Professional workout simulator

• US 9,474,933 B1
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Issued: 10/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John E., Reasner, Nick
• Primary Examiner(s): Elisca, Pierre E
• Application Number:
  US14/798,057
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 700/91
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• 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: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• 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

Abstract

The systems and methods described herein are directed towards collecting workout-based information from professional athletes and providing the collected workout-based information to users. The workout-based information of the professional athletes are collected through the use of wearable devices and stored in a workout-based information network. The users (e.g., fans, other professional athletes) may subsequently download workout-based data of one or more professional athletes onto their user device. The workout-based data may be used by the users to compare their own personal progress with the professional athletes.

Claims

1. A method for comparing user workout information and professional athlete workout information, the method comprising:

storing professional athlete workout information in a professional athlete workout database, the professional athlete workout information associated with one or more professional athletes;

receiving a selection from a user device, the selection identifying a set of selected professional athletes, the set of selected professional athletes including at least a subset of the one or more professional athletes associated with the professional athlete workout database, the set of selected professional athletes corresponding to a set of selected professional athlete workout information that includes at least a subset of the stored professional athlete workout information;

retrieving the set of selected professional athlete workout information from the professional athlete workout database, the set of selected professional athlete workout information including at least a subset of the professional athlete workout information corresponding to the set of selected professional athletes;

receiving user workout information from the user device;

generating a comparison visualization identifying one or more differences between the user workout information and the set of selected professional athlete workout information; and

transmitting at least the comparison visualization to the user device, thereby displaying at least the comparison visualization at the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the professional athlete workout information includes sensor-based professional athlete data received from one or more professional athlete wearable devices and is recorded by one or more sensors associated with the one or more professional athlete wearable devices, the one or more professional athlete wearable devices having been worn by at least a subset of the one or more professional athletes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the professional athlete workout information includes manual-input-based professional athlete data received from the user device after being received by the user device via manual input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user workout information includes sensor-based user data obtained via one or more sensors associated with one or more wearable devices that transmitted the data to the user device, the one or more wearable devices having been worn by a user associated with the user device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user workout information includes manual-input-based user data input received by the user device via manual input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparison visualization is one of a chart or a graph.

7. A system for comparing user workout information and professional athlete workout information, the system comprising:

a memory storing at least a professional athlete workout database that includes professional athlete workout information associated with one or more professional athletes;

a communication transceiver in communicative contact with at least a user device; and

a processor coupled to the memory and to the communication transceiver, wherein execution of instructions stored in the memory by the processor;

receives the selection from the user device, the selection identifying a set of selected professional athletes, the set of selected professional athletes including at least a subset of the one or more professional athletes associated with the professional athlete workout database, the set of selected professional athletes corresponding to a set of selected professional athlete workout information that includes at least a subset of the stored professional athlete workout information,

retrieves the set of selected professional athlete workout information from the professional athlete workout database, the set of selected professional athlete workout information including at least a subset of the professional athlete workout information corresponding to the set of selected professional athletes;

receives user workout information from the user device,

generates a comparison visualization identifying one or more differences between the user workout information and the set of selected professional athlete workout information, and

transmits at least the comparison visualization to the user device, thereby displaying at least the comparison visualization at the user device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the professional athlete workout information includes sensor-based professional athlete data received from one or more professional athlete wearable devices and is recorded by one or more sensors associated with the one or more professional athlete wearable devices, the one or more professional athlete wearable devices having been worn by at least a subset of the one or more professional athletes.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the professional athlete workout information includes manual-input-based professional athlete data received from the user device after being received by the user device via manual input.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the user workout information includes sensor-based user data obtained via one or more sensors associated with one or more wearable devices that transmitted the data to the user device, the one or more wearable devices having been worn by a user associated with the user device.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the user workout information includes manual-input-based user data input received by the user device via manual input.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the comparison visualization is one of a a chart or a graph.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for comparing user workout information and professional athlete workout information, the method comprising:

storing professional athlete workout information in a professional athlete workout database, the professional athlete workout information associated with one or more professional athletes;

receiving a selection from a user device, the selection identifying a set of selected professional athletes, the set of selected professional athletes including at least a subset of the one or more professional athletes associated with the professional athlete workout database, the set of selected professional athletes corresponding to a set of selected professional athlete workout information that includes at least a subset of the stored professional athlete workout information;

retrieving the set of selected professional athlete workout information from the professional athlete workout database, the set of selected professional athlete workout information including at least a subset of the professional athlete workout information corresponding to the set of selected professional athletes;

receiving user workout information from the user device;

generating a comparison visualization identifying one or more differences between the user workout information and the set of selected professional athlete workout information; and

transmitting at least the comparison visualization to the user device, thereby displaying at least the comparison visualization at the user device.