Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9757640-B2
Application number	US-201615360589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2016
Priority date	Nov 1, 2010
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• 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

Classifications

• A63B24/0062

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

• G06F19/3481

  Physics · mapped topic

• A63B71/0622 Primary

  Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user · CPC title

• A61B5/681

  Wristwatch-type devices · CPC title

• A63B2071/0661

  arranged on the user · CPC title