Monitoring fitness using a mobile device

• US 10,474,885 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2017
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Hoffman, Michael T., Crankson, Kwamina, Nims, Jason, Orenstein, Michael Levi, White, Kristen Laina
• Primary Examiner(s): McClellan, James S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carter, Kevin M
• Application Number:
  US15/609,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20170262698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 895 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a user interface;

a sensor configured to monitor athletic activity performed by a first user; and

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

receive, from the sensor, athletic activity data recorded during the athletic activity performed by the first user;

communicate a message to one or more other users when the athletic activity data indicates that the first user has completed an activity objective;

receive, during the athletic activity and from a computing device, communication data including one or more congratulatory notifications from the one or more other users;

in response to receiving the communication data, communicate, to the first user and via the user interface, the one or more congratulatory notifications, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications are delayed until the athletic activity data indicates that the first user has completed the athletic activity and until the athletic activity data indicates that a heart rate of the first user is below a threshold value; and

in response to receiving the communication data and in response to detection, by the sensor, of the first user being at a goal location, send an acknowledgement message to the one or more other users.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a display device, and wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

display, on the display device, the one or more congratulatory notifications from the one or more other users.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications include at least one of text, audio, an image, or a video.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications include at least an image associated with the one or more other users.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a wrist-worn device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises an audio device, and

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

select, based at least in part on the one or more congratulatory notifications, an audio content; and

cause the audio device to output the audio content.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises a mobile terminal.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications specify a triggering event upon which the one or more congratulatory notifications are to be communicated to the first user.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications comprise at least one of a social network message, a text message, an electronic mail message, an image, or a video.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer, and

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

process output from the sensor to provide control input to the apparatus in accordance with one or more physical gestures performed by the first user during the athletic activity.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a first physical gesture performed by the first user generates control input corresponding to a first type of message, and wherein a second physical gesture performed by the first user generates control input corresponding to a second type of message.

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

cause the audio device to adjust a volume of the audio content based on a number of the one or more congratulatory notifications.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a wrist-worn device, athletic activity data indicating athletic activity performed by a first user;

communicating a message to one or more other users when the athletic activity data indicates that the first user has completed an activity objective;

receiving, during the athletic activity and from a computing device, communication data including one or more congratulatory notifications from the one or more other users;

in response to receiving the communication data, communicating, to the first user and via a user interface, the one or more congratulatory notifications, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications are delayed until the athletic activity data indicates that the first user has completed the athletic activity and until the athletic activity data indicates that a heart rate of the first user is below a threshold value; and

in response to receiving the communication data and in response to detection, by an accelerometer sensor of the wrist-worn device, of tapping on the wrist-worn device, sending an acknowledgement message to the one or more other users.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the user interface comprises a display device, and

wherein the method further comprises:

displaying, on the display device, the one or more congratulatory notifications from the one or more other users.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications include at least one of text, audio, an image, or a video.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications include at least an image associated with the one or more other users.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

selecting, based at least in part on the received communication data, an audio content;

transmitting, to an audio device, the audio content; and

causing the audio device to output the audio content.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a user input selection, via a user interface element on the wrist-worn device, indicating acknowledgment of the received communication data.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more congratulatory notifications comprise at least one of a social network message, a text message, an electronic mail message, an image, or a video.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the wrist-worn device comprises a sensor configured to detect a physical movement performed by the first user, and

wherein the method further comprises:

processing, by a processor, output from the sensor to provide control input to the wrist-worn device in accordance with one or more physical gestures.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein a first physical gesture performed by the first user generates control input corresponding to a first type of message, and wherein a second physical gesture performed by the first user generates control input corresponding to a second type of message.