CN101713660B

CN101713660B - Program products, methods, and systems for providing location-aware fitness monitoring services

Info

Publication number: CN101713660B
Application number: CN 200910180223
Authority: CN
Inventors: 乔恩·H·沃纳
Original assignee: Adidas AG
Current assignee: Adidas AG
Priority date: 2008-10-03
Filing date: 2009-10-09
Publication date: 2013-02-27
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-09
Also published as: JP6065295B2; JP2013081789A; CN101713660A; JP2010088886A; JP2015177981A; JP2015148817A

Abstract

Program products, methods, and systems for providing location-aware fitness monitoring services are disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, a method of displaying a route traversed by an athlete equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device includes the steps of (a) receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity, (b) identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints, (c) determining the route traversed by the athlete based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints and based on the location of one or more known paths associated with the map area, and (d) displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area.

Description

Be used for providing the method and system of location aware fitness monitoring services

The cross reference of priority request and related application

The application requires in the right of priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/102623 of submission on October 3rd, 2008.This application integral body is combined in here as a reference.

Technical field

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the location aware fitness monitoring services.More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to the program product that the location aware fitness monitoring services is provided, method and system.

Background technology

Peaceful and comfortable for the life style of keeping fit and individual, exercise is important.Therefore, many individuals wish to participate in exercise planning.The most successful exercise planning be make to measure for the personal health level and purpose be that auxiliary individual is to obtain the exercise planning of one or more specific health or exercise goal.

The athletic training person, and other take exercise and the body-building expert can obtain development be suitable for he the general level of the health and the suitable exercise planning of specific health or exercise goal aspect give individual with help.In addition, many individuals' busy schedule is so that these people go to see exercise and body-building expert with being difficult to ignore the time cycle.Therefore many individuals have abandoned utilizing exercise and body-building expert's service, and they never can obtain advantage from the exercise of for example making to measure for the general level of the health of oneself is planned.

Technology has caused developing the portable fitness monitoring device that performance feedback can be provided for the individual during exercise activity.Some portable fitness monitoring devices can pass to the performance information that exercise period obtains from the sportsman the long-range computing machine of analyzing for further.These systems provide the user interface usually on this portable fitness monitoring device and/or at long-range computing machine, browse the representation of data in sportsman's past to allow sportsman or third party user.

As Satellite Navigation Technique, for example GPS (GPS) technology is ripe, and the location aware electronic installation also has been integrated on the multiple different mobile platform, automobile for example, mobile phone, two-way radio and handhold GPS receiver, thereby the locating information of providing.

Thereby portable and/or wireless electron device also has been developed or has been suitable in multiple commercialization, individual or extra-professional activity using and helps people to carry out described activity and/or strengthen this movable enjoying/or efficient.This electronic installation can be or not be to allow GPS.

Needed is be used to the improved program product that the location aware fitness monitoring services is provided, method and system, in order to allow the sportsman especially during body-building, to keep being energized, obtain more location-based body-building information, receiving roughly real-time is the output on basis take the position, and/or is roughly competing in the contest real-time and/or time deviation.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the invention relate to the method for the route that a kind of sportsman of demonstration passes through, this sportsman is equipped with a kind of location aware portable fitness monitoring device, the method comprises the steps: that (a) receives the data of describing a plurality of satellite navigation system route points, described route point is obtained when the sportsman is engaged in body building, (b) based on the indicated location recognition map area of data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points, (c) determine the route that this sportsman passes through based on the position of the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and one or more known route relevant with this map area, and (d) show the route that the sportsman passes through above the map area at this.

Embodiments of the invention also relate to a kind of show the sportsman that equipped portable location aware body-building monitoring device the method for route of process, comprise: (a) receive the data of describing a plurality of satellite navigation system route points, described route point is obtained when the sportsman is engaged in body building; The location recognition map area of (b) indicating based on the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points; (c) determine the route that this sportsman passes through based on the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and by following step: (i) will describe the indicated position of the data of described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and the position of point and compare, the position of described point is along one or more known route relevant with this map area, (ii) will describe the indicated position of the data of described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and the position of point and compare, the moral route is passed through before known along one or more in the position of described point; (d) show the route that the sportsman passes through above the map area at this.

The structure of further embodiment of the present invention, feature and advantage and different embodiments of the invention and operation at length are described below with reference to accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawing that is attached to here and consists of an instructions part exemplarily but not shown the present invention restrictedly, this accompanying drawing further is used for explaining principle of the present invention with instructions and allows those skilled in the art to make and use the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that can implement the example context of embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 2 A is the block scheme that the illustrative portable fitness monitoring device of embodiments of the invention is shown;

Fig. 2 B is the layer-stepping sketch of demo disk demo software structure of the portable fitness monitoring device of embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the layer-stepping sketch of the server illustrative software configuration of embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 4 A has described the according to an embodiment of the invention exemplary figure user interface of route guide, and the user long-range by this route guide can set up route, searches the route in the route data storehouse, and is chosen in the route in the predetermined training plan;

Fig. 4 B has described the according to an embodiment of the invention exemplary figure user interface of route guide, can input parameter and the attribute of variation route by the long-range user of this route guide;

Fig. 4 C shows according to an embodiment of the invention exemplary route guide graphical user interface, can search the route data storehouse to find the route that exists by this route guide user;

Fig. 4 D shows exemplary according to an embodiment of the invention route guide graphical user interface, this interface has navigable map, described navigable map uses the graph position indication, and for described graph position indication, the map that prestores is stored in this route data storehouse;

Fig. 4 E has described the exemplary route guide graphical user interface of the embodiment of the invention, and the user can identify selected route in order to check in detail in this user interface;

Fig. 4 F has described the exemplary route guide graphical user interface of embodiments of the invention, and this user interface shows the detailed description to route, and allows the user to upload this route to the portable fitness monitoring device;

Fig. 5 A shows a kind of exemplary graphical user interface of training daily record of embodiments of the invention, can check the route that passes through with the portable fitness monitoring device by this training daily record user;

Fig. 5 B has described the exemplary graphical user interface of training according to an embodiment of the invention the daily record input, and a kind of special route that passes through with the portable fitness monitoring device is described in this training daily record input in detail;

Fig. 5 C shows a kind of exemplary figure user interface of training according to an embodiment of the invention the daily record input, this training daily record input has shown a kind of route map, in this route map, a plurality of routes and/or performance parameter side by side are shown as the bar tape format with image ground along route;

Fig. 6 A is a kind of high level flow chart of exemplary method of establishment training plan of embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 6 B is the high-level logic flowchart that according to an embodiment of the invention training plan is established to the exemplary method in the training daily record;

Fig. 6 C is the high-level logic flowchart that automatically one or more exercise in training plan is downloaded to according to an embodiment of the invention the exemplary method in the portable fitness monitoring device;

Fig. 6 D is the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method according to an embodiment of the invention, and by described this exemplary method, the portable fitness monitoring device has roughly real-time comparable performance information;

Fig. 7 A has described the excessive report of the distance of unfiltered GPS route point process, and advance with low speed according to the embodiments of the invention gps receiver this moment;

Fig. 7 B is the high-level logic flowchart of processing according to an embodiment of the invention the exemplary method of original GPS reading;

Fig. 7 C is the exemplary figure user interface of describing according to an embodiment of the invention the particular course of passing through with the portable fitness monitoring device in detail;

Fig. 7 D is described in detail in implementation route adjustment afterwards and the exemplary image user interface of the route that the portable fitness monitoring device of Fig. 7 C passes through together according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 E is the exemplary image user interface of detailed description and the particular course that the portable fitness monitoring device passes through together of embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 7 F is according to embodiments of the invention, is described in detail in the exemplary image user interface of the route that the portable fitness monitoring device with Fig. 7 E after the implementation route adjustment passes through together;

Fig. 8 shows the relatively separately high-level logic flowchart of the exemplary method of information according to an embodiment of the invention automatically;

Fig. 9 is the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary according to an embodiment of the invention training table management structure;

Figure 10 A carries out preprocessing with the high-level logic flowchart of the exemplary method of the leg speed of definite correspondence according to embodiments of the invention to the sound track;

Figure 10 B is the high-level logic flowchart of constructing according to an embodiment of the invention the exemplary method of user's training table;

Figure 10 C is the high-level logic flowchart that represents according to an embodiment of the invention the location-based method of sound track when route is passed through;

Figure 10 D shows the exemplary user interface of embodiments of the invention, can input user's audio parameter by described user interface;

Figure 10 E is the high-level logic flowchart of the exemplary method of according to an embodiment of the invention dynamic training table management;

Figure 11 A is the high-level logic flowchart of challenge route exemplary method of the announcement user group of embodiments of the invention;

Figure 11 B is according to an embodiment of the invention to the high-level logic flowchart of the exemplary method of passing through beginning of challenge route;

Figure 11 C is the high-level logic flowchart that shows according to an embodiment of the invention the result's who passes through who challenges route exemplary method;

Figure 11 D be according to embodiments of the invention create, the passing through of the challenge route of beginning take time or distance as the basis, and its result is shown;

Figure 12 A is the high-level block diagram that the system architecture of nutrition guide is provided for the sportsman according to embodiments of the invention;

Figure 12 B is the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method according to an embodiment of the invention, by described method portable fitness monitoring device the nutrition guide service is inquired; With

Figure 12 C is the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method according to an embodiment of the invention, by described method, and a kind of inquiry of service unit response nutrition guide.

Embodiment

Be described in detail with reference to embodiment contrast accompanying drawing below the present invention." embodiment ", " embodiment ", " example embodiment " refers to described embodiment can comprise specific feature, structure or characteristic, but each embodiment must not comprise described special feature, structure or characteristic.In addition, such term must not refer to identical embodiment.In addition, when specific feature, when structure or characteristic are described with reference to embodiment, think in those skilled in the art's ken, will change such feature according to other embodiment, structure or characteristic, and no matter whether be described in detail.

With reference to accompanying drawing, particularly with reference to Fig. 1, the example embodiment of environment has been described, method of the present invention in described environment, system and program product can advantageously be implemented.Figure 1 illustrates especially environment 10, location aware portable fitness monitoring device 12 passive movement person 14 when the sportsman is occupied in body building uses in this environment 10, and body building is including, but not limited to running walking, bicycle, jog rock-climbing, skating, swimming, exercising with oxygen is carried out in water skiing, weight lifting or participate in different individuals or team sport.

Term " sportsman " refers at present in this use, before or the people who is engaged in a kind of monitored body building in the future.Term " user " here used more widely, (for example comprise sportsman 14 or another third party, the track athlete, the coach, the trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend), wherein either party can be before the sportsman have finished monitored body building and/or afterwards with system of the present invention real-time interactive.

As shown in Figure 1, environment 10 comprises earth track Navsat 20 group of stars.In one embodiment of the invention, this Navsat can be GPS (GPS) satellite 20.Such as is known to persons skilled in the art, gps satellite 20 transmits gps signal 22 continuously, and this gps signal has allowed to equip the device of GPS, for example portable fitness monitoring device 12 is determined their position continuously, speed, location and height are as long as the gps satellite 20 of sufficient amount can be obtained.In another embodiment of the present invention, other whole world or regional satellite navigation system can be used except GPS, European Union's Galileo system for example, the Russian GLONASS system, China's dipper system (China ' s compass system), perhaps any known or improved satellite navigation system in the future.

In one embodiment, environment 10 also comprises radio wide area network (WAN) communication system, and this system comprises a plurality of geographic distribution communications tower 30 and base station system (BSS) 32 (only one be in simplify and be illustrated).Communications tower 30 can comprise one or more antenna 34 that one or more supports long scope two-way radio-frequency communication wireless device, and for example the portable fitness monitoring device 12.Described radio-frequency communication can use radiofrequency signal 36 between antenna 34 and portable fitness monitoring device 12, it meets any wireless protocols known or that develop in the future, CDMA for example, GSM, EDGE, 3G, IEEE, 802.x (for example IEEE802.16 (WiMAX)) etc.The information that aloft is sent on the portable fitness monitoring device 12 by BSS32 and cellular based communication tower 30 can further be sent to or be received one or more adjunct circuit conversion or packet switch communication network, comprises for example the Internet 40.

As well known by persons skilled in the art, the Internet 40 is to have used the set of Internet Protocol (IP) with global server, router, conversion and the conveyer line of interchange data.In for example, the Internet can make at server computer system 42 and subscriber's computer system 44, for example portable fitness monitoring device 12 or any other are portable or the fixed client computer system between swap data.For example, as further described below, the Internet 40 can be used for exchanging from the route information that is stored in the route data storehouse in the data-carrier store 50 with portable fitness monitoring device 12, and described data-carrier store 50 links to each other with server computer system 42.Similarly, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can be sent to server computer system 42 so that via the Internet 40 with route and performance information, and BSS32 and communications tower 30 are stored in the training log database 54.In addition, use a kind of remote client computer system 44, the user, for example the sportsman 14, the track athlete, the coach, the trainer, time organizer, spectators, friend, perhaps other users can be by server computer system 42 and the Internet 40 the accesses real-time or historical performance information about sportsman 14 training.

Term " long-range subscriber's computer system " is used to refer to a kind of fixed client computer system in long-range setting here, desktop computer for example, perhaps in the mobile client computer system of long-range setting, notebook computer for example, mobile phone, individual digital is assisted (PDA) or is exclusively used in the portable fitness monitoring device.

In addition, these portable personal body-building monitoring device 12 to each other communications of sportsman 14 and one or more other track athletes.This communication is passable, is roughly carrying out under in real time before this athletic body-building is finished or afterwards.Described communication for example can be carried out via above-mentioned WAN and the Internet 40.

With reference to Fig. 2 A, show the high-level block diagram of the exemplary apparatus of portable fitness monitoring device 12 of the present invention.As shown in the figure, portable fitness monitoring device 12 comprises CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 60, this CPU (central processing unit) is according to the work of client software 154 control portable fitness monitoring devices 12, and this client software 154 is further described with reference to accompanying drawing 2B below.As shown in the figure, CPU60 is connected on the multiple different device in this portable fitness monitoring device 12 directly or indirectly.For example portable fitness monitoring device 12 comprises for the storage client software and about the memory device 62 of multiple route, performance and the environmental information of sportsman 14 training activity.The storer that described memory device 62 provides can further be improved by removable storage medium, and this removable storage medium is inserted in the special acoustic memory 66 of this removable storage notch 64 and/or stored sound data.This voice data can comprise the sound track of encode sound track, Synth Voice track, passive movement person, track athlete, coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators, friend, another user's record of MP3 format for example, during body-building via the sportsman's 14 of inside or external microphone 68 records sound annotations and other voice datas.

Except microphone 68, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can comprise a plurality of other I/O (I/O) device.For example, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can comprise that one or more manually can handle load button 80, this manually can be handled load button 80 and allow sportsman's 14 beginnings or stop to record gps data, pass through sportsman 14 route and/or input portable fitness monitoring device expectation arrange at 12 o'clock, route is carried out note.Portable fitness monitoring device 12 can also comprise loudspeaker 82 and display 84, by them, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can represent the real-time performance information (distance of process for example, elapsed time, leg speed, remaining distance, heart rate etc.), each direction of turning, real-time remote training suggestion, the content of excitation, the information of point of interest, the information of challenge contest issue (following further discussion), map and other sound and/or video format.

In one embodiment, portable fitness monitoring device 12 is equipped with power supply 90, other devices of this power supply 90 supply CPU60 and portable fitness monitoring device 12.Power supply 90 comprises battery and can further have corresponding power port 92, can charge from AC power supplies by these power port 92 batteries.Replacedly, the battery in power supply 90 can charge by using the radio induction charging device, just as already known.

In one embodiment, portable fitness monitoring device 12 further comprises gps receiver 100 and corresponding gps antenna 102, and described gps receiver and corresponding gps antenna receive the gps signal 22 from gps satellite 20.Transmit the route point of real-time tracing to CPU60 but gps receiver 100 is processed gps signals 22, but the route point of this real-time tracing comprises time, dimension and longitude at least.If at least 4 gps satellites 20 are obtained, but the route point that then flows to the real-time tracing of CPU60 by gps receiver 100 preferably further comprises height.As below will discussing, the client software 154 that is moved at CPU60 by time and the positional information of gps receiver 100 supplies uses, in order to set up the route record that sportsman 14 passes through and determine that performance information (for example, the distance of process, elapsed time, leg speed, remaining distance, hearts rate etc.), this performance information is to pass through about athletic route.

Portable monitoring device 12 can by WAN R-T unit 104 and its corresponding antenna 106 be supported and the wireless WAN communication of two-way of communications tower 30.As well known by persons skilled in the art, WAN transceiver 104 comprises the receiver of received RF signal 36 and the transmitter of emitting radio frequency signal 36.As discussed in more detail below, radiofrequency signal 36 can comprise the route information that is sent to portable fitness monitoring device 12, route and the performance information that transmits from portable fitness monitoring device 12, the setting that is used for portable fitness monitoring device 12 and route or two-way line voice communication (for example, sportsman 14 and track athlete, train at a distance, the trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend, the sound conversion between any people that may use or not use remote client computer 44).Can be alternately via selectable data port 108 exchanges by the data that WAN transceiver 104 transmits and receives, described selectable data port 108 can be used in-plant wired or wireless telecommunications (for example RS232 or infrared).

