ATHLETIC MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATIC PAUSING OF MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20150181314A1
• Filed: 06/19/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Swanson, Evan
• Granted Patent: US 9,723,381 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/49 whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled
• 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: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Systems and methods configured to be worn on a body of user for athletic performance monitoring, and having a sensor for capturing data associated with an athletic activity being carried out by the user. The captured sensor data may be used to identify a break in an athletic training session being carried out by the user, and in response, to automatically pause playback of media content to the user.

Claims

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

a processor;

a location-determining sensor configured to capture location data of the user;

a media content interface configured to transmit information from media content to the user; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor comprise a planned running route for the user, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform at least;

identifying, from data received by the location-determining sensor, a geographic location of the user;

utilizing the identified geographic location of the user and the planned running route to identify an intersection within a predetermined distance ahead of the user on the planned running route; and

pausing playback of the media content based upon the user being within the predetermined distance, wherein the media content remains paused at least until data received by the location-determining sensor indicates that the user has crossed the intersection.

2. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance is a first predetermined distance, the method further comprising:

after pausing playback of the media content, determining the geographic location of the user to determine if the user is within a second predetermined distance from the intersection; and

upon determining that the user is not within the second predetermined distance, resuming playback of the media content.

3. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first predetermined distance is equal to the second predetermined distance.

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

5. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile phone.

6. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the media content interface comprises at least one of a headphone jack, a display screen, and a wireless connection.

7. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance is either 15 meters or 5 meters.

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

a processor;

a sensor configured to capture motion data of the user;

a media content interface; 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;

identify an athletic training session from the motion data;

identify a break in the athletic training session from the motion data; and

pause playback of media content during the break in the athletic training session.

9. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the computer-readable medium of the unitary apparatus comprises further instructions that when executed by the processor, perform at least:

resume playback of the media content upon identification of a resumption in the athletic training session, wherein the identification is based upon the motion data.

10. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is configured to be worn on an appendage of the user.

11. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer.

12. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the sensor comprises a location-determining sensor.

13. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the media content comprises a file selected from a group consisting of an audio file and a video file.

14. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the media content interface comprises at least one of:

a headphone jack, a display screen, and a wireless connection.

15. The unitary apparatus of claim 8, wherein the athletic training session is a running session and the break in the athletic training session corresponds to the user having stopped running.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a sensor;

a media content interface configured to transmit media content to a user; and

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

capture from the sensor, a first data value at a first instance and a second data value at a second instance, wherein the first instance is before the second instance; and

determine that the first data value is equal to or above the threshold value, and in response, pausing a playback of media content to a user of the apparatus, and

determining that the second data value is below the threshold value, and in response, resuming the playback of the media content.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a light sensor and the threshold value is a light intensity value.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the sensor is a proximity sensor, and wherein the threshold value is referenced to a distance that the user is away from a beacon device.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first and the second instances are during a single power cycle of the apparatus.

20. The unitary apparatus of claim 16, wherein the media content interface comprises at least one of:

a headphone jack, a display screen, and a wireless connection.