Apparatus, method, and software management system to enhance athletic performance
First Claim
1. An athletic performance management system, comprising:
- a system controller capable of wireless communication with each of one or more remote data stations;
(N) portable, hand-carryable, data stations capable of wireless communication with said controller, wherein each of said (N) data stations weighs less than about 1 kilogram;
a performance profile for an athlete stored in said controller, wherein said performance profile comprises the (i)th performance information for the (i)th data station, wherein (i) is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to (N).
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Abstract
A method to enhance athletic performance. The method designates a performance course, sets an ultimate performance time for that designated performance course, and ascertains the actual performance time for an athlete to negotiate that designated performance course. The method then establishes an incremental performance time for the athlete, where that incremental performance time is about one percent faster than the athlete'"'"'s current actual performance time. The method then positions (N) data stations along the designated performance course and calculates, based upon said incremental performance time and the location of each data station along said designated performance course, the (j)th calculated time comprising the time the athlete should pass the (j)th data station. As the athlete negotiates the performance course, the method flashes the (j)th data station at a time equal to t0 plus said (j)th calculated time, measures the (j)th actual time, and displays the difference between the (j)th calculated time and the (j)th actual time.
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24 Claims
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1. An athletic performance management system, comprising:
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a system controller capable of wireless communication with each of one or more remote data stations;
(N) portable, hand-carryable, data stations capable of wireless communication with said controller, wherein each of said (N) data stations weighs less than about 1 kilogram;
a performance profile for an athlete stored in said controller, wherein said performance profile comprises the (i)th performance information for the (i)th data station, wherein (i) is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to (N). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method to enhance athletic performance, comprising the steps of:
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designating a performance course;
setting a target performance time for said athlete to negotiate said designated performance course;
ascertaining the (i)th actual performance time for said athlete to negotiate said designated performance course, wherein (i) initially is 1;
establishing the (i+1)th incremental performance time for said first person, wherein said (i+1)th incremental performance time is up to about one percent faster than the (i)th actual performance time;
providing (N) data stations comprising a xenon strobe light and an audio device, wherein each of said (N) data stations is capable of communicating with a system controller, wherein said system controller comprises a visual display device;
positioning (N) data stations along said designated performance course;
calculating, based upon said (i+1)th incremental performance time and the location of the (j)th data station along said designated performance course, the (j)th calculated time, wherein said (j)th calculated time comprises the time said athlete should pass the (j)th data station, wherein (j) is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to (N);
negotiating said performance course by said first person beginning at a time t0;
flashing the xenon strobe disposed on the (j)th data station at a time equal to t0 plus said (j)th calculated time;
sounding the audio device disposed on the (j)th data station at a time equal to t0 plus said (j)th calculated time;
measuring the (j)th actual time, wherein said (j)th actual time comprises the time said athlete actually passes the (j)th data station;
displaying on said visual display device the difference between said (j)th calculated time and said (j)th actual time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method to compare the athletic performances of a first person and a second person, comprising the steps of:
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designating a performance course;
providing (N) first data stations, wherein each of said (N) first data stations comprises a first light emitting device and a first audio device;
positioning said (N) first data stations equidistant along said performance course;
providing (N) second data stations, wherein each of said (N) second data stations comprises a second light emitting device and a second audio device;
positioning said (N) second data stations equidistant along said performance course;
determining a time T1 comprising the fastest time a first person previously negotiated said designated performance course;
determining a time T2 comprising the fastest time a second person previously negotiated said performance course;
calculating a differential time comprising the difference between said time T1 and said time T2;
starting to negotiate said performance by said first person at a time t0;
starting to negotiate said performance course by said second person at a time t0 plus said differential time;
flashing each of said (N) first light emitting devices, and sounding each of said first audio devices, sequentially at T1/(N) time intervals;
flashing each of said (N) second light emitting devices, and sounding each of said second audio devices, sequentially at T2/(N) time intervals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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