Dynamically creating fitness groups

• US 9,794,752 B1
• Filed: 09/29/2016
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Doherty, Liam M., Horwood, Benjamin T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US15/279,834
• Time in Patent Office: 383 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management

Abstract

In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.

Claims

1. A method to locate computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity;

determining, by one or more computer processors, the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device;

retrieving, by one or more computer processors, at least one fitness performance data associated with the fitness activity of the first user and the at least one second user;

determining, by one or more computer processors, the at least one second user is at a similar fitness level as the first user based, in part on, the at least one fitness performance data; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprises sending, by one or more computer processors, the directions to meet to the first computing device of the first user and to the at least one second computing device associated with the at least one second user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises determining, by one or more computer processors, the at least one second user is engaged in a similar fitness activity as the first user of the first computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises determining, by one or more computer processors, that the at least one second user is looking for one or more other exercising users to join in exercising.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises:

retrieving, by one or more computer processors, one of a current exercise routine or a current route associated with the fitness activity of the first user and the at least one second user; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, the at least one second user is performing one of a similar current exercise routine or on a similar current route at the first user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is not located in the vicinity of the first computing device, monitoring, by one or more computer processors, a plurality of locations in the vicinity of the first computing device to locate one or more additional computing devices associated with an additional user in the vicinity of the first computing device.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprises:

responsive to determining the at least one second user is not at a similar fitness level as the first user based, in part on, the at least one fitness performance data; and

monitoring, by one or more computer processors, the plurality of locations in the vicinity of the first computing device to locate one or more additional nearby computing devices associated with an additional user in the vicinity of the first computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises:

retrieving, by one or more computer processors, the selection of the fitness activity, a location of the first computing device, and a location of the second computing device;

retrieving, by one or more computer processors, a range associated with the fitness activity; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, the location of the at least one second computing devices is in a location within the range of the location of the first computing device.

9. A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising instructions for;

receiving from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity;

determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device;

retrieving at least one fitness performance data associated with the fitness activity of the first user and the at least one second user;

determining the at least one second user is at a similar fitness level as the first user based, in part on, the at least one fitness performance data; and

determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprises sending the directions to meet to the first computing device of the first user and to the at least one second computing device associated with the at least one second user.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein determining the least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises determining the at least one second user is engaged in a similar fitness activity as the first user of the first computing device.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein determining the least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises determining the at least one second user is looking for one or more other exercising users to join in exercising.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

responsive to determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is not located in the vicinity of the first computing device, monitoring a plurality of locations in the vicinity of the first computing device to locate one or more additional computing devices associated with an additional user in the vicinity of the first computing device.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprises:

responsive to determining the at least one second user is not at a similar fitness level as the first user based, in part on, the at least one fitness performance data, monitoring the plurality of locations in the vicinity of the first computing device to locate one or more additional nearby computing devices associated with an additional user in the vicinity of the first computing device.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises:

retrieving the selection of the fitness activity, a location of the first computing device, and a location of the second computing device;

retrieving a range associated with the fitness activity; and

determining the location of the at least one second computing devices is in a location within the range of the location of the first computing device.

16. A computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage devices; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising instructions for;

receiving from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity;

determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device;

retrieving at least one fitness performance data associated with the fitness activity of the first user and the at least one second user;

determining, by one or more computer processors, the at least one second user is at a similar fitness level as the first user based, in part on, the at least one fitness performance data; and

determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.

17. The computer system of claim 16, further comprises sending the directions to meet to the first computing device of the first user and to the at least one second computing device associated with the at least one second user.

18. The computer system of claim 16, wherein determining the least one second computing device associated with the least one second user located in the vicinity of the first computing device further comprises determining the at least one second user is engaged in a similar fitness activity as the first user of the first computing device.