Energy expenditure device

• US 10,188,347 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2014
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Self, Christina S., White, Kristen L.
• Primary Examiner(s): HONG, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US14/465,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20150057942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,622 Days
• Field of Search: 434247
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1038 Measuring plantar pressure during gait
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Athletic activity may be tracked and monitored while providing encouragement and maintaining an individual'"'"'s interest in continuing to perform athletic activity. For example, energy expenditure values and energy expenditure intensity values may be calculated based on the duration and type of activity performed by an individual. These values and other movement data may be displayed on an interface in a manner to motivate the individual and maintain the individual'"'"'s interest. Other individuals (e.g., friends) may also be displayed on an interface through which a user'"'"'s progress is tracked. This may allow the user to also view the other individuals'"'"' progress toward completing an activity goal and/or challenge.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by a computing device and from one or more sensors, movement data of a first user along a plurality of axes for a first time period and a second time period;

for each time period, classifying, based at least on a type of the one or more sensors, the movement data of the first user into one of a plurality of predefined activity categories;

calculating, based upon the movement data and the activity category the movement data was classified into, a first energy expenditure value for the first time period and a second energy expenditure value for the second time period;

receiving movement data of a second user along a plurality of axes for a third time period and a fourth time period;

for each time period, classifying the movement data of the second user into one of the plurality of predefined activity categories;

calculating an energy expenditure value for the third time period and the fourth time period based upon the movement data and the activity category the movement data was classified into;

determining one or more derivatives of the energy expenditure values obtained during a unitary time frame that includes the first time period and the second time period to determine a first energy expenditure intensity value;

determining the energy expenditure values obtained during the time frame that includes the third time period and the fourth time period to obtain a second energy expenditure intensity value; and

displaying, using the computing device, a representation of the determined energy expenditure values and representations of the first energy expenditure intensity value and the second energy expenditure intensity value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein classifying the movement data of the first user into one of a plurality of predefined activity categories further comprises:

determining a location of the one or more sensors; and

classifying, based in part on the location of the one or more sensors, the movement data of the first user into one of the plurality of predefined activity categories.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a representation of the first energy expenditure intensity value further comprises:

visually modifying a portion of a user interface to indicate the first energy expenditure intensity value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation of the first and second energy expenditure intensity values comprises a color variable.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation of the determined energy expenditure values comprises a size variable.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the energy expenditure intensity value for the first user is greater than the energy expenditure intensity value for the second user.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting an electronic signal to a first electronic device associated with the first user and a second electronic device associated with the second user, indicative of whether the energy expenditure intensity value for the first user is greater than the energy expenditure intensity value for the second user.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

visually modifying one or more virtual objects representing a time period within the time frame based on the determined energy expenditure values.

9. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus at least to;

obtain, from one or more sensors, movement data of a first user along a plurality of axes for a first time period and a second time period;

for each time period, classify, based at least on a type of the one or more sensors, the movement data of the first user into one of a plurality of predefined activity categories;

calculate, based upon the movement data and the activity category the movement data was classified into, a first energy expenditure value for the first time period and a second energy expenditure value for the second time period;

receive movement data of a second user along a plurality of axes for a third time period and a fourth time period;

for each time period, classify, based at least on a type of the one or more sensors, the movement data of the second user into one of the plurality of predefined activity categories;

calculate an energy expenditure value for the third time period and the fourth time period based upon the movement data and the activity category the movement data was classified into;

determine one or more derivatives of the energy expenditure values obtained during a unitary time frame that includes the first time period and the second time period to determine a first energy expenditure intensity value;

determine the energy expenditure values obtained during the time frame that includes the third time period and the fourth time period to obtain a second energy expenditure intensity value; and

display a representation of the determined energy expenditure values and a representation of the first energy expenditure intensity value and the second energy expenditure intensity value.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

transmit a communication inviting one or more other users to participate in an activity challenge.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to display the representation of the first energy expenditure intensity value by visually modifying a portion of a user interface to indicate the first energy expenditure intensity value.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine whether the energy expenditure intensity value for the first user is greater than the energy expenditure intensity value for the second user.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

transmit an electronic signal to a first electronic device associated with the first user and a second electronic device associated with the second user, indicative of whether the energy expenditure intensity value for the first user is greater than the energy expenditure intensity value for the second user.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus at least to:

obtain, from one or more sensors, movement data of a first user along a plurality of axes for a first time period and a second time period;

for each time period, classify, based at least on a type of the one or more sensors, the movement data of the first user into one of a plurality of predefined activity categories;

calculate, based upon the movement data and the activity category the movement data was classified into, a first energy expenditure value for the first time period and a second energy expenditure value for the second time period;

receive movement data of a second user along a plurality of axes for a third time period and a fourth time period;

for each time period, classify the movement data of the second user into one of the plurality of predefined activity categories;

calculate an energy expenditure value for the third time period and the fourth time period based upon the movement data and the activity category the movement data was classified into;

determine one or more derivatives of the energy expenditure values obtained during a unitary time frame that includes the first time period and the second time period to determine a first energy expenditure intensity value;

determine the energy expenditure values obtained during the time frame that includes the third time period and the fourth time period to obtain a second energy expenditure intensity value; and

display a representation of the determined energy expenditure values and a representation of the first energy expenditure intensity value and the second energy expenditure intensity value.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to display the representation of the first energy expenditure intensity value by visually modifying a portion of a user interface to indicate the first energy expenditure intensity value.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the representation of the first and second energy expenditure intensity values comprises a color variable.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the representation of the determined energy expenditure values comprises a size variable.