Method for quickstart workout generation and calibration

• US 8,512,211 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2008
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Rottler, Benjamin Andrew, Haughay, Allen P. Jr., Perry, Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh, Loan
• Assistant Examiner(s): GANESAN, SUNDHARA M
• Application Number:
  US12/205,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20100062905A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,810 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1- 9
• US Class Current: 482/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating a quick start workout template and calibrating an electronic device using the workout template are provided. The electronic device may create and store a workout template to be used in conjunction with a workout. The workout template may be selected in a quick start fashion to restart the same workout. The workout template may be defined at least in part by a selection of any suitable workout goal and/or any suitable associated media. If the media associated with the workout goal is changed or is removed, a new workout template may be created. The electronic device may be calibrated or recalibrated using the workout template. If the electronic device is calibrated or re-calibrated with respect to a particular sensor, the electronic device may use the calibration in conjunction with any suitable workout template and the sensor to more accurately monitor the user'"'"'s workout.

Claims

1. A method for calibrating an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing a workout and at least one workout statistic to the electronic device;

retrieving the stored workout and the at least one workout statistic;

presenting a workout menu in response to the retrieving of the workout and the at least one workout statistic;

presenting a calibration program with the at least one workout statistic in response to a user selection of a calibration option from the workout menu;

adjusting a measure of the at least one workout statistic based at least in part on an adjustment input using the calibration program; and

storing the adjusted measure of the at least one workout statistic with the workout to the electronic device to calibrate the electronic device for the stored workout.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving with the electronic device the at least one workout statistic from a transmitting device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one workout statistic is generated by the transmitting device in response to a user movement.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting the workout menu comprises:

presenting a save option;

presenting a delete option;

presenting a cancel option; and

presenting the calibration option.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one workout statistic comprises a distance traveled, a time elapsed, a pace, a number of calories burned, a measure of an activity performed on an exercise machine, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting the at least one workout statistic comprises altering a reported value of the at least one workout statistic to correspond with an actual value from the workout.

7. An electronic device for calibrating a workout, the electronic device comprising:

a storage component; and

control circuitry coupled to the storage component, wherein the control circuitry is configured to;

present a plurality of user-selectable workouts stored in the storage component;

generate at least one workout statistic for one of the plurality of user-selectable workouts in response to a user selection of the one of the plurality of user-selectable workouts via the electronic device;

present a calibration program with the at least one workout statistic and the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable workouts to calibrate the at least one workout statistic;

adjust a recorded measure of the at least one workout statistic to correspond to an adjustment input value of the at least one workout statistic; and

store the adjusted recorded measure of the at least one workout statistic with the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable workouts in the storage component.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to:

receive information about the workout from a transmitting device; and

generate the at least one workout statistic from the workout in response to receiving the information.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the control circuitry is operative to present the at least one workout option in the form of a menu.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to:

compare the reported value to the actual value;

determine that the reported value does not equal the actual value; and

increase or decrease the reported value to correspond to the actual value.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving a user selection of a workout of a plurality of workouts stored to an electronic device;

generating a plurality of workout statistics based at least in part on the selected workout and corresponding to user performance of the selected workout;

presenting a workout summary screen comprising the plurality of workout statistics and the selected workout;

presenting a calibration screen to calibrate at least one workout statistic of the plurality of workout statistics, wherein the calibration screen comprises the selected workout and a recorded measure of the at least one workout statistic, and wherein the at least one workout statistic comprises a number of calories burned, a measure of an activity performed on an exercise machine, or a combination thereof;

adjusting the recorded measure of the at least one workout statistic to correspond to an adjustment input value of the at least one workout statistic; and

storing the adjusted recorded measure of the at least one workout statistic with the selected workout.