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US 12,505,909 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for virtual competition
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsMario Galasso, Wesley E. Allinger, David M. Haugen, Robert David Kaswen, Mark Stephen Fitzsimmons
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Abstract
A system configured to be coupled with a participant of an activity. The system comprises: a participant activity monitoring unit configured for monitoring a performance of the activity by the participant; an activity information module configured for storing performance information corresponding to the activity; and a participant performance correlator configured for delivering comparative performance data based on the monitored performance of the activity by the participant and the stored performance information.
Claims17
A system for simulating an activity along a geographical route, the system comprising:
- a computer device configured to receive data related to the geographical route and to use the received data to simulate the geographical route, wherein said received data corresponds to a participant's activity along said geographical route, wherein said received data includes each of elevation data, time stamps for said participant's activity along said geographical route, distance traveled during said activity along said geographical route;
- a training device configured to communicate with the computer device, and wherein the training device is further configured to be controlled by data or instructions received from the computer device to simulate the geographical route;
- wherein the computer device is configured to collect and display operational data of the training device and biometric data of a user using the training device to experience the simulated geographical route, wherein said biometric data includes each of said user's power output, said user's activity speed, said user's heart rate, said user's calories burned and said user's blood oxygenation level, wherein said operational data of said training device includes each of said training device's gear positioning, cadence, velocity, suspension, power, braking, shock absorption, and cornering speed;
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- wherein the computer device is further configured to display course, elevation profile, and simulated location of the user relative to the geographical route during use of the training device, wherein said display of said course, said elevation profile, and said simulated location of said user relative to said geographical route is completed by said computer device utilizing a satellite based position determining system to determine a location of said user during use of said training device.
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A system for simulating an activity along a geographical route, the system comprising:
- a computer device configured to provide information simulating the geographical route, the computer device further configured to receive data related to a first performance of the activity along the geographical route, wherein said received data corresponds to said first performance of said activity along said geographical route, wherein said received data includes each of elevation data, time stamps for said first performance of said activity along said geographical route, distance traveled during said activity along said geographical route;
- a training device configured to communicate with the computer device, and wherein the training device is further configured to be controlled by data or instructions received from the computer device;
- wherein the computer device is configured to collect operational data of the training device, and wherein the computer device utilizes the operational data of the training device to control the training device and provide a user of the training device with a simulated performance of the activity along the geographical route, wherein said biometric data includes each of said user's power output, said user's activity speed, said user's heart rate, said user's calories burned and said user's blood oxygenation level, wherein said operational data of said training device includes each of said training device's gear positioning, cadence, velocity, suspension, power, braking, shock absorption, and cornering speed;
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- wherein the computer device is configured to generate comparative performance data by comparing the data related to the first performance of the activity with the user's simulated performance of the activity along the geographical route, wherein said display of said course, said elevation profile, and said simulated location of said user relative to said geographical route is completed by said computer device utilizing a satellite based position determining system to determine a location of said user during use of said training device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.