Calculating Pace and Energy Expenditure from Athletic Movement Attributes

• US 20160213974A1
• Filed: 10/14/2014
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Balakrishnan, Santoshkumar, Goel, Manan, Wilkins, Brad, Dow-Hygelund, Corey, Hazel, Jeff, Schmitt, John
• Granted Patent: US 10,802,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
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Abstract

Systems and methods configured to process motion data associated with a user. The systems and methods are configured to receive motion data from a sensor, calculate motion attributes from the data, and classify the motion data using one or more mathematical models. Attributes may be calculated without classifying the motion data into an activity. Attributes may be compared to mathematical models. Motion data within the models and attributes of the user may be independent of any activity type. Attributes may be compared to select an energy expenditure model from one or more energy expenditure models, or an activity classification model, from the one or more activity classification models. An energy expenditure, or a classification of received data as a linear travel motion, may then be calculated.

Claims

1. A unitary apparatus configured to be worn on a user, comprising:

a processor;

a sensor configured to capture motion data of the user;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform at least;

capturing, from the sensor while being worn by the user, a data stream comprising one or more data points generated as a result of a motion of the user;

transforming the one or more data points into a dataset representing a motion of the user;

without classifying the motion data into an activity type, calculating one or more motion attributes from the dataset;

comparing the one or more motion attributes to one or more activity models comprising motion data from a plurality of individuals that does not include the user and, wherein both (1) the motion data within the models, and (2) the motion attributes of the user are independent of any activity type;

selecting a model, from the one or more models, as a best-match to the one or more motion attributes; and

identifying, using the selected model, one or more characteristics associated with the motion of the user.

2. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more models comprise one or more energy expenditure models and one or more activity classification models.

3. The unitary apparatus of claim 2, wherein an energy expenditure model, selected from the one or more energy expenditure models, is utilized to calculate an energy expenditure characteristic associated with the motion of the user.

4. The unitary apparatus of claim 2, wherein an activity classification model, selected from the one or more activity classification models, is utilized to classify the motion of the user as a linear travel motion.

5. The unitary apparatus of claim 4, wherein the activity classification model further classifies the linear travel motion as running or walking.

6. The unitary apparatus of claim 4, wherein the activity classification model, selected from the one or more activity classification models, calculates a pace of the user.

7. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises instructions that when executed by the processor further perform at least:

validating the one or more data points by comparison to one or more threshold values.

8. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data points generated by the user'"'"'s motion are generated during a performance of a first activity type, and wherein at least one of the activity models is devoid of motion data collected during any individual'"'"'s performance of the first activity type.

9. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more motion attributes are calculated as omnidirectional attributes from sensor data that includes a value for each of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis.

10. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more motion attributes are calculated as unidirectional attributes from sensor data that includes a value for one of an x-axis, a y-axis, or a z-axis.

11. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more motion attributes are calculated from a combination of one or more data points captured from the sensor and biographic data related to the user.

12. The unitary apparatus of claim 3, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprises instructions that when executed by the processor further perform at least:

after selecting the energy expenditure model from the one or more energy expenditure models, categorizing the motion data of the user into an activity type.

13. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a first sensor comprising an accelerometer, and wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprises instructions that when executed by the processor further perform at least:

receiving heart rate data obtained from the user during the user'"'"'s performance of the motion detected by the sensor; and

determining to cease utilizing heart rate data despite being accurate based upon the accelerometer providing data indicative that the user has reduced their physical activity below a threshold amount for at least a first time frame.

14. The unitary apparatus of claim 1, wherein the capturing from the sensor is conducted while being worn on an appendage of the user.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

capturing from a sensor a data stream comprising one or more data points generated as a result of a motion of a user;

transforming the one or more data points into a dataset representing a motion of the user;

without classifying the dataset into an activity type, calculating one or more motion attributes from the dataset;

comparing the one or more motion attributes to one or more activity models comprising motion data from a plurality of individuals that does not include the user and, wherein both;

(1) the motion data within the models, and (2) the motion attributes of the user, are independent of any activity type;

selecting a model, from one or more models, as a best-match to the one or more motion attributes; and

identifying, using the selected model, one or more characteristics associated with the motion of the user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more models comprise one or more energy expenditure models and one or more activity classification models.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein an activity classification model, selected from the one or more activity classification models, is utilized to classify the motion of the user as a linear travel motion.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the data points generated by the user'"'"'s motion are generated during a performance of a first activity type, and wherein at least one of the activity models is devoid of motion data collected during any individual'"'"'s performance of the first activity type.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more motion attributes are calculated as either:

(a) omnidirectional attributes from sensor data that includes a value for each of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis, or (b) unidirectional attributes from sensor data that includes a value for one of an x-axis, a y-axis, or a z-axis.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more motion attributes are calculated from one or more data points representing variation between the motion data point outputs from the sensor.