Athletic data aggregation and display system

• US 10,313,868 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2018
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Folske, Keith, Andon, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): West, Lewis G
• Application Number:
  US16/019,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20180310161A1
• Time in Patent Office: 343 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Systems and methods relating to wirelessly transmitting athletic data, including personal fitness devices, to a display are provided. Embodiments relate to non-connectable advertising, such as using wireless advertising beacons, to transmit athletic data. Certain embodiments include using BTLE in non-connectable advertising modes to transmit data. Athletic data may be displayed by a display device observable by several users. Further embodiments utilize the data is coaching users of a group.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a processor;

a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive electronic information via a direct pairing with a first electronic device using one or more transmission protocols; and

a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform at least;

directly receiving a first advertising beacon from a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is paired with a first mobile device;

obtaining a first athletic attribute from the first advertising beacon;

directly receiving a second advertising beacon from a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is paired with a second mobile device;

obtaining a second athletic attribute from the second advertising beacon; and

displaying one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute on a display.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the first advertising beacon and the second advertising beacon are directly received during a first time frame.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause the processor to at least:

receive, from the first electronic device, instructions to display at least a portion of the first athletic attribute.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause the processor to at least:

receive, from a third electronic device, instructions to display an athletic attribute of a specific user associated with the first advertising beacon or the second advertising beacon.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein at least a portion of the first athletic attribute obtained from the first advertising beacon is determined by a setting on the third electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first athletic attribute obtained from the first advertising beacon is determined by a setting on the first electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the determining to display one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute comprises:

processing one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first advertising beacon is directly received from the first electronic device at the same time that the second electronic device is paired with the first mobile device, wherein the direct pairing is not broken as a result of directly receiving the first advertising beacon.

9. A method comprising:

directly receiving, by a processor and from a first electronic device, a first advertising beacon, wherein the first electronic device is paired with a first mobile device;

obtaining a first athletic attribute from the first advertising beacon;

directly receiving, by the processor and from a second electronic device, a second advertising beacon, wherein the second electronic device is paired with a second mobile device;

obtaining a second athletic attribute from the second advertising beacon; and

displaying one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute on a display.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein one or more of the first advertising beacon and the second advertising beacon are directly received during a first time frame.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor and from the first electronic device, instructions to display at least a portion of the first athletic attribute.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor and from a third electronic device, instructions to display an athletic attribute of a specific user associated with the first advertising beacon or the second advertising beacon.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein at least a portion of the first athletic attribute obtained from the first advertising beacon is determined by a setting on the third electronic device.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein at least a portion of the first athletic attribute obtained from the first advertising beacon is determined by a setting on the first electronic device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining to display one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute comprises:

Processing one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the first advertising beacon is directly received from the first electronic device at the same time that the second electronic device is paired with the first mobile device, wherein the pairing is not broken as a result of directly receiving the first advertising beacon.

17. A system comprising:

a first electronic device;

a second electronic device;

a processor; and

memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform at least;

directly receiving a first advertising beacon from the first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is paired with a first mobile device;

obtaining a first athletic attribute from the first advertising beacon;

directly receiving a second advertising beacon from the second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is paired with a second mobile device;

obtaining a second athletic attribute from the second advertising beacon; and

displaying one or more of the first athletic attribute and the second athletic attribute on a display.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein one or more of the first advertising beacon and the second advertising beacon are directly received during a first time frame.

19. The system of claim 18, the memory storing computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause the processor to at least:

receive, from the first electronic device, instructions to display at least a portion of the first athletic attribute.

20. The system of claim 18, the memory storing computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause the processor to at least:

receive, from a third electronic device, instructions to display an athletic attribute of a specific user associated with the first advertising beacon or the second advertising beacon.