Sharing updatable graphical user interface elements

• US 10,549,173 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Blahnik, Jay C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sun, Li P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wan, Qi
• Application Number:
  US15/082,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20170274267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• 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 24/0084 Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

User interface elements relating to fitness may be shared between user devices. These user interface elements may be updated based at least in part on activity data of users associated with the user devices. A user may determine a length of time for sharing their user interface elements. Once a sharing relationship between at least two users has been established, updates corresponding to user interface elements may be shared between the users via their respective user devices.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a first device, a first communication from a second device that comprises a request to share, with the second device, user interface element data corresponding to an updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with a user account of the first device, the updatable graphical fitness user interface element representing sensor data collected at the first device, wherein the first communication is initiated responsive to an initial input with respect to a first user interface element of a first user interface of the second device, and the first user interface element identifying the user account of the first device;

in response to receiving the first communication at the first device, providing a second user interface for presentation at the first device;

receiving, via the second user interface, a subsequent input with respect to a second user interface element of the second user interface, the subsequent input comprising an acceptance of the request to share the user interface element data corresponding to the updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the user account of the first device, the subsequent input comprising at least one of;

accepting the request to share the user interface element data corresponding the updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the user account of the first device for a predetermined period of time;

or

accepting the request to share the user interface element data corresponding the updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the user account of the first device for an indefinite period of time;

and

after receiving the subsequent input, providing the user interface element data corresponding to the updatable graphical fitness user interface element for presentation of the updatable graphical fitness user interface element at the second device, the updatable graphical fitness user interface element comprising a plurality of concentric rings that are updated based at least in part on one or more fitness activities performed by a user associated with the user account of the first device, each concentric ring associated with at least one of the one or more fitness activities.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing to the second device a second communication that comprises a second request to share, with the first device, second user interface element data corresponding a second updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with a second user account of the second device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing the user interface element data corresponding to the updatable graphical fitness user interface element comprises providing the user interface element data corresponding to the updatable graphical fitness user interface element without providing the sensor data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first user device is a first handheld user device or a wearable device and the second user device is a second handheld user device.

5. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a first device, a first communication from a second device that comprises a first request to share, with the second device, first user interface element data corresponding to a first updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with a user account of the first device, the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element representing first sensor data collected at the first device, wherein the first communication is initiated responsive to an initial input with respect to a first user interface element of a first user interface of the second device, the first user interface element identifying the user account of the first device;

in response to receiving the first communication at the first device, providing a second user interface for presentation at the first device;

receiving, via the second user interface, a subsequent input with respect to a second user interface element of the second user interface, the subsequent input comprising an acceptance of the first request to share the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element, the subsequent input indicating at least one of;

acceptance of the first request to share the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element by sending, to the second device, a second request to share second user interface element data corresponding to a second updatable graphical fitness user interface element for a period of time;

or

rejection of the first request to share the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element by sending a rejection acknowledgement; and

when the subsequent input indicates acceptance of the first request, providing the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element for presentation of the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element at the second device, the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element comprising a plurality of concentric rings that are updated based at least in part on one or more fitness activities performed by a user associated with the user account of the first device, each concentric ring associated with at least one of the one or more fitness activities.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising, after sending, to the second device, the second request to share the second user interface element data corresponding to the second updatable graphical fitness user interface element, receiving the second user interface element data corresponding to the second updatable graphical fitness user interface element from the second device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the period of time comprises one of:

a predetermined period of time;

an indefinite period of time;

or

a user-specified period of time.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein providing the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element for presentation of the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element at the second device comprises:

providing a first version of the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element at a first time; and

providing a second version of the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element at a second time, the second version updated based at least in part on the one or more fitness activities performed by the user associated with the user account of the first device, at least a portion of the one or more fitness activities being performed by the user between the first time and the second time.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising providing for presentation, at the second device, a first user identifier associated with a first user of the first device when the subsequent input indicates acceptance of the first request to share the first user interface element data corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising providing for presentation, at the second device, a third updatable graphical fitness user interface element and a second user identifier associated with a second user of a third device together with the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element and the first user identifier, the third updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the third device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein providing for presentation, at the second device, the third updatable graphical fitness user interface element together with the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element comprises providing for presentation, at the second device, the third updatable graphical fitness user interface element together with the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element in a list ranked according to a ranking dimension, the ranking dimension comprising at least one of an alphabetical dimension or an activity dimension.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the first user identifier comprises a first user name of the first user, and wherein providing for presentation, at the second device, the first user identifier comprises providing for presentation, at the second device:

the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element;

the first user name; and

a first user image associated with the first user.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising providing a detailed activity view corresponding to the first updatable graphical fitness user interface element for presentation at the second device, the detailed activity view comprising additional activity data associated with the first user.

14. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying, at a first user device and based at least in part on a contact list associated with the first user device, a set of users, each user of the set of users associated with one user device capable of receiving data for at least one updatable graphical fitness user interface element;

receiving a first input at a first user interface element of a first user interface of the first user device, the first input indicating selection of a first user from the set of users, the first user associated with a second user device;

receiving, at the second user device, a first communication from the first user device that comprises a request to share, with the first user device, user interface element data corresponding to an updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the first user'"'"'s account of the second user device, the updatable graphical fitness user interface element representing sensor data collected at the second user device;

in response to receiving the first communication at the second user device, providing a second user interface for presentation at the second user device;

receiving, via the second user interface, a second input with respect to a second user interface element of the second user interface, the second input comprising an acceptance of the request to share the user interface element data corresponding to the updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the first user'"'"'s account of the second user device, the second input comprising at least one of;

accepting the request to share the user interface element data corresponding the updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the first user'"'"'s account of the second user device for a predetermined period of time;

or

accepting the request to share the user interface element data corresponding the updatable graphical fitness user interface element associated with the first user'"'"'s account of the second user device for an indefinite period of time; and

after receiving the second input, providing the user interface element data corresponding to the updatable graphical fitness user interface element for presentation of the updatable graphical fitness user interface element at the first user device, the updatable graphical fitness user interface element comprising a plurality of concentric rings that are updated based at least in part on one or more fitness activities performed by the first user associated with the first user'"'"'s account of the second user device, each concentric ring associated with at least one of the one or more fitness activities.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a third input, at the first user device, indicating selection of the first user from a set of activity friends; and

in response to receiving the third input at the first user device, sending a different communication to the second user device indicating termination of sharing of the updatable graphical fitness user interface element with the first user device.