Monitors Exercise Parameter Patents (Class 482/8)
  • Patent number: 9403048
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus that provides multiple different exercises for a User, including both resistance movements and isometrics. The User interacts with the apparatus by grasping a bar. A resistance mechanism is symmetrically mounted on a second bar and provides infinitely variable resistance to the User, as well as soundproof operation. There is a vertical column that allows infinite positioning of the bars for different bodily exercises, and a bench for support. The User can change the exercise resistance by verbal commands, or the apparatus can vary the exercise resistance in response to the force applied by the User. The apparatus can be operated at locations where electric service is permanently unavailable, or in zero gravity; and the apparatus can be mounted inside a shallow closet and hidden from view. To verify accuracy, the resistance can be calibrated against a known quantity of weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Balandis Taft Patents, LLC
    Inventors: Adolph James Balandis, Andrew A Taft
  • Patent number: 9401098
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recommending a health-related action to a user using a portable electronic device are disclosed. The method may include receiving data corresponding to a user's first health-related action, storing data in a memory, receiving an indication that the user is engaging in a second health-related action, determining that the second health-related action corresponds to the first health-related action based on the indication, and displaying a recommendation for the second health-related action based on the data corresponding to the user's first health-related action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 9393460
    Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for a intelligent personal fitness device include determining an exercise equipment; determining an exercise associated with the exercise equipment; determining a parameter associated with the exercise equipment; detecting a number of repetitions of the exercise associated with the exercise equipment performed using the exercise equipment, wherein detecting the number of repetitions of the exercise associated with the exercise includes analyzing data from an accelerometer; calculating an activity score based at least in part on the exercise associated with the exercise equipment, the parameter associated with the exercise equipment, and the number of repetitions of the exercise; and providing the activity score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: Aaron Emigh
  • Patent number: 9386943
    Abstract: A handheld tissue stretching device combined with an extremity flexibility number, stretchscore, enables users to independently evaluate and treat the flexibility of their extremity tissue minimizing physical therapist intervention to evaluate and treat tissue. The distance between handheld stretching devices and the extremity supports changes with a high degree of variability during home treatments; whereas, medical professionals monitor stretch intensity visually and manually. Patients performing home-based stretches impart variable intensity that leads to inconsistent tissue treatment resulting in increased tissue stiffness. The present inventors have discovered when the slack is automatically retracted, the distance between the users hands and the extremity support is continuously proportional to the flexibility of the extremity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventors: Roger Nicholas Strickland, Joseph Michael Dawson, III
  • Patent number: 9383220
    Abstract: Systems and method for calculating energy expenditure values and activity points are provided. One or more devices may use an accelerometer and/or other sensors to monitor activity of a user. The user may identify the activity via one of the devices, a mobile phone, a computer device or another device. Activity points or energy expenditure values may be calculated from data received from sensors and the identification provided by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwamina Crankson, Michael Schmitt, Aaron B Weast
  • Patent number: 9381399
    Abstract: An exercise reporting and maintenance system contains a device including a memory with a management application installed thereon. The application is configured to process a sensor signal including a total weight and movement speed, analyze the sensor signal by inputting the total weight and the movement speed into a monitoring heuristic to generate an output, and automatically transmit the output in real-time to be presented by a display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventor: Michael A. Adel
  • Patent number: 9384671
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with instruction production are described. In one example, a system can comprise a difference component that makes an identification of a difference between an actual action of a user and a standard action for the user. The system also can comprise an instruction component that produces an instruction to instruct the user to change from the action of the user to the standard action for the user, where production of the instruction is based, at least in part, on the difference. The system further can comprise a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to retain the instruction. Additionally, the system can comprise an output component configured to cause disclosure of the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald Charles Krosky, Brendan Edward Clark
  • Patent number: 9378336
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing health-related data captures an image from a display of an exercise machine using a camera, has the images processed to extract the text data from the captured images, and analyzes the text data to identify information relating to extrinsic physical activity performed by a person at the exercise machine. The results are stored in memory and a profile specific to the person is updated. The profile comprises a log of past exercise activity that allows the person to track his or her activity and progress and overall health. The profile can be accessed by the person through a portal such as using a smart phone or a computer program or web browser. The results can be combined with other data to arrive at a health score which can be published through the portal while personal data remains masked from public inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: dacadoo ag
    Inventors: Peter Ohnemus, Andre Naef
  • Patent number: 9355157
