Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality and milestone tracking

• US 9,616,289 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2016
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Weast, Aaron B., Cobbett, Jamian R.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US15/211,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20160325139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 270 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6813 Specially adapted to be attached to a specific body part A61B5/6802 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0059 Exercising apparatus with reward systems
• 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 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/06 Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/901 having computer circuitry

Abstract

A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

an input device; and

memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to;

receive athletic activity data from a device configured to be worn by a user;

receive an activity time period;

determine a number of activity points earned by the user based, at least in part, on the received athletic activity data;

determine whether the user has achieved an activity milestone based, at least in part, on the number of activity points earned by the user during the activity time period;

present, on a display device, a tagging interface to the user;

in response to detecting selection of a tagging interface element, receive input designating a first tag and a first set of information corresponding to the activity time period, and

associate the first tag with the activity time period.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

present the user with a reward in response to achieving the activity milestone.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein presenting the user with the reward includes providing the user with at least one of a new image, a new color, or a new function to be utilized by an application interface.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

provide a first application interface configured to communicate athletic activity data to the user, wherein a portion of the first application interface comprises a virtual object configured to reflect a user'"'"'s progress toward achieving the activity milestone.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

provide a second application interface configured to provide data specific to one or more previous activity milestones achieved by the user.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

visually modify an appearance of the virtual object in accordance with the received athletic activity data.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

provide an application interface configured to communicate to the user an accumulated number of activity points earned by the user in relation to an activity point goal.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first set of information indicates an emotion corresponding to a progress of the user toward achieving the activity milestone during the activity time period.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

determine a location of the device; and

wherein the first set of information indicates location information corresponding to the activity time period.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

categorize the activity time period in accordance with at least a first category of activity time periods; and

determine the activity milestone based, at least in part, on the first category of activity time periods.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first category of activity time periods is defined by a common tag.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer device to perform the steps of:

receiving athletic activity data from a device configured to be worn by a user;

receiving an activity time period;

determining a number of activity points earned by the user based, at least in part, on the received athletic activity data;

determining whether the user has achieved an activity milestone based, at least in part, on the number of activity points earned by the user during the activity time period

presenting, on a display device, a tagging interface to the user; and

in response to detecting selection of a tagging interface element, receiving input designating a first tag and a first set of information corresponding to the activity time period; and

associating the first tag to the activity time period.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the computer device to:

provide an application interface configured to communicate to the user an accumulated number of activity points earned by the user in relation to an activity point goal.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the computer device to:

provide a first application interface configured to communicate athletic activity data to the user, wherein a portion of the first application interface comprises a virtual object configured to reflect a user'"'"'s progress toward achieving the activity milestone.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the computer device to:

visually modify an appearance of the virtual object in accordance with the received athletic activity data.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the computer device to:

provide a second application interface configured to provide data specific to one or more previous activity milestones achieved by the user.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the computer device to:

present the user with a reward in response to achieving the activity milestone.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein presenting the user with the reward comprises providing the user with at least one of a new image, a new color, or a new function to be utilized by an application interface.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the first set of information indicates an emotion corresponding to a progress of the user toward achieving the activity milestone during the activity time period.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, further cause the computer device to:

categorize the activity time period in accordance with at least a first category of activity time periods; and

determine the activity milestone based, at least in part, on the first category of activity time periods.