Determining exercise routes based on device determined information

• US 9,142,141 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yeh, Sabrina Tai-Chen, Young, David Andrew, Friedlander, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US14/037,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20150081209A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701427- 8, 701/431, 701/533, 701427-428
• US Class Current: 1/1
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• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
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• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/00 : Speech recognition G10L17/00 takes precedence
• 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: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 : for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
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Abstract

A device includes at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor and at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions. The instructions configure the processor for accessing terrain information representing preferred terrain of a user of the device, accessing map information, accessing location information indicating current location of the user, and receiving user input indicating a desire for route information. Based at least in part on time constraints indicated from calendar information, the instructions configure the processor for accessing the location information, terrain information, and map information to determine a route and audibly and/or visually displaying the route on the device.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for;

receiving first input of terrain information, the terrain information comprising data related to at least one of a desired net elevation gain, a desired net elevation loss, a desired total elevation gain, and a desired total elevation loss;

accessing map information;

accessing location information indicating current location of the user;

receiving second input indicating, a desire for route information;

responsive to receipt of the second input, determine at least one route based on the location information, the terrain information, and the map information such that the at least one route is determined based at least partially on the terrain information; and

audibly and/or visually presenting the at least one route at the device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the second input includes a hand gesture in free space.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable for;

outputting information related to a distance of the at least one route and a time to complete the at least one route, wherein the time to complete the at least one route is based at least partially on at least one past average pace of travel of the user along terrain at least similar to at least some terrain included in the at least one route.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable for:

determining plural routes, the plural routes satisfying the second input indicating a desire for route information while remaining within time and/or personal preference constraints of the user.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to determine the at least one route based at least in part on at least one time constraint identified based on information in an electronic calendar accessible to the processor and associated with the user.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the terrain information comprises data at least related to at least one of a desired net elevation gain and a desired net elevation loss.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the terrain information comprises data at least related to at least one of a desired total elevation gain a desired total elevation loss.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable for:

receiving third input comprising information indicating a maximum radius from a starting location that the user desires to travel; and

determine the at least one route based on the location information, the terrain information, the map information, and the information indicating the maximum radius such that the at least one route is determined based at least partially on the terrain information and the information indicating the maximum radius.

9. The device of claim 4, wherein the instructions are executable for:

presenting a user interface (UI) on a display accessible to the at least one processor, the UI presenting information related to the plural routes.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the UI presents graphical representations respectively associated with at least two of the plural routes.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein each of the graphical representations are respectively selectable to audibly and/or visually present at the device the respectively associated route.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the UI presents text setting forth a comparison of the plural routes to each other.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the UI presents information related to at least one of respective difficulties of the plural routes and respective estimated calories to be expended on the plural routes.