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for the secure management of electronic information relating to a user. In certain embodiments, systems and methods disclosed herein may allow for personal information related to a user to be used in connection with information targeting systems and methods configured to match and/or target information for delivery to a user based on the user's interests. In some embodiments, personal information relating to a user may be stored and/or managed in a personal ontology graph or other data structure including, among other things, various inferred interests of the user derived from available personal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Intertrust Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Irfan Mohammed, Dennis Su, David Maher, Yiming Ma, Rudi Cilibrasi, Julien Bellanger
  • Patent number: 9357329
    Abstract: A family of sports teaching applications that delivers customized lessons driven by the analysis of user body motions where data is captured via the accelerometer and gyroscope in a mobile device, such as a smartphone is provided. Each specific application is designed with motion data models that define proper form for athletes in club sports such as, but not limited to, golf, baseball hitting, hockey, polo, and racquet sports such as, but not limited to, table tennis, squash, badminton and throwing sports like baseball pitching, football, discus, javelin, and shot put, and other sports such as skiing and running. The Invention is also applicable to the customized fitting of sports equipment such as golf clubs, baseball bats, tennis racquets, etc. to athletes unique swing motions and swing speeds, and for multiplayer tournament competitions via the Internet utilizing the swing motion analysis and system described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Aquimo, LLC
    Inventors: Mark John Jeffery, Robert Sunshin Komorous-King
  • Patent number: 9345947
    Abstract: A gym is provided having multiple, private booths for members to perform exercises. The member typically moves from booth to booth to perform different exercises. Preferably, an automatically generated workout program, based upon member input and fitness and test results, guides the member from booth to booth and provides a workout regimen that can be automatically changed from day to day, based on feedback, to accommodate the member's changing abilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: HAI Logan Gym, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Harris, Blake Harris
  • Patent number: 9349301
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for methods, instructions, and applications for a user-guidance system. In some examples, the system may include sensors to measure current weight distribution of a user of the user-guidance system and to transmit resulting measured weight distribution data, a guidance apparatus to calculate a subsequent user movement based on at least the measured weight distribution data and to transmit resulting user movement instructions, and an actuator to produce actuating signals, based on at least the user movement instructions, that provide instructions for the subsequent user movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Shmuel Ur
  • Patent number: 9339691
    Abstract: In general, the present invention relates to exercise devices and systems that can receive and run workout programs that include control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices. Exercise devices of the present invention are able to ignore the control command subset(s) that do not control their moveable member(s) and recognize the control command subset(s) that control their moveable member(s). Exercise devices of the present invention are further able to, if necessary, perform a sizing restriction to the relevant control command subset(s). Motivational content may also be modified in connection with or independently from a sizing restriction made to the control commands. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling one or more exercise device with a workout file that includes control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Chase Brammer
  • Patent number: 9330239
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for recognizing a user via a networked fitness system and initiating a customized exercise routine for the recognized user. The process includes receiving, at the networked fitness system, identification data associated with the user, and transmitting the identification data over a network to one or more remotely located servers. The networked fitness system may receive a user identification (ID) from the remotely located server(s) at least partly in response to the transmitted identification data, and receive a confirmation from the user that the user ID corresponds to the user. At least partly in response to the confirmation, the networked fitness system may automatically download a customized exercise routine associated with the user from the remotely located server(s) and initiate the customized exercise routine by the networked fitness system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Zsolutionz, LLC
    Inventors: Sunil Koduri, Bobby Joe Adams, Surendra P. S. Bhatia, John Michael Hand, Shalini Koduri, John W. Ransone
  • Patent number: 9298888
    Abstract: A weight management system can be implemented which assists a user in losing a target amount of weight before the conclusion of a weight loss program. Such a system can assign the user to a behavioral segment, and may further assign the user to an attitudinal segment as well. The weight management system can provide recommendations for the user's diet and exercise based on health information provided by the user and the segment or segments to which the user is assigned. These recommendations can be updated during the course of the weight loss program based on the user's continued progress or lack of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kanji Akai, Hideyo Nakamura, Paul Tutt, Katherine Kleyn
  • Patent number: 9295878
    Abstract: A device for motivating a user of an exercise machine while working out indoors. The device includes an exercise machine, a display connected to the exercise machine, a processor, and a sensor. The processor dynamically creates a workout in response to initialization information. The workout includes a plurality of segments, wherein a segment of the plurality of segments satisfies one or more requirements of the workout. The processor selects one or more video clips that correspond to the segment of the plurality of segments. The sensor communicates information relating to the user to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Core Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Corbalis, Jeffrey A Meeks, Michael V Morgan, John Cook, Gregory Allen Wallace, Shatish Mistry
