Multi-Activity Platform and Interface

• US 20130345978A1
• Filed: 06/05/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: White, Kristen L., Lush, Karyn
• Granted Patent: US 10,234,290 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/533
• 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: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

Activity monitoring may include tracking of a route or location where the activity was performed. In some examples, the route may be displayed against a heat map identifying areas of higher activity or popularity. Alternatively or additionally, routes may be automatically generated by a system based on various specifications such as an amount of time, a preferred location (a start and an end), a level of popularity or activity level, and the like and/or combinations thereof. A user'"'"'s workout information may further be stored in association with a particular location or route.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the system to;

generating a user interface including a map and information regarding athletic activity performed in an area displayed in the map;

determining at least one of;

a popularity level and an activity level of a plurality of sub-areas of the area displayed in the map; and

generating a heat map visually depicting the at least one of;

the popularity level and the activity level of the plurality of sub-areas.

2. The system of embodiment 1, further comprising generating a route extending through a first sub-area and a second sub-area, wherein generating the route includes selecting the first sub-area and the second sub-area to maximize at least one of:

an overall popularity level and an overall activity level of the route.

3. The system of embodiment 1, further comprising generating a route extending through a first sub-area and a second sub-area, wherein generating the route includes selecting the first sub-area and the second sub-area to minimize at least one of:

an overall popularity level and an overall activity level of the route.

4. The system of embodiment 1, wherein the heat map is generated to depict the activity level of the plurality of sub-areas, wherein the activity level includes a number of activity performances recorded for a corresponding area.

5. The system of embodiment 1, wherein the heat map is generated to depict the popularity level, wherein the popularity level includes a number of positive feedback received for a corresponding area.

6. The system of embodiment 1, wherein generating the user interface includes generating one or more interaction options for creating an athletic activity route on the heat map.

7. The system of embodiment 1, wherein the at least one of:

the popularity level and the activity level is determined based on activity of a user-specified group of users.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

generating an interface including a list of users that completed an athletic activity route, wherein the list of users includes a current user;

providing an option in the interface for the current user to remove the current user from the list of the users; and

upon receiving a request to remove the current user from the list of the users, disassociating one or more performances of the current user from the athletic activity route.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein disassociating the one or more performances of the current user from the athletic activity route further includes hiding the one or more performances from public view.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein disassociating the one or more performances of the current user is only affects information viewed by other users.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more performances viewable in association with the athletic activity route by the current user.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

receive a user request to display one or more predefined activity routes, wherein the request specifies a location;

identifying a plurality of predefined activity routes within a specified distance of the location; and

filtering the plurality of predefined activity routes based on at least one parameter of a user from which the request was received.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one of:

a starting location and an ending location.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one of:

a popularity level and an activity level of the predefined activity routes.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one parameter includes a desired amount of workout time.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising displaying activity statistics for one or more performances by one or more other users for at least one of the predefined activity routes.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the activity statistics include a maximum or minimum activity metric recorded for the at least one of the predefined activity routes.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one parameter includes an activity type.