Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality and session tracking

• US 9,314,665 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2014
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Weast, Aaron B., Cobbett, Jamian R.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US14/194,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20140180456A1
• Time in Patent Office: 781 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6813 Specially adapted to be attached to a specific body part A61B5/6802 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• 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 24/0059 Exercising apparatus with reward systems
• 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 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/06 Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers
• 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: Y10S 482/901 having computer circuitry

Abstract

A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving user input selection indicating a wear location associated with an activity monitoring device configured to be worn by a first user;

in response to receiving the user input selection, initiating a first data processing algorithm for measuring user activity based on the wear location;

receiving athletic activity data from the activity monitoring device;

identifying, by a processor, an athletic activity session initiated by the first user;

storing the received athletic activity data; and

determining, at the processor, a number of activity points earned by the first user based on the received athletic activity data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving, from a database, historical location data comprising previous activity locations for a plurality of users;

determining a geographic location of the activity monitoring device based at least in part on the historical location data; and

determining a type of athletic activity performed by the first user based on the received athletic activity data and the determined geographic location.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recommending a first activity location to the user for the received athletic activity data based at least in part on the historical location data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an application interface configured to communicate athletic activity data to the first user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity monitoring device includes a GPS sensor configured to provide data relating to a geographic location of the activity monitoring device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining a type of athletic activity performed by the first user based on the received athletic activity data and the geographic location of the activity monitoring device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is a wrist-worn monitoring device.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the application interface is further configured to categorize the number of activity points earned by the first user based on at least one of:

a type of athletic activity performed by the first user and a geographic location of the first user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

terminating the athletic activity session in response to detecting a threshold level of user inactivity during a first time period.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the received athletic activity data further comprises:

categorizing athletic activity data based, at least in part, on information identifying a second user.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor, and

memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to;

receive user input selection indicating a wear location associated with an activity monitoring device configured to be worn by a first user;

initiate a first data processing algorithm for measuring user activity based on the wear location;

receive athletic activity data from the activity monitoring device;

identify an athletic activity session initiated by the first user;

store the received athletic activity data; and

determine a number of activity points earned by the first user based on the received athletic activity data.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

retrieve, from a database, historical location data comprising previous activity locations for a plurality of users;

determine a geographic location of the activity monitoring device based at least in part on the historical location data; and

determine a type of athletic activity performed by the first user based on the received athletic activity data and the determined geographic location.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

initiate a second data processing algorithm based, at least in part, on the type of activity performed by the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

recommend a first activity location to the user for the received athletic activity data based at least in part on the historical location data.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the activity monitoring device, location data relating to a geographic location of the first user; and

determining a type of athletic activity performed by the first user based on the received athletic activity data and the location data.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer device to perform the steps of:

receiving user input selection indicating a wear location associated with an activity monitoring device configured to be worn by a first user;

initiating a first data processing algorithm for measuring user activity based on the wear location;

receiving athletic activity data from the activity monitoring device;

identifying an athletic activity session initiated by the first user;

storing the received athletic activity data; and

determining a number of activity points earned by the first user based on the received athletic activity data.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, further containing computer-executable instructions to cause the computer device to:

determine a type of athletic activity performed by the first user based on the received athletic activity data; and

categorize athletic activity data based, at least in part, on the type of athletic activity performed by the first user.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, further containing computer-executable instructions to cause the computer device to:

receive, from the activity monitoring device, location data relating to a geographic location of the first user; and

determine a type of athletic activity performed by the first user based on the received athletic activity data and the location data.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, further containing computer-executable instructions to cause the computer device to terminate the athletic activity session in response to detecting a threshold level of user inactivity during a first time period.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, further containing computer-executable instructions to cause the computer device to provide an application interface configured to communicate athletic activity data to the first user, wherein the interface includes one or more functions configured to be invoked for at least the device.