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

• US 20080319661A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adidas AG
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: Werner, Jon H., Doyle, Scot
• Granted Patent: US 7,941,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• 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

In at least one embodiment, a server receives a description of an activity of interest to a user. In response to receiving the description, a route corresponding to the activity of interest is identified and a graphical element corresponding to the route is presented. The route is stored for future reference by the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

a server receiving a description of an activity of interest to a user;

in response to receiving the description, identifying a route corresponding to the activity of interest and presenting a graphical element corresponding to the route; and

storing the route for future reference by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the route includes building the route in response to receipt of the description.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

identifying the route includes locating the route in a database containing a plurality of routes including the route;

presenting a graphical element includes presenting a plurality of graphical elements including the graphical element; and

said storing comprises storing the route in response to receipt of an indication of selection of the graphical element.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the method further comprises transmitting the route to a mobile device; and

storing the route includes storing the route in data storage of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein transmitting the route to a mobile device comprises wirelessly transmitting the route to the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said storing includes storing the route in an activity plan of the user on the server.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein:

said storing includes at a first time storing the route in an activity plan of the user on the server for traversal at a second time; and

said method further comprises the server automatically transmitting the route from the server to a mobile device after the first time and before the second time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes an indication of difficulty.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a distance.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes at least one attribute of the route.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a geographic location.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the user is a first user; and

the description includes a rating provided by at least one second user.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the description does not include a location of a terminal point of the route.