Route event mapping

• US 9,151,616 B1
• Filed: 09/18/2013
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: David Anthony Morasch, Travis Ryan Henderson
• Inventors: Henderson, Travis Ryan, Morasch, David Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ramesh, Krishnan
• Application Number:
  US14/030,979
• Time in Patent Office: 748 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

In embodiments of route event mapping, a device has a display device that displays a map of a region, which includes a location of the device. A route event mapping service can receive an input of an athletic event course as a user input to the device, and obtain course data of the athletic event course, such as a course route, a course length, environmental conditions, and/or elevation data. The route event mapping service can then determine a training course within the region that includes the location of the device based on the course data. The route event mapping service can also map training segments of the training course that approximate segments of the athletic event course, where the training segments are mapped within the region that includes the location of the device. The mapped training segments can then be displayed in the map of the region.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a display device configured to display a map of a region that includes a location of the device;

a processing system to implement a route event mapping service that is configured to;

obtain course data of an athletic event course;

determine a training course within the region based on the course data;

map training segments of the training course that at least approximate segments of the athletic event course, the training segments mapped within the region that includes the location of the device;

generate an overlay of the training course for display of the training segments over a representation of the athletic event course; and

initiate a display of the mapped training segments in the map of the region on the display device.

2. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the display device is configured to display the mapped training segments in the map of the region.

3. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the route event mapping service is configured to receive an input of the athletic event course as a user input to the device by a user of the device; and

the course data of the athletic event course comprises at least one of a course route, a course length, and elevation data.

4. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the route event mapping service is configured to determine the training segments of the training course, and wherein two or more of the training segments that correlate to respective segments of the athletic event course are mapped non-consecutive for display in the overlay of the training course over the representation of the athletic event course.

5. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the route event mapping service is configured to:

receive a distance limit as a user input; and

determine a training segment of the training course that begins within the distance limit from the location of the device, the training segment extending beyond the distance limit.

6. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the route event mapping service is configured to:

receive a segment designation of a segment of the athletic event course as a user input; and

determine a training segment within the region that most closely approximates the segment of the athletic event course.

7. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the route event mapping service is configured to:

receive an elevation input as a user input; and

determine a training segment within the region that most closely approximates one of an elevation gain or an elevation loss corresponding to the elevation input.

8. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the route event mapping service is configured to generate an overlay of the athletic event course for display over the training course.

9. A route event mapping system, comprising:

one or more network devices to implement a route event mapping service that is configured to;

receive a request from a device for route event mapping of an athletic event course, the request including a location of the device;

obtain course data of the athletic event course;

determine a training course based on the course data, the training course determined within a region that includes the location of the device;

map training segments of the training course that at least approximate segments of the athletic event course, the training segments mapped within the region that includes the location of the device; and

communicate the mapped training segments to the device for display in a map of the region, the mapped training segments displayed with corresponding segments of the athletic event course displayed over the training course.

10. The route event mapping system as recited in claim 9, wherein the route event mapping service is configured to receive positioning system data that indicates the location of the device.

11. A method, comprising:

executing a route event mapping service with a processing system to perform;

obtaining course data of an athletic event course;

determining training segments of a training course based on the course data;

mapping the training segments of the training course that at least approximate segments of the athletic event course, two or more of the training segments that correlate to respective segments of the athletic event course being mapped non-consecutively; and

displaying the two or more training segments non-consecutively in an overlay of the training course over a representation of the athletic event course.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the course data of the athletic event course comprises at least one of a course route, a course length, and elevation data.

13. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a request from a device for route event mapping of the athletic event course, the request including a location of the device;

said determining the training course and mapping the training segments within a region that includes the location of the device; and

communicating the mapped training segments to the device for display in a map of the region.

14. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein all of the segments of the athletic event course are mapped to corresponding training segments, and wherein the corresponding training segments that correlate to the respective segments of the athletic event course are mapped non-consecutively in the overlay of the training course.

15. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an input of the athletic event course as a user input to a device;

displaying a map of a region that includes a location of the device; and

mapping the training segments within the region that includes the location of the device responsive to said determining the training course.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a distance limit as a user input; and

determining a training segment of the training course that begins within the distance limit from the location of the device, the training segment extending beyond the distance limit.

17. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a segment designation of a segment of the athletic event course as a user input; and

determining a training segment within the region that most closely approximates the segment of the athletic event course.

18. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an elevation input as a user input; and

determining a training segment within the region that most closely approximates one of an elevation gain or an elevation loss corresponding to the elevation input.

19. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

determining a training segment that most closely approximates a respective segment of the athletic event course starting from a current location of the device.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein said providing the direction comprises at least one of:

mapping the training segment for display on a map that includes the location of the device;

generating audio instructions to direct a user of the device along the training segment; and

generating displayable route instructions in a text-based format to direct the user of the device along the training segment.