For the communication of other electron devices in being supported in closely, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can further be equipped the radio interface 110 of one or more local and relevant antenna 112.For example, the radio interface of local can comprise the interface for 802.11x, bluetooth, 900mHz communication or other.By using this technology, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can with the heart rate monitor 120 of during body-building, wearing from the sportsman, earphone 122, the data communication of footwear 124 and wrist-watch 126 or detect these data.Like this, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can be collected the information such as his/her heart rate and body temperature about sportsman 14, if these athletic footwear 124 are equipped with the RFID label, then footwear 124 are worn during body building.Similarly, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can represent information, the motion component of performance, direction and training, information and the challenge contest advertisement (below will discuss) of point of interest to the sportsman via wrist-watch 126 and/or earphone 122.

Certainly, in another kind of environment, portable monitoring device 12 can detect specific device or the with it communication of using wired or radio interface.For example, microphone 68 can alternatively be attached in the wireless headset 122, and heart rate monitor 120 replacedly is connected on the CPU60 via wired interface.Therefore, those skilled in the art will select according to the block scheme among Fig. 2 A can be via any amount of inside or external device (ED) and sensor wired or that radio interface is connected with CPU60, for example temperature and barometric pressure sensor 130.By this way, the client software that moves at CPU60 can with the time that is provided by gps receiver 100 and positional information, relevant about the various interested data of sportsman 14, his/her environment and the route that passed through.Described data can be by portable fitness monitoring device 12, and for example local storage in memory device 62 perhaps aloft transmits by WAN transceiver 104, may be in real time.

Preferably portable fitness monitoring device 12 can or can be implemented on the conventional mancarried device platform in addition as the device of special target, mobile phone for example, MP3 player, digital camera, PDA etc.

Below with reference to Fig. 2 B, show the stratiform sketch of software configuration of the portable fitness monitoring device 12 of exemplary one embodiment of the present of invention.As shown, the software configuration of this portable fitness monitoring device 12 comprises operating system (OS) 150 in extreme lower position, this operating system provides the set of services such as thread scheduling, storage administration, interruption, and described set can be by more high-level software is accessed.Moving in operating system 150 is runtime environment 152, for example JAVA or BREW runtime environment.At last, the software configuration of portable fitness monitoring device 12 is included in the portable body-building device client 154 of operation on this runtime environment 152.Portable fitness device client 154 can aloft be downloaded on this portable fitness monitoring device 12 via wireless WAN and WAN transceiver 104.

What go out as illustrated is such, and portable fitness device client 154 comprises a plurality of individual modules, and each module is carried out a kind of function of portable fitness monitoring device 12.One skilled in the art will know that shown module is exemplary rather than exhaustive, portable fitness device client 154 can comprise additional or other module in order to support or the function of expansion portable fitness monitoring device 12.

Shown in Fig. 2 B, in one embodiment, the module among this portable fitness device client 154 preferably can comprise a plurality of read module 160-166.GPS reader 160 is from the route point of GPS receiver 100 reception real-time follow-ups, and this route point comprises at least time, latitude and longitude information and depends on the use of gps satellite 20 (receiving gps signals 22 from this gps satellite 20) and height and the error message of quantity.The real-time follow-up route point that utilization receives from gps receiver 100, GPS reader 160 calculates sportsman 14 performance and route information.For example, GPS reader 160 can be determined the distance of start and stop time (in this start and stop time, route is begun and finishes), elapsed time, process, remaining distance, Level Change, average height, present leg speed, average leg speed, orientation etc. on this route.

Remainder among the reader 160-166 for example heart rate reader 162 can obtain to input data and will input data to be associated with the corresponding real-time follow-up route point that is obtained by GPS reader 160 with note reader 164 similarly.Reader 162-166 can also carry out additional calculating with the feature of the line characteristics of instantaneous, difference or the accumulation of determining this route, sportsman's 14 performance or the feature of his/her environment.Therefore, for example, heart rate reader 162 can obtain the instantaneous heart rate reading from heart rate monitor 120, this heart rate readings is associated with the real-time follow-up route point that is obtained by GPS reader 160, and calculates average heart rate.Similarly, note reader 164 can be stored route note and obtain the real-time follow-up route points by GPS reader 160, and this note is that passive movement person 14 is via input key 80 or microphone 18 inputs.

Then the data that reader 160-166 collects and calculates are resolved and are formatted as a kind of tentation data form by formatting mechanism 170, and this tentation data form is associated described performance and route data with real-time follow-up and geographic position.Data layout gasifying device 170 employed format are that execution is dependent, but preferably compression in order to keep ability and the communication linkage bandwidth between portable fitness monitoring device 12 and wireless WAN of this internal storage device 62.By data compressor 172 being applied to the data of this format that is produced by this data formatter 170, storage capacity and wireless telecommunications bandwidth can further be held.

Reader 160-166 obtain and the data calculated by 170 formats of data layout gasifying device and after selectively by data compressor 172 compressions, described data can be stored in the internal storage device 62 (perhaps acoustic memory 66 or be contained in removable storer in the detachable storage notch 64) or aloft transmit via WAN transceiver 104.Upload manager 174 and route and track record device 176 and determined whether to upload and/or store local ground based on the data of one or more standard, for example whether WAN transceiver 104 can obtain and being connected of this wireless WAN, the obtainable storage of in memory device 62 this, long-range user (track athlete for example, the coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend) the whether indication of real time tracking motion person 14 training, and/or other standards.If according to these and/or other standards, upload manager 174 and determined to upload formatted and data compression, utilize radiofrequency signal 36, upload manager 174 is exported described data via WAN transceiver 104 and antenna 104 to client's calculator system 44 and/or server computer system 42.In one embodiment, the data that are sent to subscriber's computer system 44 show with figure in display device that generally the data that are sent to server computer system 42 generally are stored in the training log database 54.

As mentioned above, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can be from wireless WAN receive data additionally aloft.In a preferred embodiment, the data that aloft receive can comprise the route informations of serviced device computer system 42 52 transmission from the route data storehouse, the setting of the portable fitness monitoring device that serviced computer system 42 or subscriber's computer system 44 transmit, training suggestion from server computer system 42 or subscriber's computer system 44 transmission, the motivational content that serviced device computer system 42 or subscriber's computer system 44 transmit, the interest point information that serviced device computer system 42 transmits, perhaps the challenge contest bulletin (following further discussion) of serviced device computer system 42 transmission.Can be received by route storage manager 182 by the route information such as the identification of XML frame head, process and storage.This route information can for example be the direction that at every turn turns to, and this direction-locking that at every turn turns to is in the specific geographic area of being determined by longitude and the latitude scope of two dimension.By route information is stored with this form, when GPS reader 160 obtains to drop into the route point of the real-time follow-up in the specific geographical area of being determined by the longitude of two dimension and latitude scope, sound represents module 192 can present the sound indication via loudspeaker 82 and/or earphone 122 to sportsman 14, thereby how indication sportsman 14 passes through the route of expectation.

In one embodiment, can at first be received by data decompressor 180 by the data that arrange such as the identification of XML frame head, process and output, then be set up manager 184 processing.For example, manager 184 is set can uses and data are set being updated in the memory location in the internal storage device 62, this internal storage device 62 is responsible for the particular aspects of the work of portable fitness monitoring devices 12.In addition, according to the setting that receives, arrange that manager 184 can be notified upload manager 174 or route and track record device 176 so that initially the uploading or storing of route and performance information.

Processed by training input manager 186 subsequently by the training suggestion that data decompressor 180 receives, processes and exports.These training suggestions can be taked the form of voice data or the form of predetermined data command, this voice data is trained by the mankind or the trainer exchanges, this mankind coach or trainer use the networking telephone (VoIP) that for example is connected with portable fitness monitoring device 12, and this predetermined data command has represented acoustic information.In the situation in front, training input 186 directly outputs to sound with voice data and represents module 192, directly voice data is presented to sportsman 14 thereby this sound represents module 192 via earphone 122 and/or loudspeaker 82.Yet, if the training suggestion takes to represent the data command form of acoustic information, then train input manager 186 corresponding data orders to be positioned at the sound track in the acoustic memory 66 or in the internal storage device 62, and give sound with this sound track and represent module 192 in order to present to subsequently sportsman 14.By this way, long-range mankind coach or trainer's (it can use subscriber's computer system 44) or automatically the training plan service can be directly provide the training suggestion to sportsman 14 with real-time mode roughly.And, if portable fitness monitoring device 12 is equipped with microphone 68, sportsman 14 can be similarly with long-range coach or trainer (for example via VoIP) but explain reader 164, data layout gasifying device 170 by carrying out, 174 sense of hearings exchange data compressor 172 with upload manager.As following will further describing, track athlete, incident management person, spectators or friend equally can with this sportsman 14 with roughly in real time, audible means or data command exchanges and provide encouragement to this this sportsman 14.

Sound represents module 192 and also preferably is equipped with, if to turn in order to have missed one, then present with audio format, thus each steering direction that the direction of each turning of correction of movement person 14 stroke turns back to route and the route that the most directly turns back to starting point is provided.The best serviced device computer system 42 of this direction that at every turn turns to is calculated according to the real-time position information that aloft receives from portable fitness monitoring device 12, again utilize communication aloft via wireless WAN, then this real-time position information is transmitted to portable fitness monitoring device 12.Sound represents module 192 and can also be used to decoding and show sound amusement track, for example is stored in the mp3 file in the acoustic memory 66.

As further describing ground among Fig. 2 B, portable fitness device client 154 comprises video presentation module 190, and these video presentation module 190 management routes, performance and environmental information are via display the presenting to sportsman 14 of optional display 84 and/or wrist-watch 126.

At last, for example used radio interface 110, WAN transceiver 104 or the data port 108 of local, portable fitness device client 154 route display manager 194 support route routes sharing between a plurality of portable fitness monitoring devices 12.By this way, sportsman 14 can directly share selection with other sportsmen route (for example, as use load button 80 identifies), described other sportsmen have compatible portable fitness monitoring device 12, and described other sportsmen for example are the rival sportsmen who is competing in contest with described sportsman 14.

With reference to Fig. 3, the layer-stepping sketch of exemplary software of the server computer system 42 of a kind of Fig. 1 has been described, this software configuration provides automatic based on network Route Generation, route daily record according to the present invention, route is visual and other services.Described service can be provided for a plurality of sportsmen 14 or other users who forms group, and this service can be limited to and has been sent out login ID and password so that the user of access server 42, and can further in return be provided with subscription charge.User group can comprise for example sportsman and their coach, trainer, incident management person, spectators or this athletic friend.

As shown in the figure, the software configuration of this server computer system 42 comprises operating system (OS) 210 at the lowermost layer place, and this operating system one of preferably can the commercial operating system that obtains, Windows for example, UNIX, LINUX, AIX etc.OS210 has related application programming interface (API) 212, the service that can access this OS210 by this application programming interface intermediate member and application program.

Move a kind of HTTP (HTTP) server 214 at the top of OS210, as known in the art, this server 214 in the Internet 40 by using the HTTP swap data.Especially, http server 214 is by the data communication of HTTP support with portable fitness monitoring device 12 and one or more remote client computer 44.Can be replaced the socket bed interface moved at IP, ground or additionally utilize or other lower-layer protocols and carry out and the communicating by letter of server computer system 42.

Except http server 214, the application software of server computer system 42 comprises the disparate modules of a plurality of support customer functions, and this customer's function is to be provided by portable fitness device client 154.In described embodiment, these modules comprise Route Generation and announce module 220, data recorder module 226 and display module 230.Those skilled in the art will again appreciate module replacement or additional and can be applied in the server computer system 42 in order to provide or expand described or additional function.

Route Generation and announce module 220 and can generate the route that sportsman 14 passes through during the body-building, described route is stored in the route data storehouse 52 (Fig. 1) so that access subsequently, and/or described route is downloaded on the portable fitness monitoring device 12.In one embodiment, Route Generation and publication module 220 can comprise route guide 222, as following with reference to as described in Fig. 4 A-4F, the method for the generation route of this route guide 222 guiding users by step by step, this route has parameter and the attribute of expectation.As shown in Figure 3, Route Generation and announcement module 220 are preferably accessed map data base 224 local or long-range, these map data base 224 storages are with latitude and longitude information are relevant at least, and the preferably also street relevant with elevation information and/or routing information (general designation, " route information ").Therefore, if given at least one end point (for example starting point), Route Generation and announcement module 220 can make up one or more route, and described route has length, height profile and other parameters and the attribute of expectation.The route that Route Generation and announcement module 220 generate is stored for accessing in the route data storehouse subsequently.

In case particular course passive movement person 14 specifies plan as following, Route Generation and announce module 220 and convert route to successively instruction sequences and via http server 214 and wireless WAN this route is announced to portable fitness monitoring device 12 then.Because Route Generation and announce module 220 and can obtain along the expectation route directly from the elevation information of map data base 224, Route Generation and announcement module 220 also can advantageously be supported the elevation information of this route relevant with route.By this way, the elevation information that is provided by this Route Generation and announcement module 220 can help or replace this elevation information that is provided by gps receiver 100.Therefore, if it is obtained to be less than 4 gps satellites 20, if perhaps gps receiver is not designed for the processing elevation information, then portable fitness monitoring device 12 can also be determined the representation of data of the route that passes through about sportsman 14 and rely on the route of height.

Route and performance information that data recorder module 226 receives from portable fitness monitoring device 12 via wired interface 110 of wireless WAN and/or local and/or data port 108, and come in training log database 54, to set up visual training daily record for sportsman 14 with such data.As mentioned above, operation according to the route in portable fitness device client 154 and track record device 176 and upload manager 174, data recorder module 226 roughly in real time (that is, during passing through described route) is set up the daily record of the passing through input of describing particular course.Data recorder module 226 is also preferably supported a kind of interface, the route by this interface data Recorder Modules 226 records can be to the route data storehouse 52 outputs in order in sportsman 14 training daily record, check subsequently, select and dispatch.

The software configuration of the demonstration of server computer system 42 may further include visual module 230.Visual module 230 is supported one or more interface, and by this interface, the user of remote client computer system 44 can check and/or explain by data recorder module 226 and be recorded in the data of training in the log database 54.In described embodiment, visual module 230 comprises training log interface 232, this trains log interface 232, as described below such, allow sportsman 14 or other users to check and/or explain a kind of daily record input, the route that passes through after passing through finishing route has been described in this daily record input during body building.In a preferred embodiment, visual module 230 also comprises real-time interface 234, by this real-time interface 234, used the user of remote client computer system 44, for example the sportsman 14, the track athlete, the coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend can check the data of charging to substantially in real time in one or more telemechanical persons' training log database 54.Therefore, for example, the spectators of access the Internet 40 can check the real-time rank of a plurality of rivals in body-building (for example marathon, cycle racing or other competitive activities).Similarly, via the progress that long-range coach or trainer can check one or more sportsman 14 who is engaged in one or more training activity in real time that is positioned at of client computer 44 access the Internet.

Selecteed daily record input between the account of the different user that the background end that visual module 230 also preferably includes support output to be provided by server computer system 42 is served.For example, visual module 230 preferably allows the user will represent that the daily record of the passing through input of route transmits via email.In addition, visual module 230 can allow the user to set up " close friend " account, and this close friend's account can be accessed, even is explained by guest user (rival for example, sportsman, coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend).By this way,, the service that serviced device computer system 42 provides requires subscription charge if being provided, then the marketing of this service strengthens by non-subscriber or subscriber's ability, and described non-subscriber or subscriber are with subscribing to cheaply the daily record input of checking that other people set up.

Below with reference to Fig. 4 A-4F, show graphical user interface (GUI) series of windows, its pass course guide is presented to the user of subscriber's computer system 44 by http server 214.As mentioned above, route guide 222 provides figure and interface intuitively, and long-range user can set up automatically by described interface, the route that search and/or scheduling will be passed through during body-building.

In order to access route guide 222, used the user of remote client computer system 44 at first to sign in to server computer system 42 via the Internet 40 and http server.As is known to the person skilled in the art, this login process generally comprises by long-range user and inputs login ID and password or other identifying informations in server computer system 42, and then this server computer system 42 differentiates user's identity with reference to customer data base or other.

Abide by initial evaluator, the example embodiment of route guide 222 is at first presented to user's graphical user interface (GUI) window 250.In GUI window 250, the user is prompted to select three kinds of options 252, one of 254 and 256, described three kinds of options respectively with radio button 258a-258c in corresponding one link to each other.Therefore, the user is allowed to set up new route (option 252), searches the route (option 254) that exists in route data storehouse 52, and accesses one or more route (option 256) in pre-packing training plan.The user had selected the radio button 258a-c option of having selected the 252-256 indicating by (utilizing cursor 262 or keyboard) after, the user selected next button 260 in order to carry out next step.

If the user has selected the indication user to expect the option 256 of selected pre-packing training plan, then route guide 222 can present one or more additional window with backward user, and the training plan that satisfies user's needs and expectation in described additional window is designed.Then route guide 222 fills out the timetable that creates body-building for sportsman 14 training daily record automatically, and it meets other parameters of distance, time, goal activities (for example marathon) and/or this training plan.Afterwards, the user can be allowed in route data storehouse 52 to set up or to search route, as described below reference Fig. 4 B-4F, thereby has satisfied the requirement of the body building of the timetable that is incorporated into.

If the user selects the option 252 of GUI window 250 in order to set up new route, then route guide 222 then presents GUI window 270 to the user, shown in Fig. 4 B.Just as shown in Figure 4B, window 270 comprises a plurality of GUI assemblies, be used for pointing out the parameter of inputting variation route to be set up to the user, and the expectation attribute of selectable route.

