CN103007493B

CN103007493B - Athletic performance tracking system and method

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Publication number: CN103007493B
Application number: CN201210404628.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 雷蒙德.W.赖利; 凯文.W.霍弗; 小威廉.E.伯纳; 阿伦.M.施罗克; 詹姆斯.A.尼戈夫斯基; 威廉.F.劳赫霍尔兹
Original assignee: Nike Innovation LP
Current assignee: Nike Innovation LP
Priority date: 2006-09-07
Filing date: 2007-09-06
Publication date: 2016-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 2027-09-06
Also published as: CN101583403A; CN103120841A; CN103007493A; WO2008030484A2; CN103120841B; CN101583403B; CN106955464A; CN103028228B; EP2059310A2; CN103028228A; CN106955464B; WO2008030484A3

Abstract

A kind of athletic performance tracking system and method are provided, this athletic performance tracking system comprises: treatment system, be programmed and be used receive at least instruction conventional with training during the input of the first parameter that is associated of user's performance, wherein said first parameter comprises and training routine is associated health or physiological data; And input system, receive at least one classification of the intensity that the content and training that are supplied to user during training is conventional is conventional or difficulty or user's input of characterization.

Description

Athletic performance tracking system and method

The application to be the applying date be on 09 06th, 2007, application number be 200780037431.3, denomination of invention be point case application of application for a patent for invention of " athletic performance sensing and/or tracking system and method ".

Related application data

This application claims the benefit of priority based on the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/824,822 submitted on September 7th, 2006. This temporary patent application is included in this completely and as a reference.

The aspect of the present invention relates to and/or can use in conjunction with the system and method for following type, such as, and the U.S. Patent application No.11/166,351 that (a) submits on June 27th, 2005 in U.S.Patent & Trademark Office; B U.S. Patent application No.11/177,489 that () submitted on July 11st, 2005; (c) the U.S. Patent application No.11/188,112 submitted on July 25th, 2005. Each these application is included in this by reference completely.

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to athletic performance (athleticperformance) sense survey and/or tracking system and method. such as, this kind of system can comprise for the assembly of sense movement representation of data and/or the assembly for storing and show to user expectation information (athletic performance information). the system of at least some aspect according to the present invention facilitates and athletic performance data is sent to from performance sensing system treatment system and/or display unit, such as, make it possible to carry out data input on electronic display unit or by electronic display unit, store, analyze and/or display, here be included in known and on the existing electronic display unit that can buy or by existing electronic display unit (such as, comprise be not typically design and be applicable to show athletic performance data device, such as portable music and/or other audio/visual displays or playback reproducer) carry out. the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention allows during athletic performance that the amusement of user, excitation and other audio/video content carry out more user's control and/or change to presenting to via electronic installation.

Background technology

Create multiple different electronics and/or communicator when generation technique, it keeps user to contact each other, receives amusement and notice. Multiple portable electron device can be used for these objects, such as: cell phone, personal digital assistant (" PDA "), pager, beeper (beeper), MP3 or other audio playback, receiving set, portable TV, DVD player or other video play device, wrist-watch, gps system etc. A lot of people likes carrying with the device of these types one or more when tempering (exercise) and/or participate in sports events, so that such as, keep they and other people contact (such as, when harsh environment, injured or emergency case, with coach or practitioner's contact etc.), such as, keep them to receive amusement, offer information (time, direction, position etc.).

Athletic performance supervisory system is also benefited from the development of recent electronic installation and digital technique. Electronics performance monitoring device makes it possible to much carrying out easily and easily monitoring with health or the physiological property (comprising such as, speed and range data, elevation data, gps data, heart rate, pulse, blood pressure data, body temperature etc.) taken exercise or other athletic performance is associated. But, this kind of system such as they portability, accessibility, there is defect in customizability and/or user-friendliness.

Summary of the invention

The aspect of the present invention relates to athletic performance sensing and/or tracking system and/or method. This kind of system and method can comprise for measuring or the assembly of sense movement representation of data and/or the assembly of expectation information for storing and/or be associated to user's (or other system) display with athletic performance. The example more specifically of the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can perform the one or more of following functions: the one or more health or physiological parameter that are associated with athletic performance are surveyed in sense; Store the information about athletic performance; Present music or other media content to user during athletic performance; Allowing user to create and/or download training (workout) conventional (routine), it selection of land can comprise the music for presenting during training is conventional or other media content; User is allowed to store about the information of each training routine and/or the content of each training activity; Receive the user's input to training difficulty or strength grading (ranking); Receive the user's input to the music being included in training routine or be associated or other media content ratings with training routine; In the time of rendering content, the user's rating information about music or other media content is associated with the objective data (objectivedata) showed about user during training is conventional; Period is presented in specific media content, conventional based on the input of individual subscriber and the objective data amendment training about media content and/or user's performance; Determine, Finite Number object user or specific user are provided to the feature group rewarded and/or strengthen; Determine the rhythm (cadence) of the user's performance being associated with multiple training activity; By the training characteristic of user and other user, famous person, the training characteristic of sportsmen etc. compares; Such as, participate in virtual race, contest and/or event (for charitable, friend's contest etc.); Between training period and/or during scheduled event (such as, when user close to or when achieving the goal, personal best record time etc.) excitation is provided in the time selected in advance and/or rewards content, can selection of land be media content; The event selected based on user, characteristic, object etc. provide and train routine specially; Routine is trained to training routine to revise and extend with by adding one or more song or other media content. System and a method according to the invention can perform other function and/or any or whole above-mentioned functions with the incompatible use of the combination of any desired or subgroup.

The other method of the present invention is about for the user interface of operational movement performance sensing and/or tracking system and execution athletic performance sensing and/or tracking method (such as operate the system of the above-mentioned type and/or perform the method for the above-mentioned type). such as, in display unit, the display unit of the display unit of such as computer and/or portable electron device (device carried during athletic performance by user) can present this kind of user interface. the user interface of at least some example according to the present invention can use common interface interactive element, feature, and/or function, the element such as found in the user interface for computer and/or electronic installation that can buy, feature and/or function, as (can from Washington for the computer system based on WINDOWS, the MicrosoftCorporation of Redmond buys), computer system based on MACINTOSH (can from California, the AppleComputer of Cupertino, Inc buys) etc. graphic user interface in the element that finds, feature and/or function, at the cell phone that can buy, personal digital assistant and/or audio/video playback device, (such as IPOD system (can from California, the AppleComputer of Cupertino, Inc buys)) in the element, feature and/or the function that find.

The aspect of the present invention relates to athletic performance tracking system, comprise: treatment system, be programmed and be used receive at least instruction conventional with training during the input of the first parameter that is associated of user's performance, wherein said first parameter comprises and training routine is associated health or physiological data; And input system, it is configured to receive the subjective user input of the classification comprising the conventional intensity of training or difficulty or characterization, wherein treatment system adopts further: during the user that training is conventional shows, it is determined whether met the predetermined condition that be associated conventional with training; In response to determining to meet predetermined condition, prompting user trains classification or the characterization of conventional intensity or difficulty; And it is conventional to generate training in the future based on the classification or characterization of training conventional intensity or difficulty.

The another aspect of the present invention relates to one method, comprising: the input of the electronics at treatment system place of the first parameter that the user's performance during receiving at least instruction and training routine is associated, wherein said first parameter comprises the health or physiological data that are associated with training routine; During the user that training is conventional shows, it is determined whether met the predetermined condition that be associated conventional with training; In response to determining to meet predetermined condition: prompting user trains classification or the characterization of conventional intensity or difficulty; And receive the classification of intensity or the difficulty specifying training conventional or the subjective user input of characterization; And it is conventional to generate training in the future based on the classification or characterization of training conventional intensity or difficulty.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By obtaining the more fully understanding to the present invention and at least some feature and advantage thereof with reference to description below and accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings, identical Reference numeral represents identical feature in whole accompanying drawing, and in the accompanying drawings:

The all respects of the present invention and the example system of feature and example context wherein can be put into practice or use to Fig. 1 diagram;

Fig. 2 diagram is according to the exemplary electron interface/output of at least some example of the present invention or display unit combination;

Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic line chart of the assembly provided in an example of the electrical interface devices according to the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates the schematic line chart of the assembly provided in an example of the athletic performance sensing system according to the present invention;

Fig. 5 illustrates the example of the athletic performance sensing system according to the present invention, wherein mounted movable performance data sensors or collection device in footwear commodity;

Fig. 6 diagram is according to the example of the electronic communication between the athletic performance sensing system of at least some example of the present invention and peripheral equipment;

Such as, Fig. 7 diagram is according to the example of the electronic communication between the athletic performance sensing system of at least some example of the present invention and long-range system (for storing, follow the tracks of and/or analyze the system of representation of data and/or the system for providing training routine and/or other data);

Fig. 8 to Figure 19 illustrates the multiple exemplary characteristics that can provide in the user interface of the athletic performance sensing system of at least some example according to the present invention and/or control by described user interface.

Embodiment

In the following description of the multiple example of the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawing of the part forming the present invention, and in the accompanying drawings, various structures, embodiment and the example that wherein can use the aspect with practice are shown by illustrated mode. It will be understood that without departing from the scope of the invention, other embodiment can be used and element or the step of multiple diagram and description is carried out the amendment on structure and function. The aspect of the present invention relates to random component, feature, element or the step that the part as system below, method and user interface describes, and relates to combination or the sub-portfolio of any desired of this kind of assembly, feature, element or step.

I. for total volume description of system of each side of practice

Each aspect of the present invention relates in general to for athletic performance sensing, such as, measure, process, store and/or export with sports events, temper conventional or other health or the system of health that athletic performance is associated and/or physiological data and device (use term " athletic performance " and " training routine " generally to represent the sports events of any type, exercise, exercise (training), routine etc. in this manual, the project that carries out is tempered, the project etc. as the part of actual contest carries out) including as exercise. some of the present invention relate to for providing athletic performance data to electronic installation aspect more specifically, so that can showing, process further, exporting and/or the system and method for storing moving performance information and/or data. at least some example according to the present invention, electronics take-off equipment can be that (and/or can comprise at least some function such as lower device) existing and electronic audio frequency, video and/or the alphanumeric display that can buy or take-off equipment (such as cell phone, wrist-watch, PDA, pager, MP3 player, audio player, receiving set, portable TV, Portable DVD player, video play device etc.). the at least some example of system and a method according to the invention can comprise or use " adapter " or other interface system or device: (a) for from athletic performance sensing system receives data and (b) for data being sent to take-off equipment, selection of land can have some data processing between two parties data to be placed in form or the form being such as used for directly exporting, be used for storing, being used for the expectation of transmission etc. on an output device. this interface system or device are when existing and/or if desired, the existing port that can be inserted in take-off equipment to provide or socket (such as USB port, serial port, parallel port or other data or power supply (power)/recharger input port), comprise existing port that is known in the electronic installation being inserted in and can buying and that use health. the advantage of this optional feature is that it is to existing electronic installation (such as, the electronic installation of the above-mentioned type) owner provide display, store, the ability exporting and/or retransmitting health or the physiological data collected during athletic performance is (such as, walking, run, by bike, during rowing the boat etc., user can check that representation of data is (such as on MP3 audio playback indicating meter or other electronic device display, speed, distance, heart rate etc.) and/or via being connected to MP3 player or there is the earphone reception audio-frequency information etc. of other device of audio capability). if desired, electronic installation can directly receive and/or process representation of data, can omit interface arrangement in this case.

The example particularly of some aspects of the present invention is as follows.

A. the subjectivity in order to controlled training parameter (subjective) user input is received

The aspect of the present invention relates to athletic performance and follows the tracks of and/or Controlling System, method and computer interface. Such as, this kind of system can comprise: (a) presents the indicating system of training information (such as, display screen, audio/video output system etc.) to user, and wherein training information comprises the information of the training routine about user; (b) user interface system, its prompting user's input is about the first input of the expectation training strength parameter of training routine, and wherein user interface system points out user to input this first input after training routine has started; C () is for receiving the input system of the first input; (d) it is programmed and it is used the treatment system performing at least one function of selection from group below: (i) considers that the first input estimates that training is conventional, (ii) provide the training of revision conventional based on the first input at least partly, and/or (iii) revises at least one conventional parameter of training based on the first input. If desired, the some parts of these functions or all can perform in small-sized, hand-held or other portable electron device (device that such as can carry during the process that training is conventional by user) and/or provide by these devices.

The tracking of at least some example according to the present invention and/or Controlling System can comprise sense further and survey about the health of user's participation in training routine or one or more sensors of physiological property. One or more sensor can feel the one or more health or physiological property surveying and be associated with athletic performance, such as, and the characteristic of the type being described in greater detail below. The athletic performance data presented by indicating system can comprise the information based on the output carrying out sensor (such as speed information, range information, timing information, heart rate, pulse etc.).

User interface system the time prompting user of any desired during athletic performance can input this first input. Such as, user interface system can during the initial training activity that whole training is conventional (such as, in first 5 to the 10% of the whole training conventional time cycle, the initial warm-up time cycle in first 5 to 10% of independent training activity in whole training is conventional) such as, point out user to input this first input (instruction of training strength rank is expected in request). As another example, user interface system can in order to the end of the conventional training activity comprised of training and/or towards the end prompting user that whole training is conventional input this first input (such as, if the position that they can realize personal best record, realize target or milestone degree etc. until the training result of the user of this time makes user be in; In order to the end in warm-up cycle; In training is conventional before starting new activity etc.). In some situations or in some conditions, user interface system can require to indicate whether should extend (such as, by the time cycle determined, conventional or movable etc. to existing training by adding one or more song) user's input of training activity (or whole training is conventional).

When appropriate (such as, in response to user's input), treatment system can provide the training routine of revision in a number of different manners or revise at least one conventional parameter of existing training. Such as, based on the input of user, revise or revise training by mode below conventional: increase and the time period that at least one training activity in training is conventional is associated; Reduce and the time period that at least one training activity in training is conventional is associated; Increase and the resistance level (resistancelevel) for training of at least one training activity in routine to temper the use of equipment and be associated; Reduce and the resistance level for training of at least one training activity in routine to temper the use of equipment and be associated; Increase and the training speed for training the use of the exercise equipment of at least one in routine to be associated; Reduce and the training speed for training the use of the exercise equipment of at least one in routine to be associated; Increase be associated with the use for training in routine at least one to temper equipment climb the mountain, step counting target or rising change parameter; Reduce be associated with the use for training in routine at least one to temper equipment climb the mountain, step counting target or rising change parameter; Increase the distance parameter or target that are associated with at least one training activity in training routine; Reduce the distance parameter or target that are associated with at least one training activity in training routine; Add one or more training activity conventional to training; One or more activity is removed from training is conventional; And/or change training conventional in activity or target. The alternate manner of amendment or revision training routine is possible without departing from the present invention.

The other aspect of the present invention relate to for follow the tracks of and/or method that the controls movement training that comprises of performance is conventional or movable (such as, the method performed by above-mentioned multiple systems, such as one or more user handheld device (such as, carry during training is conventional) and/or one or more Personal Computer and/or remote computation machine (handheld device of user can be connected to it, and can send data to it and/or receive data from it) the method for execution or the method that performs by this kind equipment). The example of this kind of method and the step comprised wherein describe in example system above-mentioned according to operation above, and will be described in greater detail below them.

