Fitness Monitoring Methods, Systems, and Program Products, and Applications Thereof

• US 20120015779A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adidas AG
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: Black, Stephen John, Dibenedetto, Christian, POWCH, Maya Ann, Hope, Tony
• Granted Patent: US 9,392,941 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/9
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0025 Tracking the path or location of one or more users, e.g. players of a game
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• 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: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

Fitness monitoring methods, systems, and program products are disclosed. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for providing a new workout for an athlete utilizing a fitness monitoring service includes the steps of granting an athlete access to an account of the fitness monitoring service, maintaining a schedule of workouts for the athlete to complete in association with the account, receiving the new workout from a coach, adding the new workout to the schedule of workouts, and exchanging information related to the new workout with a portable fitness monitoring device.

Claims

1. A method for generating a workout routine, comprising:

receiving personal information associated with an athlete from a portable fitness monitoring device;

receiving performance information associated with the athlete from the portable fitness monitoring device;

generating a workout routine based on the personal information and the performance information; and

sending the workout routine to the portable fitness monitoring device,

wherein each of the steps are executed using at least one processor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information is at least one member selected from the group of:

the athlete'"'"'s age, the athlete'"'"'s gender, the athlete'"'"'s weight, and the athlete'"'"'s height.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance information was recorded by the portable fitness monitoring device during an activity conducted by the athlete.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance information is at least one member selected from the group of:

information related to the athlete'"'"'s heart rate, information related to the athlete'"'"'s pace, and information related to the athlete'"'"'s speed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the performance information is at least one member selected from the group of:

the athlete'"'"'s maximum heart rate during an activity and the athlete'"'"'s maximum speed during an activity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable fitness monitoring device is a mobile phone.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the workout routine includes a target time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the workout routine includes a target distance.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the workout routine includes a plurality of intervals.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein each interval has an intensity goal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the intensity goal is heart rate based.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the intensity goal is speed based.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the intensity goal is pace based.

14. A system for generating a workout routine, comprising:

a network;

a portable fitness monitoring device, wherein the portable fitness monitoring device is adapted to transmit personal information associated with an athlete and performance information associated with the athlete via the network; and

a server,

wherein the server is adapted to receive the personal information associated with an athlete and the performance information associated with the athlete via the network,

wherein the server is adapted to generate a workout routine based on the personal information and the performance information,

wherein the server is adapted to transmit the workout routine to the portable fitness monitoring device via the network, and

wherein the portable fitness monitoring device is adapted to receive the workout routine.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the personal information is at least one member selected from the group of:

the athlete'"'"'s age, the athlete'"'"'s gender, the athlete'"'"'s weight, and the athlete'"'"'s height.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the performance information was recorded by the portable fitness monitoring device during an activity conducted by the athlete.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the performance information is at least one member selected from the group of:

information related to the athlete'"'"'s heart rate, information related to the athlete'"'"'s pace, and information related to the athlete'"'"'s speed.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the portable fitness monitoring device is adapted to transmit personal information and to receive the workout routine using a wireless transceiver.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the workout routine includes a plurality of intervals.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein each interval has an intensity goal.