Portable fitness systems, and applications thereof

• US 8,244,278 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adidas AG
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: Werner, Jon, Doyle, Scot
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, NHAN T
• Application Number:
  US13/093,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/422.1, 455/436, 455/440, 4554561-4563, 455/457, 701/207, 701213-216, 34235701-35709, 3423571-35717
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• 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 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• 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 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/16 Anti-theft; Abduction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, a method includes receiving a description of a route of interest to a user, in response to receiving the description, generating a prospective route based on the description, providing a graphical element corresponding to the prospective route to the user, and scheduling a traversal of the prospective route in a user training database.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a description of a route of interest to a user;

in response to receiving the description, generating a prospective route based on the description;

providing a graphical element corresponding to the prospective route to the user; and

scheduling a traversal of the prospective route for a fitness activity in a user training database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a description at a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting data associated with the prospective route from a server to a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, farther comprising providing a sequence of navigational instructions based on the prospective route.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a route terminal point.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a route distance.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a desired route completion time.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the description further includes a user performance parameter.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes an elevation.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a pattern characteristic.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a safety characteristic.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the description includes a traffic characteristic.

13. A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, provides route information to a user, the computer program logic comprising:

first computer readable program code that enables a processor to receive a description of a route of interest to a user;

second computer readable program code that enables a processor to generate a prospective route based on the description;

third computer readable program code that enables a processor to display a graphical element indicative of the prospective route to the user; and

fourth computer readable program code that enables a processor to schedule a traversal of the route in a training database of the user.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth computer readable program code is stored on a mobile device.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a description at a mobile device.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising fifth computer readable program code that enables a processor to provide a sequence of navigational instructions based on the prospective route.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes a route terminal point.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes a route distance.

19. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes a desired route completion time.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the description further includes a user performance parameter.

21. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes an elevation.

22. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes a pattern characteristic.

23. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes a safety characteristic.

24. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the description includes a traffic characteristic.