PRESENTING INFORMATION TO USERS DURING AN ACTIVITY, SUCH AS INFORMATION FROM A PREVIOUS OR CONCURRENT OUTDOOR, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• US 20100222179A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Carrney, Patrick, Small, Andrea, Goulart, Valerie, Collins, Maura, Ungari, Joseph, Temple, Sinclair
• Granted Patent: US 7,972,245 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0638 Displaying moving images of recorded environment, e.g. virtual environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0644 with display speed of moving landscape controlled by the user's performance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0655 Tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0666 worn on the head or face, e.g. combined with goggles or glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/14 Geo-tagging, e.g. for correlating route or track location data with specific information related to that specific location
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/22 Stride length
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/70 Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/72 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/76 Wind conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• 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 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• 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 69/0028 : for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/902 : Employing specific graphic or video display

Abstract

A system and method for providing information during an activity is described. In some examples, the system includes a capture device that captures information during a first activity and a presentation device that presents the information during a second activity. In some examples, system employs and is implemented on one or more mobile devices that transfer, process, and generate information based on performance of activities.

Claims

1. A system for presenting a multimedia presentation to a user performing an athletic activity, the system comprising:

a data capture component located where a first user is performing a first activity, wherein the data capture component is configured to be wearable by the first user and includes;

a visual capture component, wherein the visual capture component captures real-time visual data associated with the first activity performed by the first user;

a motion capture component, wherein the motion capture component captures real-time movement data of the first user during performance of the first activity; and

a location determination component, wherein the location determination component determines one or more locations of the first user during performance of the first activity; and

a presentation component, wherein the presentation component includes;

a reception component located where a second user is performing a second activity, wherein the reception component is located geographically remotely from the first data capture component and is configured to;

receive real-time the visual data captured by the visual capture component,

receive movement data captured by the location determination component; and

receive data associated with the one or more determined locations of the first user from the location determination component;

a processing component, wherein the processing component is configured to process the received data; and

a display component, wherein the display component is configured to display a representation of the processed data to the second user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data capture component includes:

a data transmission component, wherein the data transmission component is configured to transmit the captured data to a mobile device associated with the first user for transmission to the second user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the reception component is configured to receive the captured data from a mobile device associated with the second user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the reception component is configured to receive the captured data from a mobile device associated with the first user.

5. A method for presenting a video to a user performing a physical activity, the method comprising:

at a device associated with a first user;

identifying a pace associated with the first user;

identifying a location associated with the first user;

capturing visual images of the identified location; and

associating the identified pace and the identified location with at least some of the captured visual images; and

at a device associated with a second user;

identifying a pace associated with the second user;

identifying a location associated with the second user;

determining a correlation between the identified pace and identified location of the second user with the associated pace and location of the first user; and

presenting at least some of the captured visual images to the second user based at least in part on the correlation.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a capture device associated with the first user identifies the pace associated with the first user, identifies the location associated with the first user, and captures the visual images of the identified location is performed, and wherein further a mobile device associated with the first user and in communication with the capture device associates the identified pace and the identified location with at least some of the captured visual images.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein a presentation device associated with the second user presents at least some of the captured visual images to the second user based at least in part on the correlation, and wherein a mobile device associated with the second user and in communication with the presentation device identifies the pace associated with the second user, identifies the location associated with the second user, and determines the correlation.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving data from a location determination device associated with the second user, wherein the location determination device captures location data associated with the second activity performed by the second user; and

presenting the video presentation to the second user via the display device based at least in part on the captured location data.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving data from a motion detection device associated with the second user, wherein the motion detection device captures motion data associated with the second activity performed by the second user; and

presenting the video presentation to the second user via the display device based at least in part on the motion data.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving data from a timing device associated with the second user, wherein the timing device captures time data associated with the second activity performed by the second user; and

presenting the video presentation to the second user via the display device based at least in part on the time data.

8. A method for presenting a real-time multimedia presentation to a user of a mobile device via an accessory associated with the mobile device, the method comprising:

capturing video in real-time during performance of an athletic activity by a first user using a capture device, wherein the capture device is in communication with a mobile device associated with the first user;

transmitting the captured video in real-time from the capture device to the mobile device associated with the first user;

streaming the captured video in real-time from the mobile device associated with the first user to a mobile device associated with a second user performing an activity;

transmitting the streaming video in real-time to a display device in communication with the mobile device associated with the second user; and

presenting the streaming video in real-time to the second user via the display device during the activity performed by the second user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the display device is a display associated with a treadmill, a stationary bike, a rowing machine, or a stepping machine.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the display device is a pair of glasses.

11. A tangible computer-readable medium whose contents cause one or more mobile devices to perform a method of presenting information to a user performing an activity, the method comprising:

receiving data from a visual capture device associated with a first user, wherein the visual capture device captures visual data associated with a first activity performed by the first user;

receiving data from a location determination device associated with the first user, wherein the location determination device captures location data associated with the first activity performed by the first user;

processing the received visual data and the received location data to generate a video presentation;

transmitting the video presentation to a display device associated with the second user performing a second activity, wherein the display device is configured to display the video to the second user; and

presenting the video presentation to the second user via the display device based at least in part on a performance of the second activity of the second user.

15. A method for providing information to a user during a physical activity, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with one or more parameters measured during a first instance of a physical activity;

measuring one or more parameters during a second instance of the physical activity; and

generating a presentation to be presented to a user performing the second instance of the physical activity based on the received data associated with the first instance of the physical activity along with information based on the measured one or more parameters of the second instance of the physical activity.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first instance of the physical activity occurs at least partially concurrently with the second instance of the physical activity.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first instance of the physical activity occurs before the second instance of the physical activity.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the receiving the data associated with one or more parameters measured during the first instance of the physical activity, measuring the one or more parameters during the second instance of the physical activity, and generating a presentation are performed by components within a mobile device associated with the user performing the second instance of the physical activity.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the receiving, measuring, and generating are performed by components within a mobile device associated with the user performing the second instance of the physical activity, the method further comprising:

displaying the presentation to the user performing the second instance of the physical activity via a presentation device distinct to and in communication with the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein generating a presentation includes:

generating a graphical object associated with the first instance of the physical activity based on the received data associated with the first instance of the physical activity; and

determining a display position for the graphical object based at least in part on based on the measured one or more parameters of the second instance of the physical activity.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein generating a presentation includes:

generating a audio presentation based on the received data associated with the first instance of the physical activity and on the measured one or more parameters of the second instance of the physical activity.

22. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing a voice communication channel between a mobile device associated with the user performing the second instance of the physical activity and a mobile device associated with a user of the first instance of the physical activity.

23. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

presenting the generated presentation to a user performing a third instance of the physical activity based on the received data associated with the first instance of the physical activity and based on the measured one or more parameters of the second instance of the physical activity.

24. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more parameters measured during the physical activity include:

a velocity of the user, a distance traveled by the user, a duration of the user'"'"'s activity, a temperature of an environment surrounding the user, or the user'"'"'s heart rate.

25. The method of claim 15, wherein the physical activity includes:

walking, running, biking, swimming, or climbing.