Especially, by input street address or ZIP number or by being chosen in the route of the starting point with expectation in the route data storehouse 52, the user at first is prompted the starting point (this starting point also is terminal point in this embodiment) of design route in part 272.Then, the user is prompted to input the whole length, particularly distance or time of the expectation of route in part 274.If the time is used to specify the length of this route, then average leg speed expectation or historical preferably be transfused in case route spacing from being calculated.Except the route parameter of collecting in

part

272 and 274, GUI window 270 also can be pointed out the route attribute of user's input selection.In the illustrated embodiment, the route attribute of selecting comprises that route can be from the ultimate range of starting point extension, the Desired Height profile of this circuit, the expectation appearance of this route, the expectation security feature of route, the expectation flow of route, and whether this route can be the route that prestores that is stored in the route data storehouse.

In case the user has inputted the route attribute of all necessary parameter and any selection in GUI window 270, the user is by using cursor 262 to select next button 280.In order to respond, Route Generation and announce module 220 and set up one or more route, described one or route as far as possible closely meet route parameter and the route attribute by 270 inputs of GUI window.Such route that pass course guide 222 provides is described with reference to Fig. 4 E below.

Below with reference to Fig. 4 C, show the example embodiment of GUI window 300, the option 254 that described GUI window 300 responses are selected in the GUI of Fig. 4 A window 250 is presented to the user of subscriber's computer system 44 by route guide 222.That is, response indication user expects to search for user's input of the route that prestores in route data storehouse 52, and route guide 222 prompting users are by GUI window 300 input parameters and the interested attribute of user.

In described embodiment, GUI window 300 comprises two forms, can specify parameter for described route by described form user.Especially, in part 302, the user is allowed through the location of ZIP code or city name fixed route.Selectively, as button 304 was represented, the user can specify the geographic position for the treatment of described one or more route of locating by the searching map interface.For example, if the user utilizes cursor 262 to select button 304, then route guide 222 can present the window 320 of Fig. 4 D, and is as described below.

Still with reference to accompanying drawing 4C, in the part 306 of GUI window 300, the user is allowed to the route attribute of route guide 222 input expectations, and this route will be positioned by search pattern database 52.For example, in the embodiment shown, described route attribute comprises the distance range of route, height profile, route appearance, route security situation, route flow, and near the pleasant environment this route.After the user has successfully inputted the route attribute of route allocation and any expectation, thereby the user can utilize cursor 262 to select next button 308 pass courses to generate and announce block search route data storehouse 52 in order to locate one or more route, if any, it is characterized by the route allocation of expectation and the route attribute of any expectation.Suppose Route Generation and announce module 220 to be positioned at one or more interested route in the database 52 that then route guide 222 is by for example Fig. 4 F is described at the interface and as described below interface and present route to the user.

With reference to Fig. 4 D, show exemplary GUI window 320, route guide 222 presents the navigation geographic map that establishment has the graph position indication in GUI window 320, and for this navigation geographic map, the route of preexist is stored in route data storehouse 52.In the embodiment that describes, GUI window 320 comprises the diagrammatic representation 322 of geographic area, for example politics, culture or zone boundary.In diagrammatic representation 322, route guide 22 presents a plurality of mark 324a-h, and described a plurality of mark 324a-h have identified the geographic position of one or more route that is pre-existing in, and for this geographic position, database 52 has been stored route data.

The response user uses cursor 262 to skim at one of mark 324, and route guide 222 has shown the itinerary map 332-336 of the route in the graph position in independently window or frame 330, and described itinerary map 332-336 is corresponding to selected mark 324.Diagrammatic representation 332-336 can advantageously be presented, imbrication street or topographic map in window 330.If the user represents that by the route of visual inspection mark 324 and/or demonstration in window 330 332-336 visually identifies one or more interested route in specific geographic position, then the user can select that geographic position by clicking relevant mark 324.In this manner, the function that GUI window 320 is relevant with it provides a kind of graph direct mode of checking and selecting interested route allocation for the user.

With reference to Fig. 4 E, show exemplary GUI window 350, it is provided by route guide 22, in order to allow the user to select from the route that one or more is pre-existing in, the described route that one or more is pre-existing in is arranged in the input that route data storehouse 52 or response collected by route guide 222 at GUI window 270 and pass course generates and announce module 220 and set up.As shown in the figure, in described embodiment, the route of the recommendation that can be selected by the user is presented to the user in the mode of route brief introduction 352a-c.The route brief introduction 352 of even now can be taked any amount of form, and in a preferred embodiment, each route brief introduction 352 comprises that at least one route thumbnail 354 and route spacing are from 356.Described route brief introduction 352 can also comprise height profile 358 (in described embodiment this height profile 358 illustrate with graphics mode), route grading 360 and one or more sound or literal brief introduction or with it link 362.

The user has a plurality of different navigation options from GUI window 350.At first, by knocking route thumbnail 354, present graphic assembly to the user afterwards, can select or check details about selected route by this graphic assembly user, described as reference Fig. 4 F.Selectively, the user can utilize cursor 262 to select next button 370 in order to check the route parameter that satisfies the user and/or one or more additional route brief introduction 352 of the additional route of route attribute.In addition, select return push-buttons 372 by utilizing cursor 262, present in the above-mentioned GUI window one or more in order to allow the user to change described route allocation or other route parameter or attribute to the user.

With reference to Fig. 4 F, show a GUI window 380, this GUI window 380 is provided by route guide 222 in order to provide the checking in detail and the interface of the route recommended, can upload the schedule that described route is passed through in route data and establishment to portable fitness monitoring device 12 by this interface user.In shown embodiment, window 380 comprises detailed itinerary map 382, and this detailed itinerary map 382 has been indicated the geographic paths of route.Itinerary map 382 comprises terminal point 384a, 384b and route path 386.Itinerary map 382 can selectively further comprise one or more note 388, and this note 388 is relevant with route, and this note 388 can be stored in the route data storehouse 52 or can access from map data base 224.For example, route sketch 382 comprises note 388 in Fig. 4 F, and this note 388 has been indicated the geographic position of drinking water source.

By utilizing cursor 262 to click route paths 386, the user calls display mark 390a by route guidance 222, and then described mark 390a can utilize cursor 262 optionally to slide into the position of expectation along route path 386.Thereby route guide 222 preferably shows the mark positional information 392 signifying sign geographic position 390 relevant with the mark 390a distance between mark 390a and terminal point 384a of route path 386 (for example along).In addition, route guide 322 preferably shows the corresponding second mark 390b relevant with height profile 384.By this way, control mark 390b or 390a by utilizing cursor 262, the user can see specific altitude feature or explain 388 position.

Shown in Fig. 4 F, window 380 also comprises route grading, and this route grading is included between 1 and 4 stars in this case, and the indication of a plurality of commentaries.In addition, window 380 can optionally comprise a plurality of comments of being write, and for example is presented in the text box 402.The user can be by selecting the comment of next this route of link 404 guiding.

The GUI window 380 of Fig. 4 F comprises at last that the user can call and uploads route information to the interface of portable fitness monitoring device 12, and this route information is relevant just in current shown route.In described embodiment, be route establishment schedule by utilizing calendar interface 406, the user can call route information uploading to portable fitness device 12.For example, in order to upload the route information of the relevant route that illustrates to portable fitness monitoring device 12, the user can select present or following date of expecting by utilizing cursor to click date in the calendar interface 406.Respond this input, Route Generation and announce module 220 route is input in the training athlete daily record in training log database 54 activity as future, and can upload route information to portable fitness monitoring device 12 via the Internet 40 and wireless WAN.Importantly, in order to remain on the data storage capacities of portable fitness monitoring device 12, described by Route Generation with announce uploading that module 220 carries out and preferably be delayed until the selectable time interval on the date of this plan.By this way, route information is offered portable fitness monitoring device 12 by strategic point automatically and as required.

With reference to Fig. 5 A-C, show a series of GUI windows, its training log interface 232 by the visual module 230 of server computer system 42 presents, thereby allow the user to check, explain and share training daily record input, described training daily record input is to utilize from portable fitness monitoring device 12 to set up by the data that aloft receive.In order to access training log interface 232, the user at subscriber's computer system 44 places of length of run at first via the Internet 40 and http server 214 logon server computer systems 42.As well known by persons skilled in the art, login process generally comprises login ID and password or other real informations and is input to server computer system 42 by long-range user, and then these server computer system 42 person's of consulting and using databases or other confirm user's identity.

Abide by initial validation process, the training log interface 232 of visual module 230 presents GUI window 420 via http server 214 and the Internet 40 to long-range user.As described in Figure, GUI window 420 comprises calendar interface 424, can utilize cursor to select past, present or following interested calendar month by this calendar interface 424 users.Relevant list box 422 has represented the selected date of calendar in month in this selection, and the described selected date has the daily record input that is used for specific login ID in training log database 54.Therefore, by utilizing cursor 262 to guide, the user can select, thereby checks daily record input, and this daily record input has provided in detail before passes through or just at the route in calculated future of past that passive movement person 14 passes through or real-time route or sportsman 14.

Suppose that the user inputs from the daily record that list box 442 is chosen in the past the training log database 54, again utilized HTTP service 214, then train interface 232 to show the GUI window 440 of Fig. 5 B.As shown in the figure, the daily record input that provides of the training log interface 232 in GUI window 440 provides detailed following information about the route that passed through before the sportsman 14: individual's comment of sportsman 14 performance, environmental characteristic or condition (for example point of interest) and sportsman 14 or other users and explaining.In one embodiment, the comment and/or the record content that send by track athlete, coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend also can be illustrated in this daily record input.Especially, comprise itinerary map 442 in the input of this training daily record shown in the GUI window 440, it has terminal point 444a-b and the route path 446 of the geographic paths that described route passes through is shown.As mentioned above, itinerary map 442 can advantageously be expressed as from path that map data base 224 obtains or the coverage diagram in street.

The general performance of sportsman 14 in passing through the route of being described by itinerary map preferably briefly introduced with the form of performance brief introduction part 476.As pointed out, performance brief introduction part 476 can comprise route spacing from, the T.T. of process, average leg speed, sportsman 14 average heart rate, and other routes and performance information.Weather condition when the sportsman passes through described route and geographic position can be optionally shown in the weather condition parts 478.For example, weather condition part 478 can assigned temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and quantity of precipitation.The weather condition information shown in the weather condition part 478 can be advantageously by visual module 230 from a plurality of public enterable any one the available weather data storehouse via the Internet and accessed.

The user can be interactive in many ways with route 442.For example, the user can any icon 460a-f of 446 towings explains itinerary map to selected position along the route path by utilizing cursor 262.For example, in shown embodiment, user's in-hauling has represented the note 454 of drinking water source to itinerary map 442.Multiple other the mark of point of interest be introduced in the map, for example indicates mark, the parking lot of facility position, lavatory, the zone that food is provided, first-aid station, information kiosk, movable register office or other.The user can pull in addition and wail process block icon 462 to itinerary map 442 so that input text note.

In addition, response utilizes cursor 262 to click route path 446, training log interface 232 is 446 demonstrations along the route path, one or more mark 450a in the geographic position relevant with one or more of route or performance information (for example distance) preferably, 452a, described geographic position is by mark 450a, and 452a identifies.By such adding mark 450a, 452a, user can the figure ground and are be sure of intuitively along route path 446 geographic position and performance and routing information at the interest characteristics of selected position.Training log interface 232 can in addition or additionally, the response user be so that the correspondence position that cursor 262 is twisted on the thread path 446 of passing by on one's way provides path and performance information for selected geographic position.

Relevant with route path 442, training log interface 232 has preferably represented other performance information, route information and/or environmental information with graphical format.For example, in described embodiment, training log interface 232 has shown altitude curve 472a, heart rate curve 472b and the leg speed curve 472c relevant with itinerary map 442.When the user with mark 450a, 452a adds to route path 446, training log interface 232 automatically shows corresponding mark 450b-d and 452b-d along graph curve 472a-c in the corresponding position.As mentioned above, all marks 450 and all marks 452 have been moved all marks 452 so that the motion of all marks 450 and any one mark 452 has been moved in the motion of any one mark 450 synchronously.Like this, the user can figure ground and is defined as intuitively a kind of interval, and performance on described interval, route and/or environmental information can be checked.For example, in described environment, interval information is described in compartment 474, and this compartment 474 is notified the user spacing distance, passive movement person cost pass through the route interlude, at the average leg speed on this route interval and the average heart rate on this route interval.

Certainly, the route of the particular type that shows in Fig. 5 B, performance and environmental information are not exhaustive, and can be acquired with route, performance and environmental information that relevant other types are passed through in the path.If additional route, performance or the environmental information relevant with described route are hunted down, and described information preferably in a similar fashion in compartment 474 and/or in whole performance part 476, is shown in distribution plan 472.For example, GUI window 440 can show the information of the footwear 24 of wearing about the sportsman during body-building, and for the use mileage of these specific footwear 24.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the user can be in addition or additionally check route, performance and environmental information about the route that passes through before in the imbrication view, in the imbrication view, described the diagrammatic representation of route, performance and/or environmental information along route path 446.For example in embodiment is shown, utilize cursor 262 to select imbrication the view buttons 480 in response to the user, training log interface 232 has shown that itinerary map 500 among Fig. 5 C is to replace the itinerary map 442 among Fig. 5 B.

As itinerary map 442, itinerary map 500 comprises terminal point 502a and 502b (defining starting point and the terminal point in route path 504).Yet different from itinerary map 442, the route path 504 of itinerary map 500 comprises a plurality of band 504a-c, and each band has represented corresponding route, performance and environmental parameter, and they are quantized at the route point place along described route record.Thereby the value of corresponding route, performance or environmental parameter preferably utilizes the variation of gray scale or colourity to be expressed this route, performance or environmental parameter by drawing in the instantaneous quantity along each some place of this route along route path 504.Therefore, at Fig. 5 C, depend in the value along the parameter at each some place in this path, be applied among the band 504a-504c each different shadow representation different colors, the different interval between described shade has represented with the demonstration along the color in described route path of the intensity of varying level.The value relevant with each colourity or each grey level generally with diagrammatic representation in subsidiary marginal data 506.Training log interface 232 is preferably also thought the mark 508 that the route path adds in response to the movement of cursor 262 or in response to the user, 510 (such as mentioned above) show instantaneous route and representation of data at any one the some place along this route path.For example, relevant with the demonstration of mark 508, training log interface 232 has shown the information of the distance, relative height, heart rate and the leg speed that pass through about the quilt relevant with 1.4 miles of distances that begins from route.

With reference to Fig. 5 B, except the support user explained

itinerary map

442 and 500, GUI window 440 preferably allowed the user to input additional information, described additional information-related environment and route conditions and individual idea.For example GUI window 440 comprises route conditions part 482 and text box 484, this route conditions part 482 allows the user to record along surface and transportation condition that described route observes, in text frame 484, the user can input about training movable avisandum.

At last, GUI window 440 preferably includes the GUI assembly, and this GUI assembly allows user's comment and/or the described route of grading.For example in an embodiment, GUI window 440 contains: the second text box 492 and grading part 494, and in this second text box 492, the user can edit the comment to this route; In this grading part 494, user's this route of can between 1-4 star, grading.After route had been commented on and/or graded, the user can select to announce button 496, and this announcement button 496 causes training log interface 232 storages this comment relevant with described route and estimates in route data storehouse 52.Like this, this comment and grading can be used for other user's pass course guides 222 and access like that as mentioned above.

Training log interface 232 preferably allows the user to check following route, and this following route has utilized interface shown in similar Fig. 5 B and has been arranged.Especially, in the list box 422 of Fig. 5 A, select the in the future daily record input on date in response to the user, the input of training log interface 232 show logs, this daily record input contains the itinerary map 442 just like the training activity in the future shown in Fig. 5 B.Certainly, described daily record input will not contain any performance information (for example, time, leg speed, heart rate etc.), because sportsman 14 does not also pass through described route.

Training log interface 232 also preferably allows the user to check the route that is being passed through in real-time mode by being similar to the interface shown in Fig. 5 B.In this case, training log interface 232 presents the daily record input, and this daily record input contains the mark 450a of itinerary map 442 and the current location in expression sportsman's 14 relative route path 446.In addition, training log interface 232 can have the summary part of the performance of having summed up sportsman's current location, weather condition part 478, compartment 474, and one or more graphical distribution Figure 47 2.Like this, used the track athlete of subscriber's computer system 44, the coach, the trainer, the person of active organization, spectators, perhaps friend can be roughly in real time pursuit movement person 14 performance information, route information and environmental information.

If used the user of subscriber's computer system 44, for example the sportsman 14, the track athlete, the coach, the trainer, the person of active organization, spectators, perhaps a plurality of athletic roughly real-time views that pass through common route are checked in friend expectation, and the user is preferably by the real-time interface 234 of http server 214 logins.Suppose that the user has suitable subscription and/or license, then the webpage that contains single itinerary map is set up from a plurality of athletic training daily records in the interface in real time, has provided a plurality of marks on the described webpage, and described a plurality of marks have represented respectively corresponding sportsman.This webpage can further have for each athletic independently performance and route information.Like this, the long-range user who is positioned at subscriber's computer system 44 places can roughly follow the tracks of a plurality of athletic performance information, route information and environmental informations of passing through identical or roughly the same route in real time.

Sportsman 14 can expect that the body-building target that track athlete, coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend or other long-range users make 14 couples of sportsmen satisfy sportsman 14 should have responsible sense, and make the sportsman during the fitness training stage or between keep enthusiasm.The embodiment of portable fitness monitoring device 12 of the present invention and system can help to realize these expectations.

