Interactive athletic equipment system
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1. A system comprising:
- an athletic performance module configured to receive athletic activity data from a wirelessly-connected sensor worn on an appendage of a first user, wherein the first user is performing athletic activities at a first location; and
a challenge module configured to;
receive information specifying a challenge, wherein the challenge includes a competition between the first user, and a second user performing athletic activities at a second location, different to, and remote from, the first location;
determine, from the received athletic activity data, a first amount of athletic activity performed by the first user;
receive data from a second sensor indicating a second amount of athletic activity performed by the second user;
determine whether the challenge has been met by the first user based on a comparison of the first amount of athletic activity performed by the first user and a second amount of athletic activity performed by the second user; and
continuously generate and simultaneously communicate in real-time to the first user at the first location and the second user at the second location, an interface indicating whether the challenge has been met.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for the collection and display of athletic information. Athletic data relating to a single person or group of people is collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed at a desired remote location so that the person or people can review and critique their performance. In addition, athletic data for multiple persons can be collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed to a user at a desired remote location, so that the user can compare his or her athletic activities to others.
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1. A system comprising:
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an athletic performance module configured to receive athletic activity data from a wirelessly-connected sensor worn on an appendage of a first user, wherein the first user is performing athletic activities at a first location; and a challenge module configured to; receive information specifying a challenge, wherein the challenge includes a competition between the first user, and a second user performing athletic activities at a second location, different to, and remote from, the first location; determine, from the received athletic activity data, a first amount of athletic activity performed by the first user; receive data from a second sensor indicating a second amount of athletic activity performed by the second user; determine whether the challenge has been met by the first user based on a comparison of the first amount of athletic activity performed by the first user and a second amount of athletic activity performed by the second user; and continuously generate and simultaneously communicate in real-time to the first user at the first location and the second user at the second location, an interface indicating whether the challenge has been met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a prompt inviting a first user to participate in a challenge, wherein the challenge includes a competition between the first user performing athletic activities at a first location and a second user performing athletic activities at a second location different to, and remote from, the first location; determining an amount of athletic activity performed by the first user based on sensor data received from a sensor worn on an appendage of the first user; and receiving data from a second sensor indicative of an amount of athletic activity performed by the second user; determining whether the challenge has been met by the first user based on a comparison of the amount of athletic activity performed using the first user to the amount of athletic activity performed by the second user; and continuously generating and simultaneously communicating in real-time to the first user at the first location and the second user at the second location, an interface indicating whether the challenge has been met. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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