IP Library Granted Patent US 10,420,983
Granted Patent B2
US 10,420,983 · App. 15/138,920 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Monitoring and tracking athletic activity

Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman (Portland, OR); Kwamina Crankson (Portland, OR); Jason Nims (Portland, OR)
Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,420,983
App. No.
15/138,920
Filed
Apr 26, 2016
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2175
USPC
715/772
Abstract

Tracking and monitoring athletic activity offers individuals with additional motivation to continue such behavior. An individual may track his or her athletic activity by completing goals. These goals may be represented by real-world objects such as food items, landmarks, buildings, statues, other physical structures, toys and the like. Each object may correspond to an athletic activity goal and require an amount of athletic activity to complete the goal. For example, a donut goal object may correspond to an athletic activity goal of burning 350 calories. The user may progress from goal object to goal object. Goal objects may increase in difficulty (e.g., amount of athletic activity required) and might only be available for selection upon completing an immediately previous goal object, a number of goal objects, an amount of athletic activity and the like.

Claims (47)

1. An apparatus for athletic activity tracking and monitoring, comprising:

a display device;

one or more processors; and

memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a computing device, data indicating an amount of athletic activity performed by a user;

determine a first activity type, from a plurality of available activity types, corresponding to the received data;

selectively determine a first athletic activity tracking and monitoring network site, from a plurality of athletic activity tracking and monitoring network sites associated with the plurality of available activity types, to transmit the received data based on the determined first activity type; and

display, on the display device and via the first athletic activity tracking and monitoring network site, an activity monitoring interface based on the determined first activity type, wherein the activity monitoring interface includes a plurality of virtual objects corresponding to a plurality of athletic activity goals.

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

receive a user selection of a first virtual object corresponding to a first athletic activity goal; and

modify a visual appearance of the first virtual object in accordance with a progress made by the user in completing the first athletic activity goal.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first athletic activity goal includes an athletic activity challenge between the user and another user.

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

selectively determine an athletic activity tracking and monitoring site to store the received data based on the determined first activity type.

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

receive a first user input selection indicating a theme for an athletic workout plan.

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

receive a second user input selection indicating one or more parameters of the athletic workout plan; and

in response to receiving the first user input selection, generate one or more athletic activity goals to be completed in the athletic workout plan based on the one or more parameters.

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

assign the one or more athletic activity goals to a plurality of goal categories;

define an order in which the one or more athletic activity goals are to be completed; and

define an order in which the plurality of goal categories are to be completed.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein defining the order in which the plurality of goal categories are to be completed comprises specifying that one or more athletic activity goals for a first goal category are required to be completed before permitting a user to engage in one or more athletic activity goals of a second goal category.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein defining the order in which the plurality of goal categories are to be completed further comprises locking the second goal category from user selection prior to completion of the first goal category.

10. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

receive, from a computing device, data indicating an amount of athletic activity performed by a user;

determine, by one or more processors, a first activity type, from a plurality of available activity types, corresponding to the received data;

selectively determine a first athletic activity tracking and monitoring network site, from a plurality of athletic activity tracking and monitoring network sites with the plurality of available activity types, to transmit the received data based on the determined first activity type; and

display, on a display device and via the first athletic activity tracking and monitoring network site, an activity monitoring interface based on the determined first activity type, wherein the activity monitoring interface includes a plurality of virtual objects corresponding to a plurality of athletic activity goals.

11. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive a user selection of a first virtual object corresponding to a first athletic activity goal; and

modify a visual appearance of the first virtual object in accordance with a progress made by the user in completing the first athletic activity goal.

12. The one or more computer readable media of claim 11 , wherein the first athletic activity goal includes an athletic activity challenge between the user and another user.

13. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

selectively determine an athletic activity tracking and monitoring site to store the received data based on the determined first activity type.

14. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further causes the apparatus to:

receive a first user input selection indicating a theme for an athletic workout plan.

15. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

receive a second user input selection indicating one or more parameters of the athletic workout plan; and

in response to receiving the first user input selection, generate one or more athletic activity goals to be completed in the athletic workout plan based on the one or more parameters.

16. The one or more computer readable media of claim 15 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to:

assign the one or more athletic activity goals to a plurality of goal categories;

define an order in which the one or more athletic activity goals are to be completed; and

define an order in which the plurality of goal categories are to be completed.

17. The one or more computer readable media of claim 16 , wherein defining the order in which the plurality of goal categories are to be completed comprises specifying that one or more athletic activity goals for a first goal category are required to be completed before permitting a user to engage in one or more athletic activity goals of a second goal category.

18. The one or more computer readable media of claim 17 , wherein defining the order in which the plurality of goal categories are to be completed further comprises locking the second goal category from user selection prior to completion of the first goal category.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2020
From: HOFFMAN, MICHAEL T.; CRANKSON, KWAMINA; NIMS, JASON
To: NIKE, INC.
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Continuity (6)
Continuation 13871588 · Apr 26, 2013
Continuation 12855301 · Aug 12, 2010
Provisional Application 61359278 · Jun 28, 0210
Provisional Application 61240632 · Sep 8, 2009
Provisional Application 61240185 · Sep 4, 2009
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