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Systems and methods for fitness and video games

  • US 9,873,054 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2016
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to motivate a user to exercise harder comprising:

  • a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device being with a different user; and

    an application executing on each mobile device, the application including;

    a position tracking function operable to employ GPS features of the mobile device to track positions of the user of the mobile device;

    a communication transmission function operable to employ communication facilities of the mobile device to communicate position of the user of the mobile device to a web server;

    a communication reception function operable to employ the communication facilities of the mobile device to receive the positions of the users from the web server;

    a monitor function operable to employ the positions of the users from the web server to identify users within a predetermined distance of a first user and operable to employ information from one or more sensors in communication with the first user'"'"'s mobile device to determine a level of exercise of the first user; and

    a video game executing on the mobile device, operable to employ the positions of the users, wherein a game level of the video game is set based upon both the level of exercise of the first user and a number of users identified within a predetermined distance of the first user wherein setting the game level includes providing movement capabilities to a video game avatar of the first user, wherein the movement capabilities of the first user'"'"'s video game avatar are improved for playing the video game.

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