Interactive athletic training log

• US 10,398,936 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2015
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Quatrochi, Danielle M., Nims, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Gebremichael, Bruk A
• Application Number:
  US14/726,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20150258383A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,558 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0025 Tracking the path or location of one or more users, e.g. players of a game
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0056 the pivoting movement being in a vertical plane, e.g. steppers with a horizontal axis platforms for rocking motion about a horizontal axis A63B22/16
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0076 Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system seats moving during exercise A63B22/0087; training appliances for rowing or sculling on boats A63B69/06
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/02 with movable endless bands , e.g. treadmills other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0664 performing an elliptic movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 : with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 : with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 : Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 : Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 : heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 : P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 : calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 : Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0084 : Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 : for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0697 : Reservation devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and techniques for the collection and display of athletic information. Athletic data relating to a single person or group of people is collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed at a desired remote location so that the person or people can review and critique their performance. In addition, athletic data for multiple persons can be collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed to a user at a desired remote location, so that the user can compare his or her athletic activities to others.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

creating a virtual team of a plurality of athletes;

formulating a team training program for reaching a team goal comprising a route having a plurality of locations having at least a first location and a second location; and

tracking progress of at least a first athlete and a second athlete of the team comprising;

displaying the training program in a user interface including a plurality of visual interactive elements corresponding to a plurality of tasks in the training program, wherein a first visual interactive element is configured to control at least one attribute of a first task and a second visual interactive element is configured to control at least one attribute of a second task;

receiving user input corresponding to a modification of an attribute of the first task of the plurality of tasks, wherein the user input includes interaction with the first visual interactive element;

automatically revising at least the second task scheduled for a time after the first task to compensate for the modification to the first task, wherein revising at least the second task is performed based on a predefined completion date for reaching the team goal and wherein automatically revising at least the second task includes modifying an appearance of the second visual interactive element;

receiving locational data of the first athlete and second athlete traversing over the route during performance of an athletic activity; and

receiving athletic performance data for each of the first athlete and the second athlete performing the athletic performance and storing the athletic performance data in association with the route;

receiving from an electronic source, an indication of audio data presented to each of the first athlete and the second athlete while traversing over the route between at least the first and the second location;

generating a route map on a user interface showing the route, generating the route map including;

receiving a zip code associated with a location;

displaying a map of the location associated with the zip code;

receiving user input drawing a route on the displayed map, drawing the route including displaying a total distance of the route as the route is drawn and drawing the route including highlighting the route on the map,

wherein the route map further includes one or more markers on the route identifying at least one metric of the athletic performance data;

generating a playlist of audio data based upon the audio data presented to the first and second athlete during performance of the athletic activity respective to the first location and the second location; and

responsive to receiving a user input interacting with a first marker of the user interface associated with the first location, providing information relating to the playlist generated, wherein a simultaneous provision of the generated playlist of the audio data and the at least one metric is selectively achieved along the route map of the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein there are at least two portions of the route between the first location and the second location, wherein the at least one metric comprises pace, and wherein generating the route map comprises:

selecting different colors for different portions of the route depending on a pace of at least one of the first athlete and the second athlete during traversal of different portions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein there are at least two portions of the route between the first location and the second location, wherein the audio data comprises a first song having a first tempo and a second song having a second tempo, and wherein generating the route map comprises:

selecting different colors for different portions of the route depending on a tempo of at least one of the first song and the second song during traversal of the different portions.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing a plurality of goals set for the team.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

generating a user interface displaying a list of the plurality of goals set for the team.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio data comprises a first song having a first tempo and a second song having a second tempo.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of goals includes a race at a predefined initiation time and wherein a display module is further configured to display a route for the race.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising a privacy module configured to prevent non-team members from viewing team information.

9. A system comprising:

a team creation module configured to create a virtual team of a plurality of athletes;

a goal module configured to;

determine a team training program for reaching a team goal comprising a route having a plurality of locations comprising at least a first location and a second location; and

track progress of at least a first and a second athlete of the team in reaching the team goal comprising;

display the training program in a user interface including a plurality of visual interactive elements corresponding to a plurality of tasks in the training program, wherein a first visual interactive element is configured to control at least one attribute of a first task and a second visual interactive element is configured to control at least one attribute of a second task;

receive user input corresponding to a modification of an attribute of the first task of the plurality of tasks, wherein the user input includes interaction with the first visual interactive element;

automatically revise at least the second task scheduled for a time after the first task to compensate for the modification to the first task, wherein revising at least the second task is performed based on a predefined completion date for reaching the team goal and wherein automatically revising at least the second task includes modifying an appearance of the second visual interactive element;

receive from a first sensor, locational data of the first and second athletes traversing over the route during performance of an athletic activity; and

receive from a second sensor, athletic performance data of at least one metric for the first and the second athletes performing the athletic performance and storing the athletic performance data of the athletic activity in association with the route;

an audio module configured to;

receive from an electronic source, an indication of audio data presented to each of the first and the second athlete while traversing over the route between at least the first and the second location;

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform at least;

generating a route map showing the route, wherein the route map further includes one or more markers on the route identifying at least one metric of the athletic performance data, wherein generating the route map includes;

receiving a zip code associated with a location;

displaying a map of the location associated with the zip code;

receiving user input drawing a route on the displayed map, drawing the route including displaying a total distance of the route as the route is drawn and drawing the route including highlighting the route on the map;

generating a playlist of audio data based upon the audio data presented to the first and second athlete during performance of the athletic activity; and

responsive to receiving a user input from an athlete of the team interacting with a first marker associated with the first location, providing information relating to playlist generated, wherein a simultaneous provision of the generated playlist of the audio data and the at least one metric is selectively achieved.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein there are at least two portions of the route between the first location and the second location, wherein the at least one metric comprises pace and wherein generating the route map comprises:

selecting different colors for different portions of the route depending on a pace of at least one of the first athlete and the second athlete during each of the different portions.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein there are at least two portions of the route between the first location and the second location, wherein the audio data comprises a first song having a first tempo and a second song having a second tempo, and wherein generating the route map comprises:

selecting different colors for different portions of the route depending on a tempo of at least one of the first song and the second song during each of the different portions.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the goal module is further configured to store a plurality of goals set for the team.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a display module configured to generate a user interface displaying a list of the plurality of goals set for the team.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the audio data comprises a first song having a first tempo and a second song having a second tempo.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of goals includes a race at a predefined initiation time and wherein a display module is further configured to display a route for the race.