Patent ID: 8162804
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A61B,A63B,G01C,G06F,G07C,G16H,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of processing athletic data, comprising: receiving, at a computing device having at least one processor, data specifying a user-defined athletic challenge including a user-defined goal to be achieved, identification of at least two participants in the athletic challenge, and a user-defined duration of the challenge, wherein the user-defined duration is defined by at least one of a user-defined start time and user-defined end time of the athletic challenge, wherein the identification of the at least two participants includes a user identifier unique to a first participant, wherein the received data defines the at least two participants as competitors against one another in the athletic challenge, and wherein receiving the data includes: transmitting, by the computing device, an electronic invitation to participate in the athletic challenge to a first remote device of the first participant after receiving the data specifying the user-defined goal to be achieved, and the user-defined duration of the challenge, wherein the electronic invitation is addressed to the first participant using the unique user identifier; receiving, by the computing device, a response from the first participant accepting the invitation; remotely monitoring and collecting, by the computing device, athletic performance data of the at least two participants through the duration of the challenge in accordance with the at least one of the user-defined start time and the user-defined end time of the athletic challenge; and determining, by the computing device, a winner of the athletic challenge upon expiration of the challenge based on the collected performance data.