AUDIBLE CONTENT WITH TRAINING INFORMATION

• US 20100190609A1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Vissia, Gregory, Shum, Albert
• Granted Patent: US 8,013,754 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

An audible playback device that allows an athlete, such as a runner, to conveniently listen to audible content and receive athletic performance information. A single device may be employed to both playback audible content and provide monitored performance information to a user. The performance information may be provided to a user audibly, so that the user does not need to move the monitoring device'"'"'s user interface to a viewable position.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

playing audio content by an audio rendering device;

receiving athletic activity training information from an athletic performance monitor different from the audio rendering device at a first interval; and

providing, by the audio playback device, a user with the received training information at a second interval different from the first interval.

2. The method recited in claim 1, further comprising, after receiving the athletic activity training information, reducing playing of the audio content from a first volume to a second volume lower than the first volume.

3. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the audio content includes music.

4. The method recited in claim 3, wherein the audio content includes music played back from a storage device.

5. The method recited in claim 3, wherein the audio content includes music played from a wireless transmission.

6. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the audio content includes voice content.

7. The method recited in claim 6, wherein the audio content includes voice content played back from a storage device.

8. The method recited in claim 6, wherein the audio content includes voice content played from a wireless transmission.

9. The method recited in claim 1, further comprising providing the training information by audibly playing the training information.

10. The method recited in claim 1, further comprising providing the training information by visually displaying the training information.

11. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the training information includes biometric information for a user.

12. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the training information includes positional information.

13. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the training information includes temporal information.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

an athletic performance monitor interface configured to receive athletic performance information for a user from an athletic performance monitor at a first interval, wherein the athletic performance monitor is different from the apparatus; and

an athletic performance user interface configured to provide the received athletic performance information to the user at a second interval different from the first interval.

15. The apparatus recited in claim 14, further comprising an athletic performance data storage for storing the received athletic performance information.

16. The apparatus recited in claim 14, wherein the apparatus includes a wireless telephone.

17. The apparatus recited in claim 14, wherein the apparatus includes an electronic file music player.

18. The apparatus recited in claim 14, wherein the apparatus includes an optical disc player.

19. The apparatus recited in claim 14, wherein the athletic performance user interface is configured to visually provide the athletic performance information to the user.

20. The apparatus recited in claim 14, wherein the athletic performance user interface is configured to audibly provide the athletic performance information to the user.

21. The apparatus recited in claim 14, the second interval further comprising a time interval, a distance of travel interval, or a combination thereof.

22. One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

play audio content;

receive athletic activity training information from an athletic performance monitor different from the audio rendering device at a first interval; and

provide a user with the received training information at a second interval different from the first interval.

23. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 22, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to reduce playing of the audio content from a first volume to a second volume lower than the first volume after receiving the athletic activity training information.

24. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 22, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to provide the training information by audibly playing the training information.

25. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 22, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to provide the training information by visually displaying the training information.

26. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 22, wherein the training information includes biometric information for a user.