In one embodiment of the invention, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can be issued motivational content the sportsman who has equipped portable fitness monitoring device 12.At first, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can wirelessly receive the data from long-range user, and sportsman 14 is participating in body building simultaneously.Then, based on the data from long-range user of wireless receiving, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can show motivational content to the sportsman, and the sportsman is participating in body building simultaneously.In one embodiment, carried out by processor (for example CPU60) from this long-range user's receive data and the step that presents motivational content, this processor is arranged in portable fitness monitoring device 12.In another embodiment, the data that receive from long-range user can be that long-range processor is carried out by relative this portable fitness monitoring device 12 with one or more step that presents motivational content.

In another embodiment of the present invention, this portable fitness monitoring device 12 can be notified long-range user: this sportsman is participating in body-building.In this embodiment, can be responded the notice of this long-range use there and be sent out from long-range user by the data of portable fitness monitoring device 12 wireless receivings.

As mentioned above, portable fitness monitoring device 12 passes through transceiver 104 and relevant antenna support and the wireless WAN communication of two-way of communications tower 30, thereby transmits and receives radiofrequency signal 36.Therefore, in one embodiment of the invention, radiofrequency signal can comprise data, these data from portable fitness monitoring device 12 be transmitted directly to server computer system 42, be transmitted directly to subscriber's computer system 44 or via server system 42 to subscriber's computer system 44.Similarly, radiofrequency signal 36 can comprise the data that received by portable fitness monitoring device 12, and described data are directly from server computer system 42, directly from subscriber's computer system 44, or via server computer system 42 from subscriber's computer system 44, be launched.

In one embodiment, the data of exchange can be a kind of information between two or more portable fitness monitoring devices 12, server computer system 42 and subscriber's computer system 44, comprise the motivational content information of the reception of motivational content (perhaps in response to).In another embodiment, a kind of signal of the data of exchange, this signal can present the motivational content information of the reception of motivational content (perhaps in response to) in receiving trap or system.

In embodiments of the invention (wherein portable fitness monitoring device 12 notifies long-range user sportsman 14 participating in body-building), such notice can one or more modes obtain.For example, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can begin to send one or more following content: Email Information, text message (for example SMS information), multimedia messages (for example, MMS information), acoustic information, voice mail information, video information and/or the sound of calling out to long-distance user's IP.In another embodiment, long-range user's notice started by server computer system 42.

As well known by persons skilled in the art, online exchange (for example, my space, Facebook, Twitter, StudiVZ and MeinMV) allow the user to set up Profile, their account is linked on other users' the account, and the information between the sending and receiving user puts up picture in order to share, adding and foundation are upgraded Profile in order to provide multiple notice to other users according to the group of interest and specialties area.Some services provide the space that allows friend to input to the information that this user sees at each user's archives page or leaf.Other service allows the user to send brief notice, tells the user that they " are tried to find out ".Service in addition provides " state " to upgrade, and has allowed its whereabouts of their friend of user notification and action.

Therefore, when in another embodiment, long-distance user's notice (sportsman 14 is participating in body-building) can occur in state that long-range user views sportsman 14 and has been updated-or similarly change occurred on the account of the sportsman 14 in the online group.For example, the user who signs in in their the online group can notice that this sportsman's 14 state upgrades, and this sportsman's 14 online group account can be linked to user's account.In an embodiment of the present invention, when having started activity and/or position particular indicators, long-range user can be notified.For example, can transmit such as " I take exercise ", the indicator of the information of " monitored sportsman takes exercise " or " David takes exercise " can be activated.In another embodiment, indicator can further be identified this sportsman's 14 position.For example indicator can transmit the information such as " David runs " just here, and this indicator comprises the demonstration of the real-time map of indication sportsman 14 positions.Selectively, replace providing map in this indicator, indicator can provide a kind of hyperlink, and this hyperlink can show the real-time map content from target source.Indicator can appear on the remote computer 44, for example in the online group web browser window that the user has checked, in another window, in pop-up window, in the tab of web browser, in the browser small tool, in the desktop computer small tool or in any other suitable GUI assembly known in the art.In certain embodiments, indicator can comprise content of text and/or content of multimedia, audio content for example, video content, perhaps based on content of image.Online group can be the community network group of overall goal, for example, and Facebook or the online group take the sportsman as object.

Upgrade or other suitable modes by the sound on Email Information, text message, multimedia messages, acoustic information, the IP phone, online group state no matter be, in one embodiment, by the portable fitness monitoring device, in response to the sportsman who carries out body-building, can automatically start long-range user's notice.In an alternative embodiment, the sportsman must take to exceed the sure action that begins body-building, in order to for example provide notice by controlling load button 80 to the user.

In an embodiment, be activated for long-range user's automatic notice (sportsman is participating in body-building) in response to the portable fitness monitoring device 12 of record real-time follow-up GPS route point.In another embodiment, automatically notice can be activated in response to the determining of described device 12 (sportsman 14 speed has been increased to predetermined speed) or in response to stopping of moving in greater than predetermined time period.In response to the data that receive from other sensors heart rate monitor 120 for example, in response to the emission of data to server 42, perhaps any other suitable activity and initiate notification.For example, in one embodiment, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can be from heart rate monitor 120 receive datas, and this heart rate monitor 120 has indicated sportsman's heart rate to exceed predetermined value, at this moment, can send notice to one or more long-range user.

Set information can comprise also sportsman 14 wishes should how long be updated to its activity of which user notification and/or user.The sportsman can open or close the Real-time Feedback license for the group that all users, specific individual and/or individual form.These licenses can be to allow the user only to follow the tracks of from the license of the sportsman's 14 of remote computer 44 real-time progress identical or different.

As mentioned above, portable fitness monitoring device 12 can or can additionally be implemented on the conventional mancarried device platform as the device of specific purpose, mobile phone for example, MP3 player, digital camera, PDA etc.Therefore, any one during the data of relevant excitation can be installed via these is sent out or is received.

Similarly, as mentioned above, long-range user can use remote client computer 44, this remote client computer 44 can be any suitable fixed client computer system in long-range setting, and desktop computer for example is perhaps in the mobile client computer system of long-range setting, notebook computer for example, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, perhaps special portable monitoring device.Therefore, about the excitation data can via these the device in any one be sent out and receive.

The content that offers long-range user's notice comprises one or more content of text and/or content of multimedia, audio content for example, video content, based on content of image.In one embodiment, no matter its form, described notice can comprise for example such indication: " David is participating in body-building ", " David Jones goes out to have gone jogging " or relatively simply indication, for example " by bike ".In one embodiment, described notice can be included in the athletic performance between moving period of present physical efficiency, for example " David Jones runs with 8 minutes-mile leg speed ", " David Jones also remains 1 mile to be needed to continue to run " or " David Jones falls behind 5 seconds of leg speed of his personal record ".In one embodiment, described notice comprises the figure indication: David is participating in body-building.For example, described notice can be included in the photo of David Jones on the bicycle.In another embodiment, this notice can comprise video clip or animation.Moreover as about online group recited above, this notice can be included in the described sportsman 14 in real-time location on the map or relevant hyperlink is provided.

As mentioned above, the data of the 14 relevant excitations that send can be a kind of signal simply from long-range user to the sportsman, and this signal can present motivational content at receiving trap or system.In this case, which type of motivational content of processing the data that send from long-range user and the internal memory (for example internal memory 62) of the determining to be stored in this portable fitness monitoring device 12 of the CPU60 of portable fitness monitoring device 12 should be provided for this sportsman.In an embodiment, the output of this motivational content can be relatively simple, for example the illumination of tone or LED or other light sources.

Selectively, the data of the relevant excitation that sends from long-range user to this sportsman 14 can simply be a kind of information, and this information comprises motivational content itself.The set of predetermined motivational content can be set up or be selected from by the user to such motivational content, and described predetermined motivational content can obtain from online group or server 42.

Whether no matter be stored in the storer of portable fitness monitoring device 12 or other places, motivational content can be content of text and/or content of multimedia, audio content for example, the content of video content or image.Text or audio content can comprise following information: " continuing David ", " picking up leg speed ", " coming one mile " or " doing a good job David " again.Audio contents may further include the spectators' of a song or other snatch of musics or cheer sound.Video or take image as the basis content can comprise, for example (for example those relate to the sportsman in the motion for kinsfolk or friend's video or image, activating image, symbol or video segment, pass the sportsman of finish line, " perpendicular thumb " symbol, spectators' cheer, gold medal, the video segment of prize or analog).In one embodiment, two or more texts, audio frequency, video is included in the identical excitation note with based on content of image.

In one embodiment, long-range user determines to export to sportsman 14 certain content.In another embodiment, sportsman 14 can control or select in advance output.

Comprise that at motivational content sportsman 14 can respond from long-range user and receive excited data input and predetermined which song or the snatch of music play among the embodiment of first desirable or other snatch of musics.

In one embodiment of the invention, motivational content comprises that the symbol that sends excited data is to the indication of the long-range user's of portable fitness monitoring device 12 identity.This long-range user's identity can be according to long-range user's image or picture, this long-range user's of text display name, this length of run of audible notification user's name or other suitable indicators but significantly.Audible notification can be taked the form of live VoIP emission, the personal messages of the weak point that long-range user says, and/or the information of the identity of the long-range user of indication under recording in advance in some modes.In one embodiment, the indication of this long-range user's identity is specific audio tracks, and this specific audio tracks is stored in this portable fitness monitoring device and is relevant with specific long-range user.

In another embodiment, motivational content can send and offer sportsman 14 from long-range user, and this moment, sportsman 14 did not participate in body-building, that is: between twice body-building.

Aforesaidly provide the user of motivational content can be or not real time tracking motion person 14 to sportsman 14, perhaps use in addition training log interface 232, provide simultaneously motivational content to this sportsman 14.

By using such feature, portable monitoring device 12 of the present invention and system can allow other users affect this sportsman will to the body-building target that realizes this sportsman 14 be responsible for and keep this sportsman 14 during the fitness training stage and between be energized.

With reference to Fig. 6 A, show high-level logic flowchart, about the authorization method of training plan of the present invention.As shown in the figure, described process is in square frame 600 beginnings, then carry out square frame 602, this square frame 602 has been described the user who uses client computer 44, this client computer 44 has been described the fitness training plan of user and a kind of activity, the browser interface that for example provides at network 40 by the mandate instrument 242 of training plan module 240 (Fig. 3) via the webserver 214.This training plan comprises one or more exercises, preferably includes the relative time table of at least one described exercise.This training plan may further include particular course and specific performance standard, for example target range, target date, target repetition, target pace, target heart, target interval or other performance targets for one or more exercise.The user can be further with relevant with training plan such as the metadata of key word (for example author's name is planned length, body-building etc.), so that by utilizing the routine search instrument more easily to be located.Just as further described below, the user can further respond actual observation use the athletic performance of this training plan and input message, this information has been indicated the preferred adaptive behavior of training plan.

After training plan was described, the user was invoked at the storage of training plan in the training plan database 56 in the data-carrier store 50 of Fig. 1 by mandate instrument 242.Correspondingly, in one embodiment, mandate instrument 242 generates the file of XML form, and this document has been specified training plan, and is indicated as square frame 604, and training plan is stored in the training plan database 56.The metadata of preserving in the training plan of XML form allows the user to utilize the routine search instrument, and for example the keyword search instrument of web browser is browsed the content of training plan database 56.As further illustrating in the square frame 606, the author of this training plan preferably is authorized to instrument 242 and allows to enter subsequently and revise the training plan that this author sets up, and described training plan storage is in the training plan database 56.According to described square frame 606, described process finishes at square frame 608.Certainly in another embodiment, training plan can rely on or not rely on XML serial protocols ground, otherwise by electronic code, is stored subsequently.

With reference to Fig. 6 B, show the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method, this exemplary method is installed to training plan according to the present invention in sportsman 14 the training daily record.This is at square frame 620 for described process, then carry out square frame 622, this square frame 622 has illustrated that the user that uses subscriber's computer system 44 (for example the calendar tool 244 by training plan module 240 provide in the Internet 40 via http server 214 browser GUI) selects training plan from the training plan database 56 of server computer system 42.Described selection can be by conventional browser searches instrument, menu, pick up tabulation, calendar or other conventional user interface components.As mentioned above, be used to select the demonstration of the interface assembly of training plan to be called by the option 256 in the GUI window 290 that is chosen in Fig. 4 A.Select training plan in response to the user, calendar tool 244 is installed in selecteed training plan in sportsman's 14 individual training daily records, and this sportsman's 14 individual training daily record is present in the training log database 54.As mentioned above, at square frame 624 places, installation to training plan in this sportsman's 14 individual training daily record can optionally need paying (for example permitting from the credit card number charge) and/or user to agree to observe the clause (for example, signing by " my the agreement " button that is presented on the subscriber's computer system 44 that is chosen among the GUI) of literary property license training plan.

When the calendar tool 244 of training plan module 240 is installed in the training daily record of this training plan sportsman 14, calendar tool 244 preferably provides the calendar view of the GUI window 420 that is similar to Fig. 5 A, thereby perhaps other GUI assemblies allow the user to input preferred timetable and the selection of other training plans.User's selection can comprise from date and/or the cut-off date that for example is used for described plan expectation, the preferred exercise and/or the rest date, the contest relevant with described training plan or other movable dates, the user is desirably in the sound prompting that exercise period receives, about encouraging selection of exporting etc.In response to the input of user's schedule and any other selection, according to user's input and/or the relative workout routine in training plan, calendar tool 244 automatically fills in the exercise in the selected training plan in the calendar in sportsman 14 training daily record.After this training plan had been installed in sportsman 14 the training daily record, sportsman 14 preferably was allowed to further revise or this training plan customized, as square frame 628 is described.In addition, training plan module 240 can automatically respond the sportsman's 14 who records the sportsman's 14 movable customized individual person training plan of will day after day in the individual training daily record, if adaptive behavior is formulated by training plan.For example, training plan module 240 can be removed in response to sportsman 14 exceeds the Zhou Licheng target automatically from taking exercise in future of training plan, if can not satisfy the mileage target and can automatically add additional exercise the (for example this training plan finishes) in order to prevent that pre race injury or sportsman's 14 individual training daily record from indicating.In addition or additionally, training plan module 240 can automatically reduce one or more following target pace of taking exercise, if sportsman 14 has the leg speed that is lower than target pace in one or more previous exercise.Those skilled in the art will recognize that any amount ofly for distance, the change of leg speed and schedule can be similarly automatically be used in response to sportsman's performance of actual measurement.According to square frame 628, described process terminates in square frame 630.

With reference to Fig. 6 C, show the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method, this exemplary method automatically downloads to one or more exercise in training plan in the portable fitness monitoring device 12 according to the present invention.As shown in the figure, described process starts from square frame 640, then carry out square frame 642, this square frame 642 has been described the download manager 246 of training plan module 240, and whether this manager 246 monitoring moving persons' 14 individual training daily record falls into next download time interval (for example in forthcoming week) with any exercise of the training plan in the training daily record of determining to be installed in sportsman 14.If not, then download manager 246 continues monitoring moving person 14 training daily record.

Yet, if download manager 246 determines that at square frame 642 at least one exercise of training plan drops in the interval of next download time, then download manager 246, via the Internet 40 and wireless WAN, described as square frame 644, attempt to set up and the communicating by letter of sportsman 14 portable fitness monitoring device 12.If download manager 236 goes out to determine to set up communication at square frame 644, for example, because portable monitoring device 12 is closed or not in the scope of wireless WAN, then download manager 246 is waited for predetermined interval, shown in square frame 645.Then this process turns back to square frame 642, and this square frame 642 has been described.

With reference to square frame 644, if having determined portable fitness monitoring device 12, download manager 246 can obtain in order to receive download, then described process is carried out square frame 646.Square frame 646 has been described download manager 246, uses XML or other suitable patterns, and this download manager 246 is automatically downloaded exercise in this next one download time interval in portable fitness monitoring device 12.As square frame 646 described, take exercise and preferably include at least one performance standard, described performance standard is formed on the basis of the roughly real-time reminding of relevant exercise period.According to square frame 646, this process ends at square frame 648.Therefore, exercise can be according to required rather than download to fully on the portable fitness monitoring device 12 at once, thereby be reduced in the use of storage in the portable fitness monitoring device 12.Certainly, in another embodiment, download interval can be longer than training plan, and all exercises in this training plan can once be downloaded.

With reference to Fig. 6 D, the high-level logic flowchart of example embodiment has been described, be exemplary method by this, portable monitoring device 12 has according to roughly real-time comparison performance information of the present invention.Described process starts from square frame 650 in response to beginning detected movable sportsman 14, for example from memory device 62 selection schemers of portable fitness monitoring device 12 or the exercise that is planned and utilize the load button 80 input startup command of portable fitness monitoring device 12.This process then tell trident and be parallel in the square frame 652,660 and 680 each carry out.

Square frame 652 has been described the input data that receive and format about sportsman's activity, and described input data are from reader 160-166 as mentioned above.After the compression of data compressor 172 selectivity, received by data layout gasifying device 170 and these input data of format are documented in the memory device 62 (perhaps audio memory 66 or be loaded into detachable internal memory in the detachable internal memory notch 64) by route and track record device 176, shown in square frame 654.Time limit in this body-building is carried out the format shown in

square frame

652 and 654 and recording step.