The other aspect of the present invention relates to for operational movement performance tracking and/or Controlling System, reception user input and/or performs athletic performance tracking and/or control method, such as, comprises the user interface of above-mentioned system and method. Can at the handheld device of one or more user (such as, carry during training is conventional) and/or one or more Personal Computer and/or remote computation machine (handheld device of user can be connected to it, and can send data to it and/or receive data from it) the user interface of at least some example according to the present invention is set. This kind of user interface and exemplary components and its feature total above according to operation said system with perform what aforesaid method described, and will be described in greater detail below them.

B. athletic performance tracking system, method and user interface that subjective user inputs is utilized

The another aspect of the present invention relates to the user interface that athletic performance tracking system, method and computer present. This kind of system can comprise: (a) treatment system, it is programmed and is suitable for receiving the first parameter that instruction is at least associated with the athletic performance of user during training is conventional (such as, the health that be associated conventional with training or physiological data, such as speed information, range information, timing information, heart rate information, pulse information etc.) input; (b) input system, it receives the user's input by intensity conventional for training or difficulty classification or characterization. This treatment system can be programmed further and be suitable for the user conventional about training present objective data (such as, speed information, range information, timing information, heart rate information, pulse information etc.). Use user subjective input (and can selection of land when it is present, use objective data), the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can design the routine of training in the future or parameter better, such as, help the interest maintaining user better, help user to improve their health better and/or reach their health objectives, and/or help prevent pain, practise excessive etc.

The system of at least some example according to the present invention can comprise storage system further, its user's input storing the data conventional about the multiple training performed by user and/or storing the intensity that each training is conventional or difficulty classification or characterization. The part that this kind of storage system can form the handheld device of user is (such as, the equipment carried by user and/or use during the process that training is conventional), or provide this kind of storage system as long-range system, a part for the Personal Computer of such as user and/or long-distance on-line computer (can at least some part of handheld device of selection of land user be connected to and at least some part of handheld device of user sends data eventually to it and/or receives the computer of data from it).

The athletic performance tracking system of at least some example according to the present invention can comprise training conventional design system further, and it is conventional for designing training in the future based on user's input of the intensity that training is conventional or difficulty classification or characterization at least in part. Such as, such as, the training of " too difficult " or " too violent " for being classified to, is designed to training in the future a little so difficult or violent (help prevent pain, exercise excessively, setback etc.) according to the system of at least some example of the present invention. On the other hand, for the training being classified to " too easy ", the system of at least some example according to the present invention will design training in the future with a little so easy, such as, help user better or quickly to improve their health and/or realize their health objectives.

The other aspect of the present invention is about the method for following the tracks of athletic performance (such as, the method performed by above-mentioned multiple systems, such as one or more user handheld device (such as, carry during training is conventional) and/or one or more Personal Computer and/or remote computation machine (handheld device of user can be connected to it, and can send data to it and/or receive data from it) the method for execution or the method that performs by this kind equipment). The example of this kind of method and the step comprised wherein describe in example system above-mentioned according to operation above, and will be described in greater detail below them.

The other aspect of the present invention, about showing tracking system, reception user's input for operational movement and/or perform athletic performance tracking method, such as, comprises the user interface of above-mentioned system and method. Can at the handheld device of one or more user (such as, carry during training is conventional) and/or one or more Personal Computer and/or remote computation machine (handheld device of user can be connected to it, and can send data to it and/or receive data from it) the user interface of at least some example according to the present invention is set. This kind of user interface and exemplary components and its feature total above according to operation said system with perform what aforesaid method described, and will be described in greater detail below them.

C. the athletic performance sensing system with media content control of the use of subjective user input is comprised

The another aspect of the present invention is about comprising, such as, the athletic performance sensing system of (can selection of land, comprise media content data or mark expects that the data of media content are as the major portion providing or propose to expect the data that training is conventional) is presented as the media content of the conventional part of training. Their training of user creatable is conventional or downloads existing routine, and they can control further (or " mixing ") will during the process that training is conventional broadcasting or the media content that presents. The data provided or propose the conventional information of training can comprise the data expecting media content for presenting in addition or point to storer position (can selection of land from external source) and/or allow retrieval or present the data expecting media content. But, in addition, can allow user that their subjective reaction is input to the media content presented during training is conventional according to the system of at least some example of the present invention, method and computer interface. Such as, this kind of system can comprise: (a) treatment system, it is programmed and is suitable for receiving the input of the first parameter that instruction is at least associated with the performance of user during training is conventional, wherein this first parameter comprise the health that be associated conventional with training or physiological data (such as, speed, distance, regularly, pulse and/or heart rate information etc.); (b) media content rendering system, for during training is conventional to user search and/or present media content (such as, video display, audio frequency display (such as MP3 or other music playback device etc.), etc.); (c) input system, it receives user user's input of the subjective reaction classification of the media content presented or characterization. Such as, this user input can at least in part for controlling the layout (increase its playback frequency, reduce its playback frequency, it eliminated from playing storehouse, risen to " excitation song " or " finally encouraging song " etc.) in the future of media content.

Treatment system at least some example of this aspect of the invention can be programmed further and be suitable for: the feature of the media content presented is associated by (a) with at least one health or physiological parameter (it is associated with the user's performance during training is conventional), and/or (b) display comprises the objective data of the information about this parameter. In like fashion, if desired, then before the state changing media content and/or layout in the future, user also can watch the objective data of the training about them, such as, to check that media content what-the-hell affects their performance (improving during showing this media content of broadcasting).

The other aspect of the present invention is about the method for sense movement representation of data (such as, the method performed by above-mentioned multiple systems, such as one or more user handheld device (such as, carry during training is conventional) and/or one or more Personal Computer and/or remote computation machine (handheld device of user can be connected to it, and can send data to itself and/or from its receive data) execution method, or the method performed by this kind equipment). The example of this kind of method and the step comprised wherein describe according to the above-mentioned example system of operation above, and will be described in greater detail below them.

The other aspect of the present invention, about for operational movement performance sensing system, reception user's input and/or execution athletic performance sensing method, such as, comprises the user interface of above-mentioned system and method. Can at the handheld device of one or more user (such as, carry during training is conventional) and/or one or more Personal Computer and/or remote computation machine (handheld device of user can be connected to it, and can send data to it and/or receive data from it) the user interface of at least some example according to the present invention is set. This kind of user interface and exemplary components and its feature are above always according to operation said system with perform what aforesaid method described, and will be described in greater detail below them.

II. the particular example of the present invention

Although always describe exemplary aspect and the feature of the present invention above, provide electronic installation and the athletic performance sensing system and method for the example according to the present invention below in conjunction with the specific descriptions of Fig. 1 to Figure 19, and unify the more detailed example of the example user interface performing this kind of method for operating this germline. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, description below forms the description of the example of the present invention and should not be construed as restriction the present invention.

A. according to the description of the multiple assembly of the example sense examining system of the present invention

Fig. 1 diagram can use example system and the environment of the multiple aspect of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the individual 100 related in athletic performance or training action can have they health, their clothes, their footwear, one or more sense of comprising on their equipment etc. survey device 102 (a), 102 (b), 102 (c) and 102 (d). Device is surveyed in these senses can feel the data surveyed and be associated with athletic performance, such as, comprises the health or physiological data that are associated with athletic performance. As some examples particularly, in the illustrated environment of Fig. 1, sensor 102 (a) and/or 102 (b) can feel survey step counting and the data that associate moving phase with this kind (such as, for passometer type speed and/or range observation), gps data (such as, position and/or elevation data, time data etc.), such as, step impact force data (for active impact-attenuating control), high degrees of data etc. of jumping. Sensor 102 (c) can feel survey pulse, body temperature, blood pressure, hydration levels etc., and sensor 102 (d) can feel heart rate measuring, EKG data etc. Such as, certainly, the sensor of arbitrary number can be provided, and this kind of sensor can be felt the athletic performance information (one or more health or physiological parameter) surveying any desired type and not depart from the present invention. Other example about the data of the possible type that can feel the athletic performance surveyed and/or collect comprises, but is not limited to, path data; Free air temperature data; Atmospheric moisture data; Barometric point data; Insole portion compression data; Air incoming call rate or volume data; Air exhalation rate or volume data; EEG data; Blood gas content data etc.

As will be described in detail below, the user 100 of the system and method for the example according to the present invention can be related in the performance of a variety of different motion and/or training activity, this kind of athletic performance and/or training activity comprise, such as: the multiple activity using exercise machine is (such as, in gymnasium), such as treadmill, bicycle machine (spinningmachine), oval exercise machine (ellipticaltrainingmachine), fixing bike, stair climbing machine, cross-country skiing analog machine, weight lifting machine, machine etc. of rowing the boat; Use the multi-motion of exercise machine or other equipment movable with can directly or not be directly involved in, such as run, walk, yoga, dancing, pilates (pilates), stretching, weight lifting (with free weight), fight exercise, tae kwon do (taebo), box, tumble, row the boat (crew), racing boat (rowing), boat (kayaking), motion (such as baseball, softball, basketball, football, American football etc.) based on team, motion tracking and place project etc. The system and method for at least some aspect according to the present invention can receive the input data of the Activity Type indicating wherein user to relate to, such as, manually user's input, automatically input via utilizing the electronic communication according to some part of the system of the present invention, in response to the semi-automatic input etc. of the order of user, as will be described below in more detail.

Multiple sensors, such as 102 (a) is to 102 (d), it is also possible to be portable, and carries and do not depart from the present invention in any desired mode by individual 100. Such as, if desired, in footwear 104 or on it, one or more sensor can be installed (such as, the such as sensor 102 (a) in this illustrated example and 102 (b)), in a sportwear or on it (such as, the arm straps 106 that comprise sensor 102 (c) of picture in this example, in shirt, pants, trousers, socks, headband etc.) provide, and/or carry together with an athletic equipment (such as, such as bike, bat, racket, golf club (club), vehicle, ball etc.). As other example, as Fig. 1 is illustrated, sense directly can be installed on the health of motion person 100 and survey device 102 (d), such as, by caking agent, belt, hook, other mechanical connector etc.

Can by sense examining system and/or device 102 (a) to 102 (d), and arbitrary data transfer system associated with it is (such as, than as shown in Figure 1 and the transmission over radio that is described below or transceiver devices 108 (such as, RFID element, radio transceiver etc.) it is arranged on footwear in any desired mode, clothes, athletic equipment, bonding substrates (adhesivesubstrate) etc. are upper and/or wherein, such as, which comprises via paper clip, clip, caking agent, needlework, in pocket, in suitable container, via the fastener of hook and ring, via other fastener or physical construction etc. alternatively, if desired, sense examining system or device 102 (a) to 102 (d) can be that the article with footwear, the article of clothes, an athletic equipment etc. are integrally formed and/or a part of as it, and do not depart from the scope of the present invention (such as, install wherein, can selection of land by permanent or in the way of can freely removing etc.). if desired, can comprise one or more sense survey device and it/their one or more data transfer systems 108 being associated are as the part of single structure, such as, it is arranged in public shell and/or it is arranged in common printed circuit board, it is connected to each other, and does not depart from the scope of the present invention. in addition, if desired, shell (if any) can equip ON/OFF switch, there is operating light (such as, LED etc.) or other telltale, such as, carry out indicated power state (such as, ON/OFF), power supply (powersupply) state (such as, charging is to battery-operated), residue battery life, data sink and/or treated state (such as, standby, receive, send, process, etc.), charge or recharge degree state etc.

At least some example according to the present invention, device can be surveyed (such as by multiple sense, device 102 (a) is to 102 (d)) collect the health or physiological data that are associated with athletic performance, and these data are sent to take-off equipment 110, for display or other export (and can selection of land store, further process etc.). Can using the take-off equipment 110 of any type and not depart from the scope of the present invention, it comprises, such as, and existing or " stock supply " take-off equipment 110. The example particularly of suitable take-off equipment 110 comprises: have display screen, the electronic installation of such as LED, LCD or plasma panel; Wrist-watch; There is audio frequency exports, video shows or other exports portable audio or the storage of other media content and/or playback reproducer, than Source Music, tape player, CD Player, MP3 player, hand-held computing device etc.; Aplhanumeric display device, such as calls out device, pager etc.; Portable video or audio/video display device, such as portable TV, DVD player etc.; Portable communication appts, such as cell phone, receiving set etc.; Portable computing system, such as PDA, on hand (handtop) or palm-top computing systems etc. In the example shown in the series of figures, take-off equipment 110 comprises user 100 and with its belt or clothes connection (engage) thus easily carries during athletic performance and the audio frequency that uses or other media content playback device (such as IPOD (can buy from the AppleComputerInc. of California, Cupertino)). The use of the layout of the type has superiority at least some cases, because can showing athletic performance data in the indicating system of device 110 and/or via earphone 140 or other audio frequency take-off equipment, these data being sent to user 100, and therefore user does not need to obtain and/or carry independent display unit so that can show or transmitting moving representation of data (thus alleviate weight, reduce cost and reduction process difficulty).

People only can not start that from sense, athletic performance data is surveyed device 102 (a) to 102 (d) simply and be sent to existing electronic installation 110 and expect that device 110 works to receive these data and form display (and/or the form that can control with user or form) to expect. Therefore, also as detailedly in Fig. 2 more illustrated as shown in Figure 1, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can comprise electrical interface devices 112, such as, (releasably) its health is inserted in electronic installation 110 and carry together with electronic installation 110 during athletic performance. As more detailedly in Fig. 2 shown in, the electrical interface devices 112 of this example comprises connector system 114, by its health insert and with on this electronic installation 110 model provide existing input port 116 be connected. The input port 116 that the connector system 114 of interface arrangement 112 connects can be the input port of any type provided on electronic installation 110, such as data input port is (such as, parallel port, serial port, USB port, earphone or other socket or port etc.), such as, with in existing electronic installation for data input, synchronous, recharge, the input port of AC power supply etc. similar. Connector system 114 can comprise suitable coupling device, such as circuit, pin, electric power connector etc., such as, thus carry out, to the corresponding element provided in the input port 116 of electronic installation 110, the connection (to allow the electronics between interface arrangement 112 and electronic installation 110 and/or data corresponding) that is electrically connected or other is suitable. If desired or wish words, other retaining element (securingelement) can be provided to keep together fixing to interface arrangement 112 and electronic installation 110, and this element is such as band, hook, buckle, paper clip, clip, holding element, mechanical connector etc.