  • Patent number: 9291713
    Abstract: Providing real-time segment performance information is disclosed. In some embodiments, a segment associated with a user's current activity is determined based at least in part on at least a portion of location information recorded so far. In some embodiments, real-time segment performance information associated with the user's current activity on the segment is communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Strava, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Shaw, Davis Kitchel
  • Patent number: 9278256
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for the collection and display of athletic information. Athletic data relating to a single person or group of people is collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed at a desired remote location so that the person or people can review and critique their performance. In addition, athletic data for multiple persons can be collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed to a user at a desired remote location, so that the user can compare his or her athletic activities to others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tchao, Christopher A. Robinette, Jason Nims
  • Patent number: 9272185
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a method is provided that includes the steps of (1) providing a monitor for determining a level of exercise performance performed by an exerciser and for outputting a signal representative of the performance level; (2) using the monitor to measure a level of exercise performance performed by an exerciser; (3) outputting from the monitor a signal representative of the performance level; (4) providing a video game having a character, the video game inputting and being responsive to the performance level signal output by the monitor, the video game using the performance level signal to control a performance level of the video game character; and (5) while the exerciser is not exercising, controlling a performance level of the video game character based on a performance level signal output by the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventor: Brian M. Dugan
  • Patent number: 9259614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a training device usable in both indoor and outdoor training sessions, linked to a communication network capable of connecting multiple remote users during shared training sessions. Said device comprises, among other elements, a training means which presents a variable resistance against a physical force applied by a user; a monitoring and communication unit of data regarding the physical condition of the user and the mechanical conditions of the training means; a simulation and control unit; and a plurality of sensors for acquiring information on the physical condition of the user, on the mechanical conditions of the training means and on the user's environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: BKOOL, S.L.
    Inventors: Jesus Deval Del Toro, Jose Sancho Garcia, Jose Fernando Garcia Checa
  • Patent number: 9248342
    Abstract: There is provided an exercise monitoring device, comprising: a display configured to display exercise data with respect to a plurality of exercisers during a group exercise session. The exercise monitoring device is caused to: receive a signal wirelessly from each of a plurality of exercise sensors, wherein each exercise sensor measures the exercise data with respect to an exerciser carrying the respective exercise sensor; perform sorting of the plurality of exercise sensors at least partly on the basis of the received signals during the group exercise session; and display the exercise data on the display on the basis of the sorting during the group exercise session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventor: Ville Kampman
  • Patent number: 9213803
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a system for monitoring a fitness activity of user performing a fitness activity with an exercise device is described herein. The system includes a sensor for sensing and transmitting data indicative of an exercise that is being performed with an exercise device, a user identification device, a database, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal indicative of a patron ID and responsively retrieve a patron record being associated with the received patron ID from the database. The processor also determines a planned exercise sequence associated with the patron exercise session as a function of the retrieved patron record, determines a current exercise sequence being performed by the patron, and determines a condition of the patron exercise session as a function of the planned exercise sequence and the current exercise sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: David Rolley
  • Patent number: 9202111
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for determining a level of user engagement with a fitness monitoring device and, when a level of engagement metric for the fitness monitoring device for a person meets certain criteria, encouraging user engagement with the fitness monitoring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Antony Arnold, Jung Ook Hong, Shelten Gee Jao Yuen
  • Patent number: 9182304
    Abstract: A power meter includes a first measurement unit 7 that measures a force applied to a first pedal B322 and calculates predetermined first information (power and/or torque) on the first pedal B322, and a second measurement unit 6 that measures a force applied to a second pedal B321 and calculates second information (power and/or torque) on the second pedal B321, which is the same kind of the first information. The first measurement unit 7 transmits first information data indicating the first information to the second measurement unit 6, and the second measurement unit 6 adds the first information to the second measurement information and transmits an added value data indicating an added value obtained by adding the first information to the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Namiki, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Akio Fukushima, Yasuteru Kodama, Ryushin Kametani
  • Patent number: 9167967
