USING A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF EFFORT FOR FITNESS
First Claim
1. A method performed at least in part on at least one processor, comprising, sensing a physical activity, recording effort data representing effort used in performing the physical activity, including computing the effort data based at least in part on intensity and time duration of performing the physical activity, and using the effort data in a comparison.
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Abstract
The subject disclosure is directed towards determining and using effort such as in a fitness/exercise/gaming environment in a way that is substantially independent of a person'"'"'s height, weight, age, and gender (HWAG) properties. Effort data is recorded that represents a person'"'"'s effort exerted with respect to performing at least one physical activity, in which effort data is substantially independent of weight, and possibly other HWAG properties. In one aspect, effort duration is used to allow different people to compete against others and/or against established targets/goals substantially equally, independent of a person'"'"'s HWAG properties.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method performed at least in part on at least one processor, comprising, sensing a physical activity, recording effort data representing effort used in performing the physical activity, including computing the effort data based at least in part on intensity and time duration of performing the physical activity, and using the effort data in a comparison.
- 11. In a computing environment, a system comprising, a competition component coupled to a plurality of computing devices via one or more network connections, the competition component configured to receive data from each computing device corresponding to a participating user in a competition, including effort duration data that represents an amount of physical activity exerted by the participating user over a time duration, in which the amount is based at least in part upon intensity of the physical activity, and the competition component configured to process the effort duration data to determine which participating user has exerted the most effort with respect to the competition.
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17. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising,
obtaining identity data of a user; -
recording effort duration data corresponding to effort exerted for a time duration with respect to at least one physical activity performed by the user, in which the effort exerted for each activity includes a factor representative of an intensity of that activity; and outputting the effort data and the identity data to a remote entity for use in a comparison against other effort duration data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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