PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20160133142A1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adidas AG
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: Ellis, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,082,396 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
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Abstract

Systems and methods for electronically providing fitness activity feedback to a user are disclosed. The method may include collecting performance data, generating comparison data by comparing the respective performance and including identifying comparison performance data representative of performance differences, and displaying the comparison data and the comparison performance data.

Claims

1. A method of electronically providing fitness activity feedback to a user, the method comprising:

collecting first electronic position data and first electronic performance data related to a first running activity along a route on a portable electronic device including a microprocessor, a display screen, a user input, a satellite positioning system receiver, an accelerometer, and a wireless communication transceiver, the first electronic user position data being determined via the satellite positioning system receiver;

storing the first electronic user position data and the first electronic performance data in a memory of a remote computing device;

collecting second electronic position data and second electronic performance data related to a second running activity along the route on a second portable electronic device, the second portable electronic device including a second microprocessor, a second display screen, a second user input, a second satellite positioning system receiver, a second accelerometer, and a second wireless communication transceiver, the second electronic user position data being determined via the second satellite positioning system receiver;

storing the second electronic user position data and the second electronic performance data in the memory of the remote computing device;

generating electronic comparison data by comparing the first electronic position data, the first electronic performance data, the second electronic position data, and the second electronic performance data; and

displaying the electronic comparison data on the display screen, the second display screen, or a remote display screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first position data or the second position data includes location, elevation, or map data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first performance data or the second performance data includes speed, heart rate, cadence, or stride length data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the electronic comparison data includes displaying a graph of the electronic comparison data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the graph includes elevation versus time, speed versus time, heart rate versus time, or cadence versus time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic comparison data includes an average speed or a maximum speed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the electronic comparison data includes displaying the electronic comparison data on a map showing the route.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the electronic comparison data includes displaying a table, graph, or map of the electronic comparison data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating electronic comparison data includes identifying performance data representative of performance differences between the first running activity and the second running activity.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating electronic comparison data comprises:

identifying first performance data representative of performance differences between a first portion of the first running activity and a first portion of the second running activity; and

identifying second performance data representative of performance differences between a second portion of the first running activity and a second portion of the second running activity.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating electronic comparison data includes identifying performance data representative of performance differences between the first running activity along a first portion of the route and the second running activity along the first portion of the route.

12. A method of electronically providing fitness activity feedback to a user, the method comprising:

collecting first electronic position data related to a first fitness activity along a route on a portable electronic device including a microprocessor, a display screen, a user input, a satellite positioning system receiver, an accelerometer, and a wireless communication transceiver, the first electronic position data being determined via the satellite positioning system receiver, the first electronic position data being stored in a database in a memory of a remote computing device;

receiving second electronic position data related to a second fitness activity along the route on the portable electronic device, the second electronic position data being stored in a database in a memory of a remote computing device;

generating electronic comparison data by comparing the first electronic position data to the second electronic position data;

displaying the electronic comparison data on the display screen.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying the electronic comparison data on a remote display screen.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the electronic position data includes location, elevation, or map data.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the second electronic position data was collected on a second portable electronic device including a microprocessor, a display screen, a user input, a satellite positioning system receiver, an accelerometer, and a wireless communication transceiver, the second electronic position data being determined via the satellite positioning system receiver of the second portable electronic device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the displaying the electronic comparison data includes displaying a table, graph, or map of the electronic comparison data.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the generating electronic comparison data includes identifying performance data representative of performance differences between the first fitness activity and the second fitness activity.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

collecting first electronic performance data related to the first fitness activity on the portable electronic device;

receiving second electronic performance data related to the second fitness activity on the portable electronic device, the second electronic performance data being stored in the database in the memory of the remote computing device,

wherein the generating electronic comparison data includes comparing the first electronic performance data to the second electronic performance data.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the first fitness activity and the second fitness activity are one of running, cycling, swimming, and lifting.

20. A method of electronically providing fitness activity feedback to a user, the method comprising:

collecting first electronic position data and first electronic performance data related to a first fitness activity along a route on a portable electronic device including a microprocessor, a display screen, a user input, a satellite positioning system receiver, an accelerometer, and a wireless communication transceiver, the first electronic user position data being determined via the satellite positioning system receiver;

collecting second electronic position data and second electronic performance data related to a second fitness activity along the route on a second portable electronic device, the second portable electronic device including a second microprocessor, a second display screen, a second user input, a second satellite positioning system receiver, a second accelerometer, and a second wireless communication transceiver, the second electronic user position data being determined via the second satellite positioning system receiver;

generating electronic comparison data by comparing the first electronic position data, the first electronic performance data, the second electronic position data, and the second electronic performance data, including identifying comparison performance data representative of performance differences between the first fitness activity and the second fitness activity; and

displaying the electronic comparison data on the display screen, the second display screen, or a remote display screen,

wherein the displaying the electronic comparison data includes displaying the comparison performance data.