Combinatory score having a fitness sub-score and an athleticism sub-score

• US 9,289,674 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2013
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Winsper, Paul T., Homsi, Kristopher L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US13/909,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20130338802A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 463/7, 733/790.1, 600/595, 482/8
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• 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: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing an athletic movement and/or exercise and generating a combinatory fitness athleticism score. The score may comprise a fitness sub-score and a fitness sub-score. The athletic movement may comprise a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes and/or a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user. At least one of the plurality of fitness attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: endurance, flexibility, strength and combinations thereof; and at least one of the plurality of athleticism attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: speed, agility, reaction, power, balance, and combinations thereof.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from a pressure sensor, data representing a pressure exerted by a user'"'"'s body during an athletic movement of the user;

calculating, with a processor, from the received pressure data, a position of a body part of the user;

monitoring a form of the user by comparing, using the processor, the calculated position of the body part to a desired position for the athletic movement;

estimating with the processor, a combinatory fitness-athleticism score comprising a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score based on the form of the user; and

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the estimated combinatory fitness-athleticism score for the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance, a flexibility and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed, an agility, a reaction, a power and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the athletic movement comprises a first athletic movement having predefined criteria, the method further comprising:

providing first instructions to the user to perform, during a first time period, the first athletic movement.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes of the user.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes of the user and a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein at least one of the plurality of drills is configured to test at least one fitness attribute and at least one athleticism attribute.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the instructions include a predefined ordering of drills that are configured to be provided to the user during a single workout session.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating the fitness sub-score from a plurality of fitness attribute values obtained or derived from an athletic performance by the user, wherein the fitness sub-score is based upon a percentile rank of the user within a population of users.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating the athleticism sub-score from a plurality of athleticism attribute values obtained or derived from an athletic performance by the user, wherein the athleticism sub-score is based upon a percentile rank of the user within a population of users.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the fitness attribute values are based upon a percentile rank of the user within the population of users.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the athleticism attribute values are based upon a percentile rank of the user within the population of users.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one fitness attribute and at least one athleticism attribute is determined by calculating an energy expenditure estimate during a performance by the user of at least a portion of the criteria.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the energy expenditure estimate is determined utilizing a metabolic equivalent of task (MET) table for a type of an exercise that the user performs during an athletic performance by the user.

14. An apparatus configured to be worn by a user, comprising:

a structure configured to be worn around an appendage of a user comprising a sensor configured to capture movement data from the appendage of the user;

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform at least;

receiving movement data captured from the sensor during an athletic movement of the user;

calculating, from the received movement data, a position of a body part of the user;

calculating a form of the user based on the calculated position of the body part;

estimating a combinatory fitness-athleticism score comprising a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score based on the form of the user; and

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the estimated combinatory fitness-athleticism score for the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance, a flexibility and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed, an agility, a reaction, a power and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the apparatus further comprises a second sensor configured to capture movement data and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

utilizing movement data from the second sensor in the estimation of the combinatory fitness-athleticism score.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

utilizing movement data captured from a second sensor that is located externally from the apparatus in the estimation of the combinatory fitness-athleticism score.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

receiving the movement data from a second sensor located externally from the apparatus; and

based upon the movement data from the second sensor, instructing the user to perform an athletic movement with a predefined criterion.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the combinatory score consists of the fitness sub-score and an athleticism sub-score.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer.

20. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving motion data captured from a wrist-worn device comprising a first sensor configured to capture physical movement of a user;

calculating, using a processor, from the received motion data, a position of a body part of the user;

calculating, using the processor, a form of the user based on the calculated position of the body part;

estimating with the processor a combinatory fitness-athleticism score comprising a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score, and displaying the combinatory fitness-athleticism score on a display device and

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the estimated combinatory fitness-athleticism score for the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance, a flexibility and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed, an agility, a reaction, a power and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.