Athletic data aggregation for online communities

• US 10,709,955 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2017
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Elford, Michael C., Richen, Owyn, Trevino Lopez, Homero
• Primary Examiner(s): Coburn, Corbett B
• Application Number:
  US15/458,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20170266531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• 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 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for monitoring athletic performance data for a plurality of users and motivating increased athletic activity among users by providing challenges and suggestion for improving athletic performance. User athletic performance data and other information may be associated with user communications using one or more identifiers and displayed to the user via an interface, including user leaderboards and other interface displays.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

broadcasting, by a computing device, an electronic communication to a plurality of users including one or more user-selected metadata tags indicating a first athletic activity performed by a first user of the plurality of users, a first set of performance data of the first user during the first athletic activity, and a first set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity;

generating for display, by the computing device, a user interface, wherein the user interface indicates, on a first display, the first set of performance data and the first set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity;

in response to selection with an input device of the user interface, receiving a first user input requesting display of at least one of a second set of performance data and a second set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity performed by one or more other users of the plurality of users;

after receiving the first user input, determining, by the computing device, a set of communications by one or more other users of the plurality of users that include the one or more user-selected metadata tags and the second set of performance data of the one or more other users;

filtering, by the computing device and based on the set of communications, the second set of performance data of the one or more other users and the second set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity based on one or more athletic activity parameters; and

generating for display, by the computing device and via the user interface, the filtered second set of performance data and the second set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity performed by one or more other users of the plurality of users.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second user input for requesting display of a leaderboard in response to selection with the input device of an interface element on the user interface; and

in response to receiving the second user input, displaying, by via the user interface and based on the first and second sets of performance data, a leaderboard of the plurality of users associated with performance of the first athletic activity.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, where a user of the plurality of users includes the one or more user-selected metadata tags in a plurality of communications including performance data associated with a plurality of athletic activities performed by the user, the user is ranked on the leaderboard based on a cumulative value of the performance data.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein ranking the users on the leaderboard is based on a performance metric derived from the first and second sets of performance data.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of users are ranked on the leaderboard for a selected time period.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the computing device, a user-selected metadata tag, of the one or more user-selected metadata tags, in a communication comprising a third set of performance data associated with the first athletic activity; and

in response to detecting the user-selected metadata tag, generating for display, via the user interface, a leaderboard of the plurality of users indicating performance data associated with the first athletic activity.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating for display the leaderboard further comprises:

displaying, via the leaderboard and based on the second set of performance data associated with the first athletic activity included in the communication contributes to a ranking of one or more users, of the plurality of users, on the displayed leaderboard.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more user-selected metadata tags is a hashtag.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more content items comprise at least one of a text, a video, and an image.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of leaderboards are generated for different user-selected metadata tags used in a plurality of electronic communications sent by the plurality of users.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of leaderboards are searchable based on the different user-selected metadata tags.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor;

an input device; and

at least one memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the processor to at least;

broadcast, to a plurality of users, an electronic communication including one or more user-selected metadata tags indicating a first athletic activity performed by a first user, a first set of performance data of the first user during the first athletic activity, and a first set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity;

generate for display a user interface, wherein the user interface indicates, on a first display, the first set of performance data and the one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity;

in response to selection with the input device of the user interface, receiving a first user input requesting display of at least one of a second set of performance data and a second set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity performed by one or more other users of the plurality of users;

after receiving the first user input, determine a set of communications by one or more other users of the plurality of users that include the one or more user-selected metadata tags and the second set of performance data of the one or more other users;

filter, based on the set of communications, the second set of performance data of the one or more other users and the second set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity based on one or more athletic activity parameters; and

generate for display, via the user interface, filtered second set of performance data and the second set of one or more content items associated with the first athletic activity performed by one or more other users of the plurality of users.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus at least to:

receive a second user input for requesting display of a leaderboard in response to selection with the input device of an interface element on the user interface; and

in response to receiving the second user input, displaying, by via the user interface and based on the first and second sets of performance data, a leaderboard of the plurality of users associated with performance of the first athletic activity.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein ranking the users on the leaderboard is based on a performance metric derived from the performance data.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the users are ranked on the leaderboard for a selected time period.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus at least to:

detecting a user-selected metadata tag, of the one or more user-selected metadata tags, in a communication comprising a third set of performance data associated with the first athletic activity; and

in response to detecting the user-selected metadata tag, generating for display, via the user interface, a leaderboard of the plurality of users indicating performance data associated with the first athletic activity.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the performance data includes distance, time and/or pace.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user-selected metadata tag is a metadata tag.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more user-selected metadata tags is a hashtag.

20. A method comprising:

broadcasting to a plurality of users a first communication indicating a first athletic activity performed by a first user;

determining, by a processor, a first user-selected metadata tag associated with the first communication;

determining, by the processor, a plurality of other communications corresponding to the first user-selected metadata tag;

electronically receiving performance data for a plurality of other users associated with the plurality of other communications; and

generating, by the processor, a leaderboard indicating a first ranking of the first user and the plurality of other users in accordance with one or more athletic activity parameters.