System and method for tracking the usage of athletic equipment

• US 10,124,234 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2014
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Finish Time Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Todd M. Martin
• Inventors: Martin, Todd M.
• Primary Examiner(s): McAtee, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US14/176,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20140156041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,739 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A web-based platform and method for providing access information regarding athletic events and personal training information. The platform may include an events calendar that may be personalized, a training log, a media portal containing photographs of a participant in an athletic event, and a rankings generator configured to rank a user against other users within given set of parameters.

Claims

1. A system for tracking usage of athletic equipment of a user, comprising:

a database server including a user database for maintaining records of users registered to access said database server;

a training log server configured to;

receive and store data from each registered user regarding a category of athletic activity in which the registered user engaged;

receive and store data from each registered user regarding a distance the registered user trained for a given day for each category of athletic activity;

receive and store data from each registered user regarding an amount of time the registered user trained for each category of athletic activity;

calculate a time-based total distance for each category of athletic activity; and

generate a graphical representation of at least one of the calculated time-based total distances;

a processor configured to determine whether the user is a registered user based on the records maintained in said user database, said processor being configured to generate a graphical user interface having a plurality of fields for entering data regarding the use of the athletic equipment used by the registered user, at least one of said fields pertaining to the date of first use of the athletic equipment by the registered user, another of said fields pertaining to a warning value enterable by the registered user, said processor being configured to;

track usage of the athletic equipment based on usage data received and stored by said training log server, issue a warning to the registered user that the athletic equipment is approaching maximum usage once the usage reaches the warning value entered by the registered user, and issue an alert to the user after determining that the maximum usage has been reached; and

a wearable GPS-enabled mobile device which is internet ready, said GPS mobile device being configured to communicate training data live to said training log server as the user is training to automatically update said training log server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to track usage time of the athletic equipment based on the time data received and stored by said training log server.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said processor is configured to issue the warning based on the usage time.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to track usage distance of the athletic equipment based on the distance data received and stored by said training log server.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said processor is configured to issue the warning based on the usage distance.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to present a predefined list of athletic equipment for selection by the registered user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said training log server is configured to receive and store data from each registered user regarding a first use of a bike used by the user since the bike received a tune-up, said processor being configured to track a distance the bike is used based on the data received from the registered user regarding the distance the registered user trained on the bike.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said GPS-enabled mobile device is configured to be worn by a runner while training.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said GPS-enabled mobile device is configured to be worn by a cyclist while training.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to track calendar time of the athletic equipment based on the time data received and stored by said training log server.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said processor is configured to issue the warning based on the calendar time.

12. A system for tracking usage of athletic equipment of a user, comprising:

a wearable GPS device configured to communicate training data as the user is training; and

a web platform including a training log database configured to store the training data communicated from said GPS device, said web platform including a processor configured to generate a graphical user interface having a plurality of fields for entering data regarding the use of the athletic equipment used by the user, at least one of said fields pertaining to the date of first use of the athletic equipment by the user, another of said fields pertaining to a warning value enterable by the user, said processor being configured to;

track usage of the athletic equipment based on the training data stored in said training log database, issue a warning to the user that the athletic equipment is approaching maximum usage once the usage reaches the warning value entered by the user, and issue an alert to the user after determining that the maximum usage has been reached.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said processor is configured to track usage distance of the athletic equipment based on distance data stored in said training log database.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said processor is configured to issue the warning based on the usage distance.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein said processor is configured to present a predefined list of athletic equipment for selection by the user.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said GPS device is configured to be worn by a runner while training.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein said GPS device is configured to be worn by a cyclist while training.