LOCATION-AWARE FITNESS TRAINING DEVICE, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS THAT SUPPORT REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION AND AUTOMATED ROUTE GENERATION

• US 20080009275A1
• Filed: 09/19/2007
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adidas AG
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: WERNER, JON, Doyle, Scot
• Granted Patent: US 7,805,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• 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 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• 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 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/16 Anti-theft; Abduction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A portable fitness device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives GPS signals, a wireless wide-area network transmitter supporting communication over-the-air to a wireless communication network, and a processing unit coupled to the GPS receiver and the wireless wide-area network transmitter. The processing unit receives the time-stamped waypoints from the GPS receiver and determines athletic performance information and route information from the time-stamped waypoints. The processing unit further outputs at least one of the athletic performance information and the route information to the wireless communication network during a human fitness activity via the wireless wide-area network transmitter.

Claims

1. A mobile phone, comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives time-stamped waypoints;

a wireless wide-area network transmitter supporting communication over-the-air to a wireless communication network;

a processing unit coupled to the GPS receiver and the wireless wide-area network transmitter, wherein the processing unit receives said time-stamped waypoints from said GPS receiver and determines at least one of athletic performance information and route information therefrom, and wherein said processing unit outputs at least one of said route information and said athletic performance information to said wireless communication network via said wireless wide-area network transmitter; and

a wireless wide-area network receiver, coupled to said processing unit, that receives communication over-the-air from said wireless communication network.

2. The portable fitness device of claim 1, wherein:

said GPS receiver comprises an assisted GPS receiver;

said wireless wide-area network receiver receives route-related information; and

said processing unit determines at least a portion of said athletic performance information or at least a portion of said route information utilizing said route-related information.

3. The portable fitness device of claim 1, wherein said wireless wide-area network receiver receives from said wireless wide-area network route information regarding a predetermined route for the fitness activity, and wherein said portable fitness device further includes a presentation device that presents said route information.

4. The portable fitness device of claim 3, wherein said presentation device comprises means for presenting said route information in audio format.

5. The portable fitness device of claim 1, wherein said wireless wide-area network receiver receives a training recommendation over-the-air from said wireless wide-area network during the fitness activity, and wherein said portable fitness device further includes a presentation device that presents said training recommendation to a user during the fitness activity in real-time.

6. The portable fitness device of claim 5, wherein said training recommendation is received in audio format, and wherein said presentation device comprises means for presenting said training recommendation in audio format.

7. The portable fitness device of claim 6, wherein said wireless wide-area network receiver receives said training recommendation in a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) session.

8. The portable fitness device of claim 5, and further comprising a microphone to sense audio inputs, wherein said wireless wide-area network transmitter transmits said audio inputs over-the-air to a wireless communication network.

9. The portable fitness device of claim 1, and further comprising a data storage device coupled to said processing unit, wherein said processing unit stores at least some of said athletic performance information within said data storage device.

10. A program product for controlling a mobile phone, said program product comprising:

a data processing system-usable medium, said data processing system-usable medium including;

first instructions that cause said mobile phone, responsive to receiving global positioning system (GPS) time-stamped waypoints, to determine athletic performance information therefrom;

second instructions that cause said mobile phone to automatically transmit said athletic performance information to a remote recording device via a wireless wide-area communication network during a fitness activity; and

third instructions that process communication received over-the-air said wireless wide-area communication network

11. The program product of claim 10, wherein:

said third instructions receive route-related information from the wireless wide-area network; and

said first instructions determine at least a portion of said athletic performance information or at least a portion of said route information utilizing said route-related information.

12. The program product of claim 10, wherein:

said third instructions receive from wireless wide-area network route information regarding a predetermined route; and

said program product further includes fourth instructions cause said portable fitness device to presents said route information.

13. The program product of claim 12, wherein said fourth instructions comprise instructions that cause the portable fitness device to present said route information in audio format.

14. The program product of claim 10, wherein:

said third instructions receive from the wireless wide-area network a training recommendation over-the-air during the fitness activity; and

said program product further includes fourth instructions that cause the portable fitness device to present said training recommendation to a user during the fitness activity in real-time.

15. The program product of claim 14, wherein said training recommendation is received in audio format, and wherein said fourth instructions comprise instruction for causing the portable fitness device to present said training recommendation in audio format.

16. The program product of claim 15, wherein said third instructions comprise instructions that receive said training recommendation in a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) session.

17. The program product of claim 14, wherein the portable training device includes a microphone to sense audio inputs, and wherein said program product includes fifth instructions to cause the portable training device to transmit said audio inputs over-the-air to a wireless communication network.

18. The program product of claim 10, wherein said mobile phone includes a data storage device, and wherein said program product further comprises means for causing said mobile phone to store at least some of said athletic performance information within said data storage device.