In operation, electrical interface devices 112 can from one or more external source, device 102 (a) to 102 (d) Received signal strength is surveyed in such as multiple sense, such as, such as, this signal is surveyed, via to feel, data sink or the system 118 (wireless receptor or transceiver devices, wireless receiving and dispatching device, infrared receptor, light source receptor etc.) that device 102 (a) to 102 (d) the data transfer system 108 that comprises is sent in interface arrangement 112 to provide or provides with interface arrangement 112. If desired, this data transfer system 108 and data receiving system 118 each can comprise and receive input data and send the performance exporting data and do not depart from the scope of the present invention (certainly, if needs or expectation, can survey in each sense and device 102 (a) to 102 (d) and interface arrangement 112 provide independent reception and transmit device or system). Although illustrating wireless communication protocol at Fig. 1 and 2, but sense can be used in survey the signalling methods of any desired between device 102 (a) to 102 (d) and interface arrangement 112 and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, wired connection can be comprised if desired. Can selection of land carry out after data processing is placed in the form for showing by display unit 110 and/or use or form with the signal in sensor in future 102 (a) to 102 (d) in interface arrangement 112, this signal is sent to electronic installation 110 via connector system 114 (being inserted in the input port 116 of electronic installation 110 by its health in this illustrated example) from interface arrangement 112. Once be input to electronic installation 110, if desired or the words required can process input data further, and show to user with the form expected on display panel 120 afterwards.

Can provide and the data that the health of always self-inductance measurement device 102 (a) to 102 (d) or physiological data are derived are placed in the mode for display on electronic installation 100 or any desired of the suitable form exported from display unit 110 or form and does not depart from the scope of the present invention. exemplarily, if desired, can design especially and/or docking port device 112 is programmed for one or more specific electronic devices 110 (such as, such as, pre-programmed and/or connection to work together with specific one or multiple device (specific module etc.) and provide with the form and form being suitable for those devices and export data). in this case, specifically can conclude the business for specific electronic installation 110 and sell this interface arrangement 112. as another example, if desired, such as, by from Internet, dish or another source etc. download the display or device driving mechanism and/or formatted data that are used for specific electronic devices 110, can programme to work together with various electronic installation 110 at time docking port device 112 after a while. as example particularly, when interface arrangement 112 is inserted electronic installation 110 by user (such as, for the first time), between interface arrangement 112 and electronic installation 110 exchange signal device can be identified each other and/or otherwise, such as, it is similar to hardware that wherein personal computer device identification newly connects (such as, mouse, printer, scanner etc.) and/or perform the hardware with new interpolation or the mode of multiple setting operation that software is associated, the treatment system making one of device is (such as, from long-range or external source, such as Internet, dish, the storer etc. comprised with interface arrangement 112) activate or download drivers or configuration information. certainly, can use ensure to be placed in for showing by these data, audio frequency exports or other exports suitable form or the alternate manner of form and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. data are placed in for showing or the process of form that other exports and/or form can at interface arrangement 112, at electronic installation 110, occur at sensor device 102 (a) to 102 (d) and/or in arbitrarily other assembly expected or system and do not depart from the scope of the present invention by this.

If desired, at least some example according to the present invention, electrical interface devices 112 can comprise user input systems 122 further, such as one or more rotation input device, switch, button (as shown in the illustrated example in Fig. 2), mouse or track ball element, touch-screen etc. This user input systems 122 can be used for, such as: one or more aspects of process of the input data controlling to receive via data sink 118, control inputs data sink are (such as, the type of the information regularly, received, with choosing (on-demand) request of data etc.), control outputs to electronic installation 110 or the data that export by electronic installation 110, Perceived control survey device 102 (a) to 102 (d) (such as, activate or forbid they etc.) etc. Alternatively or additionally, if desired, the input system on electronic installation 110 can be used (such as, button 124, touch-screen, input based on quanxtizer/instruction pen, rotation input device, track ball or rolling ball, mouse etc.) such as, come to interface arrangement 112 and/or survey device 102 (a) to 102 (d) to sense or sense examining system provides user input data (if the connector system 114 of design interface device 112 or other parts accept the input from electronic installation 110). As other example, if desired, interface arrangement 112 and/or electronic installation 110 can be provided to phonetic entry system, such as, so that user can input via voice command. Can be provided for controlling any system component and/or any other for any object requires the user input systems of type and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

Electronic installation 110 can comprise other input and/or output element, such as, such as port 126 and 128 as shown in Figure 2, such as, for earphone (or other audio frequency exports), power supply, radio communication, infrared input, microphone input or other device. if desired, if and cover these ports 126 and/or 128 when interface arrangement 112 is attached to electronic installation 110, then interface arrangement 112 can equip the outside port similar with port 126 and/or 128, and identical additional unit inner circuit can be provided in interface arrangement 112 so that can be inserted interface arrangement 112 by user, just as they can insert electronic installation 110, and the advantage still with identical function is (such as, thus allow the data will expected by interface arrangement 112, signal, power and/or information are delivered to user, another exports and/or electronic installation 110.

Fig. 3 comprises the schematic diagram of the multiple exemplary components that can comprise at the electrical interface devices 112 of at least some example according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 3 with in conjunction with described in Fig. 1 and 2, interface arrangement 112 can comprise and is connected to the connection system 114 of electronic installation for health, such as, with transfer and/or the receiving system 118 (wireless data receiver or transceiver, infrared receptor, RFID receiver etc.) for receiving input data from external source (such as the sensor of sense movement representation of data, computer, network or other processing system etc.). In addition, as shown in figure 3 further, interface arrangement 112 can comprise for receiving such as, via the input system 122 of user's input of button, button, touch-screen, quanxtizer, phonetic entry, the input of instruction pen, rotation dialing input, track ball or rolling ball input, mouse input, switch etc.

At least some example according to the present invention, electrical interface devices 112 can comprise treatment system further, such as, microprocessor 300, for performing multiple operation, such as, for operating electrical interface 112, for interactive with one or more external data source, input (such as receiving user from one or more source, via input system 122, connect via computer or network, via transceiver 118 etc.), for with electronic installation 110 interaction (such as, the output that 302 are supplied to electronic installation 110 is connected through wired or pin connection system 114 comprised) etc. can via connection system 114 provide the circuit of arbitrary number, pin or other connect, such as, to provide the suitable electronics/data corresponding between interface arrangement 112 and external electronic 110 (such as in cell phone, MP3 player, audio/video playback device, PDA or other portable electron device (comprising electronic installation that is now known and that can buy) the upper connection system provided). the electronic installation 110 that this connector system 114 mates its insertion can be designed, thus the path of the electronics/data corresponding being provided between interface arrangement 112 and electronic installation 110. in addition, if desired, at least some example according to the present invention, microprocessor 300 can comprise operating system software and/or can process the input data surveying device 102 (a) to 102 (d) from one or more sense, to convert data to for receiving by electronic installation, use, display and/or the suitable form that exports, to change data form or form to carry out the calculating etc. based on original input data.

Fig. 3 illustrates the supply unit 304 that the part as electrical interface devices 112 comprises further. This supply unit 304 can comprise existing battery, and such as, that can recharge or long-life battery, this knows with public in electronic applications public affairs. Alternatively or additionally, if desired, supply unit 304 can receive power from the electronic installation 110 of its attachment and input (such as, system is connected) by input pin, circuit or line 306 or other, and use from the power supply (powersource) of electronic installation 110 come the multiple element in operator interface device 112 and assembly (such as, microprocessor 300, data receiving system 118, input system 122, arbitrarily operating light or indicating meter etc.). As an example again, if desired, power supply 304 can be connected to can the outside power supply of selection of land for rechargeable battery is recharged, such as AC power supply, external cell power supply etc.

If desired, illustrated some or all of multiple part in Fig. 3 is installed, holds or be included in enclosure system 308 or on enclosure system 308, be formed in common printed circuit board or on, or otherwise be formed as module or encapsulation easily. Outside connection system 114 can extend to shell 308 at least in part, the part as shell 308 can be formed overallly, can be fixed to shell 308 independent element (such as, by caking agent or junctor etc.), can be recessed in the enclosure at least in part, or otherwise can to enclosure system 308 can with and/or comprise.

Fig. 4 illustrates the whole athletic performance sensing of at least some example according to the present invention or the schematic diagram of tracking system 400. In this system 400, electrical interface devices 402 is inserted in portable electron device 404 via mechanical connection system 406 health, this mechanical connection system is such as, but such as, in fixing releasable mode (via friction fit, via lock pin or holding element, via spring element etc.), two devices are kept together. Can selection of land, if desired, such as, other independent retaining element can be provided to keep interface arrangement 402 and portable electronic display device 404 (hook, belt, snap-fastener, paper clip, clip, clasp, holding element etc.) to help at least in part.

This example system 400 comprises the sense examining system 408 surveying and sending the athletic performance data of a certain type for feeling further. More specifically, in this exemplary construction, the athletic performance data surveyed by sensors A and/or B sense is (such as, the health being associated with athletic performance or physiological data), it is sent to the treatment system of sense examining system with the data from these sensors, such as, microprocessor, such as, it can selection of land can make to store data ((not figure 4 illustrates) in storage system or storer), further process data etc. Power supply (in system 408 module or its outside) can be provided with the multiple assembly of operation sense examining system 408, such as sensor, microprocessor, data transfer system 410, storer and/or other assembly needing or expecting arbitrarily. If desired, if any, the sense microprocessor of examining system 408 on plate can process sensor data, change its form or form, or otherwise in the other parts sending data to system 400 before operate this data. Sense examining system 408 can form the sensor assembly than module 102 (a) to 102 (d) as illustrated in Figure 1.

The time that is suitable or that expect (such as, when periodically, automatically, order inferior reception request of data user time), sense examining system 408 can by its data at least partially (such as, the direct raw data from one or more sensor, the data etc. derived from raw data at least in part) it is sent to electrical interface devices 402, such as, for finally outputting to user via electronic installation 404. This can be, such as, as shown in Figure 4, via wireless system for transmitting data (such as, from the Wireless data transmission sense examining system 408 or transmission element 410 to the receive data by wireless element 412 in electrical interface devices 402) or realize in the way of arbitrarily other expectation, and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. The wireless protocols of any desired, Radio Broadcasting Agreements or other transfer agreement can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

Once receive athletic performance data at electrical interface devices 402 place, if necessary or expect, such as, athletic performance data can be processed further, and be supplied to the treatment system (microprocessor) of electronic installation 404 afterwards. Then can the time of any desired or sequential (such as, when automatically, cycle ground, receive request of data through user's requirement etc. time) realize and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. From here, if desired or expect, such as, data can be processed further, and to be suitable for exporting to the form (with audio frequency, video and/or alphanumeric format etc.) of user, data are sent to take-off equipment subsequently.

In this illustrated example system 400, via the power supply 416 for operating electronic devices 404 (such as, it can be the rechargeable battery of cell phone, audio playback or other portable electron device) be provided for the power of electrical interface devices 402, as by between power supply 416 and " power " element 424 via connecting the connecting shown in 418 of system 406. Such as, in this example, " power " element in interface arrangement 402 can be simply for power is distributed to the assembly of multiple assemblies of interface arrangement 402 from the outside power supply power supply 416 of electronic installation 404 (in this example). Alternatively, such as, if the internal wiring of interface arrangement 402 allows the power transmission of all expectation assemblies from power supply 416 to interface arrangement 402, power component 424 can be omitted. As an example again, if desired, can form can independently and/or the battery recharged recharged by the power provided through power supply 416 for power component 424.

In addition, in this example system 400, user can be supplied via the input system 420 provided in portable electron device 404 and input to control electrical interface devices 402. Such as, if desired, user can enter the AD HOC of operation via the input that can control on the electronic installation 404 of the various features of electrical interface devices 402, function or characteristic to provide wherein. Additionally or alternatively, if desired, electrical interface devices 402 can comprise its oneself input system (and/or its oneself power supply), such as, as above described in composition graphs 3, and do not depart from the scope of the present invention (but, utilize the overall size, weight and the cost that help to reduce interface arrangement 402 and system 400 from these assemblies of electronic installation 404 and resource).

Certainly, a lot of differences of the multiple element comprising some or all elements shown in Fig. 4 or assembly or assembly can be used to arrange and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. In addition, other assembly or element can be comprised in such systems, maybe can eliminate one or more illustrated assembly or element and not depart from the scope of the present invention. In addition, if desired, single electrical interface devices 402 and electronic installation 404 can be connected in place of working simultaneously, thus from such as, data input is received with the multiple independent sense examining system of the type shown in Reference numeral 408 (such as, referring to, the layout of Fig. 1). As another example, if desired, single sense examining system 408 can communicate with multiple interface arrangement 402 and/or electronic installation 404 individually or simultaneously. Without departing from the scope of the invention, a lot of changes of the overall structure of multiple systems, assembly and architectural framework are possible.

A possible advantage of the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention is to supplement existing portable electron device (such as, cell phone, MP3 player, PDA etc.) assembly and foundation structure and combine be connected to it and with its electronics the electrical interface devices that communicates use, to allow this existing electronic installation to show, export and/or provide athletic performance data to user in addition, and user is not needed to obtain and carry another electronic installation. The size of interface arrangement, weight, cost and complicacy can be reduced as mentioned above, it is necessary, supplement further for the input system of existing electronic installation of its display and/or power supply, additional advantage is thus provided. If desired, such as, certainly, independent interface arrangement (112 or 402) can be eliminated and provide independent special electronic device 404 for accepting and display athletic performance data (and can selection of land perform other function expected). As an example again, if desired, electronic installation 404 can be constructed to directly accept to come the input of self-induction examining system 408, thus makes interface arrangement 402 unnecessary.

Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking system can be provided in a variety of different environment and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. Such as, as illustrated in Figure 4, if desired, can be provided for feeling in shell 422 and survey the data that are associated with athletic performance (such as, health or physiological data) one or more sensors, can such as, selection of land and data transfer system (transmission over radio or transceiver devices 410) at least partially and/or other processing or electronic package provide together, such as, to provide athletic performance data sensing module or system 408. When provide as module or otherwise when providing as independent element, athletic performance sensing system can be provided (such as in the position of any desired, 408) these parts and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, such as, it is assumed that their data sensing, process and/or sending performance can't help location impact (compromise). Fig. 5 illustrates example system and the environment 500 of wherein mounted movable performance sensing module 502 in the article of sport footwear 504. This module 502 can comprise, such as, and such as, one or more athletic performance data sensor, data transfer system, handling property, power supply etc. (such as system 408) as shown in Figure 4. May be provided in the article of footwear 504 or on the mode of any desired of installed module 502 and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, such as, such as via groove, chamber or the container (dividing at heel or bow part of shoe) that formed in insole sandwich; Via installation pocket or element; Via band, caking agent, mechanical connector, hook-and-loop fastener, holding element etc.; The connection can removed via user; Deng. Alternatively, if desired, such as, during footwear manufacture, module 502 can be embedded or is formed integrally as a part for the article into footwear 504, and/or forever be fixed to it. As an example particularly, under footwear shoe-pad (insole) part, to be similar at " the PLUS that can obtain from the NIKE of Beaverton, Oregon, Inc.^TMReady " mode of container that provides in footwear, such as, in the heel of the article of footwear or bow part of shoe divide, installed module 502 in the container formed (can be formed) in insole sandwich part.

