Methods and Computer Program Products for Providing Information About a User During a Physical Activity
First Claim
1. A method for execution on a portable fitness device of providing information about a first user engaged in a physical activity with the portable fitness device, the method comprising:
- determining user performance data while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; and
determining whether or not to transmit the user performance data to a remotely located server computer system via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity,wherein the determination of whether or not to transmit the user performance data is based on an indication of whether or not a remotely located second user is currently monitoring the first user.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a method for execution on a portable fitness device of providing information about a first user engaged in a physical activity with the portable fitness device includes determining user performance data while the first user is engaged in the physical activity and determining whether or not to transmit the user performance data to a remotely located server computer system via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity, wherein the determination of whether or not to transmit the user performance data is based on an indication of whether or not a remotely located second user is currently monitoring the first user.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for execution on a portable fitness device of providing information about a first user engaged in a physical activity with the portable fitness device, the method comprising:
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determining user performance data while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; and determining whether or not to transmit the user performance data to a remotely located server computer system via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity, wherein the determination of whether or not to transmit the user performance data is based on an indication of whether or not a remotely located second user is currently monitoring the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising computer-useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a portable fitness device, provides information about a first user engaged in a physical activity with the portable fitness device, the computer program logic comprising:
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first computer readable program code that enables a processor to determine user performance data while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; second computer readable program code that enables a processor to determine whether or not to transmit the user performance data to a remotely located server computer system via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity, wherein the determination of whether or not to transmit the user performance data is based on an indication of whether or not a remotely located second user is currently monitoring the first user; and third computer readable program code that enables a processor to transmit the user performance data to the server computer system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for execution by a server computer system of providing information about a first user engaged in a physical activity with a portable fitness device, the method comprising:
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receiving first user location data from the portable fitness device via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; receiving first user performance data from the portable fitness device via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; determining the first user'"'"'s location with respect to a route path based on the received first user location data; and initiating a visual display on a remotely located second user'"'"'s client computer system while the first user is engaged in the physical activity, wherein the visual display includes performance related content that is based on the first user performance data, and wherein the visual display further includes an indication of the first user'"'"'s location with respect to the route path. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product comprising computer-useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a server computer system, provides information about a first user engaged in a physical activity with the portable fitness device, the computer program logic comprising:
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first computer readable program code that enables a processor to receive first user location data from the portable fitness device via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; second computer readable program code that enables a processor to receive first user performance data from the portable fitness device via a wide-area wireless network while the first user is engaged in the physical activity; third computer readable program code that enables a processor to determine the first user'"'"'s location with respect to a route path based on the received first user location data; and fourth computer readable program code that enables a processor to initiate a visual display on a remotely located second user'"'"'s client computer system while the first user is engaged in the physical activity, wherein the visual display includes performance related content that is based on the first user performance data, and wherein the visual display further includes an indication of the first user'"'"'s location with respect to the route path. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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