Bicycle sizer

Abstract

A bicycle sizing system interacts with a user to provide real-time and interactive bicycle sizing information for a rider, such as a child. A growth rate of the child is estimated based on growth models and is usable to estimate a length of time a recommended bicycle will be usable by the child.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computing system comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions; and   one or more computer processors configured to access the software instructions to cause the computing system to:
 generate interactive user interface data configured for rendering on a user computing device to display an interactive user interface, the interactive user interface including a representation of a bicycle and an avatar of a child positioned on the bicycle; 
 determine a plurality of future ages of the child and, for each of the plurality of future ages:
 determine, based on one or more of an expected inseam of the child at the future age or an expected height of the child at the future age, a future bicycle size most suitable for the child; 
 determine whether the future bicycle size is different than a current bicycle size; and 
 if the future bicycle size is different than the current bicycle size by a predetermined amount, determine a bike life as a difference between the future age and a current age of the child, wherein the predetermined amount allows the determined bike life to extend into a time period where the future bicycle size would fit the child but the current bicycle size would still fit the child comfortably. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The computing system of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar of the child is sized proportionally to the one or more of the expected inseam or the expected height. 
     
     
         3 . The computing system of  claim 2 , wherein the avatar is a two dimensional or three dimensions representation of the child. 
     
     
         4 . The computing system of  claim 1 , wherein the representation of the bicycle is a two dimensional or three dimensions representation of the bicycle. 
     
     
         5 . The computing system of  claim 1 , wherein the current age of the child is automatically determined based on the one or more of the expected inseam or the expected height. 
     
     
         6 . The computing system of  claim 1 , wherein the software instructions are further configured to:
 generate an electronic or printed sizing report indicating, for each of the plurality of future ages of the child, one or more of:   the future age;   an expected height at the future age;   an expected inseam at the future age;   a future bicycle suitable for the child at the future age;   a bike life of the bicycle; and   a new bicycle size for the future age.   
     
     
         7 . A computing system comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions; and   one or more computer processors configured to access the software instructions to cause the computing system to:
 generate interactive user interface data configured for rendering on a user computing device to display an interactive user interface requesting characteristics of a child; 
 determine, based on input via the interactive user interface, at least an inseam of the child; 
 based at least on the inseam of the child, determine a bicycle size most suitable for the child; 
 update the interactive user interface to include a representation of a bicycle and an avatar of the child; 
 determine an adjusted inseam of the child at a future age; 
 determine, based at least on the adjusted inseam of the child, an updated avatar to represent the child at the future age; and 
 update the interactive user interface to include the updated avatar. 
   
     
     
         8 . The computing system of  claim 7 , wherein the avatar is a two dimensional or three dimensional representation of the child. 
     
     
         9 . The computing system of  claim 7 , wherein the representation of the bicycle is a two dimensional or three dimensional representation of the bicycle. 
     
     
         10 . The computing system of  claim 7 , wherein the software instructions are further configured to:
 execute a selection model configured to determine a bike life estimation indicating a period of time for which the child fits the bicycle.   
     
     
         11 . The computing system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 if the future bicycle size is different than the bicycle size, determine the bike life as a difference between the future age and a current age of the child.   
     
     
         12 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein a current age of the child is automatically determined based on the height of the child. 
     
     
         13 . The computing system of  claim 7 , wherein the software instructions are further configured to:
 animate the representation of the bicycle to indicate the avatar pedaling the bicycle.   
     
     
         14 . The computing system of  claim 7 , wherein a three dimensional representation of the bicycle and the avatar are rotatable in at least two dimensions, via input from the interactive user interface. 
     
     
         15 . A computing system comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions; and   one or more computer processors configured to access the software instructions to cause the computing system to:
 generate interactive user interface data configured for rendering on a user computing device to display an interactive user interface requesting characteristics of a child; 
 determine, based on input via the interactive user interface, at least a height of the child; 
 based at least on the height of the child, determine a bicycle size most suitable for the child; 
 update the interactive user interface to include a representation of a bicycle and an avatar of the child; 
 determine an adjusted height of the child at a future age; 
 determine, based at least on the adjusted height of the child, an updated avatar to represent the child at the future age; and 
 update the interactive user interface to include the updated avatar.