As further illustrated in fig. 5, module 502 can wireless with interface arrangement 506 (or other) communicate, and this interface arrangement 506 is connected to again electronic installation 508 health, such as music playback device as shown in Figure 5 or cell phone. This electronic installation 508 can be attached to health, the clothes of user or equip, and such as, thus is easily carried, moves and/or watches during athletic performance. Generally speaking, not departing from the scope of the present invention in the multi-motion performance sensing system above in conjunction with type described in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, electrical interface devices and/or portable electron device can be used. As example particularly, if desired, device plate upper module (aboardmodule) 502 is surveyed in sense can provide step counting, regularly and/or other data, and electrical interface devices 506 can process these data thus provide passometer type speed and/or range data for exporting by electronic installation 508. Certainly, the data of any type can be provided by module 502, and show the information of the type of any desired or otherwise export on electronic installation 508 and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

This of basic athletic performance data gathering system providing at least some example according to the present invention generally describes, as follows according to the more detailed description of the exemplary characteristics of the system and method for the example of the present invention, content and use.

B. according to the example kinematic performance sensing of the present invention and the description of tracking system

Fig. 6 and 7 diagram is according to the example performance sensing of the present invention and the other characteristic sum environment for use of tracking system and method. Except except using the open runway (opencourse) of the speed based on passometer and range information (or information of other sense survey) above to run or walk, as Fig. 1 is illustrated, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can be surveyed for sense and/or follow the tracks of in other place, and such as the sports performance characteristic in gymnasium or sanatorium, training chest, family etc. is useful. The system 600 of Fig. 6 illustrates via interface arrangement 506 (such as, the functional modules 502 communicated with portable electron device 508 as shown in Figure 5) is (such as, carry during showing by motion person, in footwear 504, as a part for the clothes of motion person, the article etc. dressed by motion person). Referring to the transmission telltale 602 in Fig. 6. Except this communication, as Fig. 6 is illustrated, configurable any or whole module 502, interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508 with one or more exercise equipment 604 or other thing, such as, in gymnasium, sanatorium or other athletic performance arrange the equipment comprised or transceiver devices exchanges data.

Reference numeral 604 in Fig. 6 can indicate the exercise equipment of any type and/or gymnasium, sanatorium, family or other athletic performance to arrange. Such as, Reference numeral 604 can represent wide variety of different types of motion and/or exerciser, such as, comprise: the exercise machine generally found in gymnasium, such as treadmill, bicycle machine, oval exercise machine, fixing bike, stair climbing machine, cross-country skiing analog machine, weight lifting machine, machine etc. of rowing the boat. Additionally or alternatively, Reference numeral 604 can represent the multiple performance place of the use that or can not be directly involved in exercise machine, such as, such as the facility (practising room) of yoga, dancing, pilates, fight exercise, stretching, weight lifting, tae kwon do, boxing, wrestling etc. As another example or alternatively, Reference numeral 604 can represent or comprise input unit, user can have been carried out about him/her by this input unit input (enter) or planned the information of motion or the exercise activity carried out, such as tracking and/or place exercise or project, team sports, free weight lifting etc. Reference numeral 604 also can about health or physiological measuring system, such as gauger, heart rate monitor, blood pressure measurement system, measurement of bldy temperature system etc. Using such as those systems illustrated in figure 6, user can use element 604 to produce the motion for following the tracks of any desired type that they relate to or exercise activity and/or about their health of exercise or the input of physiological parameter.

Such as, wide variety of different types of data and information can be exchanged between the equipment of exercise 604 (or other is trained or athletic performance is arranged or equipment) and the handheld device (module 502, interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508) kept by user. such as, if desired, can designing apparatus 604 to send information to user equipment (such as, via transmission/reception system 606), the training parameter that this information is taken exercise about independent training or exercise, such as: can by the data of gymnasium or training equipment detection or sense survey, the distance such as advanced, speed, rise and change, step number, the number of plies climbed, total time, as the speed of function or other data of time, the calorie of burning, within every minute, rotate, rotation number, resistance is arranged, slope or inclination information, the amount of weight lifting, repeat number, the weight machine etc. used. the portable equipment that the physiological property measured arbitrarily can also be sent to user, such as heart rate, pulse, blood pressure, blood oxygen rank, EEG data, EKG data, body temperature, air incoming/outgoing speed etc. transmission/reception system 606 also sends identification information, such as exercise machine mark, room mark, station location marker, other equipment identification information etc. can in the time of any desired, such as in real time (when equipment 604 collects data), cycle ground, the data of expectation are sent to after having taken exercise, when user leaves gymnasium facility etc. user portable equipment.

For the system using the information based on passometer, except detection speed and/or range information, at least some example system according to the present invention and method are felt examining system measure or detection about user moving phase with athletic performance associate the rhythm, rhythm or " beat " (such as, about the paces of time, rotation, foot's travel direction change, the change of arm motion direction etc., such as every second step number, within every minute, rotate, every second stair step unit step number, within every minute, row the boat several etc.) data and information be useful. Accelerometer and/or direction change sensor and can be used for determining the rhythm. Such as, the other parts (interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508) of module 502 and/or portable equipment and/or equipment 604 can be used for providing the data about user's rhythm and information. Rhythm information can be collected about a variety of athletic performance activity, comprise and use a lot of activities that carry out in gymnasium of exercise equipment, such as run on a treadmill or walk, bicycle, oval exercise, fixing bike exercise, the exercise of stair step unit, cross-country skiing simulation, simulation etc. of rowing the boat. Except the data about athletic performance are provided, rhythm information also in the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention for selecting encourage, agitate, show enhancing or other media content during athletic performance (such as, for song selection etc.) it is useful, as will be described below in more detail.

When representing facility or place when Reference numeral 604, it can simply send home position and/or timing information (such as in the time of place cost). Such as, Reference numeral 604 can comprise the portable equipment communication with user when user enters or leave certain room or region (such as weight lifting room, aerobic exercise room, yoga room or pilates working spaces to indicate; Fight exercise facility etc.) and/or indicating user when this position spends the area of a room (such as actual enter and/or time departure, date information, cost total time etc.) RFID or other data transmission device 606. If particular place can be used for multiple activity, it is provided that and/or send the Activity Type that schedule or out of Memory make to transmit device 606 and can also automatically send user and relate to when occurring in this position or facility. This kind of data can help user create and/or maintain detailed tracking and/or the full log of their training activity, such as, even if when not providing health or physiological data wherein by sensor. Can selection of land, if desired, user can comprise at their training calendar or daily record, such as, for following the tracks of the Additional Information of object, such as location data; Flight or hotel ccommodation information; Menstrual cycle data; Sports events calendar information; Target or object data information; With the history of any desired, in the future, schedule or the information of target.

Such as, also data can be sent to exercise equipment or other training or athletic performance from the portable equipment (module 502, interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508) of user and arrange 604. Such as, can send user's ID information makes exercise equipment or other training or athletic performance arrange 604 and can store the training data being associated with specific user. As another example, if desired, the portable equipment of user is (such as, module 502, interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508) 604 can be arranged for controlling exercise equipment or other training or athletic performance at least in part, such as so that training airplane is arranged corresponding to the training in the portable equipment being pre-programmed into or downloading to user. Such as, from store portable equipment or by portable equipment can the training information downloaded of training routine can be used for the various features of controlled training, such as: weight machine is arranged, resistance is arranged, tilt that (or slope degree) is arranged, target distance (or other length or time length) is arranged total time, the calorie (or other is based on physiological parameter) of target combustion is arranged, treadmill speed or be obliquely installed. As an example again, if desired, the portable equipment of user can send training identification information (such as, training 12) arrange 604 to exercise equipment or other training or athletic performance, this exercise equipment or other training or athletic performance arrange 604 and this identification information can be used subsequently to be provided for the setting of expectation of the training identified from the information stored in memory. If desired, carry out collecting (such as along with training, via module 502 etc.) data also can be used for control exercise equipment or other training or athletic performance device (such as, arrange or change intensity or resistance level, shorten or extend the training time etc.). Certainly, also out of Memory can be sent from the portable equipment of user to element 604.

The option possible as another or alternatively, if desired, the portable equipment of user is (such as, module 502, interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508) can be programmed and be suitable for sending information to exercise equipment 604, such as, such as, for showing by exercise equipment 604, for being transferred to remote source (via the network maintained in gymnasium or sanatorium etc.) etc. As example particularly, as described in more detail below, electronic installation 508 can be present audio frequency and/or video information to user, the such as playback reproducer of music, video and/or other entertainment content. If desired, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can be arranged and be suitable for send this content to exercise equipment 604 (or another device) from electronic installation 508 or by electronic installation 508 (or other user carry portable equipment), such as, make the screen of exercise equipment 604 or other take-off equipment (inputting panel, touch pad, TV screen, audio output system etc.) to show or present media (or other) content providing. In addition, if desired, in such systems, such as, the input panel of exercise equipment 604 or other parts can be programmed and be suitable for the user's input receiving the playback feature (skip song or other content, playback song or other content, selection song or other content are used for presenting) of control media content.

Fig. 7 illustrates the additional feature that can present in the example kinematic performance sensing according to the present invention and/or tracking system and method. layout 700 shown in Fig. 7 allows user to send data and information and to one or more remote source and/or receives data and information from it, such as from portable unit (such as, module 502, interface arrangement 506 and/or electronic installation 508) one of to Personal Computer (such as, in user family or office) or other computer installation 702 (its training equipment itself and/or the computer that can be included in gymnasium or other facility maintenance) and/or (can selection of land connect via network to long-range system 704, such as through Internet), this long-range system 704 can be by user, by healthy center, by gymnasium or safeguard by another third party and operate. such as, this layout 700 can allow the storage more easily of athletic performance data collected, maintenance, retrieval and process further (comparing to by the operation of electronic installation 508 and/or interface 506 execution) with the user interface of the whole system of restriction, data processing and/or calculated performance.

Except store historical data and information, this layout 700 allows to download data and information to user from one or more long-range system 704, such as, to PC or other equipment 702 and/or to portable unit 508 (can selection of land by interface arrangement 506). Data can also be derived from PC or other equipment 702 (and not using remote computation machine 704), and is sent to the portable equipment 506 and/or 508 of user. In some cases, long-range system 704 (or system 702) can be accessed (such as by multiple user, through network, such as Internet or the network based on gymnasium), and this kind of system can provide a variety of data and information to user (such as, each independent user can have his/her webpage, user ID, password etc.). Exemplarily, the data of this download and information can comprise the content below composition graphs 8 being described the data of this exchange and the possible of information more in detail to Figure 19: the training of pre-programmed; Music or other audio/video content; It is mixed with the training comprising guidance (coaching) and/or the music of motivational content or the pre-programmed of other audio/video content; Relatively data; Guidance, safety and/or motivational content etc.

C. the description of the exemplary characteristics of system and a method according to the invention

A feature of the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention is surveyed about sense and is followed the tracks of the ability of the information of the athletic performance activity about number of different types. Data about athletic performance can by automatic, semi-automatic and/or manually key in system and a method according to the invention. Example particularly is as follows.

When using exercising machine (such as, such as those in gymnasium, sanatorium, family etc. exists) execution motor activity time, user can obtain the information of the movable instant feedback about them, data and the activity about them on their portable electronic equipment 508, comprises the data and information that produce by module 502 and/or by taking exercise or other equipment 604 data of collecting or measuring and information. Such as, this can realize with the use of the system 600 similar with system as shown in Figure 6. If desired, equipment 604 can send identification data or the information of (automatically, in response to user's input, in response to the activation etc. of RFID transmission system) a certain type, such as, make the other parts of the portable equipment that electronic installation 508 or user carry can store information following one or more to follow the tracks of: one or more parameters etc. that the type (type etc. of machine) of training activity, the length of training are associated with training.

Some athletic performance activities do not utilize machine, but they can carry out in the room specified of buildings or facility or region. As mentioned above, transmission device can be provided (such as in place, device 606) automatically, semi-automatically or manually to send position or the data in room that indicating user exists, can selection of land send (such as together with the type of the activity occurred there, based on schedule or out of Memory, such as, indicating user participates in dancing class, pilates class, aerobic exercise class, fight exercise, weight lifting etc.). This room can comprise transmission instruction, such as, the type of room mark, the activity carried out in a room in this moment is (such as, karate class etc.), the wireless transmitting system of user's data of entering time, user's time departure etc. (can selection of land activate by independent user, such as, by pressing button, turn on lamp, register, sign and leave, open). Such as, the data of this transmission can be received by module 502, interface 506 and/or electronic installation 508 and be stored. In some cases, even if not being directly involved in machine, such as about the information of step counting, heart rate, pulse, the rhythm, accelerometer data or other data, the sensor (if any) module 502 comprised can detect at least some data that the training with these types is associated. Such as, can by electronic installation 508, interface arrangement 506 and/or module 502 from this statistical conversion about some features of training or parameter, the calorie such as burnt, MET, speed, distance etc., and these data and information can be stored. Even if module 502 can not detect the particular data (such as step counting, heart rate etc.) about training, room or place mark data can also be useful to user to the transmission (can selection of land pass through module 502) of electronic installation 508, such as, to provide the instruction and some records trained and occurred, and selection of land can indicate at least some data (these data and information can be keyed in and are included in the training history of user) training type.

Even if not do not send the machine of data, room from it wherein or when even if other place 604 and/or wherein module 502 (or interface arrangement 506 or electronic installation 508) can not feel the data surveyed about training (such as, when outdoor running, jog or walk time; When the oxygen that participates in dancing, has is movable or during other course; Fight exercise; Free weight lifting; Team sport (such as baseball, softball, basketball, football, American football etc.) etc.), it is also possible to training information is keyed in electronic installation 508. Such as, by manually being keyed in by training information, electronic installation 508 provides this data. Fig. 8 illustrates the example of the electronic installation 508 with display screen 800, and this display screen 800 has permission user and inputs in this case about the user interface 810 of training or the example of the information of activity. When the combination of a variety of information and different types of information can be keyed in, such as, this example interface 810 is comprised the panel 802 by its type selecting the activity carried out from list and can be keyed in another panel 804 of movable type (can the activity that can not find in panel 802 of selection of land) by it. In addition, if desired. This user interface 810 comprises " beginning ", " stopping " and " time-out " button allowing user's record and training or moving phase time of associating and/or regularly information. Again, if sensor module 502 comprised can detect at least some data that the training with these types is associated, such as step counting, heart rate, pulse or other data, then can collect these data, it is sent to electronic installation 508, store, display screen 80 presents and/or is associated with specific training. Even if when producing seldom from available sensor or there is no actual training data or little or when not having actual training data available, the collection of data in like fashion for for user provide his/her complete training history of instruction (such as, day of training, attend situation, training length etc.) at least some information be also useful.

And, the mode of any desired entered data in interface screen 800 can be provided and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, such as keyboard, mouse, track ball, rolling ball, contact pilotage, pen, touch-screen, touch pad, rotation input device etc. This kind of interface system and input unit are that field of electronic devices public affairs are known with public.

