Systems and methods for displaying performance information

• US 8,721,502 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2013
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Technikka Conexion, LLC
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: Ellis, Michael D., Schwartz, Caron
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US13/791,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20140088740A1
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1- 9, 482900-902, 434/247, 340/531, 340/573.1, 340901-905, 700/91
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Abstract

We have disclosed systems and methods for displaying information about a physical activity conducted by an individual. The methods may include defining a performance parameter zone for a particular performance parameter, receiving and storing in a memory device data associated with a physical activity, initiating a graphical display on a display screen that includes a representation of the route based on the received and stored data. The data may include a plurality of performance parameter data points correlated with a plurality of position points collected as the individual traversed a geographic route. The representation of the route may include multiple portions of the route having different visual characteristics corresponding to a portion of the route where the individual was or was not performing within the performance parameter zone.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information about a physical activity conducted by an individual, the method comprising:

defining a performance parameter zone for a particular performance parameter;

receiving and storing in a memory device data associated with the physical activity, wherein the data comprises a plurality of performance parameter data points that are correlated with a plurality of position points that were collected as the individual traversed a geographic route during the physical activity; and

initiating a graphical display on a display screen that comprises a representation of the route based on the received and stored data,

wherein a first portion of the representation of the route that corresponds to a portion of the route where the individual was performing within the zone has a first visual characteristic, and

wherein a second portion of the representation of the route that corresponds to a portion of the route where the individual was not performing within the zone has a second visual characteristic that is different than the first visual characteristic.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance parameter comprises one of speed and pace, and wherein the performance parameter data points comprise one of speed data points and pace data points.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance parameter comprises heart rate and wherein the performance parameter data points comprise heart rate data points.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance parameter comprises elevation and wherein the performance parameter data points comprise elevation data points.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical display further comprises a map of the geographical area that the route occurred in.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first visual characteristic comprises a first route line style, and wherein the second visual characteristic comprises a second route line style.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second portion corresponds to a portion of the route where the individual was performing below the zone.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a third portion of the representation of the route that corresponds to a portion of the route where the individual was performing above the zone has a third visual characteristic that is different than the first and second visual characteristics.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory device and the display screen are both components of a single portable physical performance monitoring device.

10. A method of displaying information about a physical activity conducted by an individual, the method comprising:

receiving and storing in a memory device data associated with the physical activity, wherein the data comprises;

a plurality of position points that were collected as the individual traversed a geographic route during the physical activity;

a plurality of first performance parameter data points that were collected and correlated with the plurality of position points; and

a plurality of second performance parameter data points that were collected and correlated with the plurality of position points; and

initiating a graphical display that comprises a representation of the physical activity on a display screen based on the received data,

wherein the representation of the physical activity has a first visual characteristic that corresponds to the first performance parameter data points values, and

wherein the representation of the physical activity has a second visual characteristic that is different that the first visual characteristic that corresponds to the second performance parameter data points values.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first performance parameter data points comprise one of speed data points and pace data points, and wherein the second performance parameter data points comprise heart rate data points.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first performance parameter data points comprise one of speed data points and pace data points, and wherein the second performance parameter data points comprise elevation data points.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the first performance parameter data points comprise heart rate data points, and wherein the second performance parameter data points comprise elevation data points.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the representation of the physical activity comprises a representation of the route traversed during the physical activity.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the graphical display further comprises a map of the geographical area that the route occurred in.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the first visual characteristic comprises a first line style, and wherein the second visual characteristic comprises a second line style.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the first visual characteristic conveys the relative intensities of the first performance parameter data points values at various points during the physical activity, and wherein the second visual characteristic conveys the relative intensities of the second performance parameter data points values at various points during the physical activity.

18. A system for displaying information about first and second physical activities conducted at different time periods while following the same route, the method comprising:

a server computer system receiving first data associated with the first physical activity from a first portable physical activity monitoring device, the data comprising first activity performance parameter data points;

the server computer system receiving second data associated with the second physical activity from a second portable physical activity monitoring device, the data comprising second activity performance parameter data points;

the server computer system determining that the first physical activity and the second physical activity followed the same route;

the server computer system initiating a graphical display on a display screen of a remote computing device that comprises a representation of the physical activity on a display screen based on the received first and second data.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the first activity and second activity performance parameter data points comprise one of speed data points and pace data points.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the first activity and second activity performance parameter data points comprise heart rate data points.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the first activity and second activity performance parameter data points comprise elevation data points.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the received first data further comprises first activity route data and the received second data further comprises second activity route data, and wherein the determination that the first physical activity and the second physical activity followed the same route is based on the first activity route data and the second activity route data.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the first and second physical activities were conducted by the same individual.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the first and second portable physical activity monitoring devices are different portable physical activity monitoring devices.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the representation of the physical activity comprises a representation of the route of the physical activity.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the graphical display further comprises a map of the geographical area that the route occurred in.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the representation of the route compares the intensities of the first activity performance parameter data values and the second activity performance parameter data values at various points along the route.

28. The system of claim 18, wherein the remote computing device is one of the first and second portable physical activity monitoring device.