Customizable exercise routes for a user of a personal navigation device

• US 20120101717A1
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Rui
• Granted Patent: US 8,612,142 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/409
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

A method of creating a customizable exercise route for a user of a personal navigation device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of terrain type or difficulty level from the user, receiving a selection of a length of an exercise route to be generated, generating an exercise route for the user according to a current position of the personal navigation device, the selected terrain type or difficulty level, and the selected length of the exercise route, and providing routing instructions for the user to follow the generated exercise route.

Claims

1. A method of creating a customizable exercise route for a user of a personal navigation device, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of terrain type or difficulty level from the user;

receiving a selection of a length of an exercise route to be generated;

generating an exercise route for the user according to a current position of the personal navigation device, the selected terrain type or difficulty level, and the selected length of the exercise route; and

providing routing instructions for the user to follow the generated exercise route.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates terrain suitable for walking.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates terrain suitable for off-road cycling or road cycling.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates terrain that is wheelchair accessible.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates terrain with nearby parking.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates hilly terrain or flat terrain.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates terrain that is in urban, green belt, or natural areas.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates terrain that includes a predetermined number of stairs.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected terrain type indicates beach terrain.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected difficulty level is chosen according to a difficulty scale of 1 to 5.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected length of the exercise route to be generated is indicated by a period of time the user wishes to exercise.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected length of the exercise route to be generated is indicated by a distance the user wishes to exercise.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the exercise route to be generated is a one-way route.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the exercise route to be generated is a loop route.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein when generating a loop route for a selected length, a length of the generated loop route is within a predetermined threshold value of the selected length.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising notifying the user about unsafe areas along the generated exercise route.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the exercise route comprises avoiding areas considered to be unsafe when generating the exercise route.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein providing routing instructions for the user to follow the generated exercise route comprises displaying routing instructions on a display of the personal navigation device or outputting audio routing instructions through the personal navigation device.

19. The method of claim 1 further comprising the user saving a favorite generated exercise route in memory for future reference.

20. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a rest stop request from the user; and

generating the exercise route for the user including one or more rest stops according to the selected length of the generated exercise route.