Location mapping

• US 8,827,815 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2012
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Burroughs, Brandon S., Starkey, Mark Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Tyler J
• Application Number:
  US13/399,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 701/300, 701/302, 701/400, 700/91, 707736-756, 707/E17.018, 434/248, 434/251, 702/44, 702/141, 702/182, 600/300, 709/203, 463/1, 463/4, 463/6, 463/7, 463/42, 340/825.36, 340/988
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• 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: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/10 Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• 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: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for using geographic information in connection with sporting activities. Sensors may be attached to users and/or clothing to generate performance data. The data, along location data, may be transmitted to a server. The server may maintain leader boards for users and locations and allow users to search for other users and locations of sporting activities.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at a server and from a mobile telephone that includes a GPS function location information identifying a location of a user;

receiving at the server activity information identifying a desired soccer activity;

receiving at the server performance data of people currently participating in the desired soccer activity; and

processing at the server the location information, the activity information and the performance data to identify locations in proximity to the user to participate in the desired soccer activity and performance data of people currently participating in the desired sporting activity at the locations in proximity to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information comprises GPS data.

3. The method of claim 1, further including transmitting data that identifies the locations in proximity to the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data comprises scheduled start times for future soccer activities.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the data includes an identification of soccer activities that are currently taking place.

6. A method comprising:

receiving at a server and from a mobile telephone that includes a GPS function location information identifying a location of a user;

receiving at the server activity information identifying a desired basketball activity;

receiving at the server performance data of people currently participating in the desired basketball activity; and

processing at the server the location information, the activity information and the performance data to identify locations in proximity to the user to participate in the desired basketball activity and performance data of people currently participating in the desired basketball activity at the locations in proximity to the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the location information comprises GPS data.

8. The method of claim 6, further including transmitting data that identifies the locations in proximity to the user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the data comprises scheduled start times for future basketball activities.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the data includes an identification of basketball activities that are currently taking place.