Fitness enabling and motivating service
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1. In an electronic device, a method, comprising the steps of:
- providing user profiles regarding users and fitness activities of the users; and
examining the user profiles to match at least two selected ones of the users for a scheduled fitness activity.
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Abstract
A fitness enabling and motivating service provides an online resource for assisting users in staying physically fit. The service enables users to locate well-matched partners for fitness activities. The service may facilitate communications between participants in fitness activities. The service may also enable each user to maintain an online schedule of fitness activities. Fitness activities may be scheduled and arranged via the server.
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54 Claims
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1. In an electronic device, a method, comprising the steps of:
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providing user profiles regarding users and fitness activities of the users; and
examining the user profiles to match at least two selected ones of the users for a scheduled fitness activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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15. In an electronic device, a method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a user interface that enables a user to request a suitable partner for a fitness activity;
conducting a search of candidate partners to locate a suitable partner; and
returning to the user a list of any suitable partners.
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26. In a computer system, a method, comprising the steps of:
providing a web site having;
a matching facility for identifying persons that are well-matched to a first user for a particular type of fitness activity;
a scheduling facility for scheduling fitness activities among persons;
using the matching facility to identify at least one person that is well-matched to the user for a first type of fitness activity; and
using the scheduling facility to schedule a first event of the first type of fitness activity between participants, including the first user and the well-matched person.
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36. In an electronic device, a method, comprising the steps of:
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prompting a participant in a fitness activity for feedback regarding a selected participant in the fitness activity;
in response to the prompting, obtaining the feedback regarding the selected participant; and
making information regarding the feedback available to parties that are considering scheduling a fitness activity with the selected participant.
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41. A storage medium for use in an electronic device, said medium holding instructions for performing a method, comprising the steps of:
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providing user profiles regarding users and fitness activities of the users; and
examining the user profiles to match at least two selected ones of the users for a scheduled fitness activity. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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47. A storage medium for use in an electronic device, said medium holding instructions for performing a method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a user interface that enables a user to request a suitable partner for a fitness activity;
conducting a search of candidate partners to locate a suitable partner; and
returning to the user a list of any suitable partners.
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54. A storage medium for use in an electronic device, said storage medium holding instructions for performing a method, comprising the steps of:
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prompting a participant in a fitness activity for feedback regarding a selected participant in the fitness activity;
in response to the prompting, obtaining the feedback regarding the selected participant; and
making information regarding the feedback available to parties that are considering scheduling a fitness activity with the selected participant.
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