DISPLAYING EXERCISE DATA

• US 20150081055A1
• Filed: 09/19/2013
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Erkkila, Mika, Kampman, Ville
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,692 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/91
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

There is provided a server computer system configured to acquire recorded exercise data of an exercise performed by an exerciser; acquire recorded location data of the exercise, wherein the location data depicts a route traveled during the exercise; acquire a map of an area which comprises the traveled route; generate the dynamic exercise presentation on the basis of the exercise data and the location data, wherein the dynamic exercise presentation comprises: displaying the exercise data as a function of the location data on a display having the map as a background, and automatically moving a pointer on the display along the traveled route on the basis of the location data such that the moving pointer depicts the location of the exerciser on the traveled route as the exercise advances; and cause a display of the exercise presentation on the display via a network.

Claims

1. A server computer system for generating a dynamic exercise presentation, the server computer system comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the server computer system at least to;

acquire recorded exercise data of an exercise performed by an exerciser;

acquire recorded location data of the exercise, wherein the location data depicts a route traveled during the exercise;

acquire a map of an area which comprises the traveled route;

generate the dynamic exercise presentation on the basis of the exercise data and the location data, wherein the dynamic exercise presentation comprises;

displaying the exercise data as a function of the location data on a display having the map as a background, and

automatically moving a pointer on the display along the traveled route on the basis of the location data such that the moving pointer depicts the location of the exerciser on the traveled route as the exercise advances; and

cause a display of the exercise presentation on the display via a network.

2. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic exercise presentation further comprises:

displaying the route traveled on the display cumulatively as the moving pointer moves on the traveled route.

3. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the moving pointer is associated with a window for showing at least some of the exercise data, wherein the exercise data to be shown on the window is based on the location data.

4. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

acquire an indication of at least one predetermined event;

analyze at least one of the following in order to detect when the predetermined event took place during the traveled route;

the recorded exercise data, the recorded location data, user instructions; and

wherein the dynamic exercise presentation further comprises;

displaying a pop-up window on the display at the moment when the moving pointer is at the location of the traveled route where the predetermined event took place.

5. The server computer system of claim 4, wherein each predetermined event is associated with a dedicated pop-up window having a predetermined content based on the predetermined event associated to that pop-up window.

6. The server computer system of claim 4, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

acquire an indication of required content of a pop-up window associated with a predetermined event; and

modify the pop-up window for the predetermined event on the basis of the indication.

7. The server computer system of claim 4, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

acquire an indication that a pop-up window for a predetermined event is to include a street view corresponding to the location on the traveled route;

fetch the street view; and

include the street view to the pop-up window, and wherein the dynamic exercise presentation further comprises;

displaying the pop-up window with the street view when the moving pointer is at the location of the particular predetermined event on the traveled route.

8. The server computer system of claim 4, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

acquire an indication that a pop-up window for a predetermined event is to comprise content from an indicated internet protocol address;

fetch the content from the indicated internet protocol address; and

include the content to the pop-up window, and wherein the dynamic exercise presentation further comprises;

displaying the pop-up window with the content when the moving pointer is at the location of the particular predetermined event on the traveled route.

9. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to acquire the exercise data and the location data from a web service, wherein the web service comprises an exercise data user account associated to the exerciser.

10. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to acquire personal information of the exerciser from the exercise data user account, and wherein the dynamic exercise presentation further comprises displaying at least some of the personal information on the display.

11. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to acquire information of the at least one sensor used for recording the exercise data and/or location data from the exercise data user account, wherein the exercise presentation further comprises displaying at least some of the information of the at least one sensor on the display.

12. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the exercise presentation further comprises:

output of audio track during the exercise presentation; and

wherein the server system is further caused to;

change one of the following based on changes in a predetermined type of exercise data;

currently played audio track, beat of the currently played audio track, volume of the currently played audio track.

13. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to acquire information of weather conditions at the time and location of the exercise, and wherein the exercise presentation further comprises displaying the weather conditions on the display.

14. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the at least one type of the exercise data shown on the display depends on the location of the moving pointer on the traveled route.

15. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to acquire a training effect for the exercise on the basis of the exercise data and the location data, wherein the exercise presentation further comprises displaying a description of the training effect on the display.

16. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

receive an indication that the exercise presentation is to be shared in the network;

share the exercise presentation in the network;

detect that the shared exercise presentation is viewed; and

transmit an indication to a device when the shared exercise presentation is viewed.

17. The server computer system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

cause a display of a second exercise presentation of a second exercise on the same display simultaneously with the first exercise presentation, wherein the second exercise comprises at least a portion of the same traveled route as the first exercise and is based on recorded second exercise data and recorded second location data, wherein the second exercise is performed by a different exerciser than the first exercise.

18. The server computer system of claim 17, wherein the server computer system is further caused to:

detect when an exerciser provides the second location data corresponding to the same route as traveled during the first exercise;

upon detecting that such location data is provided, generate the second exercise presentation on the basis of the second location data and the associated second exercise data; and

inform the first exerciser that the second exercise presentation corresponding to the same route as in the first exercise is available to be combined to the first exercise presentation.

19. A method for generating a dynamic exercise presentation, comprising:

acquiring recorded exercise data of an exercise performed by an exerciser;

acquiring recorded location data of the exercise, wherein the location data depicts a route traveled during the exercise;

acquiring a map of an area which comprises the traveled route;

generating the dynamic exercise presentation on the basis of the exercise data and the location data, wherein the dynamic exercise presentation comprises;

displaying the exercise data as a function of the location data on a display having the map as a background, and

automatically moving a pointer on the display along the traveled route on the basis of the location data such that the moving pointer depicts the location of the exerciser on the traveled route as the exercise advances; and

causing a display of the exercise presentation on the display via a network.

20. A computer program product embodied on a distribution medium readable by a computer and comprising program instructions which, when loaded into an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

acquire recorded exercise data of an exercise performed by an exerciser;

acquire recorded location data of the exercise, wherein the location data depicts a route traveled during the exercise;

acquire a map of an area which comprises the traveled route;

generate the dynamic exercise presentation on the basis of the exercise data and the location data, wherein the dynamic exercise presentation comprises;

displaying the exercise data as a function of the location data on a display having the map as a background, and

automatically moving a pointer on the display along the traveled route on the basis of the location data such that the moving pointer depicts the location of the exerciser on the traveled route as the exercise advances; and

cause a display of the exercise presentation on the display via a network.