Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality

• US 9,539,486 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Selby, Michael, Weast, Aaron B., Cobbett, Jamian R., Crankson, Kwamina, Sullivan, Gwen, Bleeker, Caroline Petra Annette, Mestas, Alex, Walia, Suniti Nina, Gourley, Allison, Homsi, Kristopher L., Raven, Demi, Zipperer, James, Lowe, Edward Stephen Jr., Greer, Tara, Kob, Stephen, Ioveva, Maria, Marchetti, Cesar
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US14/341,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379106A1
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• 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 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0661 arranged on the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• 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 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

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. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

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

establish a communication link with a wearable activity monitoring device different from the apparatus;

transmit, to the wearable activity monitoring device, location information associated with a first athletic activity performed by a user;

receive activity information from the wearable activity monitoring device, the activity information corresponding to at least the first athletic activity performed by the user of the wearable activity monitoring device;

determine, based on the location information, a first activity type for the received activity information;

determine whether the user of the wearable activity monitoring device exceeded an activity goal by a first threshold amount; and

in response to determining that the user exceeded the activity goal by the first threshold amount, award the user with a first activity reward.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to award the user with a second activity reward in response to determining that the user exceeded the activity goal by a second threshold amount.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

generate a message including an indication of the first activity reward; and

transmit the message to a community site using an account of the user on the community site.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive configuration settings for the wearable activity monitoring device; and

configure the wearable activity monitoring device through the communication link based on the configuration settings.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to generate a prompt to increase the activity goal in response to determining that the activity goal has been completed.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine a physical location of the wearable activity monitoring device; and

store the physical location in association with the activity information.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine a first activity type for a first portion of the activity information; and

store the first activity type in association with the first portion of the activity information.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein determining the first activity type includes receiving a user indication of the first activity type.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first activity type is determined from an activity type previously specified in association with the location information.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine a second activity type for a second portion of the activity information and

store the second activity type in association with the second portion of the activity information.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

generate a summary of the activity information including identification of a first amount of activity of the first activity type recorded and a second amount of activity of the second activity type recorded.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to receiving a selection of an image to associate with the activity information.

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

receive a user indication of a subjective feeling toward the first athletic activity or performance of the first athletic activity; and

store the user indication of the subjective feeling with the image in association with the activity information.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive user input indicating a friend participating in at least the first athletic activity;

retrieve, from a computing device, activity data corresponding to at least the first athletic activity performed by the friend; and

store the retrieved activity data corresponding to at least the first athletic activity performed by the friend in association with the received activity information from the wearable activity monitoring device.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine an accumulated energy expenditure value for the user based on at least the first athletic activity performed by the user;

detect, by a sensor, a first movement of the apparatus; and

in response to detecting the first movement of the apparatus, update the accumulated energy expenditure value for the user based on the received activity information from the wearable activity monitoring device.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

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

receiving activity information from a wearable activity monitoring device, the activity information corresponding to recorded activity of a user of the wearable activity monitoring device;

determining whether the user of the wearable activity monitoring device completed a current activity goal;

in response to determining that the user completed the current activity goal;

determining whether a first number of most recent consecutive activity goals, including the current activity goal, have been completed, wherein the first number of most recent consecutive activity goals is greater than or equal to 2; and

in response to determining that the first number of most recent consecutive activity goals have been completed, providing the user with a first reward.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine whether a second number of most recent consecutive activity goals, including the current activity goal, have been completed, wherein the second number of most recent consecutive activity goals is greater than or equal to 2; and

in response to determining that the second number of most recent consecutive activity goals have been completed, provide the user with a second reward different from the first reward.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine whether completion of the current activity goal corresponds to beginning a streak of completing activity goals, wherein the streak corresponds to completion of at least two consecutive activity goals.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine that the user did not complete the current activity goal; and

determining whether non-completion of the current activity goal corresponds to breaking a streak of completing activity goals, wherein the streak corresponds to completion of at least two consecutive activity goals.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

transmit an indication of the first reward to the wearable activity monitoring device in response to determining that the first number of most recent consecutive activity goals have been completed.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the current activity goal includes a multi-user goal in which a first user is required to complete a first sub-goal and a second user is required to complete a second sub-goal.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein an amount of activity by the first user in excess of the first sub-goal contributes to the second user'"'"'s completion of the second sub-goal.