User interface for generating physical activity indicators

Abstract

Methods, computer storage media, systems and user interfaces for generating physical activity indicators are provided. The user interface includes an activation button that prompts physical activity data associated with a user to be retrieved from a user device on which the physical activity data is stored. Information such as the current amount of physical activity logged by the user for a particular day, including the number of steps taken by a user for the day and/or the amount of minutes of physical activity the user has logged for the day is presented to the user via various aspects of the user interface. Users may compare their physical activity performance to other users of the system. Users may also challenge other users to participate in physical activity contests.

1 . A user interface embodied on at least one computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions used by a computing device, the user interface for generating physical activity indicators, the user interface comprising:
 an activation button configured to prompt physical activity data associated with a user to be retrieved from a user device on which the physical activity data is stored;   a point tracking display area configured to display a number of points the user has accumulated, the number of points being affected by both the degree of interaction of the user with the user-interface and by the amount of physical activity of the user;   an activity clock display area configured to display a number of minutes of physical activity the user has achieved for a current day and the number of minutes of physical activity needed by the user to achieve a daily physical activity goal; and   an activity streak display area configured to display an activity streak, wherein an activity streak is a number of consecutive days the user has achieved the daily physical activity goal.   
     
     
         2 . The user interface of  claim 1 , further comprising a point multiplier display area configured to display a number that multiples the number of points the user has accumulated for achieving the daily physical activity goal, wherein the point multiplier increases based on the activity streak of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The user interface of  claim 2 , wherein the daily physical activity goal comprises sixty minutes of physical activity associated with the user. 
     
     
         4 . The user interface of  claim 3 , wherein the activity streak display area is configured to reset to zero when the user fails to meet the daily physical activity goal. 
     
     
         5 . The user interface of  claim 4 , wherein the activity streak display area further comprises a visual indicator of a date when the activity streak began. 
     
     
         6 . The user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the activity clock display area further comprises a digital time display area configured to display a total time the user was active in a day. 
     
     
         7 . The user interface of  claim 1 , further comprising a scoreboard display area configured to display at least one of a number of steps taken by the user in a day, a number of miles walked by the user in a day and a number of minutes of physical activity by the user in a day. 
     
     
         8 . A user interface embodied on at least one computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions used by a computing device, the user interface for generating physical activity indicators for a plurality of users, the user interface comprising:
 a first graphical representation of at least one user of the plurality of users, wherein the first graphical representation displays a level of physical activity associated with the at least one user, and wherein the first graphical representation may be customized by the at least one user associated with the first graphical representation;   a second graphical representation of another user of the plurality of users wherein the second graphical representation displays the level of physical activity associated with another user of the plurality of users;   a field view display area configured to display the first and second graphical representations such that the graphical representations are ranked based on physical activity indicators of the user associated with each of the first and second graphical representations; and   a statistics display area associated with each of the first and second graphical representations, the statistics display area configured to show physical activity indicators of the at least one user and the at least another user of the plurality of users.   
     
     
         9 . The user interface of  claim 8  further comprising, a challenge invitation display area configured to display a request to participate in a physical activity contest, wherein the request is made from at least one user of the plurality of users to at least another user of the plurality of users. 
     
     
         10 . The user interface of  claim 9  wherein the request to participate in a physical activity contest is accepted by the user selecting an icon representing the request in the challenge invitation display area and dragging the icon into the field view display area of the user-interface. 
     
     
         11 . The user interface of  claim 9 , wherein the physical activity contest includes at least one of an activity time contest in which the user is required to log a predefined period of physical activity or a steps taken contest in which the user is required to take a predefined number of steps. 
     
     
         12 . The user interface of  claim 11 , wherein each user of the plurality of users may participate in a maximum of five physical activity contests. 
     
     
         13 . The user interface of  claim 8  further comprising, a third graphical representation configured to display an average of a total number of steps taken by all users in the plurality of users. 
     
     
         14 . The user interface of  claim 8  further comprising, a bleacher view display area configured to display graphical representations of all users in the plurality of users. 
     
     
         15 . The user interface of  claim 14  further comprising a view icon configured to allow the user to toggle between the field view display area and the bleacher view display area. 
     
     
         16 . The user interface of  claim 8  further comprising, an expert display area configured to display physical activity data statistics associated with one or more professional athletes. 
     
     
         17 . The user interface of  claim 16 , wherein the expert display area is configured to display the physical activity data statistics associated with one or more professional athletes alongside the first graphical representation of at least one user of the plurality of users, wherein the first graphical representation displays a level of physical activity associated with the at least one user. 
     
     
         18 . A user interface embodied on at least one computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions used by a computing device, the user interface for generating physical activity indicators, the user interface comprising:
 an activation button configured to prompt physical activity data associated with a user to be retrieved from a user device on which the physical activity data is stored;   a scoreboard display area configured to display at least two of a number of steps taken by the user in a day, a number of miles walked by the user in a day and a number of minutes of physical activity the user has achieved for a current day;   a point tracking display area configured to display a number of points the user has accumulated, the number of points being affected by both the degree of interaction of the user with the user-interface and by the amount of physical activity of the user;   an activity streak display area configured to display an activity streak, wherein an activity streak is a number of consecutive days the user has achieved a daily physical activity goal;   a customizable graphical representation of the user configured to display a level of physical activity associated with the user, wherein the level of physical activity associated with the user is based at least in part on the number of points the user has accumulated; and   a challenge invitation display area configured to display a request to the user participate in a physical activity contest, wherein the request is made from at least one of another user of a group of users or a system administrator.   
     
     
         19 . The user interface of  claim 18 , further comprising a plurality of graphical representations of other users, each of the plurality of graphical representations including physical activity data statistics associated with one of the other users. 
     
     
         20 . The user interface of  claim 19  further comprising a field view display area configured to display the plurality of graphical representations such that the graphical representations are ranked based on physical activity indicators of the user associated with each of the graphical representations.