Lifestyle companion system

• US 8,956,290 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2007
• Issued: 02/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Gilley, Glenn Gregory, Brody, Sarah A., Ubillos, Randall Hayes, Pacurariu, Mihnea Calin, Dorogusker, Jesse Lee, Borchers, Robert Edward, Ginsburg, Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Archer, Marie
• Application Number:
  US11/729,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20080086318A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,884 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 128903-905, 128/920, 128/921, 846/12, 702 2- 3, 482 1- 9
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• 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 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/921 Diet management

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a lifestyle companion system are provided. The lifestyle companion system can provide a platform to conduct a user interview. Based on the user interview responses, the system can suggest activities, references, and/or plug-in modules. During performance of activities, the system can provide audio and/or visual cues related to the activities and collect data indicative of the user'"'"'s performance. Based on the collected data, the system can dynamically adapt the user'"'"'s goals and/or activities the user is performing or will perform. In some embodiments of the present invention, the lifestyle companion system of the present invention can be applied to fitness, nutrition, and/or medical modules. The system also can be used to facilitate synchronous group activities.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device for assisting a user in planning a fitness regiment, the portable electronic device comprising:

a display;

memory; and

at least one controller configured to;

conduct an interview;

store a user profile in the memory based on interview responses;

identify multiple suggested fitness activities from a database of fitness activities based on the interview responses;

provide data for graphics indicative of the multiple suggested fitness activities on the display; and

permit a user to select at least two of the multiple suggested fitness activities to compose a workout compilation, wherein the at least one controller is configured to select at least a first suggested fitness activity of the multiple suggested fitness activities by randomly selecting the first suggested fitness activity from a subset of the database of fitness activities, wherein the at least one controller is configured to select the subset of the database of fitness activities based on the interview responses, wherein the at least one controller is further configured to select at least one entertainment media file for association with the multiple suggested fitness activities, wherein each entertainment media file of the at least one entertainment media file has an energy rank based on energy level, and wherein the at least one controller is configured to select the at least one entertainment media file based on expected intensity levels of the multiple suggested fitness activities and the energy level of each entertainment media file of the at least one entertainment media file.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is configured to identify the multiple suggested fitness activities by pseudo-randomly identifying a precompiled workout compilation from a database of workout compilations.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the pre-compiled workout compilation comprises a compilation choreographed by a third party.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one controller is further configured to download the pre-compiled workout compilation from a central database of workout compilations.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

each of the multiple suggested fitness activities comprises at least one adjustable parameter associated therewith; and

the at least one controller is further configured to set a value for at least one of the adjustable parameters based on the interview responses.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple suggested fitness activities has at least a first user adjustable parameter associated therewith, and wherein the at least one controller is further configured to set the value of the first user adjustable parameter based on a user-specified value.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is configured to identify the multiple suggested fitness activities by identifying at least one of the suggested fitness activities based on sensor data indicative of performance metrics of the user.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is configured to provide a repetition indicator on the display that indicates the number of times a user is to repeatedly perform one or more of the suggested fitness activities.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is further configured to permit a user to associate one or more entertainment media files with one or more of the suggested fitness activities.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the workout compilation defines a temporal order in which the at least two of the multiple suggested fitness activities are to be performed by the user.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least two of the multiple suggested fitness activities comprises all of the multiple suggested fitness activities.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is further configured to permit the user to select a temporal order of the at least two suggested fitness activities to compose the workout compilation.