Systems and methods for accessing personalized fitness services using a portable electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsStanley Carl Ng, Michael Hailey
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Abstract
This is directed to systems and methods for accessing personalized fitness services through an integrated application available to a portable electronic device. The integrated application can provide a full fitness center experience by introducing potential new customer to a fitness center and then motivating them to return to the fitness center as active members. For example, the integrated application can provide functions to introduce new customers to a fitness center, can provide functions to motivate customers to join and actively visit the fitness center, can provide in-gym motivation, and can provide post-workout motivation.
Claims22
A method for interfacing with a fitness center, the method comprising:
- introducing a user to a particular fitness center via an integrated application of a portable electronic device, wherein the user is a potential new customer of the particular fitness center;
- after the introducing, providing incentive, via the integrated application, for the user to join the particular fitness center;
- in response to the user joining the particular fitness center as a result of the incentive, providing, via the integrated application, in-gym motivation for motivating the user to work out at the particular fitness center;
- and
- providing, via the integrated application, post-workout motivation to encourage the user to actively return to the particular fitness center, wherein at least one of the providing incentive, the providing in-gym motivation, and the providing post-workout motivation comprises connecting the user, via the integrated application, with a calendar server of the particular fitness center for allowing the user to perform a scheduling function with the particular fitness center.
An electronic device operable to interface with a fitness center, the electronic device comprising:
- a processor operable to run an integrated application providing functions to:
- inform the user of the fitness center;
- determine the user has joined the fitness center, and
- in response to determining the user has joined the fitness center:
- motivate the user to actively attend the fitness center;
- provide in-gym motivation when a user is located in the fitness center;
- and
- provide post-workout motivation in response to the user leaving the fitness center, wherein at least one of the functions to motivate the user, to provide in-gym motivation, and to provide post-workout motivation comprises connecting the user, via the integrated application, with a calendar server of the fitness center for allowing the user to perform a scheduling function with the fitness center.
Non-transitory machine-readable media for interfacing with a fitness center, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions recorded thereon for:
- introducing a user to a particular fitness center via an integrated application of a portable electronic device, wherein the user is a potential new customer of the particular fitness center;
- after the introducing, providing incentive, via the integrated application, for the user to loin the particular fitness center;
- in response to the use joining the particular fitness center as a result of the incentive, providing, via the integrated application, in-gym motivation for motivating the user to work out at the particular fitness center;
- and
- providing, via the integrated application, post-workout motivation to encourage the user to actively return to the particular fitness center, wherein at least one of the providing incentive, the providing in-gym motivation, and the providing post-workout motivation comprises connecting the user, via the integrated application, with a calendar server of the particular fitness center for allowing the user to perform a scheduling function with the particular fitness center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.