With reference to square frame 660-674, the behaviour of above-mentioned training input manager 186 can expand between active stage and to present in real time notice to moving and remind.Shown in square frame 660, training input manager 186 is from being determined whether by the data about activity of route and track record device 176 records through the interval of upgrading (for example the time interval and/or apart from the interval).Described time and/or distance are upgraded the interval and preferably are determined by the setting that is set up manager 184 foundation.If time or distance renewal interval are not in the past, then process repeats at square frame 660 places until pass by at time or distance renewal interval.Then this process carries out square frame 662, and this square frame 662 shows training input manager 186, and this training input manager 186 determines whether and can allow present notice with reference to the setting that is set up manager 184 foundation.These notices to sportsman 14 roughly in real time with reference to performance target ground do not provide the performance of feeding back about him (for example, the distance of process, leg speed, the time of separation, heart rate etc.).

If the current notice that do not allow, then described process passes to square frame 666, and this square frame 666 is as described below.But, if current permission notice then trains input manager 186 to calculate one or more notice (for example the distance of process, leg speed, the time of segmentation, heart rate etc.) of sportsman 14 to be presented to.Next, training input manager 186 determines whether that at square frame 666 this current activity is the exercise that is planned that is downloading in the training plan of portable fitness monitoring device 12.This determine can according to the route data of the selection of the exercise that is planned of 14 pairs of square frames 650 of sportsman or pass course and track record device 176 records with download to portable fitness monitoring device 12 on the Dynamic Matching of the relevant route information of exercise route make.If current active is not the exercise that is planned, then described process enters into square frame 674, and this square frame 674 is described below.If current activity is the exercise that is planned, then this process is carried out square frame 668.

Square frame 668 has been described training input manager 186, this training input manager 186 with at least one standard of the current performance of sportsman with offer the corresponding performance target of portable fitness monitoring device 12 as the part of the exercise that is planned and compare.Next training input manager 186 relatively determines whether and present any prompting to sportsman 14 according to the performance of carrying out at square frame 186 places at square frame 670.These promptings for example can comprise:

Cross slow or too fast speed/leg speed

The total distance that reaches

Cross slow or too fast heart rate

The distance that reaches or height gain milestone

The time of too fast or excessively slow segmentation

The prompting of determining at square frame 670 places then with the memory device 62 of square frame 672 in reading out data be recorded relatively can be read subsequently so that offer sportsman 14 guidance.According to square frame 670 or subsequently square frame 672 passiveness determine that training input manager 186 upgrades to the performance that sportsman 14 presents audio format, described performance is upgraded and is comprised at least one notice or prompting.Namely, training input manager 186 is positioned at the sound track in acoustic memory 66 or the memory device 62, described sound track is corresponding to notice (for example " leg speed is 8:30 ") or remind (for example " leg speed was lower than target 10 seconds "), and sends the sound track to sound present module 192 in order to present with backward sportsman's 14 sound.Certainly such renewal can additionally visually be presented to sportsman 14 by video presentation module 190.Afterwards, this process turns back to square frame 660, and this square frame 660 had been described.

With reference to square frame 680-682, the work of upload manager 174 is illustrated.As mentioned above, upload manager 174 and route and track record device 176 determine whether to upload data based on the relevant activity of one or more standard at square frame 680, whether for example whether WAN transceiver 104 can obtain and being connected of this wireless WAN, the obtained storage in memory device 62, long-range user, track athlete for example, the coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators or friend are just in real time tracking motion person 14 training, and/or other standards.If according to these and/or other standards, upload manager 174 determines not upload the data relevant with activity, and then this process turns back to square frame 680.If upload manager 174 determines uploaded format and the relevant data of activity compression, then upload manager 174 is utilized the radiofrequency signal 36 outputs data relevant with activity via WAN transceiver 104 with day alignment subscriber's computer system 44 and/or server computer system 42, comprises any prompting.This process turns back to square frame 680 afterwards.

With reference to Fig. 7 A, show Cartesian diagram, this Cartesian diagram shows the excessive report of distance of the GPS route point process of " original " or " not processed ", and this moment, gps receiver 100 was crossed (for example less than 30 mph.s with more particularly less than 15 mph.s) with low-speed warp.When the sportsman 14 who has been equipped with portable fitness monitoring device 12 when gps receiver 100 carries, the gps signal 22 that gps receiver 100 receives from gps satellite 20, wherein each gps signal 22 contains timestamp.From these gps signals 22, but GPS reader 160 calculates real-time tracings (with time mark) route point A-O, but the route point A-O of described real-time tracing remittance abroad on Cartesian diagram at random.As the different interval between the path of the route point by time-tracking and irregular route 700 provide, but may there be at least two kinds of mistakes in the route point of time-tracking, i.e. timing error and location mistake.

Just as can be seen, positional readings is take timestamp as the basis, and described timestamp can or cannot be reflected in the actual elapsed time between the GPS reading.This timing error can cause that by the low performance processor that drives gps receiver 100 described gps receiver does not have the sufficient cycle that GPS processes that is used for.In addition or additionally, timing error can be by using assistant GPS (A-GPS), the local that is perhaps undertaken by gps receiver 100 and/or GPS reader 160 filters and is inserted into, the round trip message that this assistant GPS need to be on wireless WAN, thereby so that the GPS reading effectively.

Additional location mistake also can be caused by the location mistake of the inherence of commercial (with military relative) gps signal, and mistake is located generally at 3-5 rice in this inherence.Therefore, when the sampling rate of gps signal causes passing through described location more than a sample and is used in the necessary time interval of wrong distance, will report zigzag path, even allow relative straight line path.Pointed as " flat " GPS reading 702, the route point A-O of adjacent time mark between cumulative distance therefore greater than 704 1 distance of increment 706 of the actual distance that passes through.This any average or instantaneous speed that also will adversely affect the correct report of depending on the distance of passing through apart from mistake is calculated.

Below with reference to Fig. 7 B, the high-level logic flowchart of the exemplary method of filtering according to GPS of the present invention has been described.Shown method can hardware (for example by gps receiver 100) or and/or software (for example by GPS reader 160) in carry out.

Described process begins at square frame 710 places, then carry out square frame 712-714, this square frame 712-714 shows and receives and ordering (in the data pipe) new GPS reading, and described new GPS reading comprises the lat/longitude of time mark and two dimension at least, selectively, bearing accuracy/uncertainty.After some time intervals, GPS reading subsequently is accepted shown in square frame 714 and sorts.Although the present invention is not limited to such embodiment, kept in the back the maximal value of 3 GPS readings in the tentation data pipeline, it is identified according to reception order (A, B and C).Next, at square frame 720, whether the length of the route segment between two GPS readings in the most often being imported into this formation (being B and C) of making decision is less than the first threshold values, this first threshold values in one embodiment, based on (equaling) (may change) bearing accuracy relevant with this reading.If so, this process enters square frame 722, and this square frame 722 shows no nearest GPS reading (C) from pipeline.Afterwards, this process turns back to square frame 714, and this square frame 714 has been described.

Get back to square frame 720, response distance of process between nearest GPS reading (B and C) is not less than the decision of this threshold values, this process bifurcated and carry out in

square frame

714 and 724 each.Square frame 724 shows at route segment AB, the speed of the gps receiver 100 on BC and the AC, and described calculating is based on length and the time interval between this GPS reading of this route segment.Next, this process enters into square frame 726, this square frame 726 described determine ducted GPS reading whether wrong and therefore should go out of use.

In one embodiment, middle GPS reading (B) is determined to be wrong, if:

(speed AB)/(speed AC)＞threshold values 2, perhaps

(speed BC)/(speed AC)＞threshold values 2,

Wherein " speed XY " refers to the speed on route segment between an X and Y, and " threshold values 2 " refers to the second threshold values.In one embodiment, the second threshold values is preferably about 3 in the 2-5 scope.

Response is at the determining of square frame 726 places (be wrong at ducted GPS reading), and wrong GPS reading is abandoned from this pipeline, shown at square frame 722.Afterwards, this process turns back to square frame 714.If on the other hand, determined do not have mistake at ducted GPS reading at square frame 726 places, then this process continues square frame 730.Square frame 730 has been described smoothing algorithm has been applied to ducted GPS reading.In one embodiment, the curve coincidence formula, for example quafric curve meets and is used at least.The selection of the less calculating strength that can be used is a kind of equal Weighted Average Algorithm, for example:

(latitude B ', longitude B ')=((latitude A+ latitude B+ latitude C)/3, (longitude A+ longitude B+ longitude C)/3

Its middle latitude X, longitude X are latitude, the longitudes of two dimension, are used for GPS reading X, and (latitude B ', longitude B ') is for the two-dimentional latitude of GPS reading B, the replacement of longitude.

If uncertain or wrong " u " is used for each GPS reading A, B and C are (for example, by provide uncertain of gps receiver 100 or the uncertainty released based on exploration, described exploration can be considered the number of available gps satellite 20) be available, the Weighted Average Algorithm that then has for the possible different flexible strategy of each GPS reading can selectively be used for " smoothly " GPS reading B, and is as described below:

U＝(1/uA)+(1/uB)+(1/uC)

w1＝(1/uA)/U

w2＝(1/uB)/U

w3＝(1/uC)/U

(latitude B ', longitude B ')=(w1* latitude A+w2* latitude B+w2* latitude C, w1* longitude A+w2* longitude B+w3* longitude C)

Yet another selection is the partial weighting smoothing algorithm, this algorithm application the percentage of the uncertainty of emphasizing " u ":

Probabilistic number percent that P=emphasizes

U＝(1/uA)+(1/uB)+(1/uC)

w1＝((1/uA)/U)*P+(1-P)/3

w2＝((1/uB)/U)*P+(1-P)/3

w3＝((1/uC)/U)*P+(1-P)/3

Effective when experimental field, the value of P=0.5 has been found in level and smooth GPS reading.

According to square frame 730, the oldest GPS reading (C) be from pipeline square frame 732 output and be recorded as route data.Then determine whether at square frame 734 places that a plurality of " undressed " GPS reading will be received for current route (for example, whether " stop " input received according to controlling of load button 80).If not, this process is got back to square frame 714, and square frame 714 has been described.If not more " undressed " GPS reading will be received for current route, this process enters into square frame 736, and square frame 736 shows and will export and record as route data at ducted any residue GPS reading.Afterwards, this process ends at square frame 740.

Smoothed gps data output from pipeline preferably is recorded in the memory device 62 by route and track record device 176.This process of describing at Fig. 7 B can be selectively by software in remote data processing system (for example, server computer system 42 or subscriber's computer system 44) thus upward use by aftertreatment or correct in real time gps data.If gps data is corrected in real time by remote data processing system (for example server computer system 42), the gps data that then is repaired can transfer back to source portable fitness monitoring device 12 or be used for representing or analyze other can operate the device of GPS.

With reference to Fig. 7 C-7F, except above-mentioned type of error, in one embodiment, the route point of time mark can stand the additional error type.Especially, the feature of some external environment condition can deflection or is interfered from the gps signal 22 of gps satellite 20 emissions in addition, and this gps signal can cause the GPS reading of the mistake of portable fitness monitoring device 12.

For example, the GPS reading that (unit's mobilization 14 closes on high building or is close to vertical landforms) takes out during detected body-building can comprise by the mistake that these vertical landforms cause that departs from of gps signal.Therefore, this GPS reading can reduce in precision with the performance parameter that can be depending on this GPS reading (for example speed and distance).Can interfere the environmental characteristic of the GPS reading that during monitored body-building, takes out to comprise for example buildings, trees, massif, high mountain, valley or narrow mountain valley wall, near water body, for example lake or river, bridge, viaduct and passage.

Fig. 7 C shows how deflection gps signal of buildings high in the New York, cause unpractical route, this moment, this GPS route point was stacked on (perhaps being arranged in addition) two dimensional map data, described two dimensional map data is corresponding to the position, in the monitored body-building in this position is carried out (in this situation, street and/or walkway in the New York).Similarly, Fig. 7 E shows at the overpass in Texan Austin's street, dense leaf and near the water the bicycle path, also can cause deflection and unpractical route point data of gps signal.

Yet, in an embodiment of the present invention, can advantageously use and process so that based on the map path data of collecting from portable fitness monitoring device 12 and/or historical route data and to making better evaluation in the possible location of GPS reading, and one or more original GPS route point that contains the route that is recorded is adjusted accordingly.How Fig. 7 D and 7F can produce possible route respectively if showing the route of adjusting Fig. 7 C and 7E description.In one embodiment, for example can comprise that the terrain data about the data of altitude information or other surface characteristics also can be used for estimating preferably.

Therefore, in one embodiment of the invention, be used for to show that the method for the route that the sportsman that has been equipped with location aware portable fitness monitoring device 12 passes through can comprise one or more step.At first, the data description of reception a plurality of GPS route points, this GPS route point is obtained when sportsman 14 is engaged in body building.Then, map area is based on the indicated position of data that is described a plurality of GPS route points and is identified.Next, the route that passes through of passive movement person is to be determined according to the data of describing a plurality of GPS route points.At last, the route that passes through of passive movement person be presented at this map area above.

Above-mentioned step can for example be used processor (for example CPU60), use server 42, the use remote computer 44 that is arranged in this portable fitness monitoring device or use one or more to be arranged in processors of two or more these devices, is performed.In addition, this gps data and/or corresponding data can be by aftertreatment or in real time corrigendums.

As top being described in further detail, embodiments of the invention system can preferably access map data base 224 local or long-range, this database 224 has stored and at least latitude and longitude information and the relevant routing information of elevation information preferably.In one embodiment, map data base 224 can comprise one or more path data layer.The path data layer can define described path by the route segment that stores, and this route segment extends between the node corresponding to corresponding paths intersect point.

In one embodiment, the route that passes through of passive movement person is based on the position in one or more known path relevant with map area and is definite.The path relevant with map area comprises the path that is laid, the bikeway in paved road, paving for example, perhaps people's walking along the street.Described path can also comprise not the surface of laying, for example, stone or dirt road or path, pleasure trip on foot or bicycle path, perhaps any other can be used for the path of body-building.

In one embodiment, this route determine by the indicated position of the data of relatively describing a plurality of GPS route points with make along the position of the point of one or more known paths relevant with map area.

For example, if the lat/lon of the two dimension relevant with the GPS route point and along the distance between the lat/lon of the two dimension of the point of known paths less than predetermined minimum distance (for example+/-10 meter), then can be abandoned because of the position of the better point of known paths in the position of GPS route point.In a further embodiment, the point of two or more compensation route fragments can be compared with two or more points of known paths in order to determine it is whether necessary that the position replaces.

In one embodiment of the invention, when sportsman 14 having occurred and passed through a route, described route is made of one or more known paths fully, and whole route can be locked into along the position of this route in the nearest available path of any given timi requirement.

Yet, needn't replace the position of the GPS route point that recorded fully along the position of the point of known paths.In one embodiment, can be by being determined in the position of GPS route point with along the position of the point of known paths along the position of the reference point of route.In one embodiment, described position can be by average and can be confirmed as being between these two points along the position of the relevant point of this route.Different weightings can be used according to different standards, described standard be conducive to in some cases near the position of the GPS route point that is recorded and in other cases the position in the final path of close point along known paths weigh.

In one embodiment, the route that passes through of passive movement person 14 is according to the position of one or more known route of passing through before the people who is equipped with location aware portable fitness monitoring device and definite.The routes that pass through before these are known can or can be along one or more known paths relevant with the map area data, and are such as mentioned above.In certain embodiments, at least one in described one or more known route can be passed through before the passive movement person 14.In another embodiment, at least one in described one or more known route can not have passive movement person 14 to pass through.

Local or long-range database can be with at least latitude and longitude information with the relevant known route of before the having passed through storage of elevation information is preferably arranged.Such database for example can be the route data storehouse 52 of server 42, and is such as described above.

In one embodiment, by relatively determining route by the indicated position of the data of describing a plurality of GPS route points and the position along the point of one or more known route of passing through before.

For example, if the lat/lon of the two dimension relevant with the GPS route point and along the distance between the two-dimentional lat/lon of the point of the known route of passing through before less than predetermined minimum distance (for example+/-10 meter), then the position along the point of the known route of being passed through before can be abandoned to help in the position of GPS route point.In other embodiments, the two or more points that consist of the compensation route segment can compare with two or more points of the known route of being passed through before in order to determine it is whether necessary that the position substitutes.

In one embodiment of the invention, when sportsman 14 occurring and pass through a route, this route is comprised of the known route of being passed through before one or more fully, and described whole route can be locked into any preset time along the position in this hithermost available path of route.

Yet, needn't replace the position of the GPS route point that records fully along the position of the point of the known route of passing through before.In one embodiment, be by determining in the position of GPS route point with along the position of the point of the known route of being passed through before along the position of the reference point of this route.In one embodiment, described position can be by average and can be determined to be between these points along the position of the reference point of this route.Moreover, can carry out different weightings according to a plurality of standards, described standard may be thought of as the position that is conducive in some cases the more close GPS route point that this is recorded of final path orientation, in other cases, locates the point of more close known route of being passed through before described.

In one embodiment, when determining the route that passive movement person 14 passes through according to the known route of being passed through before one or more, no matter described accurate Calculation how, the route before passive movement person 14 own pass through before any can be endowed the more flexible strategy in corresponding calculating than the previous routes that does not have before passive movement person oneself to pass through.

In other embodiments, the known paths relevant with map area and the known paths of being passed through before can be used for the route of determining that passive movement person 14 passes through.

In one embodiment, the user can adjusting gear or system's setting be used for determining the final route version that is passed through in order to determine which resource.For example, the user can select so that final route is determined like this: (1) is only based on the GPS route point that is recorded, (2) based on " locking " this route to nearest available path/route that passed through before, perhaps (3) are well assessed based on the processing that is used in combination according to (1) and (2).

