BiNS APP app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Hanson Technology
First release : 12 Feb 2014
App size: 15.49 Mb
BiNS APP works with its companion wearable device – also name as BiNS, to track user’s daily activity, sleep, and fitness data. This application will generate an analysis information, such as vitality, sleep quality through dedicated algorithms, not only for simple fitness report, but also to help user check her/his health status.
User data can be stored in cloud to share with friends, family, or health counselor, and vice versa to access other users, for further taking care of their loved ones.
Features include:
• Scientific sleep analysis
• Real time fatigue assessment (Vitality level in %)
• Heart rate monitoring
• Ambient light as one of the sleep quality measurement
• Step and fitness tracking
• Wearable & phone two way controls
• Multiple users data can be accessed remotely
The software has multiple tab pages:
1.Main Page - 1st page, shows 1) Connection status, 2) Vitality, 3) Heart rate, 4) Activities of the day including steps and calories burnt.
2.Activity Page shows daily and monthly summary of steps and heart rate data collected.
3.Sleep Page shows daily summary of sleep time and quality.
4.More Page includes entries to set user profile and to pair device.
Daily step goal will notify user once user wearing the device achieves this goal. Alarm time also can be set and enabled at this page.
- Data read from wearable device
Every time phone is connected to the wearable device, the app will read the activity / sleep / steps data stored in wearable device. As this product stores the sleep data in very high resolution of 1-5 minutes (for best fatigue assessment), it may take long time to finish reading data.
- Sleep
From the daily chart, user is easily able to track his/her sleep patterns, including when went asleep and how long the sleep cycles took.
- Vitality
Vitality level (in percentage) is obtained by an algorithm and monitoring of user’s sleep and daily life patterns.
Once found continuous decrease of vitality level, or keeping low too long, the app will alert user to adjust her/his life pattern for more healthy life.
Further fatigue assessment can be provided through online service.
- Heart rate detection sensor
The app (together with wearable device) detects heart rate ranges up to 210 bpm, effectively monitor pulse changes reasons from fitness, alcohol, or emotions.
- Multiple users
The app is able to manage multiple users. Each user should set his/her own user information, and pair to different wearable devices.
If the new user is from remote users, then only need to enter the remote users account name and password to register.
At one time, only one user can be selected as active user, and data operations are valid to this active user only.
- Remote user data sharing
During the account creation, every user will decide whether the user data needs (can) be shared by others. If choose yes, data will be continuously upload to this apps cloud server, and allow other user to access them if they are authorized (through password protection).
- Device settings
The app has menu to allow user configure the paired wearable device. The settings include: display brightness, phone event notification.
- Screen sharing
User can share current App screen to other social medias (for example, Facebook, Line and WeChat) or email apps through the menu command.
- Filtering data collected when product was not worn
During calculation of vitality or sleep quality, the data suspected when from user didn’t wear the product will be ignored.
- Pair to new wearable, or release from current pairing
Press the [Pair to new device] button from More page to start a new search and pair cycle, or LONG press to release from currently paired wearable device.
Remarks: Continued use of Bluetooth function running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.