ACTIVITY RECOGNITION WITH ACTIVITY REMINDERS

• US 20150044648A1
• Filed: 02/28/2014
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: White, Kristen L., Orenstein, Michael L., Self, Christina S., Micheletti, Marco, McKeag, Greg, Zipperer, James, Campbell, Jenny, Walker, Elizabeth, Lapinsky, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/194,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20150044648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/00 Footwear for sporting purposes non-skid devices, e.g. ice-spurs or studs for football shoes, A43C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1038 Measuring plantar pressure during gait
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1128 using image analysis A61B5/1127 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/53 Force of an impact, e.g. blow or punch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/65 skin conductivity
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• 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: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/22 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 : Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 : Sports
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 : Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 : specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 : Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 : using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 : Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

An athletic performance monitoring system, for motivating a user to reach a goal level of athletic activity. The system may motivate the user by calculation a deficit between a current total level of activity and the goal level of athletic activity, and suggesting activity types that the user may carry out an order to reach the goal level, wherein the suggested activity types may be based on activities that are geographically close to the user, or sporting equipment worn by, or in possession of, the user.

Claims

1. A unitary apparatus configured to be worn by a user, comprising:

a unitary body, further comprising;

a processor;

a sensor in operative communication with the processor, and configured to capture motion data of the user;

a user interface configured to display messages to the user; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform at least;

capturing, from the sensor while being worn on the user, motion data generated by the sensor as a result of a motion of the user;

calculating, from the motion data, an activity point metric indicative of an amount of physical activity carried out by the user over a first time period;

calculating a goal status that is based on a comparison of the calculated activity point metric to a goal activity point total for a second time period that encompasses the first time period; and

communicating, using the user interface, a motivational message to the user encouraging the user to participate in a selected physical activity in response to the goal status reaching a threshold level.

2. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motivational message includes the goal status based on a percentage value when the calculated activity point metric is within the threshold level of the goal activity point total.

3. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein user interface comprises a display screen.

4. The unitary apparatus of claim 3, wherein the motivational message is communicated as a text message on a graphical user interface displayed on the display screen.

5. The unitary apparatus of claim 4, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a goal status indicator as a graphical representation of the calculated goal status.

6. The unitary apparatus of claim 4, wherein the motivational message is displayed as a separate graphic on the display screen.

7. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motivational message indicates an amount of time participating in the selected physical activity needed to reach the goal activity point total.

8. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the activity point metric is based on a number of calories burned by the user.

9. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the activity point metric is based on a distance traveled by the user.

10. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to be worn on an appendage of the user.

11. The unitary apparatus of claim 2, wherein the threshold amount is 20%.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a sensor;

a user interface configured to display messages to a user; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

capture motion data from the sensor;

calculate an activity point metric from the motion data indicative of an amount of physical activity performed by the user over a first time period;

calculate a deficit number of activity points as a difference between the activity point metric and a goal activity point total for a second time period that encompasses the first time period; and

communicate a message to the user if the deficit number of activity points is less than a threshold value.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the message is communicated to the user on a graphical user interface generated by the processor for display on the user interface.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the specified time period is 24 hours.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the specified time period is 1 hour.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the message includes a recommendation of an amount of time performing a physical activity to reach the goal activity point total.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises a location-determining sensor.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor are configured to perform at least:

capture sensor data generated by a sensor as a result of a motion of a user;

calculate an activity point metric indicative of an amount of activity carried out by the user over a first time period; and

communicate a motivational message to the user when the activity point metric is within a threshold amount of a goal activity point total for a second time period that encompasses the first time period.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the motivational message includes a suggested amount of time participating in a physical activity.