In another embodiment, the route adjustment is to be to carry out according to following active sequences at needs.Determine whether that at first untreated GPS route point is corresponding to the known paths relevant with map area.If such corresponding relation exists, then described process is adjusted each GPS route point, (described GPS route point departs from known paths).If untreated GPS route point and do not correspond to from the relevant known paths of the map area of map data base, then investigate and passed through the route data storehouse before known and whether be mapped in this system in order to determine the known route that exists.If such corresponding relation exists, then described process is adjusted each GPS route point (this GPS route point departs from the known route that passes through before).

In some embodiments of the invention, the software module that is similar to route matching module 248 that further is described in detail below can be used for the route that definite passive movement person passes through.

In other embodiments, untreated GPS route point is provided for the training log database 54 of the sportsman 14 on server 42, the user that sportsman 14 or other are authorized to is the above-mentioned one or more route error correction method thereofs (that is, activity aftertreatment) of choice for use after a while.

After the route that passive movement person passes through was determined, route can stackedly be presented on the corresponding map area.In a plurality of embodiment, described route may be displayed on the portable fitness monitoring device 12, and described portable fitness monitoring device 12 is carried by sportsman 14 and/or this route can be displayed on the map on the remote computer 44.

The corrigendum of the mistake that is caused by the feature of some external environment condition as mentioned above, can before wrong (described mistake is by above-mentioned timing or the location is wrong causes) corrigendum, be carried out afterwards or simultaneously.In some embodiments of the invention, one or all previous error correction method thereof be omitted.

Therefore, these methods can provide better degree of accuracy for the measurement of city and rural body-building route, the growth in the content that generates along with the user, the route data storehouse that front known quilt passes through, and degree of accuracy can become better as time goes by.

Although the corrigendum of some satellite navigation system mistake is described with reference to gps system in the above, such just as previously noted, embodiments of the invention also can comprise the whole world or region satellite navigation system, except or replace GPS, European Union's Galileo for example, Muscovite GLONASS system, the satellite navigation system of the dipper system of China or any known or following development.

With reference to accompanying drawing 8, show will the information of separating relatively roughly to be in real time and give athletic high-level logic flowchart.Described program can for example be performed as extending to the training input manager 186 of Fig. 2 B.

Start monitored activity (one of load button 80 that for example passes through use portable fitness monitoring device 12 is inputted " beginning " order) in response to sportsman 14, described program starts from square frame 800.Then this process proceeds to square frame 802, this square frame 802 show determine the sportsman whether pass through before the route that passes through of passive movement person 14.In a preferred embodiment, square frame 80 is described determines that input (for example exercise of sportsman 14 selection schemer or plan from the memory device 62 of portable fitness monitoring device 12) according to sportsman 14 is made or can the pass course coupling and dynamically make.

(for example because the input of motion 14) of the route that is passed through before being considered in response to the route that is passing through of square frame 802 determined, this program is carried out square frame 830, this square frame 830 shows training input manager 186, this training input manager 186 need to and receive the separately download of the server computer system 42 of information from current path, described current route is stored in this sportsman's 14 the individual training daily record, and described individual training day aims in the training Day will database 54.The separately information that preferably is provided for the route segment (for example 1/4th miles, 1/2nd miles etc.) of each equivalent size can comprise that the nearest average and/or personal record that is used for sportsman 14 divides ETAD expected time of arrival and departure.According to this information of separating, training input manager 186 generate and present that performance is upgraded and with audio format to sportsman 14, as the square frame 674 of reference Fig. 6 D is described (square frame 832).That is, training input manager 186 will corresponding to the audio frequency track of reminding (for example " first mile under PR 6 seconds ") be arranged on audio memory 66 or internal storage device 62 in and the audio frequency track presented present module 192 to audio frequency and present to sportsman 14 with the audio frequency that is used for subsequently.Certainly, such prompting can additionally be presented to the sportsman by video presentation module 190.

This program then enters module 834, this module 834 has been described training input manager 186, and its (for example utilizing one of load button 80 to determine whether sportsman 14 indicates " stopping " and/or determine whether the known terminal point route point of this route is reached) determined whether this route is done.If training input manager 186 has determined that at square frame 834 places sportsman 14 has finished this route, training input manager 186 selectively will be used for this route each section separate the athletic individual training daily record that information uploads to the training log database on server computer system 42.(the data recorder module 226 of server computer system 42 can be calculated this information of separating again so that the data that are reduced on the wireless WAN transmit).Afterwards, described process finishes at square frame 840.

Refer again to square frame 802, determined that in response to training input manager 186 sportsman 14 passes through unknown routes, this program proceeds to square frame 804.Square frame 804 shows training input manager 186, this training input manager 186 will first or the GPS reading of next distance of separation (for example 0 mile, 1/4th miles etc.) upload to route matching module 248 in server computer system 42 operations.In response to receiving this GPS reading, route matching module 248 will compare (square frame 406) at the route that passes through before by what record in the sportsman's individual training daily record in the position of GPS reading appointment and the coupling log database on server computer system 42.If not and the position of the route that passes through before coupling (for example+/-10 meter) in given scope be found, then this process enters square frame 810, and this square frame 810 shows the route matching module 248 (whether the route that passed through for example is found) of determining possible coupling and whether can existing in 2000 meters of the GPS reading that receives from portable fitness monitoring device 12.

If route matching module 248 has determined that at square frame 810 coupling may remain possible, this program turns back to square frame 804, route matching module 248 selectable transmissions to training input manager 186 do not have coupling to be found, the signal but coupling still is fine.If route matching module 248 has determined there be not to mate be fine (route that passes through before for example not having to find) in 2000 meters of the GPS reading that receives from portable fitness monitoring device 12 on the other hand, this program ends at square frame 840, and route matching module 248 selectively sends to training input manager 186 and do not mate the signal that is found or still is fine.

Get back to square frame 808, determine that in response to route matching module 248 route that passes through before the coupling is present in this sportsman's individual training daily record, route matching module 248 will download to training input manager 186 for the separately information of route, shown in square frame 820.Thereby the separately information of then training input manager 186 to utilize to be downloaded generates that performance is upgraded and present to sportsman 14 with audio frequency and/or video format with real-time mode roughly, as (square frame 822) as described in the square frame 832 of reference Fig. 6 D.Monitoring shown in square frame 824, thereby is determined the route whether sportsman 14 still mates at the quilt of downloading from server computer system 42 by the gps data of route and 176 records of track record device after the training input manager 186.If training input manager 186 has been determined sportsman 14 and still has been on the route that the quilt downloaded from server computer system 42 mates that training input manager 186 continues to present the separately information of comparison, and is described as square frame 822.

But, if training input manager 186 has determined that sportsman 14 has left the route that is mated, for example by determining whether sportsman 14 utilizes one of load button 80 to indicate the known terminal point route point of " stopping " and/or the route by determining this coupling whether to be reached, and training input manager 186 has further determined at square frame 826 whether sportsman 14 has finished this route.If training input manager 186 has determined that at square frame 826 places sportsman 14 does not finish the route of described coupling, training input manager 186 attempts to mate new route, and is indicated as the program that turns back to square frame 804.But if training input manager 186 has determined that at square frame 826 sportsman 14 has finished the route of this coupling, then this process enters

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830 and 840 has been described.

With reference to Fig. 9, illustrate according to exemplary list management structure of the present invention.For clear, Fig. 9 only shows those parts of server computer system 42, and helps to obtain the portable fitness monitoring device 12 of the understanding of the present invention.As shown, this list structure comprise server playlist Management Unit 900 (the track storehouse of containing song and/or other audio frequency tracks) and be present in or the track of accessible services device computer system 42 select database 904.This list structure selectively comprises auxiliary track storehouse 906, this auxiliary track storehouse 906 contain additional songs and/or other can be accessed with the track of the content that increases track storehouse 902.Auxiliary track storehouse 906 can be positioned at subscriber's computer system 44 or at licensed commercial music distribution service place with the distribution track.In order to meet Authorship Right Law, each track that enters in the track storehouse can only allow those users that have this track license to use (for example will directly upload from the track in auxiliary track storehouse 906 by the hyperlink that provides in the webpage is provided as evidence user, described hyperlink is provided by server playlist Management Unit 900 and http server 214) by 900 restrictions of server playlist Management Unit.

Server playlist Management Unit 900 is connected to client playing list management assembly 920 by communication network 910 in order to communicate by letter (for example the Internet 40 and wireless WAN), and this client playing list management assembly 920 is positioned at portable fitness monitoring device 12.Client playing list management assembly 920 has received one group of roughly real-time input 922, described input 922 can provide by for example external source (for example server computer system 42 or other webservers) and/or by reader 160-166, and described external source is connected to communication network 910.Input 922 can comprise: for example, weather condition, athletic performance (leg speed for example, heart rate, distance etc.), surface type (for example lay or do not lay), close on landscape, the gradient (for example going up a slope flat or descending), and the information of point of interest (below further specify).Client playing list management assembly 920 further is connected to audio memory 66.

Just as described in detail later list structure allows that foundation customizes and/or dynamic listing like that, and described tabulation will strengthen sportsman 14 activity (for example taking exercise).For example, track can be played between active stage in order to encourage, loosen or reward the sportsman or set up the leg speed of expectation for selected route segment.Because track can be used for the excitation purpose, the broadcast of track can be connected to the wireless receiving from the data of length of run client's relevant excitation, and is such as mentioned above.

With reference to Figure 10 A, described the exemplary method of anticipating the audio frequency track, thereby determined corresponding movable leg speed according to the present invention.Just as described, described program is in the appointment of the pending audio frequency track of square frame 1000 response and begin, and described processing is called by the user track is carried out to uploading of track storehouse 902.Then this program proceeds to square frame 1002, and this square frame 1002 has been described server playlist Management Unit 900, is identified for rhythm about this track, for example the bat number of per minute thereby described assembly 900 is applied to described track with voice band filter.Server playlist Management Unit 900 then at square frame 1004 according to the repeating motion of track rhythm and each coupling rhythm (paces for example, pedal rotation etc.) the distance of estimation of process, (for example be identified at least one motor activity, run, the pleasure trip on foot, by bike etc.) corresponding leg speed.Then server playlist Management Unit 900 is stored in sound track (perhaps at least one recognizer) in the track storehouse 902 by one or more relevant leg speed.Afterwards, this program finishes at square frame 1008 places.

With reference to Figure 10 B, the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method has been described, user list constructed according to the invention.This program begins at square frame 1010 places, this for example begins to check route in the training daily record in response to user login services device computer system 42 with via GUI, described GUI is provided by training log interface 232, and this training log interface 232 has been called the tabulation guide 903 in server playlist Management Unit 900.Then described program carries out square frame 1012, this square frame 1012 has been described the tabulation guide 903 of server playlist Management Unit 900, this tabulation expects that 903 call training log interface 232 to present GUI, and described GUI contains the selected view (for example elevation view) of this route.The video of described route shows preferably divides a plurality of route segment based on for example near other point-of-interests the distance, GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION or this route that roughly change, be scheduled to aspect the route gradient, input of user etc.User's (for example by utilizing graphical indicators control to represent the position of the line at route segment interface) can be allowed to change the position of demarcating between two sections on the route.

Next, at square frame 1014 places, tabulation guide 903 obtains to be used for the leg speed of each route segment (this route segment comprises described route).For example, tabulation guide 903 can be with the leg speed of user input or historical average leg speed of the sportsman 14 (be used for specific route or on the whole) with the basic leg speed that acts on described route, according to described basic leg speed, based on the average rank of each route segment, calculate the leg speed that is used for each route segment.In addition, tabulation guide 903 can by the exercise in training plan, be used one or more leg speed relevant with route.The leg speed that is used for each route segment can be by desirably being indicated elevation view at this route by corresponding attribute (for example design and color) and/or digital label (for example ejecting label at the viaduct that presents when graphical indicators is positioned on the route segment provides) by figure.

As described in square frame 1016-1018 place, tabulation guide 903 (for example by pulling one or more track that provides in picking up tabulation to the particular location of the figure demonstration in described path) allows the user by related with one or more track from track storehouse 902 and/or auxiliary track storehouse 906, sets up the tabulation that is used for route.In addition, tabulation guide 903 automatically (for example in response to utilizing the graphical indicators user to select " Auto-writing " button) is related with route segment with one or more track, described route segment is the related track of tool not at present, and described association is to be undertaken by mating (in scope) according to the leg speed from the leg speed of each track in track storehouse 902 and the route segment that obtains according to square frame 1014 that square frame 1004 is determined.This automatic list structure can be further formed by user's hobby, and described user's selection can be transfused to reference to Figure 10 D below.

1020 carry out described program from square frame 1018 to square frame, and it shows the storage of tabulation in this sportsman 14 of training in the log database individual daily record, thus the beginning of each track and specific location association on described route.As square frame 1030 places point out, this tabulation is selectively selected " announcement " button 496 of Fig. 5 B with described route according to the user and is announced to group.

As

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1032 and 1034 described, when route is downloaded to portable fitness monitoring device 12 subsequently, for example, automatically push away route to this portable fitness monitoring device 12 in response to the input of calling download or in response to download manager 246, this tabulation is downloaded with this route.Like this, the appropriate point place that the track in this tabulation can be on route is played, as reference Figure 10 C will be described.

With reference to Figure 10 C, show to orientate as the high-level logic flowchart of basic method, when route is passed through according to the present invention, present the audio frequency track.Shown program can be for example audio frequency by portable fitness device client 154 present module and carry out.

What go out as illustrated is such, and then this process proceeds to square frame 1042 in square frame 1040 beginnings, and this square frame 1042 has been described audio frequency and presented module 192, the new GPS reading that this module 192 receives from GPS reader 160 or route and track record device 176.At square frame 1044 and 1046 places, audio frequency presents module 192 and determines with reference to route information in internal storage device 62 that then the Current GPS reading is whether in the preset range of the point on route, if so, whether the track in tabulation is related with the point on route.If square frame 1044 and 1046 places determine negate, this process just turns back to square frame 1042, this square frame 1042 had been described.If, on the other hand, square frame 1044 and 1046 places determine it is sure, then audio frequency presents module 192 and further determines whether to have play the track related with the match point on the route at square frame 1048 places.If so, this process turns back to square frame 1042, and this square frame 1042 had been described.If on the other hand, this track is also not played, then audio frequency present module 192 shown in square frame 1050, play like that as described in track.As stating in square frame 1052 places, if route is complete, as pointed out, and for example sportsman's 14 inputs by being received via load button 80 by portable fitness monitoring device 12, this program ends at square frame 1054.If this route is also imperfect, then this process turns back to square frame 1042, and this square frame 1042 had been described.

With reference to Figure 10 D, the block schematic at exemplary figure user interface (GUI) 1060 has been described, can be transfused to according to the present invention by described interface 1060 user's audio frequencies hobby.GUI1060 can like by the user of server playlist Management Unit 900 in bag 905 browser interfaces that are presented on the client computer 44, for example in response to the indication of setting up account by server computer system 42 users or liking in response to user login services device computer system 42 and input expectation input tabulation.

Go out as illustrated, GUI1060 comprises the track library window, has presented the track tabulation in this track library window.Input in the track tabulation comprises the information such as track title, track length, type and corresponding leg speed (for example determining) as Figure 10 A describes.Certainly, the input in the tabulation of this track comprises additional information, for example artist and/or album name, track price etc.In response to the user input related with the track in the track tabulation, for example the user clicks by right key by graphical indicators 1066 and enter and select " playlist hobby " input from drop-down list, and the user likes bag 905 and caused the tabulation selection window to present in GUI1060.

Tabulation hobby window 1064 has a plurality of GUI assemblies, this GUI assembly collect about the user when desired motion person 14 hear the information of specific track.In described embodiment, tabulation hobby window 1064 comprises radio button 1068, the user can (for example go up a slope so that what gradient the indication user expects by enough graphical indicators 1066 selection radio buttons 1068, flat slope or descending), operational phase (for example warm-up or relax motion), rhythm effect (for example, slow down, keep or accelerate), weather (for example, heat, cold, wet or wind arranged) or point of interest related with the track that should select.In one embodiment, the user can also use tabulation hobby window 1064 so that will be about related with the particular remote user about the selected track of the data of excitation from long-range user's reception.In addition, tabulation hobby window 1064 comprises text box 1070 and relevant the Browse button 1072, and the user can use the title of these relevant the Browse button 1072 input landscape position, landscape type, perhaps other points of interest, the related track of selecting with them of user's expectation.

Except the track particular preferences, the user likes bag 905 and preferably also collects the common track hobby of user, preferred music type for example, preferred motion stage allows or does not allow for the presenting of track of motion stage via one or more unshowned graphical user interface.Use one or more particular track and/or common hobby, this list structure of the present invention can the Dynamic Establishing tabulation and the user relevant with activity is presented in this tabulation.

With reference to Figure 10 E, show the high-level logic flowchart of the exemplary method of dynamic listing management of the present invention.Client playing list management assembly 920 by portable fitness monitoring device 12, by the server playlist Management Unit 900 on server computer system 42, utilization on communication network 910 with 12 communications of portable fitness monitoring device, perhaps the two combination, described process can long-rangely be carried out.The method of described dynamic listing management can be performed or automatically be performed as default mode of operation in response to user's input, the route that does not exist this moment the tabulation with user's structure of the particular list of user's appointment or user's appointment to be associated.

