Group performance monitoring system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9630059-B2
Application number	US-201514829120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	Mar 31, 2011
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides group performance monitoring systems and methods. In one exemplary embodiment, a group monitoring device includes a display configured to display, during an athletic activity, a plurality of individual performance metrics relating to a plurality of individuals engaged in the athletic activity, each individual performance metric relating to one of the plurality of individuals; and an input to manipulate the display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A group monitoring system, comprising:
a group monitoring device; and
a plurality of individual monitors, each including a position sensor, and each configured to send data indicating its own location wirelessly to the group monitoring device,
wherein the group monitoring device includes a display configured to display a location component showing a representation of the locations of the individual monitors on a playing field during an athletic activity in which the individual monitors are coupled to individuals engaged in the athletic activity,
wherein the representation is based on the data from the individual monitors, and
wherein the location component includes a heat map that provides a visual indication of concentrations of individual monitors on the playing field at a particular time during the athletic activity.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat map depicts areas of higher concentrations of individuals with different colors than colors with which it depicts areas of lower concentrations of individuals.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location component provides information relating to redistributing the individuals.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the individuals are redistributed based on the representation of the locations of the individual monitors.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location component shows a representation of each location of each individual monitor separately.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location component shows a representation of each location of each individual monitor by showing identifying numbers at locations on a representation of the playing field corresponding to locations of the individual monitors on the playing field.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location component shows a representation of each location of each individual monitor by showing photographs at locations on a representation of the playing field corresponding to locations of the individual monitors on the playing field.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location component shows a representation of each location of each individual monitor separately, and
wherein the location component shows information about a selected individual monitor in response to a user selecting the representation of the selected individual monitor.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the locations is a representation of present locations of the individual monitors.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the locations is a representation of past locations of the individual monitors.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, physiological data of at least one individual wearing an individual monitor.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, a tool for selecting a metric, and
wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, a representation of a selected metric for at least one individual wearing an individual monitor.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, a tool for selecting a metric,
wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, a representation of a selected metric for at least one individual wearing an individual monitor, and
wherein the representation of the selected metric is displayed on the location component in association with a representation of the location of the individual.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, a session timeline of the athletic activity.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display, simultaneously with the location component, a session timeline of the athletic activity,
wherein the session timeline includes a marker identifying an event within the athletic activity.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display the location component during the athletic activity.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the each individual monitor is configured to send the data wirelessly to a base station, and
wherein the group monitoring device is configured to receive the data from the base station.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the position sensor determines position data based on communication with a satellite-based positioning system.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the position sensor determines position data based on communication with a beacon system.

20. A group monitoring system, comprising:
a plurality of individual monitors, each including a position sensor, and each configured to send data indicating its own location wirelessly to a group monitoring device; and
the group monitoring device, wherein the group monitoring device includes a display configured to display a location component showing a representation of the locations of the individual monitors on a playing field during an athletic activity in which the individual monitors are coupled to individuals engaged in the athletic activity,
wherein the representation is based on the data from the individual monitors, and
wherein the location component includes a visual indication of concentrations of individual monitors on the playing field and a representation of each location of each individual monitor separately overlaid on the visual indication.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Burich Meg Susan
• Hassonjee Qaizar
• Armitage Roger
• Strecker Markus
• Diesterbeck Hagen

Classifications

• A63B2071/0647

  Visualisation of executed movements · CPC title

• A63B71/0619

  Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills · CPC title

• A63B71/06 Primary

  Indicating or scoring devices for games or players {, or for other sports activities} · CPC title

• A63B2024/0065

  Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index · CPC title

• A63B24/0062 Primary

  Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance · CPC title