Monitoring fitness using a mobile device

• US 10,572,721 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2014
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Hoffman, Michael T., Crankson, Kwamina, Nims, Jason, Orenstein, Michael Levi, White, Kristen Laina
• Primary Examiner(s): McClellan, James S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carter, Kevin M
• Application Number:
  US14/475,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20140371887A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,002 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a sensor configured to detect a physical movement of a first user;

a display device; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to;

in response to a detecting user input, display, on the display device, a dynamic interface element enabling a first user to launch a first activity monitoring application;

receive, from an athletic activity monitoring system, athletic activity data recorded during an athletic activity performed by the first user;

process output from the sensor to provide a first control input to the apparatus in accordance with one or more first physical gestures, of the first user, detected by the sensor;

transmit, to one or more computing devices associated with one or more other users and based on the detected one or more first physical gestures, one or more metrics associated with the athletic activity data;

receive, from a computing device of a second user, communication data related to the athletic activity data;

display, on a portion of the dynamic interface element, the received communication data;

process output from the sensor to provide a second control input to the apparatus in accordance with one or more second physical gestures, of the first user, detected by the sensor;

determine, based on the second control input, a first user input selection indicating an acknowledgement by the first user of the received communication data; and

in response to determining the first user input selection and based on the detected one or more second physical gestures, automatically generate a response communication including a message viewable by the second user and indicating that the first user acknowledged the received communication data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

in response to receiving the first user input selection, display, on the dynamic interface element, an indication of the acknowledgement, by the first user, of the received communication data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received communication data includes at least one of text, audio, an image, or a video.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine an amount of wear sustained by athletic equipment during one or more previous workouts;

determine that the amount of wear exceeds a first wear threshold; and

in response to determining that the amount of wear exceeds the first wear threshold, generate a first product recommendation presenting one or more items of athletic equipment for the first user to purchase.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a wrist-worn device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to an audio device, audio content based at least in part on the received communication data.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a plurality of communication devices associated with a plurality of other users, additional communication data;

based on the athletic activity data, determine whether the first user exceeds a first activity threshold;

determine, based on the first activity threshold, a first set of messages, from the additional communication data, to present to the first user on the display device;

based on the athletic activity data, determine whether the first user exceeds a second activity threshold; and

in response to determining that the first user exceeds the second activity threshold and based on the second activity threshold, dynamically adjust one or more messages in the first set of messages presented to the first user on the display device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive additional user input indicating athletic equipment utilized by the first user during the athletic activity;

determine a level of wear sustained by the athletic equipment during the athletic activity; and

communicate a warning to the first user when the level of wear exceeds a first threshold.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a format of the response communication is determined based on the detected one or more second physical gestures,

wherein the format comprises at least one of a social network message, a text message, or an electronic mail message, and

wherein the message comprises at least one of text, audio, an image, or a video.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more first physical gestures and the one or more second physical gestures include at least one of:

an arm wave and a wrist rotation.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first physical gesture performed by the first user generates control input corresponding to a social network message, and wherein a second physical gesture performed by the first user generates control input corresponding to an email message.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a wrist-worn device, athletic activity data indicating an athletic activity performed by a first user;

in response to a detecting user input, displaying, on a display device, a dynamic interface element enabling the first user to launch a first activity monitoring application;

processing output, from a sensor of the wrist-worn device, to provide a first control input to the wrist-worn device in accordance with one or more first physical gestures, of the first user, detected by the sensor;

transmitting, to one or more computing devices associated with one or more other users and based on the detected one or more first physical gestures, one or more metrics associated with the athletic activity data;

receiving, from a computing device of a second user, communication data related to the athletic activity data;

displaying, on a portion of the dynamic interface element, the received communication data;

processing output, from the sensor, to provide a second control input to the wrist-worn device in accordance with one or more second physical gestures, of the first user, detected by the sensor;

determining, based on the second control input, a first user input selection indicating an acknowledgement by the first user of the received communication data; and

in response to determining the first user input selection and based on the detected one or more second physical gestures, automatically generating a response communication including a message viewable by the second user and indicating that the first user acknowledged the received communication data.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying, on a portion of the dynamic interface element, athletic activity data associated with the one or more other users.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

in response to receiving the first user input selection, displaying, on the dynamic interface element, an indication of the acknowledgement by the first user of the received communication data.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the received communication data includes at least one of text, audio, a video, or an image.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

transmitting to a portable audio device, audio content based at least in part on the received communication data.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein a format of the response communication is determined based on the detected one or more second physical gestures,

wherein the format comprises at least one of a social network message, a text message, or an electronic mail message,

wherein content of the message comprises at least one of text, audio, an image, or video.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more first physical gestures and the one or more second physical gestures include at least one of:

an arm wave and a wrist rotation.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer,

wherein a first physical gesture, performed by the first user and detected by the sensor, generates a social network message, and

wherein a second physical gesture, performed by the first user and detected by the sensor, generates an email message.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of other users, additional communication data;

based on the athletic activity data, determining whether the first user exceeds a first activity threshold;

determining, based on the first activity threshold, a first set of messages, from the additional communication data, to present to the first user on the display device;

based on the athletic activity data, determining whether the first user exceeds a second activity threshold; and

in response to determining that the first user exceeds the second activity threshold and based on the second activity threshold, dynamically adjusting one or more messages in the first set of messages presented to the first user on the display device.