Jawbone UP is a highly technical tool that anyone can use to

better understand their habits and ultimately make smarter decisions about their

life.


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