Wearable data hub

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9808701-B2
Application number	US-201514947412-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2015
Priority date	Nov 20, 2015
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

A wearable device includes: a wake up component that generates a first wake-up signal based on a first detected exercise activity location and generates a second wake-up signal based on a second detected exercise activity location; a receiver that receives a first exercise signal from a first transmitter based on receipt of the first wake-up signal and receives a second exercise signal from a second transmitter based on receipt of the second wake-up signal, the first exercise signal being associated with a first exercise session of the user, the second exercise signal being associated with a second exercise session of the user; a memory that stores first exercise data based on first exercise signal and stores second exercise data based on the second exercise signal; and a transmitter that transmits an exercise download signal based on the first exercise data and the second exercise data.

First claim

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A wearable device for use by a user, the wearable device comprising:
a positioning system operable to provide a geodetic location of the wearable device;
a wake up component operable to generate a wake-up signal when the geodetic location of the wearable device is within a predetermined distance of an exercise activity location;
a transceiver operable to receive an exercise signal from a transmitter based on receipt of the wake-up signal, the exercise signal being associated with an exercise session of the user; and
a memory operable to store the exercise data based on the exercise signal;
wherein the transceiver is further operable to transmit an exercise download signal based on the exercise data.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wake up component is operable to generate the wake-up signal upon receipt of a handshake signal originating from the transmitter at an exercise equipment at the detected exercise activity location.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a processing component operable to generate user data based on at least one of a first combination and a second combination, the first combination being based on the exercise signal, and the second combination being based on the exercise data.

4. The device of claim 3 ,
wherein the processing component is operable to generate the user data as a first signature;
wherein the memory has a second signature stored therein;
wherein the processing component is further operable to generate a comparison signal based on a comparison of the first signature and the second signature; and
wherein the transceiver is further operable to transmit the comparison signal.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is operable to receive and/or transmit via at least one of: a Bluetooth signal, a Wi-Fi signal and an RF signal.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the exercise download signal to a user device in communication with the wearable device.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the wearable device comprises at least one computerized apparatus disposed at a shoe and the user device comprises a mobile telephone apparatus.

8. A smart shoe apparatus to be worn by a user:
a positioning apparatus configured to provide a geodetic location of the smart shoe apparatus;
a wake-up component configured to generate a wake-up signal when the geodetic location of the smart shoe is within a predetermined distance of an activity location;
a transceiver apparatus configured to receive an activity signal from a transmitter based at least in part on receipt of the wake-up signal thereat, and the activity signal being associated with an activity session of the user; and
a memory apparatus operable to store activity data based at least in part on the activity signal;
wherein the transceiver apparatus is further configured to transmit an activity download signal based at least in part on the activity data.

9. The smart shoe of claim 8 , wherein the positioning apparatus comprises a global positioning system (GPS)-enabled apparatus.

10. The smart shoe of claim 8 , wherein the transmitter is associated to exercise equipment.

11. The smart shoe of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the exercise download signal to a mobile user device in communication with the smart shoe.

12. The smart shoe of claim 11 , wherein the transmission of the activity download signal occurs when the positioning apparatus determines that the smart shoe is within a predetermined distance to the mobile user device.

13. The smart shoe of claim 8 , wherein the activity download signal comprises a signal to transmit the stored activity data to a user device in communication with the smart shoe for comparison with previously downloaded and stored activity data at the user device.

14. The smart shoe of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver is operable to receive and/or transmit via at least one of: a Bluetooth signal, a Wi-Fi signal and an RF signal.

15. A wearable device for use by a user, the wearable device comprising:
a user interface operable to generate a user command based on a user action;
a wake up component operable to generate a wake-up signal based on a user action at an exercise activity location;
a receiver operable to receive an exercise signal from a transmitter based on receipt of the wake-up signal, the exercise signal being associated with an exercise session of the user;
a memory operable to store exercise data based on the exercise signal and to store a first signature;
a processing component operable to:
generate user data as a second signature, the user data being based on at least one of: a first combination based on the exercise signal and a second combination based on the exercise data; and
generate a comparison signal based on a comparison of the first signature and the second signature; and
a transmitter operable to transmit an exercise download signal based on the exercise data and to transmit the comparison signal.

16. The device of claim 8 , wherein the receiver and the transmitter are operable to receive and/or transmit via at least one of: a Bluetooth signal, a Wi-Fi signal and an RF signal.

17. The device of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device comprises at least one shoe having a computerized apparatus associated therewith.

18. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first and second transmitters are associated to first and second exercise equipment, respectively.

19. The device of claim 8 , wherein the exercise download signal comprises a signal to transmit the exercise data and the comparison signal to a user device in communication with the smart shoe for display thereat.

20. The device of claim 8 , further comprising a positioning apparatus configured to provide a geodetic location of the smart shoe apparatus; and the wake up component is operable to generate the wake-up signal when the geodetic location of the wearable device is within a predetermined distance of the exercise activity location.

Assignees

• Under Armour Inc

Inventors

• Oleson Mark A
• Kovach F Grant
• Dau Nathan
• Nelligan Angela

Classifications

• A63B2220/12

  Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS · CPC title

• A63B22/0605

  performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers · CPC title

• A63B22/02

  with movable endless bands {, e.g. treadmills (other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028)} · CPC title

• G06Q20/3224

  Transactions dependent on location of M-devices · CPC title

• A63B2220/80

  Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor · CPC title