Program Products, Methods, and Systems for Providing Location-Aware Fitness Monitoring Services
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a route traversed by an athlete equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device, comprising:
- (a) receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity;
(b) identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints;
(c) determining the route traversed by the athlete based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints and based on the location of one or more known paths associated with the map area; and
(d) displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area.
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Abstract
Program products, methods, and systems for providing location-aware fitness monitoring services are disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, a method of displaying a route traversed by an athlete equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device includes the steps of (a) receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity, (b) identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints, (c) determining the route traversed by the athlete based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints and based on the location of one or more known paths associated with the map area, and (d) displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a route traversed by an athlete equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device, comprising:
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(a) receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity; (b) identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints; (c) determining the route traversed by the athlete based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints and based on the location of one or more known paths associated with the map area; and (d) displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying a route traversed by an athlete equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device, comprising:
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(a) receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity; (b) identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints; (c) determining the route traversed by the athlete based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints and based on the location of one or more known routes previously traversed by a person equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device; and (d) displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of displaying a route traversed by an athlete equipped with a location-aware portable fitness monitoring device, comprising:
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(a) receiving data describing a plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints that are acquired as the athlete engages in a fitness activity; (b) identifying a map area based on a location indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints; (c) determining the route traversed by the athlete based on the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints by (i) comparing the locations indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints to the locations of points along the one or more known paths associated with the map area and (ii) comparing the locations indicated by the data describing the plurality of satellite navigational system waypoints to the locations of points along the one or more known routes previously traversed; and (d) displaying the route traversed by the athlete on top of the map area. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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