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Systems and methods for fitness and video games

  • US 10,434,422 B2
  • Filed: 12/26/2017
  • Issued: 10/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to motivate a user to exercise harder comprising:

  • a mobile device associated with a user; and

    an application stored in the mobile device, the application, when executed by the mobile device, providing;

    a position tracking function operable to employ GPS features of the mobile device to track positions of the user of the mobile device;

    a communication transmission function operable to employ communication facilities of the mobile device to communicate position information of the user of the mobile device to a server;

    a communication reception function operable to employ the communication facilities of the mobile device to receive position information of other users from the server;

    a monitor function operable to employ the position information of the other users from the server to identify other users within a predetermined distance of the user and operable to employ information from one or more sensors in communication with the user'"'"'s mobile device to determine a level of exercise of the first user; and

    a video game executing on the mobile device, operable to employ the position information of the other users, wherein a game level of the video game is set based upon both the level of exercise of the user, and a number of other users identified within a predetermined distance of the user;

    wherein setting the game level includes providing movement capabilities to a video game avatar of the user, wherein the movement capabilities of the user'"'"'s video game avatar are improved for playing the video game;

    wherein the monitor function is further operable to determine a number of other users within the predetermined distance from the user; and

    wherein the server is operable to provide incentives if a predetermined number of other users are within the predetermined distance of the user.

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