US 12,239,882 B2
Program products, methods, and systems for providing location-aware fitness monitoring services
Jon H. Werner, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/474,694.
Application 18/474,694 is a continuation of application No. 15/216,266, filed on Jul. 21, 2016, granted, now 11,819,735.
Application 15/216,266 is a continuation of application No. 12/569,492, filed on Sep. 29, 2009, granted, now 9,409,052, issued on Aug. 9, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/102,623, filed on Oct. 3, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091590 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01S 19/19 (2010.01); G09B 5/02 (2006.01); G09B 5/04 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 24/0021 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/3676 (2013.01); G01S 19/19 (2013.01); G09B 5/02 (2013.01); G09B 5/04 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0025 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0641 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0691 (2013.01); A63B 2220/12 (2013.01); A63B 2220/14 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of displaying motivational content along a route traversed by an athlete, comprising:
displaying a plurality of routes on a display of a portable electronic device of the athlete, the plurality of routes comprising a first challenge route;
receiving a user input on the portable electronic device, the user input comprising a selection of the first challenge route;
receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity;
identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints;
determining first performance information of the athlete along the first challenge route based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints;
receiving second performance information related to a second athlete's traversal of a second challenge route;
generating comparative performance information based on a comparison of the first performance information to the second performance information;
displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area
generating motivational content based on the comparative performance information;
displaying the motivational content on the display;
displaying the second challenge route traversed by the athlete on portable electronic device of the second athlete;
receiving, on the portable electronic device of the athlete, a first notification to begin traversal of the first challenge route and a second notification to end traversal of the first challenge route; and
receiving, on the portable electronic device of the second athlete, a third notification to begin traversal of the second challenge route and a fourth notification end traversal of the second challenge route;
wherein the first notification and the third notification are received simultaneously, and wherein the second and the fourth notification are received simultaneously.