Patent ID: 8730037

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving sensor data, at one or more sensors in communication with a mobile computing device releasably secured within a device receptacle portion of a physical interaction device, the device receptacle portion being configured to (i) substantially enclose and protect the mobile computing device during physical activity and (ii) permit a user to toollessly, repeatedly remove and insert the mobile computing device from and into the device receptacle portion of the physical interaction device, wherein the mobile computing device is an off-the-shelf mobile computing device comprising a touch screen; determining, by a processor of the mobile computing device, motion data regarding a movement of the physical interaction device; estimating a behavior of a user based in part upon the motion data; generating a response to the behavior comprising at least one of graphic, audio, tactile, or video output; and providing, through a wireless communications path, the response to a second device in wireless communication with the mobile computing device.