Apparel and Location Information System

• US 20140278125A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Balakrishnan, Santoshkumar, Rice, Jordan M
• Granted Patent: US 10,318,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for calculating athletic activity parameters. Multiple housings are position at different locations on a user'"'"'s body. The housings are configured to be removably engaged with an electronic module that includes a sensor and a processor configured to calculate athletic activity parameters. Each housing is connected to or includes an identification memory that stores information identifying a location of the housing. The electronic module uses the location information to select an algorithm to use when calculating the athletic activity parameters.

Claims

1. An electronic module configured to be removeably engaged with a receptacle;

an interface that receives identifying information from an identification memory attached to the receptacle;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains multiple algorithms for calculating athletic data;

a processor programmed with computer-executable instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform the steps comprising;

(i) retrieving identifying information from the identification memory; and

(ii) selecting an algorithm from the multiple algorithms based on the identifying information.

2. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the identification memory comprises a memory that includes a single contact serial interface.

3. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the identification memory comprises an RFID tag.

4. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the multiple algorithms comprises algorithms for calculating activity points.

5. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the identifying information identifies a location of the receptacle on a user'"'"'s body.

6. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the identifying information identifies a location in proximity to a user.

7. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the identifying information identifies athletic equipment.

8. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the steps comprising:

(iii) calculating activity points with the algorithm selected in (ii).

9. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the steps comprising:

(iii) wirelessly transmitting data to a computer devices.

10. The electronic module of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the steps comprising:

(iii) wirelessly receiving data from a computer device.

11. The electronic module of claim 10, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the steps comprising:

(iv) wirelessly transmitting data to a computer device.

12. The electronic module of claim 10, wherein (ii) comprises selecting an algorithm from the multiple algorithms based on the identifying information and the data received in (iii).

13. The electronic module of claim 10, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the steps comprising:

(iv) calculating activity points with the algorithm selected in (ii) and the data received in (iii).

14. The electronic module of claim 1, further comprising an accelerometer configured to provide acceleration data to the processor.

15. An activity monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of receptacles attached to clothing;

an identification memory attached to each of the plurality of receptacles and containing identifying information; and

an electronic module configured to be removeably engaged with the plurality of a receptacles and to read identifying information contained in an identification memory when engaged in a receptacle.

16. The system of claim 15, where the electronic module comprises:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains multiple algorithms for calculating athletic data

a processor programmed with computer-executable instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform the steps comprising;

(i) selecting an algorithm from the multiple algorithms based on the identifying information.

(ii) calculating activity points with the algorithm selected in (i).

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the identification memory comprises a memory that includes a single contact serial interface.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the identification memory comprises an RFID tag.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the step comprising:

(iii) wirelessly transmitting data to a computer devices.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to perform the step comprising:

(iv) wirelessly receiving data from a computer devices.