As shown in the figure, this program begins at square frame 1074 places, then proceed to square frame 1075, this square frame 1075 show receive from the external source that links to each other with communication network 910 (for example server computer system 42 or other webservers) and/or by roughly inputting in real time 922 playlist Management Unit 900 or 920 one group of portable fitness monitoring device 12 reception.As mentioned above, this input group 922 can comprise: for example, weather condition, sportsman performance (leg speed for example, heart rate, distance, Deng), surface type (for example lay or not lay), the landscape that closes on, the route gradient (for example, going up a slope flat slope or descending) or other points of interest.Reception in response to input 922, playlist Management Unit 900 or 920 is at square frame 1076,1082,1083 and 1084 determine whether input 922 indicates the specific activities stage (for example warm-up or relax motion), specific grade (for example, go up a slope or descending), near input or other points of interest or environment (for example weather) condition of specific landscape.If not, this program proceeds to square frame 1085 by page or leaf connector A, and this square frame 1085 is described below.If, on the other hand, input 922 indication specific activities types, specific grade, perhaps specific environment or landscape are inputted or other points of interest, and this program proceeds to square frame 1077-1078.

Square frame 1077-1078 has described playlist Management Unit 900 or 920, they determine whether described input has the tabulate track that is associated of selection (for example utilizing the tabulation hobby of the GUI1060 input of Figure 10 D) of based on motion person, if so, this usually hobby whether allowed or do not allowed to play track for specific input.If the track that is associated is identified and allows its broadcast, described program enters into square frame 1079, and this square 1079 shows such determining: whether this track that is associated is being play.If so, this program turns back to square frame 1075, and this square frame 1075 has been described.If not like this, this process is carried out square frame 1080, and this square frame 1080 shows such determining: whether this track is played recently, for example at user option or predetermined non-recurrence interval (for example 5 minutes).If so, this program turns back to square frame 1077, presents a kind of definite: whether a kind of replacement track is associated with this triggering input.If make such determining at square frame 1080: this be associated track definite at square frame 1077 places is never played recently, and then this program enters into square frame 1081.

Square frame 1081 shows playlist Management Unit 900 or 920, and this assembly 900 or 920 access are for example from the track or cause this track that is associated accessed of being associated in audio memory 66, track storehouse 902 or auxiliary track storehouse 906.Present the track that is associated that module 192 presents by audio frequency and then be called, described as square frame 1089.Afterwards, this program turns back to square frame 1075, and this square frame 1075 had been described.

Get back to square frame 1085, determine by reference leg speed and/or location or in other inputs that square frame 1075 receives whether this activity is done.If so, the EOP (end of program) of Figure 10 E description is in square frame 1087.If make such determining at square frame 1085: this activity also is not done, then this program is carried out square frame 1088, this square frame 1088 has been described playlist Management Unit 900 or 920, and it is from corresponding to selecting track the audio memory 66 of current sportsman's 14 leg speed or the track storehouse 902.Then playlist Management Unit 900 or 920 calls presenting of selected track as described in the square frame 1089.This program turns back to the square frame 1075 of having described afterwards.

Be described although those skilled in the art will recognize that reference movement person 14 use of Figure 10 A-10E, will recognize that this list managing method disclosed here can more generally be used for providing audio frequency to present service according to user's environment and/or position.Therefore, for example, the passenger can be advantageously passed through in this service, the people that automobile, motorbus, train etc. are travelled frequently and being used.

In sportsman's situation, location-based output can be provided for sportsman 14 in many ways, is used for multiple different point of interest.Point of interest can comprise: for example, and historical significant position or structure; Compete athletic special interests facility, the starting line of competition for example, line is finished in match, and the match register office is perhaps along stage/stage or other recreational facilities of racing track; Perhaps give the equipment of popular member or athletic point of interest, lavatory facility for example, the place of food and/or beverage is sold in the drinking water source, the dress of the gymnasts shop, the pedway entrance, perhaps other can make the interested place of sportsman or structure.Point of interest does not need to be restricted to fixed sturcture or motionless object.For example, in one embodiment, point of interest can be one or more friend, kinsfolk's position, perhaps along the coach of racing track or route.If friend, kinsfolk or coach are just carrying location-based device, then the position of this point of interest related with this individual can be moved along with this individual's movement and can be tracked by system of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the invention, provide the location-based method of exporting to the sportsman 14 who is equipped with location aware portable fitness monitoring device can comprise one or more step.At first, data are received, data description GPS route point, and described route point is obtained when the sportsman is engaged in body building.Then, point of interest is identified.At last, location-based output offers sportsman 14 according to the identification to point of interest.

Above-mentioned step can be performed, for example use the processor (for example CPU60) that is arranged in portable fitness monitoring device 12, user's server 42 uses remote computer 44, perhaps uses one or more to be arranged in the processor of two or more such devices.In addition, the output of this point of interest can be in real time or before finishing body-building or be provided for afterwards the sportsman.

The identification point of interest can comprise the position of the data indication that relatively is described the GPS route point and the position relevant with this point of interest, likes with this sportsman's 14 location-based output relatively and the feature relevant with point of interest.

Potential point of interest can be by the embodiment of system of the present invention or accessed or accessed from long-range interest point data base at local, and this interest point data base can or cannot be included in this map data base 224.Potential point of interest in the local access can exist in the internal memory of this portable fitness monitoring device 12 (inner for example internal storage 62), can download to this portable fitness monitoring device 12 with taking exercise in certain embodiments, described exercise is downloaded in this device 12.Potential remote access point of interest can be from be contained in server 42 database or from another suitable long-range interest point data base access.

Potential point of interest pond can comprise a plurality of points of interest relevant with at least latitude and longitude information (being position information), and one or more is about the feature of point of interest.For example, the feature relevant with point of interest can comprise that whether historical this point of interest in nature, having related to the motion competition, relates to F﹠B etc.

In one embodiment, make about the distance between the position of pointing out in the data of describing the GPS route point and the position relevant with potential point of interest whether less than the decision of minor increment (for example+/-10 meter).

About the hobby of the match user point of interest feature to potential point of interest, can there be the point of interest Management Unit, its function class is similar to playlist Management Unit 900 or 920, as mentioned above.Especially, point of interest Management Unit or other suitable treating apparatus (for example processor 60) can determine whether athletic hobby setting has indicated this sportsman 14 to like receiving interest point information about specific potential point of interest.

For example, in one embodiment, the sportsman 14 who has equipped portable fitness monitoring device 12 can run along setting racing track in the match that is organized.Contest organizer or other users can set up or allow in addition access to contain the database of a plurality of points of interest about match.As mentioned above, point of interest can comprise such as match starting line, the finishing line of competition, match register office with along the content of the water station of racetrack.Before the match that participation is organized, sportsman 14 can download to interest point data on his the portable fitness monitoring device.Between this match period, portable fitness monitoring device 12 according to the sportsman near point of interest can with take the position as the basis output offer the sportsman.In this case, because contest organizer predetermines the point of interest pond with relevant all match participants, therefore, sportsman 14 may must not arrange the hobby of the type of the point of interest prompting of receiving about sportsman's 14 hope.Yet, in one embodiment, the sportsman can use they the hobby setting in case indication for example they needn't be notified along the position of the water station of runway.In a further embodiment, when sportsman 14 passed through described runway, sportsman 14 can download interest point data in real time.

In another embodiment, the sportsman 14 of mastery can determine to continue the cycling in Sunday afternoon.This sportsman 14 can determine to ride around the Urban Parks, and described park has the plurality of bicycles path.Because which path sportsman 14 accurately do not determine and can ride in the above before the described travelling of beginning, therefore corresponding point of interest can download on his the portable fitness monitoring device 12 by bike the time in real time sportsman 14.The Urban Parks can comprise statue or other structures of a plurality of historical importance.Some sportsmen 14 can enjoy and be provided historical interest point information, simultaneously fallow land is by bike through the park, and other people can preferably not receive such information (these sportsmen 14 for example can be preferably via their portable fitness monitoring device 12 listoning musics).Therefore, sportsman 14 can be in the device or the setting of adjusting accounts that begin to adjust before by bike by the park them.

In one embodiment, sportsman 14 can set up default setting at the previous time point that will carry out this activity.As sportsman 14 during near potential point of interest, processor (for example CPU60) will determine whether according to position and sportsman's 14 hobby to provide location-based output to the sportsman, as mentioned above.

A plurality of dissimilar location-based outputs that are based upon on the point of interest can offer sportsman 14.As mentioned above, with reference to Fig. 9 and 10A-10E, in one embodiment, music track can be output according to the identification of point of interest.Suitable output also can comprise text, audio frequency, video, image-based, perhaps (for example vibration) of tactilely-perceptible.In one embodiment, video output can be animation.In one embodiment, two or more texts, audio frequency, video and image-based, perhaps the output of tactilely-perceptible is included in the location-based output.

Location-based output can also be transmitted dissimilar information by different way.In embodiments of the invention, by near the existence of the point of interest for example tone, LED illumination or vibration can indicate.The sportsman 14 who is running when such output can for example enough be used for each sportsman 14 near water station.

In one embodiment, near point of interest can be for example by relatively short information for example " water station ", " near the lavatory ", " footbridge is on your the right " or " Washington Monument is just at your 25 meters, the left side " and be instructed to.Such short message is text ground, audio frequency ground or visually be transferred for example.

In another embodiment, the descriptive information indication that near point of interest can for example be grown, for example " Washington Monument appears at your left side.This Washington Monument is an obelisk, and it is arranged in the west end of the national post system of Washington area, builds to be used for commemorating first US President general George Washington.This monument made from marble, grouan and sandstone is the high stone structure of Most ... ".Just as understood by a person skilled in the art, so longer descriptive information the most easily audio frequency flow to sportsman 14.

Interest point information can also be used to define or select the suitable route for sportsman 14.In one embodiment of the invention, route can be selected according to the point of interest setting that the user selects.Route selection can be carried out according to route guide 22 features, as mentioned above, and perhaps by carrying out at portable fitness monitoring device 12 or any other the suitable user interface on remote computer 44.

In one embodiment, the user can be prompted to specify the point of interest parameter for potential route.Especially, the user can specify the position of the route of expectation, namely input known ZIP code or city title, described city title comprises a plurality of known points of interest, perhaps simply inputs or select one or more special point of interest or point of interest type.For example, route can be selected according to user's indication or be established, and described user's selection is that Lincoln's souvenir of Washington Monument and Washington area is built in their capital of seeing interested.The user can further indicate the feature such as the active length (for example 5K distance or 30 minutes) of expectation.At suitable route selected or set up after, sportsman 14 can pass through this route and receive interest point information about terrestrial reference.

In one embodiment, the user can be presented the indication map of a plurality of point of interest locations and user and can select the point of interest of one or more demonstration in order to indicate them to like route through selected point of interest.

With reference to Figure 11 A, show the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method, wherein will challenge route according to the present invention and announce the group to online user.As mentioned above, described process begins at square frame 1100 places, for example by the user, such as sportsman 14, the match sportsman, the coach, trainer, the person of active organization, spectators, friend calls the particular course of the individual training daily record that shows the sportsman 14 who is arranged in training log database 54 from client computer 44 logon server computer systems 42 and by training log interface 232, and described route is that the sportsman passes through.Be used for checking that an exemplary GUI of the route that is through is described in detail with reference to Fig. 5 A-5B.

Then described program carries out from square frame 1100-1102, and it has described the user, and to specify specific route be " challenge " route, for example by with because the GUI interaction that utilizes graphical indicators 262 to select " announcements " button 496 of Fig. 5 B to show.In response to particular course being appointed as the challenge route, Route Generation has calculated the point value that is used for the challenge route with announcement module 220, for example calculates with adding up highly to increase based on the upward slope overall distance partly of route (square frame 1104).Then Route Generation and announcement module 220 are published in the route in the route data storehouse in order to select and download to this portable fitness monitoring device 12 of serving other members of group.Afterwards, this program finishes at square frame 1108 places.

With reference to accompanying drawing 11B, show the high-level logic flowchart of the auxiliary method of passing through of device of the exemplary route that throws down the gauntlet according to the present invention.As described, this program begins at square frame 1110 places, then carry out square frame 1112, square frame 1112 shows the training input manager 186 of portable fitness monitoring device 12, whether its decision user for example sportsman 14 has inputted the input (for example using load button 80) that expression selects to challenge route, downloads in the internal storage device 62 of portable fitness monitoring device 12 before the described challenge route.(this metadata related with the route in the internal storage device 62 preferably indicates the download route whether to challenge route).If not, just carry out other and process, as describing at square frame 1113 places.

Be selected for determining of passing through in response to the challenge route that is undertaken by training input manager 186, training input manager 186 further determines whether should illustrate to the direction of starting point at square frame 1114 places.For example, training input manager 186 can determine whether sportsman 14 has inputted the additional input that requires such direction, and perhaps whether sportsman 14 has not cancelled such direction simply.If make such determining at square frame 1114 places: do not need or do not expect any direction, then this program proceeds to square frame 1118, these square frame 1118 following descriptions.Such determine if make at square frame 1114: be required or expect to the direction of route starting point, present module 192 and/or video presentation module 190 and present successively the direction that can hear and/or guided-moving person 14 to the map of the starting point of challenging route thereby then train input manager 186 to call out audio frequency at square frame 1116.This function is helpful especially when the challenge route departs from circuit.

This program is carried out from square frame 1116-1118, it shows training input manager 186 and determines with reference to the GPS reading that has GPS reader 160 to provide whether sportsman 14 has carried portable fitness monitoring device 12 to the starting point (for example, in the site error scope (5 meters) of this start position) of challenge route.If not, this program turns back to square frame 1114, and square frame 1114 had been described.If training input manager 186 has determined that at square frame 1118 sportsman 14 has carried portable fitness monitoring device 12 to the starting point of this challenge route, then this program enters into square frame 1120.

Square frame 1120 has been described training input manager 186, and this training input manager 186 calls out that audio frequencies present module 192 in order to 14 present the start information that can listen to from audio memory 66 to the sportsman.For example, this start information can be stated: " timing that travels forward and will open the challenge route ".According to the demonstration of start information, the training input manager 186 monitoring portable fitness monitoring devices 12 proal GPS readings along the challenge route.Be detected when travelling forward, then this program is carried out square frame 1124, square frame 1124 has been described training input manager 186, its call out that audio frequency presents module 192 and/or video presentation module 190 in case according to the GPS reading that is provided by GPS reader 160 present in real time successively the direction of listening to and/or along challenge route guidance sportsman 14 map.Along with this challenge route is passed through, training input manager 186 can also present the information that relatively shows or separate, for example general performance of indication comparison of the best time of passing through the challenge route before relevant or separately information (for example " you were than 10 seconds best mistimings ").Direction is auxiliary presents continuation, until training input manager 186 is determined the terminal points of challenge routes.Afterwards, this EOP (end of program) is in square frame 1128.

Below with reference to Figure 11 C, the high-level logic flowchart that the challenge route passes through result's exemplary method that presents of the present invention has been described.This program begins at square frame 1130 places and proceeds to square frame 1131, square frame 1131 shows data reader module 226, this module 226 is in server computer system 42 operations, these module 226 receiving records the data of the route that passed through by portable fitness monitoring device 12, described data are recorded in sportsman's individual training daily record in the training log database 54 from the upload manager 174 that operates in portable fitness monitoring device 12 and with these data.A kind of parameter of upload manager 174 best incorporated transmits described data, this parameter has indicated the route that is used for the described data that are collected whether to challenge route, thereby allow data recorder module 226 to determine whether these data are used for the challenge route, shown in square frame 1132.If data are not for the challenge route, then this program finishes at square frame 1140.Yet, if data recorder module 226 square frame 1132 place's specified datas for the challenge route, this program proceeds to square frame 1136-1138.

Square frame 1136 has been described data recorder module 226, the feedback of passing through that this module 226 is calculated about the challenge route.For example, according to the route data and other results for same routes that are contained in the training log database 54, data recorder module 226 can be calculated the absolute ordering (for example, the ordering of whole age bracket) of the T.T. of passing through for route and be used for the regular ordering that route passes through.This regular ordering can be because of such factor compensation: wind speed and direction, at the athletic age, how long this sportsman has trained, and/or the temperature of " obstruction " multiple environmental baseline correctly, and sportsman's ability.Shown in square frame 1138, then data recorder module 226 will download on the portable fitness monitoring device 12 about the feedback of the information of passing through of challenge route.For example, data recorder module 226 can transmit absolute regular ordering, and sportsman 14 pass through that the challenge route earns minute and the total points that accumulates of whole challenge routes of passing through of sportsman 14.The feedback data that is passed to portable fitness monitoring device 12 by data recorder module 226 is received by training input manager 186, then presents module 192 by video presentation module 190 and/or audio frequency and presents.The program of describing in Figure 11 C stops at square frame 1140 places.

In one embodiment, challenge match can be carried out between a plurality of sportsmen 12 that equip location aware portable fitness monitoring device 12, and wherein the sportsman can or cannot pass through route along identical physical location.

The challenge match of being passed through by a plurality of sportsmen simultaneously can be about such route: this route passive movement person or other users are appointed as the challenge route, as described in reference Figure 11 A.In an embodiment, this challenge route that pass through before needing not to be with route passive movement person's record, but can be the route that is marked by sportsman 14 or other users fully.This challenge route can or and cannot have the value of giving it, as mentioned above.In another embodiment, challenge match does not link to each other with any particular course, but is limited by other parameters.