    Abstract: Remote health monitoring of at least one individual using at least one remote apparatus that receives and records health-related video content being delivered from a plurality of video sources. The remote apparatus also receives and stores vital sign data of an individual. Also, a user interface capable of executing a rule script having a plurality of response choices is provided in the remote apparatus. A remote server is provided that is communicatively coupled to the remote apparatus and includes a script generator for generating the rule script that is based on the vital sign data and various responses received from the individual. The various responses received from the individual are analyzed within the remote server to determine appropriate video content that can be recorded in the remote apparatus for imparting better health knowledge to the individual and monitoring their health condition accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen J. Brown
  • Patent number: 9171201
    Abstract: A personal computing device comprising: a processor, an onboard memory, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a display; a computer program to create an exercise analysis application comprising: a software module configured to receive data from the accelerometer and the gyroscope that are associated with the bodily motion of a user in three dimensions; a software module configured to place the device in a learning mode, the learning mode comprising recording the data of the user performing a defined exercise to generate a statistical model for the exercise; a software module configured to place the device in a normal mode, the normal mode comprising applying a probabilistic analysis to the bodily motion data to identify an exercise event, classify the exercise by comparison to a recorded model; and a software module configured to apply an analysis to the bodily motion data to score the user's exercise form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ATLAS WEARABLES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Lake, II, Michael Kasparian, Peter Li
  • Patent number: 9162107
    Abstract: Media components can be ranked based on their influence on athletic performance. A score can be computed for a media component based on an individual's athletic performance during output of that media item in comparison with the individual's athletic performance during the output of different media items, or in the absence of any media items. The score can be used to establish an overall total score for the media component by comparing the score to one or more scores received from other individuals for the same media component. The overall total score can be used to compute a ranking for the media component by comparing the media component's overall total score with the overall total score for one or more other media components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Aminzade
  • Patent number: 9167100
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas detection system and method using a smart phone. The gas detection system includes a sensor module detachably mounted to the smart phone and configured to detect and measure a combustible gas or a toxic gas; and a gas detection APP installed inside the smart phone and configured to acquire measurement data by detecting the combustible gas or the toxic gas and measuring the detected combustible gas or toxic gas through the drive of the sensor module, after automatically recognizing user information and location information by reading a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag indicating a user or a location of gas detection, using a contact unit having built therein an RFID reader inside the smart phone, wherein the smart phone transmits the user information, the location information and the measurement data acquired from the gas detection APP to an operation server through a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventor: Young-ki Bang
  • Patent number: 9155460
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, apparatus, methods, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes obtaining biometric data of a user, and generating instruction data, presentable on a user interface, based on data relating to one or more activities to be completed by the user and based on the biometric data of the user. In some embodiments, obtaining the biometric data may include measuring one or more of, for example, heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, temperature, speech-related attributes, breath, and/or eye behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BARCODING, INC.
    Inventor: Jay Steinmetz
  • Patent number: 9147343
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to real time monitoring of usage of multiple pieces of exercise equipment and providing exercise based metric data based thereon to devices for aggregation, display or other processing thereof. In particular, the disclosed embodiments facilitate collection of exercise based metric data from various pieces of exercise equipment, such as stationary bikes, treadmills, and the like, in real time, i.e. as the equipment is utilized by an exercising user, combine the collected data in a form suitable for use by various interested devices and broadcast or otherwise disseminate the combined data to the various devices wherein the various devices may access the broadcasted combined data to access the usage metric data from any one or more of the pieces of exercise equipment from which it was collected for subsequent aggregation, display and/or further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ECOFIT Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Johnson, Philip Rankine, Peter McGuire
  • Patent number: 9135347
    Abstract: A method for assessing physical performance may include receiving first performance data relating to an activity performed by a user, and generating a first performance profile. The method also may include generating a first comparison by comparing the first performance data to a second performance profile relating to the activity, and generating feedback based on the first comparison by indicating whether the first performance profile deviated from the second performance profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Assess2Perform, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Robert Damman, George David O'Neill, Ivan H. Kim
  • Patent number: 9126654
    Abstract: An electric bicycle motor power control apparatus performs a linear program for a compensation signal through a linear computation module according to the data such as exercise strength and pedaling angle of a user pedaling a bicycle, and transmits the signal to a proportion and integration module for computation to provide a stable input power to a motor, so as to achieve the effects of controlling the motor output, minimizing the change of periodical output while the user is pedaling the pedal, and providing a mild and consistent motor output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Hodaka Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Cheng
