Training scripts

• US 10,799,762 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Issued: 10/13/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Clark, James W., Helprin, Theodore H., Shum, Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): Ganesan, Sundhara M
• Application Number:
  US15/341,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20170136300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,441 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• 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 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/30 blood pressure A63B2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 : temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 : Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• 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 69/00 : Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 : Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 : Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 : Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 : Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 : Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/303 : specially adapted to simulate circulation of bodily fluids
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 : with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/901 : having computer circuitry

Abstract

A training script device is described that conveniently allows a user to create a training script defining one or more steps of a workout routine, where each step may include an activity, a duration for performing that activity, and an intensity at which the activity is to be performed. Further, one or more steps of the training script can be self-starting in response to performance data detected by sensors of training script device executing the training script. This conveniently frees the athlete from having to continuously monitor the status of his or her workout activities. Still further, the training script device conveniently allows a user to transfer training scripts to other training script devices, so that athletes can share successful training scripts.

Claims

1. A device for creating a training script for a workout, comprising

a user interface module that prompts a user to input data specifying a step in a training script;

a control module that creates training steps to operate a user computing device to display a prompt for the training steps and to compile the training steps into the training script;

a script database that receives and stores the training script; and

a device interface module that synchronizes one or more training scripts in the script database with the user computing device, wherein the user interface module allows the user to define a user profile, the user profile having a group of training scripts relating to favorite workouts, and wherein the group of training scripts relating to the favorite workouts are synchronized with the user computing device by the device interface module during a synchronization operation.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the user interface module determines one or more sensors employed by the user computing device and, wherein if it is determined that the user computing device does not have a first type of sensor required by the training script, the user interface module refrains from copying the training script to the user computing device during a synchronization operation.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the user interface module provides for the user to enter identification data for the user computing device.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the device includes a table correlating a user computing device identification with one or more sensors.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device transfers, during a synchronization operation, the one or more training scripts from a calendar interface associated with a user profile.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the device is further operable to:

determine the date of the synchronization operation;

determine subsequent dates over a defined time period;

associate a date tag to the one or more training scripts in the calendar interface during the defined time period; and

transfer the one or more tagged training scripts to the user computing device during the synchronization operation.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device receives information from the user computing device during a synchronization operation relating to a performance of the training script by the user during the workout.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the received information includes actual duration or intensity of activities within the training script that are performed by the user.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the received information is associated with icons representing the one or more training scripts, for review by the user.

10. A device for creating a training script for a workout, comprising:

a processor;

a user interface for receiving input from one or more users; and

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

prompt a user to input data, via the user interface, specifying a step in a training script;

creating one or more training steps to operate an other device to display a prompt for the one or more training steps;

determine one or more sensors employed by the other device;

compile the one or more training steps into a first training script;

store the first training script in a script database;

determine that the one or more sensors do not comprise a first type of sensor required by the first training script;

receiving, via the user interface, user input indicating a selection of one or more other training scripts;

synchronize the selected one or more other training scripts in the script database with the other device; and

refrain from copying the first training script to the other device when synchronizing the selected one or more other training scripts.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the device to:

receive user input selections defining a user profile.

12. The device of claim 11, the user profile comprises a group of training scripts relating to favorite workouts, and wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the device to:

synchronize, during a synchronization operation with the other device, the group of training scripts relating to favorite workouts.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the device to synchronize the selected one or more training scripts by transferring the one or more training scripts from a calendar interface associated with a user profile.