Combinatory score having a fitness sub-score and an athleticism sub-score

• US 10,188,930 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2017
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Winsper, Paul T., Homsi, Kristopher L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US15/675,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20180008879A1
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• 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 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• 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 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing an athletic movement and/or exercise and generating a combinatory fitness athleticism score. The score may comprise a fitness sub-score and a fitness sub-score. The athletic movement may comprise a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes and/or a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user. At least one of the plurality of fitness attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: endurance, flexibility, strength and combinations thereof; and at least one of the plurality of athleticism attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: speed, agility, reaction, power, balance, and combinations thereof.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing first instructions to a user to perform a first athletic movement;

receiving, from a sensor, first activity data representing the first athletic movement;

calculating with a processor, based on the first activity data, a first combinatory fitness-athleticism score;

providing, in response to a triggering event, second instructions to the user to perform a second athletic movement;

receiving, from the sensor, second activity data representing the second athletic movement;

calculating, with the processor, based on the second activity data, a second combinatory fitness-athleticism score,

wherein the first and the second combinatory fitness-athleticism scores each comprise a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score of the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance fitness attribute, a flexibility fitness attribute and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed athleticism attribute, an agility athleticism attribute, a reaction athleticism attribute, a power athleticism attribute and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is based on a detected heart rate of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is based on a detected geographic location of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the first and second combinatory fitness-athleticism scores for the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first athletic movement comprises predefined criteria, the method further comprising:

providing the first instructions to the user to perform, during a first time period, the first athletic movement.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first instructions and the second instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes of the user and a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first instructions and the second instructions include a predefined ordering of drills that are configured to be provided to the user during a single workout session.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fitness sub-score is based upon a percentile rank of the user within a population of users.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the athleticism sub-score is based upon a percentile rank of the user within a population of users.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein at least one of the endurance fitness attribute, the flexibility fitness attribute and the strength fitness attribute and at least one of the speed athleticism attribute, the agility athleticism attribute, the reaction athleticism attribute, the power athleticism attribute and the balance athleticism attribute is determined by calculating an energy expenditure estimate during a performance by the user of at least a portion of the criteria.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the energy expenditure estimate is determined utilizing a metabolic equivalent of task (MET) table for a type of an exercise that the user performs during an athletic performance by the user.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer.

13. An apparatus configured to be worn by a user, comprising:

a structure configured to be worn around an appendage of a user comprising a sensor configured to capture movement data from the appendage of the user;

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform at least;

providing first instructions to the user to perform a first athletic movement;

receiving first movement data captured from the sensor during the first athletic movement of the user;

calculating, from the received first movement data, a first combinatory fitness-athleticism score;

providing, in response to a triggering event, second instructions to the user to perform a second athletic movement;

receiving second movement data captured from the sensor during the second athletic movement of the user; and

calculating, from the received second movement data, a second combinatory fitness-athleticism score,

wherein the first and second combinatory fitness-athleticism score each comprise a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score of the user;

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated using one or more of an endurance fitness attribute, a flexibility fitness attribute and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated using one or more of a speed athleticism attribute, an agility athleticism attribute, a reaction athleticism attribute, a power athleticism attribute and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the triggering event is based on a detected heart rate of the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the triggering event is based on a detected geographic location of the user.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the apparatus further comprises a second sensor configured to capture movement data and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

utilizing movement data from the second sensor in the calculation of the first and second combinatory fitness-athleticism scores.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

utilizing movement data captured from a second sensor that is located externally from the apparatus in the calculation of the first and second combinatory fitness-athleticism scores.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

receiving the movement data from a second sensor located externally from the apparatus; and

based upon the movement data from the second sensor, instructing the user to perform an athletic movement with a predefined criterion.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the first and second combinatory fitness-athleticism scores for the user.