Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality

• US 9,757,640 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2016
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Weast, Aaron B., Cobbett, Jamian R., Crankson, Kwamina, Selby, Michael, Sullivan, Gwen, Bleeker, Caroline Petra Annette, Mestas, Alex, Walia, Suniti Nina, Gourley, Allison, Homsi, Kristopher L., Raven, Demi, Zipperer, James, Lowe, Jr., Edward Stephen, Greer, Tara, Kob, Stephen, Ioveva, Maria, Marchetti, Cesar
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US15/360,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20170072285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 293 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• 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 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0661 arranged on the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• 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 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

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. A method comprising:

establishing, by a computing device, a communication link with a wearable activity monitoring device;

determining, by the computing device, a location of the wearable activity monitoring device;

receiving activity information from the wearable activity monitoring device, the activity information corresponding to recorded activity of a user of the wearable activity monitoring device;

determining, by the computing device, an athletic activity performed by the user based on the location of the wearable activity monitoring device;

determining, by the computing device, whether the user of the wearable activity monitoring device satisfied an activity goal by a first threshold amount; and

in response to the determining that the user satisfied the activity goal by the first threshold amount, awarding the user with a first activity reward.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the user with a second activity reward in response to the determining that the user satisfied the activity goal by a second threshold amount.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a message including an indication of the first activity reward; and

transmitting the message to a community site using an account of the user on the community site.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving configuration settings for the wearable activity monitoring device; and

configuring the wearable activity monitoring device through the communication link based on the configuration settings.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, that the activity goal has been achieved by the user; and

generating, by the computing device, a prompt to increase the activity goal in response to the determining that the activity goal has been achieved.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the location of the wearable activity monitoring device in association with the activity information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, a first activity type for a first portion of the activity information; and

storing the first activity type in association with the first portion of the activity information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining the first activity type further comprises:

receiving, by the computing device, a user indication of the first activity type.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining the first activity type is based on a location where the first portion of the activity information was recorded.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first activity type is determined from an activity type previously specified in association with the location.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprises:

determining, by the computing device a second activity type for a second portion of the activity information and

storing the second activity type in association with the second portion of the activity information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprises:

generating, by the computing device, a summary of the activity information including identification of a first amount of activity of the first activity type recorded and a second amount of activity of the second activity type recorded.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of an image to associate with the activity information.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a user indication of a subjective feeling toward the user activity or performance of the user activity; and

storing the user indication of the subjective feeling with the image in association with the activity information.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus at least to perform:

establishing a communication link with a wearable activity monitoring device;

determining a location of the wearable activity monitoring device;

receiving activity information from the wearable activity monitoring device, the activity information corresponding to recorded activity of a user of the wearable activity monitoring device;

determining an athletic activity performed by the user based on the location of the wearable activity monitoring device;

determining whether the user of the wearable activity monitoring device satisfied an activity goal by a first threshold amount; and

in response to the determining that the user satisfied the activity goal by the first threshold amount, awarding the user with a first activity reward.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform:

presenting the user with a second activity reward in response to the determining that the user satisfied the activity goal by a second threshold amount.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform:

receiving configuration settings for the wearable activity monitoring device; and

configuring the wearable activity monitoring device through the communication link based on the configuration settings.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform:

generating a message including an indication of the first activity reward; and

transmitting the message to a community site using an account of the user on the community site.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform:

determining that the activity goal has been achieved by the user; and

generating a prompt to increase the activity goal in response to the determining that the activity goal has been achieved.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform:

determining a first activity type for a first portion of the activity information; and

storing the first activity type in association with the first portion of the activity information.