The challenge match of between a plurality of sportsmen, carrying out simultaneously can or cannot be similar to single sportsman challenge route match pass through hold and hold, shown in Figure 11 B.

In one embodiment of the invention, the method for holding of the match between a plurality of sportsmen that equip location aware portable fitness monitoring device 12 can comprise one or more step.The first, each portable fitness monitoring device is from the information of one or more memory unit access about the particular challenge match.Then according to this information, the portable fitness monitoring device notifies the sportsman of each competition to take the field, and notifies afterwards them to finish match.At this during the games or afterwards, the match performance information is received, and processes and be returned to the portable fitness monitoring device 12 of each participation, therefore notifies them result of the match.

Sportsman 14 can determine to participate in challenge match after setting up challenge match, and sportsman 14 is required to participate in challenge match by friend, perhaps finds the available challenge match of announcement in online group.Sportsman 14 can be used as the individual and participates in challenge match, and perhaps player group can be used as team and participates in challenge match.

Before participating in challenge match, the data relevant with challenge match can download to the internal storage device 62 of portable fitness monitoring device 12.In addition, the data relevant with challenge match can be positioned on this server 42, until such data must be communicated by letter with the portable body-building monitoring device.

Each challenge match can have multiple with it relevant information, and described information can be interrupted by portable fitness monitoring device 12.For example, challenge match can have the specific time, distance, and route, participant's number of permission, and/or Operations Requirements (for example, the necessary walking of participant, by bike, straight line skidding etc.).

In one embodiment of the invention, this challenge match can be based on the match of time.The target of this time-based match can be the sportsman 14 that for example participates in finishes setting with the shortest time distance.The sportsman can or cannot follow specific geographical route.

In another embodiment, this challenge match can be based on the match of distance.The target of the match of this distance-based can be that the sportsman who for example participates in finishes maximum distances in setting-up time.The sportsman can or cannot not stint and follows specific geographical route.

In certain embodiments, this sportsman can must follow predetermined geographical route when participating in match.

With reference to Figure 11 D, challenge match can be held according to diverse ways, and whether for example this depend on challenge match time-based or distance.In one embodiment, the challenge match module that operates on the server 42 can be responsible for monitoring all participation challengers based on register method, this register method server 42 is provided and the portable fitness device 12 that carried by the challenger that participated between synchronously.

No matter the standard of the performance of the measurement in the match how, this participant's portable fitness monitoring device 12 can notify the sportsman to have taken the field.Challenge match information local be stored in the portable fitness monitoring device 12 (for example internal storage 62) embodiment in, the processor of local (for example CPU60) can provide suitable output to sportsman 14.Such output can comprise the output of text, audio frequency or video, and for example audio frequency (on your marks, and preparation is run) reciprocal or starting pistol ring.In certain embodiments, the sportsman can be given challenge match with important in advance warm-up beginning, for example 30,10 or 5 minutes.

Not in local ground is stored in embodiment in the memory storage of portable fitness monitoring device 12, this information must be accessed so that the indication that provides match to begin to the participant in challenge match information.

In one embodiment, server 42 can be responsible for coordinating " beginning " notice to the portable fitness monitoring device 12 of a plurality of participations, thereby has guaranteed that each participant begins simultaneously.The network latency, the network performance, and the portable fitness monitoring device has the potential problems that the notice of coordinating the start time caused trouble.

In one embodiment of the invention, these potential problems can be by each 12 balancing network time of portable fitness monitoring device solves relatively.Especially, the relative start time can be calculated to be used for each portable fitness monitoring device 12, considers the specific timing problem of device (for example, network latency).In one embodiment, this can be solved according to the master network time relevant with server 42, and the described master network time is provided for portable fitness monitoring device 12.For example, after suitable timing determines and is done synchronously, even individual participant's device 12 can provide 30 reciprocal secs to begin, other participant's device 12 can provide 29 reciprocal secs, because participant's after a while setup time is in 1 second of time back of other devices 12.

As above described with reference to Figure 11 B, if challenge match need to be passed through particular course, direction successively can be provided for the participant.

When the sportsman participate in appointment body-building (for example run, by bike, the straight line skidding, etc.), GPS route point and other data can be by long-range records or in server 42 records, as detailed above.

At suitable time place, participant's portable fitness monitoring device 12 can notify this end of sportsman to compete.The timing of such notice can change according to racing tip.For example, in time-based match, the portable fitness monitoring device can notify sportsman's 12 these matches to finish when the time of predetermined match has finished.In the match of distance-based, the portable fitness monitoring device can receive that indication (at least one match participant arrived the preset distance target) notifies sportsman's 12 these matches to finish afterwards at server 42.Suitable end notification can comprise the alarm that can listen to or such as the note of " end of match begins to stop ".

For result of the match information (for the end of the match of determining distance-based) is provided to the participant, athletic performance information can need the wireless server 42 that sends to, and this sportsman's performance information can include, but are not limited to real-time tracing GPS route point.Described transmission can be carried out after sportsman 14 has finished challenge in whole route passes through or only in real time.

Transmit among the embodiment carry out in real time in data, server 42 can be processed the performance and the ordering that to be ready carrying out and calculate, so that sportsman 14 can be updated in its performance and relative position during the active procedure.

Server 42 can be determined result of the match and present them with multiple distinct methods.Athletic performance information can be processed to determine match victor and all match participants' relative order.For individual golden hour calculates in single sportsman and/or sportsman's 14 team.As mentioned above, the relative degree of difficulty according to challenge records score and mark is provided.Result of the match can wirelessly send to the portable fitness monitoring device 12 of participation after match is finished.In one embodiment, result of the match is being fed to portable fitness monitoring device 12 within a few minutes after the end of match.In another embodiment, result of the match is sent to portable fitness monitoring device 12 after less than 1 minute after end of match.

The notice of this result of the match can comprise content of text and/or content of multimedia, for example audio contents, video content or based on content of image.Text or audio content can comprise following information: " Good result, David ", " being again the victor ", " congratulate, you enter second place in all 12 participants ", perhaps " you win 50 minutes ".Audio content can also comprise spectators' sound of a first song or snatch of music or cheer.Video or based on content of image can comprise, for example, image, symbol, perhaps video segment for example relates to the sportsman in the motion, passes the sportsman of finishing line, the symbol of " perpendicular thumb ", spectators cheer, gold medal, prize, etc.In one embodiment, two or more texts, audio frequency, being comprised in the same result of the match notice with the content of image for the basis of video.

Certainly, the result of the match notice can also exist in the log database 54, in each athletic training daily record, in order to check and analyze future.

In addition, the sportsman that long-range user can a plurality of participation challenge matches of Real-Time Monitoring, as mentioned above.

With reference to Figure 12 A, show the senior block schematic of system architecture, it provides the nutrition guiding to the sportsman according to the present invention.For the sake of clarity, Figure 12 A only shows those part and portable fitness monitoring devices 12 that helps to increase the server computer system 42 of the understanding of the present invention.

Such as description, this nutrition guide structure comprises server computer system 42 and portable fitness monitoring device 12.Server computer system 42 comprises server nutrition auxiliary 1200 and canteen plan database 1202, and it contains subscriber's individual food and drink plan.Every meal or calorie intake every day target and/or other nutritional informations (for example, fatty grams, carbohydrates and sugar, food species, food " divides " and is worth etc.) can be for example specified in individual's food and drink plan.Be positioned at or accessible services device computer system 42 be restaurant database 904, this database 904 contains the information relevant for the geographic position, restaurant, working time, and the menu item at the restaurant.About menu item, restaurant database 904 is preferably indicated the calorie content estimated and additional nutrient information (for example, fatty grams, sugar, and total carbohydrates) selectively.The nutrition guide structure comprises further that selectively (it can be positioned at the webserver or have network engine auxiliary restaurant database 1206, for example Google, Bing or Yahoo), it contains can access in order to locate the restaurant, acquisition is about the information of menu item (for example calorie or nutritional information), and/or fills in cdr database 1204.

Server nutrition auxiliary 1200 is connected to the client's nutrition auxiliary 1220 that is positioned on the portable fitness monitoring device 12 by communication network 1210 (for example the Internet 40 and wireless WAN) and is used for exchanging.Client's nutrition auxiliary 1220 receives from the input of server nutrition auxiliary 1200 and with described input and presents to video presentation module 190 and/or audio rendering module 192 via calling.

As described in detail later the nutrition guide structure allows the sportsman 14 of use portable fitness monitoring device 12 to determine to meet the menu item of food and drink plan like that, and this food and drink plan is near sportsman 14 geographic position.Described menu item can be selected for according to calorie consumption and be shown to the sportsman, and described calorie points out that the activity of recording in the individual training daily record with sportsman 14 in training log database 54 is relevant.

With reference to Figure 12 B, the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method is described, by exemplary method customer set up portable fitness monitoring device 12 for example, inquire the service of nutrition guide of the present invention.This program is in square frame 1230 beginnings, proceed to afterwards square frame 1232, square frame 1232 has been described client's nutrition and has been assisted 1220, and it monitors the athletic input (controlling load button 80) of this portable fitness monitoring device 12, is used for the input that the expression dinner determines inquiry.In response to the detection that the expression dinner is determined sportsman's 14 inputs of inquiry, then this program enters square frame 1234, this square frame 1234 shows client's nutrition auxiliary 1220, it sends dinner poly-top inquiry to server via communication network 1210, for example nutrition assists 1200, and it is in server computer system 42 operations.Described dinner determines that inquiry comprises the geographic position (for example indicated from the nearest GPS reading of GPS reader 160 acquisitions) of portable fitness monitoring device 12, can selectively further contain or be understood to contain has indicated one or more that the close of current geographic position spent (for example 1 mile, 3 miles, 5 miles) parameter.

As shown in the square frame 1236, then client's nutrition auxiliary 1220 repeat, until the response that dinner is determined inquiry is via communication network 1210, for example the XML document form is received from server nutrition auxiliary 1200.In response to the reception of this response, client's nutrition auxiliary 1220 presents described response at square frame 1238 (making suitable calling by presenting module 192 to video presentation module 190 and/or audio frequency) to sportsman 14.In one embodiment, the XML response file comprises the table that picks up that contains one or more input, each identification restaurant name of described input, distance from portable fitness monitoring device 12 current geographic positions to this restaurant (for example mile or kilometer), and a plurality of in this restaurant the available menu setecting that meets user's food and drink plan.14 couples of sportsmen pick up the selection of table input can further call the demonstration of arriving the map in this restaurant from the current geographic position of portable fitness monitoring device 12, and/or the image of available menu item.In another embodiment, the response of the inquiry that dinner is determined can be the electronic code of other modes, relies on or do not rely on the XML serial protocols.

Then client's nutrition auxiliary 1220 determine at square frame 1240 whether sportsman 14 input is received (for example via load button 80), and this input has indicated sportsman's 14 expectations to receive additional result from farther restaurant.If not, this program finishes at square frame 1242.If so, client's nutrition auxiliary 1220 has increased in the close parameter at square frame 1242 places and has sent another dinner decision inquiry, has simultaneously the close parameter of increase, shown in square frame 1234.Afterwards, this program continues as already described.

Following Figure 12 C shows the high-level logic flowchart of exemplary method, answers the inquiry of nutrition guide of the present invention by described method server unit.Described program is in square frame 1250 beginnings, proceed to afterwards square frame 1252, square frame 1252 shows server nutrition auxiliary 1200 and is waiting for, until dinner determines that for example portable fitness monitoring device 12 or subscriber's computer system 44 are received from customer set up in inquiry.According to the dinner inquiry of receiving, thereby server nutrition auxiliary 1200 enters restaurant database 1204 and/or is identified at least one near one or more restaurant in the near zone of this customer set up (for example the portable fitness monitoring device 12) at the auxiliary restaurant of square frame 1254 database 1206.

As shown in the square frame 1256, for at least one restaurant, preferably for each restaurant that is arranged near zone in the identification of square frame 1254 places, server nutrition auxiliary 1200 is then with reference to which menu item in restaurant database 1204 and/or the auxiliary restaurant database 1206 definite restaurants, if any, can passive movement person 14 eat, the given time (for example, this food and drink is breakfast whether, lunch, the indication of dinner or fast food) and nutritional information (for example, calorie the picked-up target, fatty grams, sugar and carbohydrates, food " divides " value, etc.), described nutritional information is specified in the food and drink plan that is stored in the sportsman 14 in the food food and drink plan database 1202.Server nutrition auxiliary 1200 can further consider that the calorie of estimation from nearest activity (for example sky identical or before) consumes, and user's described nearest activation record is used at training log database 54.Like this, calorie consumption can be compensated or be compensated by containing higher calorie of menu item selection.Then server nutrition auxiliary 1200 will determine that the response of inquiry downloads on the customer set up (for example the portable fitness monitoring device 12) to dinner, and described download is via communication network 1210, shown in square frame 1258.Afterwards, this program finishes at square frame 260.

Although the present invention illustrates with reference to preferred embodiment especially, those skilled in the art can understand and can not break away from the change of carrying out under the spirit and scope of the present invention on form and the details.For example, although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the example software structure, wherein in software configuration, execution the present invention is that the software of function is positioned on the server computer system of ISP's (for example subscription service), but the technician of ability office will recognize among the embodiment of replacement, such software selectively is positioned on the subscriber's computer system, and for example subscriber's computer system 44, and/or on the portable fitness monitoring device 12.

In addition, although the present invention, those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention with reference to following the tracks of and visual athletic performance and/or route are described and can also be applied to position and the motion of tracking and visual other people (for example child under electronic surveillance or criminal) or object.

In addition, although aspects more of the present invention are described with reference to the data handling system of the program code of indicating function of the present invention, should be understood that the present invention is selectively as program product, in order to use with data handling system.The procedure code that has defined function of the present invention can be sent to via the medium of multiple carrying signal data handling system, described medium comprises, but be not limited to, the storage medium that can not rewrite (for example, CD-ROM), rewritable storage medium (for example, floppy disk or hard disk drive), and communication media, for example Digital and analog network.Therefore the medium that should be understood that such carrying signal is carrying or during code computer instructions (instructing function of the present invention), is representing alternative embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

One kind show the sportsman that equipped portable location aware body-building monitoring device the method for route of process, comprising:

(a) receive the data of describing a plurality of satellite navigation system route points, described route point is obtained when the sportsman is engaged in body building;

The location recognition map area of (b) indicating based on the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points;

(c) position of the position of the data indication of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and one or more known route relevant with this map area is weighted, thereby determines the route that this sportsman passes through; With

(d) show the route that the sportsman passes through above the map area at this.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described step (a) and (d) by using at least one processor to be performed.
3. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described step (c) also comprises by comparing the route of determining that the sportsman passes through by the position of the data indication of describing these a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and the position of point, wherein, the position of this point is along one or more known route relevant with this map area.
4. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, at least one in described one or more known route is a kind of route that is laid.
5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described body building is to run.
6. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this portable fitness monitoring device is movable fixture.
7. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, this movable fixture is mobile phone.
8. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described step (d) also is included in and shows the route that the sportsman passes through on the portable fitness monitoring device.
9. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described step (d) also is included in and shows the route that the sportsman passes through on the long-range computing machine.
10. method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described step (c) is to carry out by the processor on long-range computing machine.
11. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described satellite navigation system is GPS.
12. one kind show the sportsman that equipped portable location aware body-building monitoring device the method for route of process, comprising:

(a) receive the data of describing a plurality of satellite navigation system route points, described route point is obtained when the sportsman is engaged in body building;

The location recognition map area of (b) indicating based on the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points;

(c) position of the data indication of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and the position of having equipped one or more known route of passing through before the people of location aware portable fitness monitoring device are weighted, thereby determine the route that this sportsman passes through; With

(d) show the route that the sportsman passes through above the map area at this.
13. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described step (a) and (d) by using at least one processor to be performed.
14. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, at least one in described one or more known route is the route that the sportsman passes through before.
15. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, at least one in described one or more known route is the route that the sportsman does not pass through before.
16. method according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, described step (c) also comprise by will by the position of the data indication of describing these a plurality of satellite navigation system route points with known along one or more before the position of point of the route that passed through compare the route of determining that the sportsman passes through.
17. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described body building is to run.
18. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, this portable fitness monitoring device is movable fixture.
19. method according to claim 18 is characterized in that, this movable fixture is mobile phone.
20. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described step (d) also is included in and shows the route that the sportsman passes through on the portable fitness monitoring device.
21. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described step (d) also is included in and shows the route that the sportsman passes through on the long-range computing machine.
22. method according to claim 21 is characterized in that, described step (c) is to carry out by the processor on long-range computing machine.
23. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described satellite navigation system is GPS.
24. one kind show the sportsman that equipped portable location aware body-building monitoring device the method for route of process, comprising:

(a) receive the data of describing a plurality of satellite navigation system route points, described route point is obtained when the sportsman is engaged in body building;

The location recognition map area of (b) indicating based on the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points;

(c) determine the route that this sportsman passes through based on the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and by following step

(i) the indicated position of the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and the position of point are weighted, the position of described point be along one or more known route relevant with this map area and

(ii) the indicated position of the data of describing described a plurality of satellite navigation system route points and the position of described point are weighted, the position of described point is the route that is passed through before known along one or more; With

(d) show the route that the sportsman passes through above the map area at this.
25. method according to claim 24 is characterized in that, described step (c) (ii) (i) is carried out afterwards in step (c).
26. method according to claim 25, it is characterized in that described step (c) is (ii) in response to determining known route and do not correspond to by the indicated position of data of describing these a plurality of satellite navigation system route points to be performed in (i) in step (c).