IP Library Granted Patent US 9,289,674
Granted Patent B2
US 9,289,674 · App. 13/909,832 · Granted Mar 22, 2016

Combinatory score having a fitness sub-score and an athleticism sub-score

Inventors: Paul T. Winsper (Beaverton, OR); Kristopher L. Homsi (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Nike, Inc.
A63B71/06G06F19/3481G09B19/0038
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Patent No.
US 9,289,674
App. No.
13/909,832
Granted
Mar 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing an athletic movement and/or exercise and generating a combinatory fitness athleticism score. The score may comprise a fitness sub-score and a fitness sub-score. The athletic movement may comprise a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes and/or a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user. At least one of the plurality of fitness attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: endurance, flexibility, strength and combinations thereof; and at least one of the plurality of athleticism attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: speed, agility, reaction, power, balance, and combinations thereof.

Claims (51)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from a pressure sensor, data representing a pressure exerted by a user's body during an athletic movement of the user;

calculating, with a processor, from the received pressure data, a position of a body part of the user;

monitoring a form of the user by comparing, using the processor, the calculated position of the body part to a desired position for the athletic movement;

estimating with the processor, a combinatory fitness-athleticism score comprising a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score based on the form of the user; and

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the estimated combinatory fitness-athleticism score for the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance, a flexibility and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed, an agility, a reaction, a power and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the athletic movement comprises a first athletic movement having predefined criteria, the method further comprising:

providing first instructions to the user to perform, during a first time period, the first athletic movement.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes of the user.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the instructions include a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes of the user and a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the plurality of drills is configured to test at least one fitness attribute and at least one athleticism attribute.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the instructions include a predefined ordering of drills that are configured to be provided to the user during a single workout session.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating the fitness sub-score from a plurality of fitness attribute values obtained or derived from an athletic performance by the user, wherein the fitness sub-score is based upon a percentile rank of the user within a population of users.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating the athleticism sub-score from a plurality of athleticism attribute values obtained or derived from an athletic performance by the user, wherein the athleticism sub-score is based upon a percentile rank of the user within a population of users.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fitness attribute values are based upon a percentile rank of the user within the population of users.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the athleticism attribute values are based upon a percentile rank of the user within the population of users.

12. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one fitness attribute and at least one athleticism attribute is determined by calculating an energy expenditure estimate during a performance by the user of at least a portion of the criteria.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the energy expenditure estimate is determined utilizing a metabolic equivalent of task (MET) table for a type of an exercise that the user performs during an athletic performance by the user.

14. An apparatus configured to be worn by a user, comprising:

a structure configured to be worn around an appendage of a user comprising a sensor configured to capture movement data from the appendage of the user;

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform at least:

receiving movement data captured from the sensor during an athletic movement of the user;

calculating, from the received movement data, a position of a body part of the user;

calculating a form of the user based on the calculated position of the body part;

estimating a combinatory fitness-athleticism score comprising a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score based on the form of the user; and

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the estimated combinatory fitness-athleticism score for the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance, a flexibility and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed, an agility, a reaction, a power and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the apparatus further comprises a second sensor configured to capture movement data and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

utilizing movement data from the second sensor in the estimation of the combinatory fitness-athleticism score.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

utilizing movement data captured from a second sensor that is located externally from the apparatus in the estimation of the combinatory fitness-athleticism score.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform at least:

receiving the movement data from a second sensor located externally from the apparatus; and

based upon the movement data from the second sensor, instructing the user to perform an athletic movement with a predefined criterion.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the combinatory score consists of the fitness sub-score and an athleticism sub-score.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is an accelerometer.

20. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving motion data captured from a wrist-worn device comprising a first sensor configured to capture physical movement of a user;

calculating, using a processor, from the received motion data, a position of a body part of the user;

calculating, using the processor, a form of the user based on the calculated position of the body part;

estimating with the processor a combinatory fitness-athleticism score comprising a fitness sub-score and a separate athleticism sub-score, and displaying the combinatory fitness-athleticism score on a display device and

providing an indication of an activity that the user can perform that will not cause injury, based upon the estimated combinatory fitness-athleticism score for the user,

wherein the fitness sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of an endurance, a flexibility and a strength fitness attribute of the user, and

wherein the athleticism sub-score is calculated, by the processor, using one or more of a speed, an agility, a reaction, a power and a balance athleticism attribute of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2014
From: WINSPER, PAUL T.; HOMSI, KRISTOPHER L.
To: NIKE, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61655365 · Jun 4, 2012
Related Publication 20130338802A1 · Dec 19, 2013