User interface for remote joint workout session

• US 9,977,874 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2012
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Aragones, Teresa, Gordon, John M., Guerrero, Adriana, Self, Christina S., Winsper, Paul T., Homsi, Kristopher L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gishnock, Nikolai A
• Application Number:
  US13/664,251
• Publication Number:
  US 20130115583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,030 Days
• Field of Search: 434247, 434257, 434258, 482 4- 8
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Example embodiments relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to generate a multiple renditions of a user interface that is updated based upon athletic movements of two or more users remotely located from each other. The UI may be configured to simultaneously display energy expenditure values in real-time. In further embodiments, a joint energy expenditure values determined from multiple remote users may be simultaneously displayed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating a first rendition of a user interface configured to be displayed at a first display device at a first location comprising a first virtual trainer configured to instruct a first user at the first location to perform a predetermined athletic movement during a defined first time period, wherein the first virtual trainer is configured to perform the predetermined athletic movement at a predetermined tempo during the defined first time period;

generating a second rendition of the user interface configured to be displayed at a second display device at a second location comprising a second virtual trainer configured to instruct a second user to simultaneously perform the predetermined athletic movement during the defined first time period, wherein the second virtual trainer is configured to simultaneously perform the predetermined athletic movement at the predetermined tempo during the defined first time period;

based upon the predetermined athletic movement to be performed by the first and second virtual trainer, selecting a first athletic meter configured to display a real-time measurement of a first attribute of the simultaneous performance of the predetermined athletic movement by the first user and the second user;

receiving movement data from at least one sensor at the first location and at least one sensor at the second location during performance of the predetermined athletic movement by the first user and the second user, and determining real-time values of the first attribute of the first and second users for each of a plurality of sequential time frames within the defined first time period;

determining a form of the first user during the predetermined athletic movement based on a detected location of a first body part relative to a second body part of the first user;

based on the detected location of a first body part relative to a second body party of the first user, determining whether a proper athletic movement was performed by the first user;

based on the determining the proper athletic movement was performed, comparing the form of the first user to an ideal form for the predetermined athletic movement;

based on the comparing, providing a vibrational feedback signal to a sensor device worn by the first user indicating a difference between the form of the first user and the ideal form;

based on the comparing, adjusting, in real-time, the first athletic meter for the first user on both the first rendition and the second rendition of the user interface; and

in real-time, displaying the real-time values of the first attribute for the first user and the second user simultaneously on both the first and second renditions of the user interface.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selected first meter is selected from at least one of:

a cardio meter or a fitness meter.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first attribute is selected from at least one of:

a strength attribute, a cardiovascular attribute, a fitness attribute, an athleticism attribute, a speed attribute, and tempo attribute.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, the method further comprising:

based on the movement data during the defined first time period, calculating real-time energy expenditure values for the first user and the second user for each of a plurality of sequential time frames within the defined first time period; and

in real-time, displaying the real-time energy expenditure values for the first user and the second user simultaneously on both the first and second renditions of the user interface.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selected meter comprises an energy expenditure meter.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the selected meter is a cardio meter comprising an element configured to be visually adjusted based on an intensity attribute of physical movements of the user, wherein the cardio meter is adjusted based upon energy expenditure values calculated from the predetermined athletic movements of the respective user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the energy expenditure value is a cumulative tally of energy expenditure of the first user during a first time frame during the defined first time period and the meter is correlated to energy expenditure of the first user during a second time frame during the defined first time period.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selected meter comprises markers indicative of performance thresholds.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a form of the second user during the predetermined athletic movement;

comparing the form of the second user to an ideal form for the predetermined athletic movement; and

based on the comparing, adjusting, in real-time, the meter reflecting a strength of the second user on both the first rendition and the second rendition of the user interface.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an image-capturing device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one accelerometer, gyroscope, or location-determining device.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor, are configured to perform at least the method of:

generating a first rendition of a user interface configured to be displayed at a first display device at a first location comprising a first virtual trainer configured to instruct a first user at the first location to perform a predetermined athletic movement during a defined first time period, wherein the first virtual trainer is configured to perform the predetermined athletic movement at a predetermined tempo during the defined first time period;

generating a second rendition of the user interface configured to be displayed at a second display device at a second location comprising a second virtual trainer configured to instruct a second user to simultaneously perform the predetermined athletic movement during the defined first time period, wherein the second virtual trainer is configured to simultaneously perform the predetermined athletic movement at the predetermined tempo during the defined first time period;

based upon the predetermined athletic movement to be performed by the first and second virtual trainer, selecting a first athletic meter configured to display a real-time measurement of a first attribute of the simultaneous performance of the predetermined athletic movement by the first user and the second user;

receiving movement data from at least one sensor at the first location and at least one sensor at the second location during performance of the predetermined athletic movement by the first user and the second user, and determining real-time values of the first attribute of the first and second users for each of a plurality of sequential time frames within the defined first time period; and

determining a form of the first user during the predetermined athletic movement based on a detected location of a first body part relative to a second body part of the first user;

based on the detected location of a first body part relative to a second body party of the first user, determining whether a proper athletic movement was performed by the first user;

based on the determining the proper athletic movement was performed, comparing the form of the first user to an ideal form for the predetermined athletic movement;

based on the comparing, overlaying form guidance information on the first virtual trainer comprising intersecting lines indicating the ideal form for the predetermined athletic movement;

based on the comparing, adjusting, in real-time, the meter reflecting a strength of the first user on both the first rendition and the second rendition of the user interface; and

in real-time, displaying the real-time values of the first attribute for the first user and the second user simultaneously on both the first and second renditions of the user interface.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the selected meter is selected from at least one of:

a cardio meter or a fitness meter.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the first attribute is selected from at least one of:

a strength attribute, a cardiovascular attribute, a fitness attribute, an athleticism attribute, a speed attribute, and tempo attribute.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor perform at least:

based on the movement data during the defined first time period, calculating real-time energy expenditure values for the first user and the second user for each of a plurality of sequential time frames within the defined first time period; and

in real-time, displaying the real-time energy expenditure values for the first user and the second user simultaneously on both the first and second renditions of the user interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the selected meter comprises an energy expenditure meter.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the selected meter is a cardio meter comprising an element configured to be visually adjusted based on an intensity attribute of physical movements of the user, wherein the cardio meter is adjusted based upon energy expenditure values calculated from the athletic movements of the respective user.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the energy expenditure value is a cumulative tally of energy expenditure of the first user during a first time frame during the defined first time period and the meter is correlated to energy expenditure of the first user during a second time frame during the defined first time period.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the selected meter comprises markers indicative of performance thresholds.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the selected meter is a strength meter.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor perform at least:

determining a form of the second user during the predetermined athletic movement;

comparing the form to an ideal form for the predetermined athletic movement; and

based on the comparing, adjusting, in real-time, the meter reflecting the strength of the second user on both the first rendition and the second rendition of the user interface.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an image-capturing device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one accelerometer, gyroscope, or location-determining device.