Certainly, ask and/or key in the data information of any desired or content by user interface 810 and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. As example particularly, it is possible to than request in the less rank described in above-mentioned composition graphs 8 and/or offer data input. Such as, arrange according to Activity Type, user, the more detailed information of the timing about activity, time length, intensity or further feature can be asked via interface 810. Such as, if the activity selected is " free weight " or " weight exercise ", then can ask to key in Additional Information according to the user interface 800 of at least some example of the present invention, such as, the type of the weight lifting such as performed (squat formula weight lifting (squat), hard lift (deadlift), Supination weight lifting (benchpress), firmly push away (militraypress), weight lifting exercise (curl) etc.); The group number performed; Often organize the number of repetition; The weight etc. that often group is lifted; Deng. Additionally or alternatively, if desired, weight machine and/or independent weight can comprise allow by some message automatic transmission to electronic installation 508 (can selection of land pass through module 502 and/or interface arrangement 506) electronic module (such as, the accelerometer such as surveying direction change for feeling etc. and transmission system (such as RFID projector)), this information such as repeats to count the number etc. of (each up/down movement of weight), the weight information often organized, group. This transmission system can be automatic, manual or semi-automatic activation.

User can be provided a variety of useful information, feature and/or data by the system and method for the example according to the present invention. Such as, the system and method for the example according to the present invention allows user store and retrieve the data about one or more training, such as, on these data can be stored in local computing machine 702, long-range system 704, are stored in portable unit 502,506 and/or 508 etc. Can store by user, retrieve and process further and analyze data, the regularly information etc. that sense is surveyed arbitrarily. The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user their training routine, data and/or health degree to be compared with out of Memory further, such as: the training of their storage; The training of other user of the long-range system 704 stored (can the training of selection of land particular individual, such as friend, training partner etc.; The user etc. of identical or similar size, weight, age, sex, health degree etc.); The sportsmen known or the similar training of famous person; Deng. As other example, if desired, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user their training routine, data and/or health degree and the information about sports events to be compared further, they can participate in or can not participate in this kind of sports events, such as highway race, bike event, triathlon etc. are (such as, " in marine corps's Phosphothion of last year time terminate in where " now, " how the velocity ratio of the around-France champion of I and last year relatively gets up " etc.).

The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention also can be used for user being provided and/or advising training (such as, the training of pre-programmed, selection of land can consider multiple factor, age of such as user, highly, weight, health degree, sex, the performance in past, target etc.). This kind of training can be designed by fitness guru, such as, for independent user, for the user etc. of general classes and general group. Information by training or about training can download to portable electronic equipment 508 (such as, via computer 702, from long-range system 704 etc.), and this training can be designed or about the information of training so that, before starting in training and/or when training carries out, selection of land information can be provided to user in real time. Such as, such as, the training of download can provide a variety of information to user, such as: in real time training parameter feedback (calorie of the distance of speed, covering, the step climbed, oval or other speed information, burning, elapsed time etc.); Such as, training activity or machine change information (when moving to new machine or activity: " you have completed treadmill, move to fixing bike 20 minutes; ", such as, machine arranges change information (performing manually or automatically) etc.); With previously training or the information that compares in real time with " personal best record " of user etc.).

In addition, electronic installation 508 is downloaded and/or the information that presents is not limited to training information. Electronic installation 508 warning also can be provided or remind (such as, suitable warm-up or relax and remind, such as, especially when sensing movable unexpected change (by module 502) etc.; Such as, cross and practise warning (by comparing continuous print or the training on recent date); Nutrition is reminded; Deng). And, because the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can store the information about the training performed in time by user, so they can identify the hobby of user and provide the training of customization or advise its some training or part so that the training routine of user changes (help prevent and be weary of) and helps him/her to realize their target better. The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can be programmed and be suitable for providing user in time to reward, and such as, based on lasting use, reaches default target etc. The award of any type can be provided, such as present, prize, reward voucher, coupons, excitation audio or video content etc., as will be described below in more detail.

Because at least some part of the system and method for the example according to the present invention can receive data from multiple user, even if so when user is not positioned at same area with having health and/or does not compete simultaneously (such as, virtual race or competition), user also can compete each other and/or otherwise compare their athletic performance. These features can help excitation user and keep them conventional interested in training. In addition, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can advise new training program based on the training program that other user (no matter whether " other user " is that this initial user is known) follows to user, can selection of land be by similar size, weight or age; Identical sex; The program that other user of identical general health degree etc. follows or puts into practice. This kind of feature can encourage user, and in multiple different training, conventional and their friend or other user compete and defeat them. Changing training routine can also help user to improve, reach their target quickly, break through " platform " etc.

Although describe in this subdivision describe the present invention multiple in for providing data and information to/from portable electronic equipment 508, but accreditation can not departed from the scope of the present invention by those skilled in the art to/from other device transmission data and information, such as module 502, interface arrangement 506, the PC of user or other input unit or exercise equipment 604 or 702 etc.

D. according to the use of the input of subjective user in the system and method for the example of the present invention and/or feedback

The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention utilizes user feedback or user's input in many ways, such as, to customize training better; Change or improve training amusement and/or motivational content; Maintain training " health " etc. Fig. 9 illustrates an example of system and a method according to the invention, and wherein user feedback is used for before training starts and/or selects one or more features of training at the commitment that training is conventional. Such as, as shown in the figure, in this example, the screen 800 of electronic installation 508 is for the general feature (independent training activity) of the training selected by the training dialogue display in panel 900. Start towards training certain time (such as, before actual beginning, period or after initial warm-up time period etc.), prompting user inputs his or she today " sensation " what kind of information of instruction. More specifically, in this illustrated example, start along with warm-up time period or carry out (such as what indicate by the time groove deepened in the training schedule shown in display panel 900), the system and method for this example require user's input about the requirement training rank for the same day information (such as, it is provided that input button 902a, 902b and 902c with allow respectively user indicate for required the same day " gently ", " in " or " by force "). The possible selection of the arbitrary number of training rank can be provided and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. Can selection of land, it is possible to excitation, instruct and/or together with warning media content, user shown this user interface, such as, (encourage the prompting etc. that user selects to train by force the audio content of rank, past and trains) as described in more detail below.

Depending on selected training rank at least in part, characteristic or the parameter of training change significantly. Such as, if desired, the type of the activity comprised as a part for training can change according to selected training rank. As another example, one or more time length of one or more activity can be changed according to selected training rank. As an example again, if desired, the one or more of the amount of resistance, regularly/speed/distance target, calorie target combustion, total training time, inclined degree, the group number of free weight lifting, the number often organizing repetition, free weight lifting weight degree etc. can be changed, to increase or to reduce " training rank ". And, the multiple combination (and other possible change) of above-mentioned possible change can be used to change " training rank " about the input of the training rank expected based on user at least in part for user. And, can carry out training the amount of any desired increasing or reducing of rank and not depart from the scope of the present invention. The more detailed user input of training rank parameter can be allowed to indicate if desired according to the system and method for this example of the present invention, comprise and selecting for independent activity and/or multiple parameter of whole training or user's input of target.

If desired, according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention can allow user " continue exercise (drilldown) " watching (and possible change) about the more multi information of specific training or activity. Such as, if desired, user can carry out one of training activity of identifying (such as, treadmill), such as, this action can open another user interface/input panel identifying the Additional Information (treadmill, treadmill inclination, treadmill pre-set programs information etc.) about this activity. If desired, user can revise the aspect more specifically of independent training or activity, such as, by this kind of additional user interface/input panel or otherwise. Can be provided for accepting " continuing exercise " panel of any desirable number of user's input and/or rank and not depart from the scope of the present invention.

The selection trained based on the user of subjective user input and/or amendment are not limited to pre-training, pre-warm-up and/or early stage training stage. But, can periodically point out user to indicate them " sensation " how and/or to indicate whether change training parameter in some way according to the system and method for some examples of the present invention. These promptings automatically can not occur in the same time multiple between training or active period, such as, and uo predetermined space; The scheduled time in training or activity; When system senses user and is too difficult to " maintenance " this training; Such as, when system senses (based on pulse or heart rate data etc.) when user keeps training too easily; When user likely exceedes his/her personal best record, reaches target or during milestone etc. This kind of feature can help to encourage user and help them to increase their health degree quickly and/or reach their health objectives, helps to avoid user be weary of and cross exercise (with possible setback) simultaneously.

Figure 10 illustrates the example of the display screen 800 of the electronic installation 508 providing the example user interface wherein pointing out user to provide feedback during the process of training activity. In this example, as shown in the figure, process panel 1000 illustrates, to user, the degree (completing 12%) that their current training activity (in this example oval exercise) and this activity complete. This time in this example is trained, their subjective feedback of system prompts user (region 1002), whether inquiry user should change training. In this illustrated example, interface region 1002 provides the button of instruction several user'ss options, that is: maintain initial training movement parameter 1002a; Increase training activity time target 1002b; Reduce training activity time target 1002c; Increase training activity distance target 1002d; Reduce training activity distance target 1002e; Increase training alive fatigue resistance 1002f; Reduce training alive fatigue resistance 1002g; Change to next the movable 1002h (activity indicating next type in this interface zone 1004 is " treadmill " training activity) in selected training routine; Suspend training 1002i; Or deconditioning 1002j. Can interface region 1002 comprise any desired information, change option etc. and/or can make by with above-mentioned info class like information by multiple entr screen can with and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. And, such as, if desired, this user interface screen can be presented there is suitable excitation, guidance and/or warning message (encouraging user to increase the audio or video editing etc. of his/her rank).

Also can receive after completing training by the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention and use subjective user input. Figure 11 and Figure 12 diagram can be used for the example of the user interface screen of post exercise analysis situation. Such as, as shown in figure 11, once complete training, can be programmed according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention and being suitable for providing training information to user on display screen 800. In this illustrated example, it is provided that train total tie region 1100, the various features of instruction training, such as: training identification code (in this example " training 221 "); " distance of covering " data; " elapsed time " data; " average step " data. The data of any type or information can be provided in the total tie region 1100 of training and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, comprise the health of user or physiological data etc. In addition, if desired, can for training (such as, treadmill, oval exercise, weight lifting etc.) each independent activity of comprising or segmentation provide training summary data, and for the type of the multiple different movable data provided can be identical or different (such as compared with other training (fixing bike, oval exercise, stair climbing machine, outdoor running, row the boat), treadmill is trained, and it is different that data are summed up in training). Scroll bar, additional display can be provided and/or provide the alternate manner of Additional Information to allow the information beyond the information of coupling in the region 1100 comprising and/or being presented on electronic installation 508 in the total tie region 1100 of training.

The subjective user input area 1102 on display screen 800 that Figure 11 illustrates further and this post exercise analysis is associated. More specifically, subjective user input area 1102 " to training classification " is used according to the system and method request user of this example of the present invention. Although the classification of any desired and/or possible option can for subjective user classification can with and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, but in this illustrated example, user has six selection to training classification, that is: " too easy " 1102a, " easily " 1102b, " normally " 1102c, " difficulty " 1102d, " too difficulty " 1102e and " the most difficult " 1102f. Have beneficially, in at least some example of system and a method according to the invention, this subjectivity classification performance is provided (such as to user immediately when completing training by electronic installation 508 portable, that user carries, stepped zone 1102) so that in the thought of user, reflect real subjective feeling and the effect of training immediately.

Subjective data can be used in many ways by the system and method for the example according to the present invention. Such as, such as, once receive subjective user classification in the stepped zone 1102 of Figure 11, then can provide other post exercise analysis screen 1200 (as Figure 12 is illustrated). This post exercise analysis screen 1200 use subjective rating information and by the actual parameter currently trained with the objective history data about identical or similar training compared with, to user's offer, about this training, their health degree and/or they are in the feedback of the progress reaching goal-selling. As shown in figure 12, in this example, training is classified as " easily " (region 1202) and this training and other training is compared according to the post exercise analysis of the system and method for this example of the present invention by user. Although the parameter of any desired can be compared, but in the example shown in the series of figures, objective total Distance geometry average step data of the covering of relatively current training with from the objective data of previously training and classification (can selection of land, from the training with identical or conditions of similarity and/or parameter, comprise the training etc. of at least some same campaign). In addition, in this example, what kind of feedback (with the form of " annotation " in region 1204) the subjective classification that subjective user data indicate this training for providing and training in the early time compare. Can provide in region 1204 annotation of any type and/or out of Memory (or in some other way, such as via audio frequency, via e-mail etc.), such as, instruct feedback; Excitation or congratulation feedback; Such as, incentive message (reward voucher or for receiving about the code etc. of sports equipment or the discount of clothes). Subjective feedback also can be used to be that user revises training in the future automatically by the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention, such as, one or more training parameter is increased (such as the training being designated as " easily " or " too easy ", distance target, time target, intensity or resistance level are arranged), " too difficult " or " the most difficult " training reduce one or more training parameter for being designated as, and/or otherwise amendment training thus continue challenge and excitation user prevented exercise, fatigue, setback etc. simultaneously.

The comparison of subjective and/or objective training data is not limited to and the comparing of the effort made by independent user and/or the historical data that produces by individual consumer. As above in conjunction with Figure 7, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can with long-range system communication (such as, connect through Internet or other network), and their training data can be sent to one or more identical long-range system by multiple user. Therefore, the user of the training about user can input subjective data and objective data compare with the training data produced by other user and/or subjective input. Such as, in like fashion, their training and healthy and other user can be compared by system, method and/or user, such as particular individual (their friend, relative etc.); Famous sportsmen or famous person; Such as, similar build or other characteristic (identical sex; Identical or similar age, highly, weight; Identical general health degree etc.). And, the training completely new for individuality can be provided according to the system and method for some examples of the present invention, such as, based on the subjective training feedback of user; The training of other people " reference " that preserve in systems in which (such as, perform the people of similar training, the similar age, highly, the people of weight, health degree etc.). Multiple user can participate in virtual race or other healthy competition (such as, first is run 100 miles, first lift 5000 pounds etc.), then can help to keep excitation user and improve their health. Also can designing this kind of virtual race or competition to have charitable beneficiary, such as, wherein user obtains the guarantee etc. of money support running every mile and is similar to and races for (non-virtual) highway for the charitable reality raising money.

E. in the use of system and method middle pitch other content happy of the example according to the present invention

The aspect of the present invention relates to happy at athletic performance sensing and/or tracking system middle pitch and/or other audio frequency and/or video content use further. Being useful in many ways according to this kind of content in the system and method for the example of the present invention, such as, for providing amusement, information, guide message or prompting, motivational content etc. Have beneficially, at least some example according to the present invention, except can downloading training routine and/or data as described above, electronic installation 508 is also by formation or comprise audio frequency and/or video exhibition devices, it allows user's broadcasting and/or down-load music, video or other audio/video data to present (such as during training process, receiving set, tape player, MP3 player, IPOD device (can from California, the AppleComputer of Cupertino, Inc. buys) etc.).

Although existing mode audio or video can be used to present device, such as, user during being used in training process controls content and/or output, but allows more user interaction that the content provided between training period presents and control according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. Such as, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user by their training pre-programmed and/or with audio/video and/or other content " mixing ", such as, such as, with at the time expected and the audio/video content (music playback, video playback, guidance or motivational content etc.) to comprise expectation about the timing of the expectation of the multiple different steps of training routine or degree of physical exercise or relation. Can be conventional by multiple training, can the training of selection of land user mixing conventional, the training routine that stores and download (can selection of land comprise the music that select in advance or user selects), the training routine of purchase (can selection of land comprise the music that select in advance or user selects) etc. is stored in or downloads to electronic installation 508. And, utilizing in take-off equipment, the connection of networking or the system and method at other computer base station or long-range station, user can make the training of their pre-programmed other people can be used (such as, " public available " or otherwise one or more other individual selection ground in system are available), such as, for through web download or otherwise be sent to the electronic installation 508 of another user.

