Multi-activity platform and interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9323868-B2
Application number	US-201313744988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2013
Priority date	Jan 19, 2012
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

A multi-activity system may be configured to receive, upload, synchronize and process data for a variety of different activity types and/or recorded using multiple types of activity monitoring devices. In one example, an application interface may be defined with a multiple functions that are each useable by various types of devices and for processing multiple types of data. Additionally or alternatively, data for different activity types and/or recorded using different types of monitoring devices may be processed differently. Synchronization of data may further be handled on a device-by-device basis, device-type basis and/or activity-type basis using various tracking parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:
provide an application interface configured to facilitate uploading and downloading of physical activity data, wherein the application interface includes one or more functions configured to be invoked for a plurality of types of activity monitoring devices used by a user and for a plurality of types of physical activity performed by the user;
receive physical activity data from at least one of a plurality of activity monitoring devices, each activity monitoring device including a sensor configured to measure physical activity data of the user, wherein the received physical activity data includes at least one of: physical activity data from a plurality of types of activity monitoring devices and physical activity data for a plurality of types of physical activity; and
store the physical activity data including categorizing the received physical activity data based on at least one of: type of activity monitoring device used and type of physical activity performed, wherein storing the physical activity data includes:
storing, in a first storage area, a first portion of the physical activity data corresponding to at least one of: a first type of activity monitoring device and a first type of physical activity performed;
storing, in a second storage area, a second portion of the physical activity data corresponding to at least one of: a second type of activity monitoring device and a second type of physical activity performed;
storing a first synchronization offset and a third synchronization offset for the first storage area; and
storing a second synchronization offset and a fourth synchronization offset for the second storage area,
wherein the first and second synchronization offsets specify a respective point at which synchronization of the respective first and second portions of the physical activity data is to begin, and
wherein the third and fourth synchronization offsets are configured to specify a synchronization point for a first device while the first and second synchronization offsets are configured to specify their respective synchronization points for a second device; and

display, by a display unit, a synchronized data display including at least one of: (a) the first portion of the physical activity data modified by the first synchronization offset and the second portion of the physical activity data modified by the second synchronization offset; and (b) the first portion of the physical activity data modified by the third synchronization offset and the second portion of the physical activity data modified by the fourth synchronization offset.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further caused to:
generate a first set of metrics for a first portion of the received physical activity data, wherein the first portion of the received physical activity data corresponds to at least one of: a first type of physical activity and a first type of activity monitoring device; and
generate a second set of metrics for a second portion of the received physical activity data, wherein the second portion of the received physical activity data corresponds to at least one of: a second type of physical activity and a second type of activity monitoring device,
wherein the first set of metrics includes at least one activity metric not included in the second set of metrics.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further caused to:
determine a first type of activity associated with a first portion of the received physical activity data;
determine a first predefined set of activity tags used for the first type of activity; and
process the first portion of the received physical activity data to extract one or more values for the first predefined set of activity tags.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the system is further caused to:
determine a second type of activity associated with a second portion of the received physical activity data;
determine a second predefined set of activity tags used for the second type of activity; and
process the second portion of the received physical activity data to extract one or more values for the second predefined set of activity tags.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further caused to:
determine a number of activity points earned by the user based on the received physical activity data; and
categorize the determined number of activity points based on the at least one of: type of activity monitoring device used and type of physical activity performed.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further caused to determine whether the user has achieved a streak of two or more consecutive goal time periods in which a corresponding activity point goal has been reached.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the system is further caused to recommend at least one of a product and an athletic activity based on the received physical activity data.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein recommending the at least one of the product and the athletic activity includes:
determining one or more types of athletic activity performed or one or more types of activity monitoring devices used based on the received physical activity data; and
determining a frequency of performance of the one or more types of athletic activity performed or a frequency of use of the one or more types of activity monitoring devices.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further caused to:
process a challenge between a first user and a second user;
receive a first set of physical activity data from the first user, the first set of physical activity data is characterized by at least one of: being recorded using a first type of activity monitoring device and resulting from a first type of physical activity;
receive a second set of physical activity data from the second user, the second set of physical activity data is characterized by at least one of: being recorded using a second type of activity monitoring device and resulting from a second type of physical activity; and
determine a winner of the challenge based on the first and second sets of physical activity data.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining the winner includes normalizing the first and second sets of physical activity data.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more functions of the application interface includes a function having an activity type as a parameter and that is configured to provide data specific to the activity type.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the function having the activity type as a parameter is configured to return a list of activity sessions corresponding to the activity type.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more functions of the application interface includes a function having an activity monitoring device type as a parameter and that is configured to provide data specific to the activity monitoring device type.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more functions of the application interface includes a function having a demographic parameter, wherein the function is configured to provide activity data specific to a group of individuals matching the demographic parameter.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the activity data specific to the group of individuals includes a number of challenges completed by the group of individuals over a specified time period.

16. The system of claim 1 , where the system is further caused to:
provide a visualization to

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Balakrishnan Ashok
• Davis Christopher W
• Lyman Jefferson
• Setti Sridhar
• Convay Wade
• Greer Tara
• Mathure Gaurabh
• Thorwarth Christopher C

Classifications

• A61B5/4866

  Evaluating metabolism (using breath test A61B5/083) · CPC title

• A61B5/1118 Primary

  Determining activity level · CPC title

• G06F17/40 Primary

  Data acquisition and logging (for input to computer G06F3/00) · CPC title

• A61B5/7435

  Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface · CPC title

• A61B5/681

  Wristwatch-type devices · CPC title