  • Patent number: 9126088
    Abstract: An activity meter includes a body movement detecting unit, a display unit, a target activity amount acquiring unit, an accumulated activity amount calculation unit, an excess activity amount calculation unit, a converted value calculation unit that calculates a converted value representing an excess amount of activity by dividing burned calories corresponding to the excess amount of activity by a unit calorie count, where a standard calorie count of a predetermined food is the unit calorie count, and a display operation control unit that controls a display operation of the display unit such that the display unit displays a measurement result using the converted value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Asada, Naoki Takeishi, Motofumi Nakanishi, Yusuke Kawabe, Mamoru Katano, Yoko Shimose, Tamaki Ito
  • Patent number: 9119983
    Abstract: Exercise systems and methods are provided that create and run exercise programs that are custom tailored to individual users. An exercise program for a specific user is based upon the user's average work heart rate and recovery heart rate. The exercise programs may include a series of workouts for the user to perform. Each workout requires the user to exercise at various intensity levels so that the user's heart rate moves between different predetermined target heart rate zones. The target heart rate zones are calculated from data relating to the user's average work heart rate and recovery heart rate. As the user's fitness level changes, the user's average work heart rate and recovery heart rate also change. Creation of new exercise programs uses the most current heart rate data to calculate the target heart rate zones, thereby continuously tailoring the exercise programs to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Rhea
  • Patent number: 9122266
    Abstract: In a method for collision-free interaction between a machine having mobile machine elements and objects in its vicinity, safety regions are established and monitored using the knowledge of the current position and the dynamic behavior. In particular, image data of the mobile machine element are recorded by means of an image acquisition system and are correlated with a database compiled in a training phase with image data of at least one mobile machine element. The database contains image data relating to a plurality of movement phases within the movement process of the machine. Using the database, both the current position of the mobile machine element is ascertained and a future position, reachable within the stopping time, is estimated. The dynamic behavior of the machine in the event of collision risk is optimized on the basis of this estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: PILZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andre Franke, Lars Krueger, Christian Woehler
  • Patent number: 9109918
    Abstract: We have recognized a limitation that may arise when seeking to deliver both navigational and non-navigational content to a mobile user. The limitation is that the presentation of at least certain non-navigational content may interfere with presentation of the navigational content and vice versa. In accordance with an aspect of this invention, the above mentioned limitation is avoided by the following two steps. The first step is ascertaining an available window of time before a piece of navigational content needs to be presented to the mobile user. The second step is identifying a piece of non-navigational content which can be presented in its totality within the available window of time. Choosing non-navigational content which may be completely presented during an available window of time avoids the limitation noted above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Griesmer, Arun Kandappan, Neerav Mehta
  • Patent number: 9109871
    Abstract: A vertical leap measuring device is provided. The device comprises rotatable blades mounted to a support mechanism mounted to a mount, which can be mounted to a support structure. The support mechanism is configured to rotate with respect to the mount between an operable position and a stored position. In the operating position, the blades are configured to rotate about the support mechanism in response to user-applied force. Once displaced, the blades can be automatically reset to an original position by operation of a remote-controlled transmitter that commands positioning members to return displaced blades back to their original position. The blades are made of a combination of flexible and non-flexible members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Randall Cozens
  • Patent number: 9098114
    Abstract: A comprehensive user control system for use with therapeutic wellness devices is described, comprising such a wellness device, data equipment capable of connection to a data communications network, and a removable data link capable of permitting data communication between the wellness device and data equipment. Other embodiments comprise a general purpose computer capable of connection to a data communications network and programmed to control a wellness device across a removable data link; a method of controlling a wellness device including obtaining over certain data communications connections a program for controlling the device and operating the device in accordance with the program; and a method of controlling a wellness device comprising presentation of a request for therapeutic relief not specifying a particular mechanical action to be performed by the device, and translation of that request into at least one command executable by at least one wellness device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: HUMAN TOUCH, LLC
    Inventors: David Potter, Andrew Norman Corkill, David Riordan Wood, Hans Jorgen Dehli
  • Patent number: 9092123
    Abstract: A visual display of user data, based on a motion sensor is described. In one embodiment, the visual display comprises a first plurality of time units, indicating an activity level for each time unit during a day portion of a day, and a fitted smooth goal curve, indicating a goal activity level, the goal activity level indicating a goal activity for each of the first time units, the goal activity level based on an overall goal setting and a goal curve defining activity levels throughout the day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving
  • Patent number: 9089733