Figure 13 and Figure 14 illustrate can be used for allow user (or other people, such as coach, practitioner etc.) create their customization training routine (such as, for their use, for by other people use etc.) the exemplary characteristics of user interface. Electronic installation 508 is used to provide user interface for user's input and create training conventional although these graphs illustrating, but it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any computer of communicating with whole system is (such as, via Internet, via wired connection etc.) to can be used for creating training conventional and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, the Personal Computer 702 that such as long-range system 704 with electronic installation 508 and/or from Fig. 7 communicates and/or another computer. And, although illustrate and describing specific user interface elements (such as in conjunction with Figure 13 and Figure 14, scroll bar, input area etc.), but other user interface elements, user's input hardware can be used and/or receive user's input to create and/or not depart from the scope of the present invention in the way of changing the conventional feature of training.

The training routine that the user of the example according to the present invention creates can comprise one or more " part ", wherein " part " forms the training activity of particular type, such as: warm-up, walk, run, by bike, row the boat, exercise equipment or gymnasium machine (such as treadmill, stair climbing machine, elliptical machine, exercise bike, machine of rowing the boat, cross-country skiing analog machine etc.), weight lifting (free weight or gymnasium machine), yoga, dancing, aerobic exercise, fight, team sport, mitigation campaign (cool-down) etc. In this example system and user interface, movable arbitrary combination can be comprised and do not depart from the scope of the present invention in training routine, such as, comprise the activity based on gymnasium or sanatorium, outdoor or free scope activity, based on machine or the freely activity of (non-machine), team sport or individual activity etc.

Example according to the present invention, as shown in fig. 13 that, user can train by selecting " adding portion " button 1032 in user interface 1300 to start to create, conventional so that " part " of uniqueness or activity to be added to training. In this example system and interface, " part " or activity are added to training routine and creates " part " or movable block 1304a, 1304b and 1304c. Although illustrating three movable block 1304a, 1304b and 1304c in fig. 13, but can at the conventional movable block comprising arbitrary number of training, and by, such as, and scroll bar 1306 is interactive or conventional other parts browse other block conventional about training otherwise indicative of desired is watched training.

Once create part or movable block, it can initially be revealed as blank or have the row of " Activity Type " of offer (" part C " referring in block 1304c movable in Figure 13). User subsequently can selecting period hope Activity Type. Such as, as shown in fig. 13 that, in the interface 1300 of this example after adding portion or movable block 1304c, user, by " changes " block 1308 selected with part C " Activity Type " row is associated, comes indicative of desired interpolation or change " Activity Type ". The list of " activity " that this action can make appearance possible is (such as, as " ejection frame ", as independent screen, as coverage diagram etc.), and user can select the activity of the expectation trained from list, such as, it may also be useful to any with in the multiple user interfaces element used and interaction mechanism and method as is known in the art.

Selecting after Activity Type, selection of land other row of movable block can be inserted in the way of user can change. Selected Activity Type can affect and be filled in and/or be included in for the data in the residue of " part " or the line of input of activity or information. Such as, utilize the selection of the Activity Type of exercising machine can propagate (populate) other row to part 1304a, 1304b and/or 1304c, to comprise the information about this machine, than the distance of the weight of the inclined degree of speed as desired, expectation, expectation or other resistance level, other training strength feature expected, expectation, the calorie expecting burning, expect the total time of the process of the distance carried out, expectation, the machine of expectation arranges (such as slope, random etc.) etc. If desired, it is conventional that the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user to customize training meticulouslyr, such as, by be provided between given active period in time control and/or change training expectation parameter ability (such as, change the slope of machine, resistance or intensity rank in time, change velocity etc. in time). Although can default setting propagate given " part " 1304a, 1304b and/or 1304c other row, such as, when initial selection portion is divided and/or during Activity Type, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user or other people freely customize and/or change the content of these row, such as, in the way of any desired, if desired, comprise in the above-mentioned general mode for changing " Activity Type ". Can selection of land, if desired, default setting (if any) can be determined based on the information of any desired, such as, this information is about the historical data of the training history of the total record of user, and user is for the further feature (such as the distance of the training total time of typical process, process, typical rate, typical case tilt or resistance setting, weight, age, weight minimizing/increase etc.) of the training history of this specific activities type or the preference of user or history.

As shown in figure 13, create and data input about multiple training part 1304a, 1304b and 1304c comprises " song " (or can other media of selection of land or other content) that can present to user during this part process of training. When electronic installation 508 is that (such as MP3 player, IPOD device (can from California for media playback devices, the AppleComputer of Cupertino, Inc. buy) etc.) time, the list of songs of user's instruction can be play during this part that training is conventional according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. If desired, present can the more specifically specified time of target directing training activity or part for song or other media content. In such ways, user presents during optionally and easily controlling conventional in training and movable multiple parts during the process of training media content and the setting that do not need setting device 508 or output.

The multiple mode presenting media content can be provided and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. Such as, if desired, according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention can user specify order, with the order of random or conversion, with the song of the replaying user instructions such as the order that circulates continuously. Additionally or alternatively, if desired, the lasting time than movable distribution or this part 1304a of longer time time length, the list of 1304b or 1304c or row can comprised media content by user, and system and a method according to the invention can be suitable for processing this situation (such as in the way of any desired, by stopping playback when activity terminates or changes, with can selection of land secondary use training activity instantly, training part 1304a, 1034b or 1034c or continue playback from the position stopped or from the song interrupted during media content lists, etc.). As again one possible option, if desired, playback can continue guidance carried out next training activity (such as, as indicate by module 502 or feel survey, user's input etc.), provide amusement and/or other content to user to continue between training activity. Other mode expected of these situations of process can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. And, if desired, the process of training can be provided in user during, replace the ability of the content selected in advance with the selection of new media.

If the time length for activity specifies not enough media content, then system and method according to the example of the present invention can also process this situation and do not depart from the scope of the present invention in the way of any desired. Such as, the song specified or content can be repeated, can automatically select new song or the content (can selection of land, based on other user input or history, " hobby " such as enumerated from user, such as, from the content the most frequently play, (there is the content of similar beat, the rhythm etc. from the content with one or more characteristics similar with the content of ID; From the content of similar artists or identical type; From the content etc. of other user training " reference " comprising this same campaign). Other mode expected of these situations of process can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

The training part 1304a of this illustrated example, 1304b or 1304c comprise another feature, that is, one or more " excitation song " OK. If desired, user according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention can select one or more " excitation song ". During training is conventional, this one or more excitation song (or other audio/video media content) can be play in multiple time, such as, make great efforts to help excitation user better or to continue performance. Such as, when the part of the close training with maximum intensity of user of gymnasium machine (speed etc. of such as high inclination, high resistance level, increase), the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can export one of excitation song (or other media content) automatically, spends other effort to carry out the intensity challenge of satisfied other increase to make great efforts excitation user. Such as, as other example, can automatically trigger one or more excitation song, such as: when user is close to (best point between ETAD expected time of arrival and departure (splittime), best miles per hour, the longest total distance etc.) during personal best record; When user is close to the scheduled time in training, distance or position; When user lags behind predetermined step; When the target selected in advance when user is close or milestone etc. Time of any desired, timing or other parameter can be used to trigger present motivational content and do not depart from the scope of the present invention (will be described in greater detail below its example). Such as, this motivational content also can comprise the information (except audio frequency and/or video content or replace audio frequency and/or video content) of alphanumeric or text.

As an example again, if desired, device 508 (or 506) can comprise " excitation " hardware button, user interface can comprise " excitation " icon, or otherwise whole system can present for user's motivational content that manual triggers is easily available during training is conventional, what make that user easily can arbitrarily trigger excitation song or other content presents (such as, if they start to feel lethargic sleep or feel that they do not have power or lag behind output or the step that they expect in addition, if they simply determine that they want accelerate step or need excitation etc.).

Figure 14 diagram is for the other possible feature customized and mixing is available according to the training of the user of the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. Except above-mentioned one or more excitation song features or substitute above-mentioned one or more excitation song features, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user (or other people) to select audio/video " coach " or other " excitation person ", if desired, with before training, when training carries out, and/or provide encouragement to user after training. Such as, the interface region 1402 at the interface 1400 shown in Figure 14 can be used to select this content source (" interpolation " button 1410a allows user to select one or more available options to be used as coach/excitation person's voice, video etc.). The audio/video content of any desired can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, comprise, such as, the voice of people below or video: the coach of user or practitioner; Famous sportsmen or famous person (such as, can selection of land from external source, the remote source 74 that such as above-mentioned composition graphs 7 describes is selected by user; The storer being stored on electronic installation 508 is medium); The spouse of user; The child of user; User etc. If desired, user interface 1400 also comprises user interaction and/or input element, such as icon or button 1404a and 1404b, such as, it allows user's record or introduces the audio frequency of (through the network of Fig. 7 from the external source of such as remote source 704) any desired and/or video content to be used as coach or motivational content (target etc. that father and mother really make more efforts and reach stronger encouraged in the voice of the child of user).

As by region 1406 example of the user interface 1400 of Figure 14, for automatically triggering or activate coach/excitation person's content, a variety of option and/or situation are available. The different trigger event of arbitrary number or situation can be selected by user and be used in that given training is conventional or does not depart from the scope of the present invention and (selection of land can have some delays between the continuous activation of coach/excitation person content in activity, such as, to give the chance that user makes other effort in response to previous coach/excitation person's content, to prevent the overlap etc. of content). Such as, the triggering that " interpolation " button 1410b selects one or more user to expect can be used. And, its different training or part can comprise and use different triggerings or actuation event, can selection of land, the event selected by user and determine. For training/and the example of the possible triggering of excitation person's content comprises: such as, lag behind predetermined step (slow than the triggering step rank of reality; Than the basic or average slow certain percentage of step etc.); Close to personal best record (or individual worst achievement); For the training in predetermined elapsed time; Arrive predetermined distance or position; Arrive predetermined group number or repeat number; Close to difficulty or the violent part of training; Pulse or heart rate decline etc. And, if desired, can have automatically or the triggering of acquiescence according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention, can selection of land be the triggering activated except the activation selected except user triggers. Not needing to design this system and trigger coach or excitation person's content during each trigger event of experience, such as, transition will be caused to be exposed to coach/excitation person's content if done like this.

If desired, system and method according at least some example of the present invention additionally or alternatively can comprise and present " award content " to user. User keys in by the region 1408 of this example user interface 1400 and/or controls to reward content. Reward content can not depart from the scope of the present invention, such as, such as from audio frequency and/or video congratulation speech (being similar to the source of above-mentioned guidance/motivational content) of famous person, famous athletes, spouse, child, coach, practitioner etc. Additionally or alternatively, if desired, reward content and can form award song, such as, select by user, from the predetermined list selection etc. created by user. Similar coach/excitation person's the content selected with the use of user interface 1402, user interface system or the element of any desired can be used, such as, " " button 1410c selects the content source for rewarding content, and above-mentioned user interface system or element allow to select the one or more available options for rewarding content from list in interpolation. This award content can derive from the source of any desired, such as from external source, and such as remote source 704 described in above-mentioned composition graphs 7; Storage etc. in storer on electronic installation 508. If desired, the user interaction element of such as icon or button 1404a and 1404b also can be used for recording or introduces the audio frequency of (through the network of Fig. 7 from the external source of such as remote source 704) any desired and/or video (or other) content and rewards content to be used as. Although not illustrating at Figure 14, but user interface 1400 also can accept user's input rewards time of content and/or triggering to indicate for activating, such as, for any type target realization (such as, run a circle or time of separating or distance, or faster than certain step; Gain in weight when weight lifting, the number of group or repetition; Increase the inclination on exercising machine or resistance level; Total time of process or distance in increase activity; Success realizes by the target etc. trained or excitation person indicates). Such as, the award that can be used for designated user selection for triggering the region of coach/excitation person's content being similar to region 1406 triggers.

Although award content can be presented in the ending of training or activity, but this is not necessarily. But, if desired, award content can be presented any correlation time during athletic performance, such as, the realization for the target of any type or milestone (such as, has run a circle or the time separated or distance, or faster than certain step; Gain in weight when weight lifting, the number of group or repetition; Increase the inclination on exercising machine or resistance level; In increase activity process total time or distance etc.). Present award content at multiple intermediary time period and can play the dual purpose that motivational content is provided in addition to user. Such as, reward content and also can form alphanumeric or content of text (except audio frequency and/or video content or replace audio frequency and/or video content).

Figure 15 illustrates the use example of the display screen 800 of electronic installation 508, the user interface 1500 that it comprises motivational content for providing, such as, helps excitation user to extend their training, improve their performance, and/or meet or exceed health objectives or personal best record that they expect. Continue along with training is conventional in this example system and method, electronic installation 508 inbound pacing, Distance geometry timing information, and the training data about the past of his/her personal best record of this information and user is compared. In this illustrated example, in region 1502, show total distance, elapsed time and present speed data to user. In addition, in this example about the data indicating user of the collection of existing training cover total distance in close to his/her personal best record. Such as, data of being correlated with arbitrarily can be used to trigger the motivational content (total calorie of total time, burning, current step etc.) of the type.

In this case, user can be pointed out to increase his/her according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention to make great efforts and/or extend his/her training reach intended target or milestone to make great efforts and/or arrange personal best record. Can notify that user exists this prompting on screen, if desired, it may also be useful to audio frequency and/or visual indicator, such as calling, flash of light or icon etc. Polytype possible motivational content is described above in conjunction with Figure 14. Additionally or alternatively, if desired, music (or other audio frequency, video, text or alphanumeric content) can be used as excitation person. In the example shown in the series of figures, the region 1504 at interface 1500 tells user that he/her is close to certain target or milestone. This interface 1500 encourages user to extend training afterwards, such as, for the time span represented by least one additional songs. If user indicates "Yes" in response to this prompting, will play one or more additional songs and extend training (if instruction "No", training will continuation and its initially specify time/distance etc. terminates). The interface of Figure 15 shown type can realize the target of mark, milestone or personal best record by certain mode to exceed the training parameter that previous user is arranged (such as wherein, extend total time, distance etc.) extend train situation in be useful especially, such as, if desired, it gives user the chance maintaining his/her initial schedule.

