Patent ID: 8506396

Claim:
A computerized method for promoting physical activity comprising: (a) receiving at a server user profile data for a plurality of computer users; (b) receiving at said server from each of said plurality of computer users a selection of an avatar; (c) receiving at said server from each of said plurality of computer users biometric data from a biometric device used by said computer user; (d) defining at said server an activity time period; (e) defining at said server a target group count; (f) calculating for each of said plurality of computer users an activity value corresponding to said user's activity level as measured by said biometric data at a plurality of intervals within said activity time period; (g) defining at said server a plurality of activity groups by: (1) comparing said computer users' activity values to identify users with correlated activity values; and (2) adding computer users with correlated activity values to one of said plurality of activity groups until said target group count for said group is reached; (h) transmitting from said server for display at a user computer said avatar for each of said plurality of users; and (i) transmitting from said server to said user computer animation data for said avatars wherein said avatars are: (1) visually grouped according to said activity groups; and (2) animated in said activity groups according to said correlated activity values for said activity groups.