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and processes for simulating exercise in an interactive virtual environment comprised of a minicomputer configured with course data from a course server to render a virtual environment on a coupled video display. The minicomputer is in communication with an exercise device via a translation interface such that interaction with the exercise device alters the rendered virtual environment. Additionally, the user may interact with the virtual environment via minicomputer input. An optional advertising server enables insertion of promotional material into the interactive virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin Fisbein, Sylvain Berlemont
  • Patent number: 9087234
    Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman, Kwamina Crankson, Jason Nims, Michael Levi Orenstein, Kristen Laina White
  • Patent number: 9076226
    Abstract: An apparatus and method calculate an energy consumption based on 3D motion tracking. The method includes setting at least one specific portion of an analysis target as a reference point, analyzing the reference point before and after the lapse of a predetermined time, and determining an energy consumption of the analysis target on the basis of the analyzed reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jun-Mo Yang, Giu-Yeol Kim, Dong-Yun Shin, Du-Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 9068842
    Abstract: Device for determining a characteristic of a trajectory formed of successive positions of a triaxial accelerometer (3A) rigidly tied to a mobile element (EM), between a first instant of immobility (t0) and a second instant of immobility (tn) of the triaxial accelerometer (3A), subsequent to said first instant of immobility (t0), said device comprising, furthermore, a triaxial additional sensor for measuring a vector of a substantially constant vector field between said first and second instants of immobility (t0,tn), in a fixed global reference frame (GE) tied to the terrestrial reference frame, said additional sensor being rigidly tied to said mobile element (EM) and fixed in the reference frame of the accelerometer (3A), and control means (CMD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, MOVEA
    Inventors: Joe Youssef, Christelle Godin, BenoƮt Denis
  • Patent number: 9063026
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatus and methods for measuring the power output of a person, such as a cyclist. According to various embodiments, while measuring the power output, the present teachings provide for the harvesting of the input energy to provide electrical power to the apparatus. Among others, embodiments are described wherein power measurements are obtained from the drive train of a bicycle by making use of piezoelectric element(s) capable of producing electricity when deformed by applied forces. In addition, telemetry information of the applied forces can be obtained with the use of an inertial measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventor: Hany Ramez Nassef
  • Patent number: 9050488
    Abstract: A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Boomer Brumback, David Wayne Knight, Jayson Dean Michilena Messenger, Jung Ook Hong
  • Publication number: 20150148196
    Abstract: A system includes a device that includes one or more bladders capable of being inflated and deflated. The system also includes an information package capable of processing data representing the inflating and deflating of the one or more bladders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Hanks, John Seguin
  • Publication number: 20150148195
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interactive gymnastics practice device which is used together with an image and sound system forming the gymnastics program to be followed by a user, comprising a first level of generally-pressure-sensitive surfaces, the surfaces extending essentially in a continuous manner and in substantially the same plane. The invention is characterized in that the device comprises at least one second level of surfaces which are pressure sensitive or which can control an action in response to a pressure, the second level surfaces extending essentially in a continuous manner and in substantially the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Frederic NICOLAS, Frederic CLAUDEL
  • Patent number: 9039572
    Abstract: A training script device is described that conveniently allows a user to create a training script defining one or more steps of a workout routine, where each step may include an activity, a duration for performing that activity, and an intensity at which the activity is to be performed. Further, one or more steps of the training script can be self-starting in response to performance data detected by sensors of training script device executing the training script. This conveniently frees the athlete from having to continuously monitor the status of his or her workout activities. Still further, the training script device conveniently allows a user to transfer training scripts to other training script devices, so that athletes can share successful training scripts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Shum, Theodore H. Helprin, James W. Clark
  • Publication number: 20150141202
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include an input device configured to receive position data. The systems and methods may also include a processor configured to determine location information for the fitness activity based on the position data. The systems and methods may also include a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine weather information based on the location information, and to determine athletic performance information. The systems and methods may also include a display screen configured to display the weather information and the athletic performance information to the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Michael ELLIS, Caron Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20150141201
    Abstract: A computer-aided physiotherapeutic stair & gait system has a set of at least three horizontal tread surfaces and an associated drive system for adjusting a rise height between adjacent of the tread surfaces to form a set of stairs with uniform pitch for a range of different rise heights. A sensor set measures parameters related to physiotherapy performed using the set of stairs and provides an output to a computer system. The sensors include one or more of: a rise height sensor for sensing the pitch of the stairs, a heart rate sensor, a handrail grip position sensor, and load cells for analyzing the distribution of the weight of a patient during use of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: DPE Medical Ltd
    Inventor: Daniel Orgal