Figure 15 diagram can in this case can additional may option. Be not simply from list play next song or from be stored in electronic installation 508 or by electronic installation 508 can song select song at random, user can be allowed to specify one of the excitation song using and/or selecting their special mark during the training time section of this extension according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. This it may be that such as, is realized by selection " excitation song " icon 1506. This action can select song (such as, referring to Figure 13) automatically from the excitation list of songs specified in advance of user, if multiple song can be comprised this excitation list of songs of selection of land, then selects at random from this list. Alternatively, if desired, and the interaction of icon 1506 can activate the list allowing user to select the specific incentives song expected in this time. Can use and provide excitation other interface of song and mode to user and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

If desired, encourage song icon or button (or other interface element 1506) can appear at the whole system of the example according to the present invention, method and user interface some or even all in screen. This feature can allow the easy accessing of user and activate motivational content. Additionally or alternatively, if desired, hardware button or other hardware element can be provided to allow the motivational content of easy accessing and/or excited users to electronic installation 508 (or interface 506 or other device).

Composition graphs 16-19 is described more in detail the other example of the user interface used about the characteristic sum of excitation song and excitation library.

F. according to the use inputted about the subjective user of music and/or other content in the system and method for the example of the present invention

As mentioned above, such as, in conjunction with described in Figure 13 to Figure 15, an aspect of the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention is about providing amusement, excitation to user and/or reward content (such as, audio frequency, video or other media content, alphanumeric or content of text etc.), such as, make great efforts to keep user not to be sick of and/or order about user and improve their health, the target etc. that realizes them. Excitation song (or other media content) can be used by multiple different time between training period, such as when user has an opportunity to reach the target selected in advance or milestone; When user has an opportunity to reach personal best record; Target is reached, when reaching milestone or personal best record is set when user is actual; When lagging behind the step or target selected in advance as user; When user asks excitation song etc.

Figure 16 examples shown user interface 1600, user passes through its individual preference selection excitation song based on them. User can be able to be used by this user interface 1600 in the position of any desired, such as, provides this position on electronic installation 508, provides, from long-range system or source 704 download etc. on the Personal Computer 702 of user. In this illustrated example user interface 1600, the activation at interface 1600 produces library list 1602, user selects one or more song (such as by it, " song C " highlighted in this example), and use " interpolation " button icon 1606 to be added to " excitation library " 1604. Can selection of land, if desired with expectation, the selection of " interpolations " button 1606 can activation system, user downloads and purchase media content to allow for method and/or user interface, such as, from long-range, commercial, source etc. online. " deletion " icon 1608 can be used to move from excitation library 1604 and to go song. For identifying and select to encourage the content of the user interface of the content of song and control excitation library, present with user and this user interface interactive in can carry out much changing and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. And, although above-mentioned discussion (and great majority below) considers that " excitation song " describes motivational content, but accreditation motivational content can not departed from the scope of the present invention by those skilled in the art with the form beyond song, the audio frequency of such as any desired, video and/or media content; Alphanumeric or content of text; Such as, the portable playback device carried by user presents.

Figure 16 is shown in another feature available in the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention. The user interface 1600 of this example asks user to select " finally encouraging song " (referring to region 1610). This final excitation song can be or can not be in one of song encouraging library 1604 to comprise; And it can use in many ways. In this illustrated example, by the selection of " change " button or icon 1612, and the selection (such as, from general list 1602 or excitation library 1604) of different song subsequently changes and finally encourages song, or vice versa. When it is present, the alternate manner selecting and changing final excitation song can be used and not depart from the scope of the present invention.

As mentioned above, " finally encourage song " may use in many ways according in the system and method for the example of the present invention. Such as, if " finally encouraging song " and be one of training song that user likes, then it is assigned therein as " finally encouraging song " and its " excitation song " of identifying relative to other by the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can be made frequently to use. In this kind of situation and layout, user will frequently hear the song that they like, but because there is other excitation song in storehouse 1604, can not play and finally encouraging song in each situation presenting excitation song. As another example, " finally encouraging song " can be retained and train occasion for " especially ", such as, when may arrive target or milestone as user; When personal best record can be exceeded etc., simultaneously in other time, such as when needs stimulate, other can be used to encourage song when user lags behind predetermined step etc. As an example again, if desired, can retain final excitation song uses (such as inputting in response to the user of request excitation song, when select button or icon 1506, as as described in conjunction with Figure 15), meanwhile, such as, can in response to the performance (and/or when making great efforts the performance strengthening user) of user by system and a method according to the invention automatically (can selection of land random) select other excitation song in storehouse 1604. The system and method for the example according to the present invention can use to otherwise and finally encourage song (if any) and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

Can selection of land, if desired, can according in the system and method for some examples of the present invention omit excitation library. If desired, single excitation song (instead of set of song) can be identified by user, such as, to provide excitation and/or to reward content.

The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can provide about the additional feature of excitation song and/or excitation library. Such as, as mentioned above, it is necessary, such as, long-range system (system 704 in Fig. 7) can be connected to through Internet or another connection networked according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. Such as, because long-range system also can receive data from other user, can propose or recommendation media content (encouraging song content) to a user based on the excitation song information provided by other user according to the system and method for the example of the present invention. Such as, when the excitation song of someone excitation library of selection (as shown in figure 16), proposal or the recommendation of the additional incentive song in the storehouse of user can be provided according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. Figure 17 illustrates an example for the user interface 1700 performing this function. As shown in figure 17, when selecting the particular songs being used for the excitation library of user, the system and method for this example according to the present invention can look back other user of this system this song and/or excitation library selection history (such as, use long-range system 704), and the list 1702 of the excitation library having selected other user of same song based on the excitation library for them the excitation song that provides other to propose. Once produce and presenting list 1702 to user, user can select one or more song to be included in their excitation library from this list 1702. If desired, suitable interface can be provided so that user can download and/or buy the song of any desired, such as, from commercial and/or online source. At least some part of song that Consumer's Experience proposes or media content, such as film editing (such as, if they do not identify this content) should be allowed by " freely sampling " icon 1704, with provide their selection decision based on Additional Information.

Additional songs (comprises excitation song) and the proposal of other media content is not limited to the proposal based on the particular songs (or other content) selected by user, and they are not limited to the proposal based on the selection made by other users using same song (or content). Based on the overall content of the maximum list of the library of user, favorites list, broadcasting, excitation library etc., the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can propose the additional songs based on other factors, such as: from the song with the song similar artists comprised in the storehouse of one or more user or list or group; With the song of the song identical type comprised in the storehouse of one or more user or list; The same or similar beat of song having and comprise in the storehouse of one or more user or list or the song etc. of the rhythm. Other similarity factor also can work when making these and propose, the such as similarity of age, sex, hobby list etc. Can provide such as, above in conjunction with the suitable interface described in Figure 17 to show list or the title of the song of proposal to user; Make user can download and/or buy the song of any desired, such as, from commercial and/or online source (words if desired); Allow user's " sampling " etc.

Such as, in the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention, such as, the subjective data inputted by user also can be used to control use and/or the state of media content (song, video etc.) at least in part. Figure 18 illustrates an example. When training carry out and complete song (or other media content) in current, the subjective user feedback about song or other content can be asked according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. As shown in figure 18, the user interface 1800 of this example comprise request user indicate them to have the region 1802 liking previous contents more. Such as, in this illustrated example, user can provide to this inquiry six possible responses, that is: this song is maintained its current state (in its current playlist, with identical broadcasting frequency etc.) by (a); B () increases it and plays frequency; Such as, c () adds " excitation library " (encouraging song as above) to; Such as, d () makes it become " finally encouraging song " (finally encouraging song as above); E () reduces it and plays frequency; (f) it is moved and go from training. Certainly, these are only the examples of the possible option that can comprise in region 1802. If desired, without departing from the scope of the invention, other option can be comprised, one or more option listed can be omitted, the alternate manner etc. presenting option can be provided.

Figure 18 is shown in another feature available in the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention. As mentioned above, such as, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can comprise electronic module 502 and/or other device to feel survey, tracking and/or stores the characteristic (speed and/or distance control system, rhythm detection or supervisory system, health or physiological measuring system etc.) of the athletic performance of user. Can about presenting to the music of user via electronic installation 508 between training period or other media content follows the tracks of the objective data of the athletic performance about user. In like fashion, the objective effect (if any) of the media content of the athletic performance about user can be followed the tracks of, and user can make the decision about specific media content (such as, it comprises in the play list, it plays frequency, its as excitation song state, it is as the state etc. of final excitation song), this decision at least in part based on to content present the objective data relevant with the practical manifestation of user. In other words, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can be used for can selection of land about different Activity Type (such as, when running, when using oval machine, during weight lifting etc.), identify song and/or other media content of the athletic performance actively or negatively affecting user.

As example more specifically, for at least some user, have during being presented on training activity roughly corresponding to or match user the rhythm beat (such as, music beat or rhythm) content (such as, during running, step lands, machine pin presses or leaves, row the boat Shi La etc. for bike or oval exercise, such as, each step or perform two music beats etc.) can actively affect the performance of user. In other words, some user can attempt to keep their step or other rhythm performed to catch up with music beat consciously or subconsciously. This action can help these users the longer time period is maintained increase step (be also exactly that they can attempt maintaining the rhythm catching up with music, though they tired and when usually will slow down). Contrary effect be also possible (such as, when presenting the music content with slower beat, user can slow down their step or perform step or the rhythm). Therefore, the system and method (such as, it is possible to user's performance characteristic and audio/video content are presented relevant system and method) of at least some example according to the present invention also can be used for for the user that can strengthen and/or show to strengthen their performance to identify music and other content. In addition, with the use of about to the performance of user, there are the music of positively effect or the data of other content, the system and method for this example according to the present invention can identify has type characteristic (such as, similar kind, beat etc.) other content, such as, and this system and method can propose or present to content (song) automatically to user. As an example again, if desired, the playback characteristic that the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can change music or other content with mate better be indicated as have the performance on user actively the content of impact characteristic (such as, the beat that the playback of quickening and/or slow down music beat or music or other content actively affects content to mate other better, the match user rhythm or step step better, and/or help to change user's rhythm etc.).

As shown in figure 18, user interface 1800 comprises the icon 1804 of the objective data allowing user to ask the performance about them in song (or other media content) period presenting mark. In this illustrated example, select this icon 1804 to change interface screen 1800, as shown in figure 19, present the objective data (if available) of the athletic performance about user with the period that presents in song (or other media content). In this illustrated example, the region 1806 at interface 1800 indicates the performance surveyed in song (or other media content) the period sense presenting mark to change data (if any). If desired, user's curved state of can singing in antiphonal style subsequently changes, and such as, in region 1802, based on these additional objective data, changes in the above described manner. If desired, in at least some cases (such as, strong actively or when message performance affects when sensing), objective data can be presented from trend user, and do not need the mutual of user or select (such as, it may also be useful to interface 1800 and/or icon 1804 etc.).

Otherwise can use about the storage information of the music relevant with the athletic performance of user or the objective impact of other media content by the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention. Such as, the song (or other media content) of the performance actively affecting user is shown as by mark, time of the expectation that the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention is used between training period (such as, during the violent part trained, when sense slow down time, when intended target or milestone will be arrived, when new personal best record will be arrived etc.) automatically present these songs. , it may also be useful to objective representation of data, in fact " excitation library " and/or mark " finally encouraging song " can automatically be produced according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention, as described above. Outside the storehouse with ID of above-mentioned subjectivity and/or content, and/or it can be replaced to use this kind of content automatically produced or identify. The condition of any desired or parameter can be used for identifying song or other content to be included in " the excitation library " and/or " finally encouraging song " of generation automatically (such as, increase speed or other performance parameter 1%, 2%, 3% or more, etc.).

Except use objective data for export except providing the media content of automatically " the excitation library " and/or " finally encouraging song " of generation relevant, these objective data to be used to create whole training routine (comprising the music of mixing) of user at least in part by the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention. Such as, objective data creation can be used to comprise the training routine of one or more Activity Type, wherein actively affected the song of the performance of user or the objective data (optionally based on Activity Type) of other content in the past based on instruction, such as, automatically select music and/or other content to comprise and to present during training routine (when making great efforts the performance strengthening user).

Except use from one each objective data specific be included in for this each propose training routine in except, can share about certain media content with other people and it is about the objective data of effect of performance, such as, via remote source 704, through network (such as Internet) etc. As some example particularly, the training from a user is conventional or its part (comprising media content) can be made for creating that the training for other user one or more is conventional or its part (comprising media content) and/or present certain media content (finding its performance actively affecting at least one user) to other user one or more in some time by system and a method according to the invention. Can selection of land, the system and method for the example according to the present invention also can use objective data with media content at least in part the training routine (comprising media content) from a user is presented to the user with the one or more general characteristics identical with this user, such as similar height, weight, health degree, training length, Activity Type, the combination of Activity Type, identical sex, identical hobby etc.

G. the many-sided of system and method according to the example of the present invention may feature

The a variety of change of the above-mentioned feature about system, method and its user interface can be provided and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, comprise the change about user interface to comprise known in this field and public feature, such as, the computer that can buy and/or the feature of electronic installation operating system. Although following section describe the feature about system, method and its user interface some may and specific change, but those skilled in the art accreditation to be changed about other of these features and/or use or comprise further feature be also possible and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. Description below these special characteristics should not be construed as limiting or require that the system according to the present invention, method and user interface comprise these special characteristics and/or indicate the system according to the present invention, method and user interface can not comprise other or different feature.

1. for the award program of some user and/or the feature group of enhancing

The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention be not limited to comprising such as, electronic module (module 502, passometer type speed and/or range observation electronic module, health and/or physiological parameter measurement module etc.) as a part for article of footwear or be arranged in article of footwear provide container in situation and/or layout. But, electronic module can be comprised at multiple variant production, such as in clothes (such as, shirt or sweater, as shown in Figure 1); There is provided as the individual component carrying by user or dressing; It is attached to the health of user, clothes, footwear, equipment etc. (such as wrist strap element as shown in Figure 1 or the module applied adhesively) etc. At least some example according to the present invention can use the mode installing or carrying any desired of electronic module.

Even if for the module of the upper multiple different places such as the health can installed and be effectively used in user or position, based on equipment, the project wherein using the mode of module to buy together with module or obtain or layout etc. that the mode of wherein installed module, module are installed to, module and/or whole athletic performance sensing and/or tracking system can be provided different functional according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. Exemplarily, if desired, when buying together with the equipment provided by certain manufacturers and/or use module (such as, the clothes of predetermined manufacturers, footwear and/or other equipment etc. are bought, install and/or use), can receive multiple " award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing " according to the user of the system and method for at least some example of the present invention.

