Athleticism rating and performance measuring system

• US 10,525,323 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2019
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Chapa, Jr., Rodolfo, Arjomand, Hamid G., Braun, Adam C., Bark, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Renwick, Reginald A
• Application Number:
  US16/436,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20190290993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 211 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0009 Computerised real time comparison with previous movements or motion sequences of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• 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 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/026 stabilised by weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0661 arranged on the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/093 Height
• 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 2243/0025 Football American football A63B2243/007
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0037 Basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0066 Rugby; American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/007 American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 : Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 : Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/03 : Athletic drills or obstacles for sport training, other than foot obstacles for skipping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 : Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 : Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 : Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 : with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/22 : in connection with sports or games

Abstract

A universal athleticism rating system and related athletic performance measuring systems for accurately detecting and recording athletic performance are disclosed. The athleticism rating system evaluates individual athletes against a common, standardized, set of athletic performance tests. Each athlete performs the athletic tests and his or her scores in the individual tests are entered into a standardized calculation to produce a single athletic performance score. The related performance measuring system is preferably a timing system that ensures quick, easy, and accurate collection of athletic event timing related data without the need for the athlete to wear any special detection devices or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the performance measuring system integrates with the rating system to provide seamless athletic data collection and rating of athletes.

Claims

1. A method of processing athletic sensor data, comprising:

receiving, by a base unit, from a first sensor unit, and during a first time frame, performance data of a first athlete collected during the first athlete'"'"'s performance of an athletic activity during the first time frame;

generating, by the base unit, an activity-specific score for the first athlete, the activity-specific score generated based on an activity-specific rating equation and the performance data;

receiving, by the base unit, from a second sensor unit, and during a second time frame, second performance data for a second athlete during performance of the athletic activity;

generating, by the base unit, a second activity-specific score for the second athlete, the second activity-specific score generated based on the activity-specific rating equation and the second performance data;

processing, by the base unit, the activity-specific score and the second activity-specific score to determine a third time when the first athlete should replace the second athlete in the athletic activity; and

displaying, by the base unit, the third time during the athletic activity indicating when the first athlete should replace the second athlete.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first time frame and the second time frame overlap.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first time frame and the second time frame are identical.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the athletic activity comprises a team sport activity involving at least the first athlete and the second athlete.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the athletic activity comprises an activity-specific training drill having required movements related to the athletic activity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sensor unit is worn on an appendage of the first athlete.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second sensor unit is worn on an appendage of the second athlete.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the athletic activity is selected from the group consisting of football, soccer, running, jogging, yoga, and walking.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first sensor unit comprises a timing sensor; and

receiving performance data comprises automatically detecting a plurality of triggering events from the timing sensor during the first athlete'"'"'s performance of a first test related to the athletic activity.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the activity-specific score comprises:

determining that the first athlete'"'"'s performance constitute actions of an activity-specific action; and

determining that the first athlete is engaged in the athletic activity based on the activity-specific action.

11. A base unit, comprising:

one or more processors;

a wireless communications device;

a display device; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base unit to;

receive, using the wireless communications device, from a first sensor unit, and during a first time frame, performance data of a first athlete collected during the first athlete'"'"'s performance of an athletic activity during the first time frame;

generate an activity-specific score for the first athlete, the activity-specific score generated based on an activity-specific rating equation and the performance data;

receive, using the wireless communications device, from a second sensor unit, and during a second time frame, second performance data for a second athlete during performance of the athletic activity;

generate a second activity-specific score for the second athlete, the second activity-specific score generated based on the activity-specific rating equation and the second performance data;

process the activity-specific score and the second activity-specific score to determine a third time when the first athlete should replace the second athlete in the athletic activity; and

display, using the display device, the third time during the athletic activity indicating when the first athlete should replace the second athlete.

12. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the first time frame and the second time frame overlap.

13. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the first time frame and the second time frame are identical.

14. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the athletic activity comprises a team sport activity involving at least the first athlete and the second athlete.

15. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the athletic activity comprises an activity-specific training drill having required movements related to the athletic activity.

16. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the first sensor unit is worn on an appendage of the first athlete.

17. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the second sensor unit is worn on an appendage of the second athlete.

18. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the athletic activity is selected from the group consisting of football, soccer, running, jogging, yoga, and walking.

19. The base unit of claim 11, wherein:

the first sensor unit comprises a timing sensor; and

the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base unit to receive performance data by automatically detecting a plurality of triggering events from the timing sensor during the first athlete'"'"'s performance of a first test related to the athletic activity.

20. The base unit of claim 11, wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base unit to generate the activity-specific score by:

determining that the first athlete'"'"'s performance constitute actions of an activity-specific action; and

determining that the first athlete is engaged in the athletic activity based on the activity-specific action.