System and method for creating an avatar
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1. A method for creating an avatar representing a level of athletic activity of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device, user specifications for creating the avatar representing an amount of athletic activity performed by the user;
determining, by the computing device, a set of one or more selectable avatar customization options based on the amount of athletic activity performed by the user;
providing the set of one or more avatar customization options to the user;
determining, by the computing device, a frequency of a type of athletic activity previously performed by the user;
generating a user interface displaying the avatar and other avatars in a distance traversed competition, where each avatar represents a user competing in the distance traversed competition, the user interface including a first portion displaying all avatars in the distance traversed competition and representing an entirety of a distance associated with the distance traversed competition, where a horizontal position of each displayed avatar represents the distance covered by the user represented by the avatar during the distance traversed competition, and a second portion displaying a portion of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition, the portion of the distance being less than the entirety of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition and the portion of the distance being dynamically determined based on a number of avatars matching a predetermined number of avatars for display in the second portion, the second portion displaying fewer than all of the avatars in the distance traversed competition; and
based on the determined frequency of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user;
selecting a type of activity for the avatar to perform, wherein different frequencies of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user correspond to different respective types of activity for the avatar to perform and wherein the selected type of activity is different from the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; and
animating the avatar to perform the selected type of activity and display the avatar in the second portion.
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Abstract
An avatar or avatar environment to visualize data may be provided within a social networking system or service, for example as part of the Internet, and/or within a desktop widget, panel, gadget, or the like. The avatar may further evolve or alter its appearance, animation, or other visual or audio characteristics in response to the data or other input such as athletic activity performed by a corresponding user. In particular, the avatar of an embodiment may respond to and provide visualization of athletic or sport performance data.
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1. A method for creating an avatar representing a level of athletic activity of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, user specifications for creating the avatar representing an amount of athletic activity performed by the user; determining, by the computing device, a set of one or more selectable avatar customization options based on the amount of athletic activity performed by the user; providing the set of one or more avatar customization options to the user; determining, by the computing device, a frequency of a type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; generating a user interface displaying the avatar and other avatars in a distance traversed competition, where each avatar represents a user competing in the distance traversed competition, the user interface including a first portion displaying all avatars in the distance traversed competition and representing an entirety of a distance associated with the distance traversed competition, where a horizontal position of each displayed avatar represents the distance covered by the user represented by the avatar during the distance traversed competition, and a second portion displaying a portion of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition, the portion of the distance being less than the entirety of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition and the portion of the distance being dynamically determined based on a number of avatars matching a predetermined number of avatars for display in the second portion, the second portion displaying fewer than all of the avatars in the distance traversed competition; and based on the determined frequency of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; selecting a type of activity for the avatar to perform, wherein different frequencies of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user correspond to different respective types of activity for the avatar to perform and wherein the selected type of activity is different from the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; and animating the avatar to perform the selected type of activity and display the avatar in the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; receive user specifications for creating an avatar representing an amount of athletic activity performed by a first user; determine a set of one or more selectable avatar customization options based on the amount of athletic activity performed by the first user; provide the set of one or more avatar customization options to the first user; determine a frequency of a type of athletic activity previously performed by the first user; generate a user interface displaying the avatar and other avatars in a distance traversed competition, where each avatar represents a user competing in the distance traversed competition, the user interface including a first portion displaying all avatars in the distance traversed competition and representing an entirety of a distance associated with the distance traversed competition, where a horizontal position of each displayed avatar represents the distance covered by the user represented by the avatar during the distance traversed competition, and a second portion displaying a portion of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition, the portion of the distance being less than the entirety of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition and the portion of the distance being dynamically determined based on a number of avatars matching a predetermined number of avatars for display in the second portion, the second portion displaying fewer than all of the avatars in the distance traversed competition; and based on the determined frequency of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the first user; select a type of activity for the avatar to perform, wherein different frequencies of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the first user correspond to different respective types of activity for the avatar to perform and wherein the selected type of activity is different from the type of athletic activity previously performed by the first user; and animate the avatar to perform the selected type of activity and display the avatar in the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. One or more tangible, non-transitory computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:
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receive user specifications for creating an avatar representing an amount of athletic activity performed by a user; determine a set of one or more selectable avatar customization options based on the amount of athletic activity performed by the user; provide the set of one or more avatar customization options to the user; determine a frequency of a type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; generate a user interface displaying the avatar and other avatars in a distance traversed competition, where each avatar represents a user competing in the distance traversed competition, the user interface including a first portion displaying all avatars in the distance traversed competition and representing an entirety of a distance associated with the distance traversed competition, where a horizontal position of each displayed avatar represents the distance covered by the user represented by the avatar during the distance traversed competition, and a second portion displaying a portion of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition, the portion of the distance being less than the entirety of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition and the portion of the distance being dynamically determined based on a number of avatars matching a predetermined number of avatars for display in the second portion, the second portion displaying fewer than all of the avatars in the distance traversed competition; and based on the determined frequency of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; select a type of activity for the avatar to perform, wherein different frequencies of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user correspond to different respective types of activity for the avatar to perform and wherein the selected type of activity is different from the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; and animate the avatar to perform the selected type of activity and display the avatar in the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; receive user specifications for creating an avatar representing an amount of athletic activity performed by a user; determine a set of one or more avatar customization options from a plurality of avatar customization options based on the amount of athletic activity performed by the user, wherein the determined one or more avatar customization options include an article of footwear and an animation and wherein the one or more avatar customization options include less than all of the plurality of avatar customization options; provide the set of one or more avatar customization options to the user, wherein a remainder of the plurality of avatar customization options are not selectable by the user; receive a selection of the article of footwear and the animation from the set of one or more avatar customization options; generate the avatar wearing the article of footwear;
animate the avatar according to the selected animation;determine a frequency of a type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; generate a user interface displaying the avatar and other avatars in a distance traversed competition, where each avatar represents a user competing in the distance traversed competition, the user interface including a first portion displaying all avatars in the distance traversed competition and representing an entirety of a distance associated with the distance traversed competition, where a horizontal position of each displayed avatar represents the distance covered by the user represented by the avatar during the distance traversed competition, and a second portion displaying a portion of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition, the portion of the distance being less than the entirety of the distance associated with the distance traversed competition and the portion of the distance being dynamically determined based on a number of avatars matching a predetermined number of avatars for display in the second portion, the second portion displaying fewer than all of the avatars in the distance traversed competition; and based on the determined frequency of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user; select a type of activity for the avatar to perform, wherein different frequencies of the type of athletic activity previously performed by the user correspond to different respective types of activity for the avatar to perform; and animate the avatar to perform the selected type of activity and display the avatar in the second portion.
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