US Patent:
20100105525, Apr 29, 2010
Inventors:
Dhruv Thukral - Santa Monica CA, US
Michael J. Zyda - Carmel CA, US
Chang Wei-Chung - Tainan City, TW
Shu Fen Lin - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles CA
International Classification:
A63B 71/00
Abstract:
A system for encouraging a user to perform substantial physical activity. The system may include sensors that may be worn by the user while the user is performing a substantial physical activity, such as running or playing basketball. The sensors may detect the magnitude of the physical activity and may transmit data regarding the physical activity to a processing system. The processing system may display a reward to encourage the user for participating in physical activity and the reward provided may be based on the physical activity of the user.