System and method for determining the occurrence of organized athletic events
First Claim
1. A method of identifying occurrence of one or more organized athletic events, each of the organized athletic events having a plurality of participants travelling at different paces, the method comprising:
- receiving athletic activity data for the participants from a plurality of activity monitoring devices carried by the participants, the athletic activity data defining workouts performed by the participants wherein the participants each travel at a different pace during their respective workouts;
defining a plurality of parameters for the athletic activity data, the parameters defining common athletic activity data for the participants of each of the organized athletic events;
clustering the athletic activity data into one or more clusters of workouts based on the defined parameters for the athletic activity data;
identifying the one or more organized athletic events based on the one or more clusters of workouts;
identifying the participants of at least one of the one or more athletic events; and
transmitting a message to the identified participants.
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Abstract
A method of identifying the occurrence of one or more organized athletic events including a plurality of participants is disclosed. The method includes receiving athletic activity data for the participants from a plurality of athletic activity monitoring devices carried by the participants. The received athletic activity data defines workouts performed by the participants. The method further includes defining a plurality of parameters for the athletic activity data, wherein the parameters define common athletic activity data for the participants of each of the organized athletic events. In addition, the method includes clustering the athletic activity data into one or more clusters of workouts based on the defined parameters for the athletic activity data. Furthermore, the method includes identifying the one or more organized athletic events based on the one or more clusters of workouts.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of identifying occurrence of one or more organized athletic events, each of the organized athletic events having a plurality of participants travelling at different paces, the method comprising:
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receiving athletic activity data for the participants from a plurality of activity monitoring devices carried by the participants, the athletic activity data defining workouts performed by the participants wherein the participants each travel at a different pace during their respective workouts; defining a plurality of parameters for the athletic activity data, the parameters defining common athletic activity data for the participants of each of the organized athletic events; clustering the athletic activity data into one or more clusters of workouts based on the defined parameters for the athletic activity data; identifying the one or more organized athletic events based on the one or more clusters of workouts; identifying the participants of at least one of the one or more athletic events; and transmitting a message to the identified participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An arrangement for identifying occurrence of one or more organized athletic events, each of the organized athletic events having a plurality of participants travelling at different paces, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality geo-position devices configured to be carried by the participants, each of the geo-position devices including at least one sensor configured to obtain athletic activity data for the participant, the athletic activity data defining a workout for the participant during the one of the organized athletic event, said workout defined by a pace that is different from paces of other participants during the organized athletic event; a database configured to store the athletic activity data; and an activity data processing system configured to (i) cluster the athletic activity data into one or more clusters of workouts based on parameters for the athletic activity data, the parameters defining common athletic activity data for the participants, and (ii) identify the one or more clusters of workouts as indicating existence of the one or more organized athletic events. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transient computer readable medium containing instructions for identifying an organized athletic event including a plurality of participants travelling at different paces by:
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receiving athletic activity data for the participants from a plurality of activity monitoring devices carried by the participants, the athletic activity data defining workouts performed by the participants, the athletic activity data including pace data that for each of the plurality of participants that indicates that the participants are travelling at different paces; clustering the athletic activity data into one or more clusters of workouts based on parameters for the athletic activity data, the parameters defining common athletic activity data for the participants; identifying one of the one or more clusters of workouts as indicating the existence of the organized athletic event; and sending a message to the participants of the organized athletic event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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