Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality

• US 9,453,742 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Capozzi, Matt, Hoffman, Michael T., Lakovic, Tomislav, Moll-Carrillo, Hector, Robinette, Christopher A.
• Primary Examiner(s): GANESAN, SUNDHARA M
• Application Number:
  US14/598,553
• Publication Number:
  US 20150127286A1
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/02 Testing, calibrating or measuring of equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• 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 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/00 Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

A wearable device has a carrier having an aperture. A device has a USB connection and a protrusion wherein the protrusion is received in the aperture to connect the device to a wristband. The device is a USB type device having athletic functionality. The device may further be configured to receive calibration data such that a measured distance may be converted to a known distance based on athletic activity performed by a user.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first device having a first controller configured to communicate with a first sensor to record an athletic performance of a user;

a second device having a second controller configured to communicate with the first sensor to record the athletic performance of the user; and

a calibration module operatively connected to the first device and the second device, the calibration module configured to display a measured distance traversed by the user, wherein the user can compare the measured distance to a known distance associated with the athletic performance and adjust the measured distance to correspond to the known distance, wherein the calibration module is configured to store the calibration adjustment on the first device, and

wherein the calibration module is further configured to instruct the second device to measure a second distance traversed by the user utilizing the calibration adjustment.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first device is configured to record a distance walked by the user as the measured distance.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first device is configured to record a distance run by the user as the measured distance.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the calibration module is configured to process a first input from the user indicating a physiological trait, and wherein the calibration module is further configured adjust the measured distance based on the first input.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the known distance is generally between 0.25 miles and 1.25 miles.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the calibration module is located on a computer device, the first device being connected to the computer device via a USB connector, wherein the measured distance traversed is transferred from the first device to the computer device, and wherein the computer device displays the measured distance traversed by the user.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein calibration module is configured to receive user adjustments to the measured distance traversed via the computer device.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the calibration module is located on a remote website, the first device being connected to a computer device via a USB connector, wherein the computer device is in communication with the remote website, wherein the measured distance traversed by the user is transferred from the first device to the computer device and to the website, and wherein the website displayed the measured distance traversed by the user on the computer device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the calibration module is configured for the user to adjust the measured distance traversed by the user via the computer device.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein in response to plugging the first device into the computer device, the measured distance traversed by the user is automatically uploaded to the calibration module.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the known distance is further determined based on one or more distances by a web-based mapping service.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the calibration module is configured to automatically calibrate the first sensor upon completion of the athletic performance.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the known distance is determined from an average of a plurality of prior athletic performances.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the first sensor comprises a plurality of sensors, and wherein the user can adjust the measured distance to correspond to the known distance for each of the plurality of sensors.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the calibration module is configured to store a different calibration value for each of the plurality of sensors.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the calibration module is configured to determine a first calibration value for a first type of athletic activity performed by the user, and a second calibration value for a second type of athletic activity performed by the user.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the measured distance to correspond to the known distance is performed based on an adjustment formula, and wherein the calibration module is further configured to modify the adjustment formula based on one or more additional athletic performances of the user.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to;

receive athletic performance data from a first athletic performance monitoring device, wherein the athletic performance data corresponds to athletic activity performed by a user traversing a known distance, wherein the known distance is determined by a calibration module based on an average of distances traversed during a plurality of prior athletic performances;

determine a distance traversed by the user as measured by the first athletic performance monitoring device to provide a measured value;

adjust the measured value to correspond to the known distance;

determine a calibration value based on the adjusted measured value; and

instruct a second athletic performance monitoring device to record athletic performance data based on the calibration value.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:

adjust the calibration value based on one or more calibration values determined for previous athletic activities performed by the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein adjusting the measured value to correspond to the known distance is performed based on an adjustment formula, and wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:

modify the adjustment formula based on one or more additional athletic activities performed by the user.