Can be provided for providing and/or activating the mode of any desired of " award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing " and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. Such as, clothes, footwear and/or other equipment for using together with module can comprise in some way with electronic module alternately to provide and/or to trigger the activation of operability and/or at least some part of Verification System of " award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing ". Such as, it is the U.S. Patent application No.11/166 that on June 27th, 2005 submits to, in 351, in the U.S. Patent application No.11/407 that on April 20th, 2006 submits to, in 328, with the example describing this kind of activation and/or Verification System in the U.S. Patent application No.11/416,458 submitted on May 3rd, 2006. Each of these patent applications is included in this as a reference completely. As another example, if desired, when user buy module " enabling " or " ready " clothes article, article of footwear and or during a sports equipment, it is possible to give them and directly provide, activate and/or provide the reward voucher to " award " and/or the access of " the feature group of enhancing ", Internet code, password, other access code or out of Memory. Also activation and/or acquisition " award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing " and/or certification electronic module can be used the alternate manner of the use of specific clothes article, article of footwear and/or a sports equipment, and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

" award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing " also can be taked the form of any desired and not depart from the scope of the present invention. such as, as previously discussed, " award " can be configured for free or discount commodity (such as, for the discount bought in the future, when buying footwear, clothes or equipment from the manufacturers participated in about the discount etc. of electronic module (or other equipment)) reward voucher (paper or electronics), returning is bid, along with from the free additional commodity etc. participating in manufacturers's purchase module and footwear, clothes or equipment. as other example, if desired, for receive, store, process and/or manage athletic performance data long-range system (such as, system 704 in Fig. 7, such as website, server etc.) or other system is (such as, run on the computer 702 of Fig. 7 or by it) such as, can be provided for also from functional (longer data store time limit, additional interface feature, additional data process and/or indicating characteristic etc.) of enhancing participating in manufacturers and have purchased the module user of footwear, clothes or equipment. as an example again, if desired, " award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing " can form freely the accessing of website or other computer program (can selection of land finite number of time freely access or introduce the time period), for to have purchased footwear from participation manufacturers, the module user Storage and Processing athletic performance data of clothes or equipment (but also not have purchased footwear from participation manufacturers, the module user of clothes or equipment needs to pay or higher expense accessing website or computer system, can selection of land monthly or other subscription type expense etc.). " award " and/or " the feature group of enhancing " of other type a variety of is possible and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

2. athletic performance data presents

As known, such as, existing athletic performance and exercise equipment can present data and the information (calorie of distance, time, speed, burning, metabolism equivalent (" MET ") etc.) of the performance about them or training to user. The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can be programmed and be suitable in other forms or form representation of data and/or information are provided to user, such as, thus amusement more, excitation, goal orientation etc. Such as, for distance, it is not the mile or the milimeter number that only indicate traveling, such as, the instruction of range data (for the distance of given training traveling, the distance advanced in two or more training process, total travel distance thus etc.) as the distance advanced in " real world " can be presented. As example particularly, map that travel distance data are relevant range (such as, the local region of user, state map, U.S.'s map, International Map of the World (IMW) etc.) can be presented, the distance that user advances on map is shown. This kind of presentation instrument can help to provide excitation and/or help user to define better and by target imagery. Such as, user can have at special time period (such as, January) in run on a treadmill or " target " of distance in ride on fixing bike " state crossing over their family place ", or such as, " target " of the distance " crossing over the U.S. " in special time period (a year). Presenting the progress of this kind of user on map helps them by easily the imagery and/or provide excitation to continue towards target hard-working in the future of their target and current progress. Multiple user (can the competition each other that relates in virtual race of selection of land and/or make great efforts user to realize common objective) can be shown on single map, such as, for the object encouraged further.

Such as, the progress of user and/or target can be presented on the map in the region of any desired and do not depart from the scope of the present invention (map etc. in region that local relevant map, user are familiar with and/or select). Additionally or alternatively, map can be changed in time, can selection of land automatically change by the system according to the present invention and/or method. Such as, for the user with long-distance running step or target by bike, the map of display can close to and/or change when arriving certain milestone. Such as, when the distance of user is accumulated in time, it is possible to multiple mode shows for having the treadmill of the target run or " cross over the U.S. " by bike or temper the progress of bike user. The Cumulative Distance of user exceedes or close between the training period of 350 miles wherein, the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can show and comprise California, SanDiego and Arizona, the map of Phoenix, and tell user, such as, as follows: " congratulating, today, you have passed the mark of 350 miles towards your target. ". In the time afterwards, this user will arrive 700 mile marker. In that sky, display is comprised Washington by the system and method for this example according to the present invention, and Illinois, D.C. the map of Chicago also tells user, such as, as follows: " you have passed 700 mile marker towards your target to congratulate today; just as, shown on map, this equals at Washington, D.C. and Illinois; the distance between Chicago, continue to refuel! ". Certainly, a variety of message, map, start/end position etc. can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, and user can be provided at least in part to input indicate or define these features.

Such as, " real world " target for other training Activity Type can comprise, such as: the total weight lifting target (# etc. of the # �� repetition/group of pound �� group) being enough to lift Brooklyn bridge; It is enough to climb up the floor in Mountain Everest or the climbing target of the sum on slope, mountain region; Being enough to paddles pass through Michigan lake the mile paddled sum target; It is enough to the skiing total mile target etc. of skiing to the arctic. " real world " target of any desired can be presented visually or otherwise, to make great efforts amusement and excitation user in time and to keep them interested in the training routine continuing them.

Land used can also be had to represent other training parameter measured with " real world " term, such as, for amusement, excitation and/or target drives object. Such as, as another example, it is possible to the form of more " real world " or form present or show the information about training strength data (calorie that such as burns, MET etc.). Such as, as example particularly, it is possible to it be equivalent some Foods or drinks that real world term presents " calorie " data and information (before the training as target, between training period and/or in analyzing after training). Certainly, this display can present the Foods or drinks of any desired to user and not depart from the scope of the present invention. Such as, if user selected " calorie of burning " target before starting training, then can show the food of calorie target corresponding to burning or the icon of drink or image (such as according to the system and method for the example of the present invention, tempering display on device display, on portable electronic equipment 508 indication example as, three hamburgers, two glasss of wine, complete meal etc.). Afterwards, along with training carries out, these icons or image complete degree by disappearing and/or change outward appearance with what indicate training. The mode of any desired presenting and/or changing image or icon can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, such as: the color (can selection of land along with training carry out part change) changing icon or image; More and more part of icon or image is faded, dimmed or disappearance etc.; Make more and more parts colouring of icon or image or occur; Such as, icon or image show " X " (slowly superposition " X " on food or drink icon or image, " No " symbol, or similar character or icon etc.) etc. Additionally or alternatively, can be (such as by the information displaying of (or in other time) after the calorical data of burning and training, on exercise equipment, the image of the food of equivalence, drink and/or a meal or icon on electronic installation 508, after training (computer 702 in such as Fig. 7) etc. on analytical calculation machine).

3. special or point to training target

As mentioned above, it is necessary, according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention can be used for user provide pre-programmed training (can selection of land, the training of user's design is conventional, the training of third-party design is conventional, the training bought, the training of download, its combination etc.). Such as, this kind of training can comprise multiple different Activity Type, and can the activity (not dissimilar activity on the same day, not different training parameters etc. on the same day) that changes along with training of selection of land.

The system and method for some example according to the present invention also can allow user otherwise to define their training and/or target. Such as, user the term of more " real world " can state their target, such as: and " before wedding " (or meet again before dancing party, before course, or other event) weight-losing program; " swimming suit " trains program; " the arm management that muscle is lax " training program; " blood pressure reduction " training program; " cholesterol control " training program etc. Given these " real world targets ", selection of land can combine other data about user or target (such as, sex, highly, weight, current health degree, training history, event date etc.), the system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can provide and design with the training program (can selection of land, receive input from expert) of the target helping user to realize expecting better.

Can by third party (such as, coach, nutritionist, practitioner, doctor etc.) project training program, can selection of land be the individual special design of specific request, or by system and a method according to the invention from design in advance and the user that stores can training program automatically select. Such as, can from another source (such as, remote computation machine 704 in Fig. 7 or local computing machine 702, from CD or other storage arrangement etc.) download the training routine being used for sky separately arbitrarily to electronic installation 508, electronic module 502, interface arrangement 506 etc., this selection of land can be used for controlling the other side of exercise equipment and/or training, as mentioned above.

4. other data or information present technology

User when making or participate in sports events or performance moves or activity can make at least some cases (such as, training or project part violent especially during etc.) be difficult to read on the screen 800 of compact electronic device 508 provide such as, detailed information (if particularly present information etc. with small font). The system and method that can design at least some example according to the present invention, in the way of can identifying fast, such as, provides at least some information to user in the way of not needing reading little block letter.

To provide a kind of mode of information about the background colour presented on display screen 800 in the way of can identifying fast to user. such as, if desired, some background colour corresponding to the health being associated with training or physiological parameter can be made according to the system and method for at least some example of the present invention. as example particularly, background colour can be relevant to health or physiological parameter, such as current heart rate, total calorie of burning, the total distance carried out, current step, the per-cent etc. trained. although the relation of any desired that can be used between background colour and health or physiological parameter and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, in some example of the present invention color along with visible spectrum change (such as, purple (for light/static/start time health or physiological parameter, such as static heart rate) change to redness (for heavy/violent/at the end of health or physiological parameter, such as close to the heart rate of maximum level that is dangerous or that expect), can selection of land have through blueness, green, yellow, one or more middle change of orange grade, to indicate the rank of one or more health or physiological parameter. certainly, (comprising gray scale level, reticulate pattern or shade line or font type/character etc.) such as the color of arbitrary number, color combination, color change schemes can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. this color coding key element (such as, it may also be useful to which color is with wherein by mode that color is relevant to the rank of health or physiological parameter) can be that user selects, by system and/or what method pre-set, at least partly based on user personal characteristics (such as, the age, sex, highly, weight, health degree, history etc.) determine, and/or in the way of arbitrarily other expectation and/or use other information expected arbitrarily to arrange.

Do not need change the whole background of screen 800 or it carry out color coding to obtain the advantage of these exemplary aspect of the present invention. As another example, if desired, the border of screen 800 can comprise the color change of these types and/or color coding feature (if desired, single (possible polychrome) border can be used to provide more than one border maybe can provide the parameter of more than one color coding, to provide the information of more than one parameter). Such as, as another example, a part (" the intensity block " in the upper left corner etc.) for screen can be provided to comprise color change and/or the color coding feature of these types one or more. As an example again, figure or image ground can present health or the physiological data of expectation, as by bar graph, " progress " chart is (such as, with similar for illustrating the chart of remaining download time in the computer operating system that can buy), analogue type show (such as, analog rate meter or velocity gauge type display etc.), such as, jump ball or other icon element (graphic elements provided in existing sound equalizer device and/or application is provided) etc. As an example again, (such as, it may also be useful to above-mentioned Color scheme) font color (instead of background colour) can be changed to provide information fast and easily to user, such as, the information of the above-mentioned type.

5. health/training/intensity index

The system and method for at least some example according to the present invention can allow user, equipment manufacturers, coach, practitioner or other people to design their parameter or index, to follow the tracks of someone health, training difficulty, training strength and/or to train characteristic. The data of any desired and/or information can be used to form the formula of these indexes, such as: the age; Sex; Highly; Weight; Training strength data (such as, speed, resistance level is set, arrange tilt rank, group number, repeat number etc.); Training time/time length; Elapsed time; The distance of process; The training history of user; The calorie of burning; MET etc. The mathematical formula of any desired for combining the information about these data item one or more, algorithm or scheme can be used and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, to realize " index " for measuring, follow the tracks of and/or compare the expectation of each healthy and/or training characteristic one or more.

III. conclusion

Although describing the present invention about the particular example comprising the current preferred pattern performing the present invention, be there is multiple change and the displacement of said system and method by those skilled in the art in accreditation. Such as, it is possible to difference combinationally uses the many aspects of the present invention, and use the multiple different sub-portfolio of the aspect of the present invention together with single system or method and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. And, above-mentioned multiple element, assembly and/or step can be changed, change its order, omit and/or add other element, assembly and/or step and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. Additionally, although illustrating specific user interface elements and form in the example shown in the series of figures, but it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that to use and present information to user and/or receive the mode of any desired of their input and do not depart from the scope of the present invention. And, although most of foregoing description is about in the upper user interface provided of the portable electronic equipment (such as, device 508) that can carry during showing by user, this is optional. Alternatively or additionally, if desired, by other computer, such as Personal Computer is (such as, such as, PC702) arbitrary characteristics that above-mentioned system, method and/or user interface were accessed, and operated and/or controlled to device display screen or input panel, remote computation machine (the center calculation machine of gymnasium, the computer etc. of networking) etc., are tempered. Therefore, it should as proposed in claims, broadly explain the present invention.

Claims

1. an athletic performance tracking system, comprising:

Treatment system, be programmed and be used receive at least instruction conventional with training during the input of the first parameter that is associated of user's performance, wherein said first parameter comprises and training routine is associated health or physiological data; With

Input system, is configured to receive the subjective user input of the classification comprising the conventional intensity of training or difficulty or characterization,

Wherein treatment system adopts further:

During the user that training is conventional shows, it is determined whether met the predetermined condition that be associated conventional with training;

In response to determining to meet predetermined condition, prompting user trains classification or the characterization of conventional intensity or difficulty; And

Training in the future is generated conventional based on the classification or characterization of training conventional intensity or difficulty.

2. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, comprises further:

Storage system, stores the data conventional about the multiple training performed by user, and stores classification or the characterization of the conventional intensity of training or difficulty.

3. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, wherein, described first parameter comprise in speed information, range information or timing information one of at least.

4. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, wherein, athletic performance tracking system is further configured to classification or the characterization of the intensity conventional based on training or difficulty, at least revises the part that training is conventional.

5. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, wherein, described input system is further configured to what kind of subjective user input characterization user before being received in training routine feels; And

Wherein, described treatment system is programmed and is used and selects training conventional based on subjective user input from multiple training routine.

6. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, comprises the sense examining system being configured to detect the rhythm of the user being associated with user's performance further.

7. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, comprises the sense examining system being configured to detect the heart rate of user further.

8. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, comprises the sense examining system comprising jerkmeter further.

9. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, wherein, described athletic performance tracking system is further configured to determines and follows the tracks of the position that user shows generation.

10. athletic performance tracking system according to claim 1, wherein, described athletic performance tracking system is further configured to the amount determining user in the time of the position cost determined.

11. athletic performance tracking systems according to claim 10, wherein, described athletic performance tracking system is configured to pass with other devices communicatings being positioned at this position to determine this position.

12. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:

Electronics at the treatment system place input of the first parameter that the user's performance during receiving at least instruction and training routine is associated, wherein said first parameter comprises the health or physiological data that are associated with training routine;

In response to determining to meet predetermined condition:

Prompting user trains classification or the characterization of conventional intensity or difficulty; And

Receive the classification of intensity or the difficulty specifying training conventional or the subjective user input of characterization; And

13. methods according to claim 12, wherein, described first parameter comprise in speed information, range information or timing information one of at least.

14. methods according to claim 12, wherein, described method comprises classification or the characterization of the intensity conventional based on training or difficulty further, the part that at least amendment training is conventional.

15. methods according to claim 12, comprise further:

Before being received in training routine, what kind of subjective user input characterization user feels; And

Select training conventional based on subjective user input from multiple training routine.

16. methods according to claim 12, comprise the rhythm detecting the user being associated with user's performance further.

17. methods according to claim 12, comprise the heart rate of detection user further.

18. methods according to claim 12, comprise further and use jerkmeter detection motion.

19. methods according to claim 12, comprise further and determine and follow the tracks of the position that user shows generation.

20. methods according to claim 19, comprise the amount determining user in the time of the position cost determined further.

21. methods according to claim 19, wherein by performing with other devices communicatings being positioned at this position to determine this position.