Interactive Avatar for Social Network Services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of avatars at a plurality of locations in an interface;
receiving athletic performance data for a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of avatars; and
modifying at least one of the plurality of locations of the plurality of avatars in accordance with the received athletic performance data.
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Abstract
An embodiment is an avatar or avatar environment to visualize data within an athletic performance system or service and/or a social network system or service, for example as part of the Internet. The avatar may further evolve or alter its appearance, animation, or other visual or audio characteristics in response to the data or other input. In particular, the avatar of an embodiment may respond to and provide visualization of athletic or sport performance data. According to one or more aspects, an avatar may be placed on other network sites and updated based on athletic performance data. The avatar may be awarded for goals achieved by a user. The awards or gifts may further include non-avatar related items such as apparel, gift cards and the like.
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49 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of avatars at a plurality of locations in an interface; receiving athletic performance data for a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of avatars; and modifying at least one of the plurality of locations of the plurality of avatars in accordance with the received athletic performance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving an athletic performance goal of a user for an upcoming time period; determining that the user has completed at least a portion of the athletic performance goal; and in response to determining that the user has completed the at least a portion of the goal, providing the user with an award, wherein the award is configured to modify an attribute of an electronic avatar associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an electronic avatar widget, athletic performance information of a user from a first network site, wherein the electronic avatar widget includes portable code for displaying an avatar associated with the user on a second network site; and modifying an appearance of the electronic avatar widget in accordance with the athletic performance information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; display a plurality of avatars at a plurality of locations in an interface; receive athletic performance data for a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of avatars; and modify at least one of the plurality of locations of the plurality of avatars in accordance with the received athletic performance data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; receive an athletic performance goal of a user for an upcoming time period; determine that the user has completed at least a portion of the athletic performance goal; and in response to determining that the user has completed the at least a portion of the goal, provide the user with an award, wherein the award is configured to modify an attribute of an electronic avatar associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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