Workout user experience

• US 9,381,420 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Burroughs, Brandon S
• Primary Examiner(s): DEODHAR, OMKAR A
• Application Number:
  US13/771,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20140135955A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,231 Days
• Field of Search: 463/2, 463/30, 463/31, 463/42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

Systems and methods for receiving input data at a touch sensitive display are provided. Athletic training data is displayed to a user. The user performs activities, such as attempting basketball shots. The user then uses a number of fingers to tap or swipe the touch sensitive display to input parameters. A tap with one finger may indicate a made one point shot and a swipe with two fingers may indicate a missed two point shot.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device comprising:

a touch sensitive display;

a processor;

a computer-readable memory containing computer-executable instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

receive, from a sensor system, activity data relating to a performance of an athletic activity by a user;

process the received activity data to generate weight distribution data for the user;

receive input data from the touch sensitive display indicating a number of fingers used to input athletic performance data to the touch sensitive display;

process the input data to distinguish between at least one of an outcome of the athletic activity and a type of the athletic activity performed by the user;

determine a plurality of performance metrics based at least in part on the activity data and the input data;

present athletic training session data to the user, wherein the athletic training session data includes one or more performance metrics in the plurality of performance metrics, wherein the athletic training session data comprises basketball training data and the input data represents point values of shots attempted; and

associate, at a time preceding a first user input, a first weight distribution of the user with a first outcome of the athletic activity performed by the user.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein one finger represents a one point shot.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 2, wherein two fingers represents a two point shot.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein a tap represents one of a made shot or a missed shot.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 1, a performance metric in the plurality of performance metrics comprises an average vertical leap for a plurality of successful outcomes of the athletic activity performed by the user.

6. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

generate an activity recommendation for the user to perform a successful outcome of the athletic activity based at least in part on the weight distribution data.

7. The mobile computing device of claim 6, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

(i) determine a duration of a touch on the touch sensitive display;

(ii) determine if a first region of the touch sensitive display initially contacted by the user differs from a second region of the touch sensitive display at an end of the touch; and

(ii) distinguish between a tap and a swipe based on the determinations made in (i) and (ii).

8. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein a swipe in a first direction represents one of a made shot or a missed shot.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 8, wherein a swipe in a second direction different from the first direction represents the other of a made shot or a missed shot.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to calculate a number of shots made and a number of shots missed.

11. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to calculate a number of shots made and a number of shots missed based on shot type.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein processing the input data further comprises:

determining an amount of area of the touch sensitive display covered by fingers to distinguish inputs of one finger, two fingers and three fingers.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile phone.

14. A computer implemented method of providing training information to a user, the method comprising:

receiving, from a sensor system, activity data relating to a performance of an athletic activity by a user;

processing, at a processor of a mobile computing device, the received activity data to generate weight distribution data for the user;

displaying athletic training session information on a touch sensitive display of a mobile computing device;

receiving input data at the touch sensitive display from a variable number of fingers used to input athletic performance data to the touch sensitive display;

processing the input data to distinguish between at least one of an outcome of the athletic activity and a type of the athletic activity performed by the user;

determining, at the processor of the mobile computing device, a plurality of performance metrics based, at least in part, upon the received input data and the activity data,

wherein the athletic training session information comprises basketball training data and the input data represents point values of shots attempted; and

associating, at a time preceding a first user input, a first weight distribution of the user with a first outcome of the athletic activity performed by the user.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 14, wherein input data corresponding to one finger indicates a one point shot.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein input data corresponding to two fingers indicates a two point shot.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 16, wherein input data corresponding to a tap indicates one of a made shot or a missed shot, and wherein input data corresponding to a swipe indicates the other of a made shot or a missed shot.