ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM UTILIZING HEART RATE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An athletic performance monitoring system comprising:
- a data collection module comprising a processor and memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory further storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the module to;
detect the presence of one or more athletic activity sensors,poll the one or more athletic activity sensors for athletic performance data, andreceive the athletic performance data;
a first sensor configured to measure a first type of athletic activity parameter; and
a second sensor configured to measure a second type of athletic activity parameter different from the first type, wherein the second type of athletic activity parameter includes a heart rate of a user performing an athletic activity,wherein the data collection module is configured to collect heart rate information through the second sensor for a plurality of activity types, andwherein the data collection module is configured to collect the first type of athletic activity parameter for only a subset of the plurality of activity types.
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Abstract
Athletic activity may be monitored using heart rate in addition to or instead of other types of metrics. Accordingly, multiple different activity types may be compared based on heart rate information. Additionally, the heart rate information may be visualized by displaying the heart rate data over time or relative to pace or distance. Additionally, the system may allow a user to analyze his or her heart rate performance by identifying one or more portions of the athletic activity in which a user exhibited a specified range of heart rates. Athletic activity sessions may further be tagged with various indicators including weather, terrain, difficulty and intensity. According to one or more aspects, data for different types of activity metrics may be polled and/or transmitted to a system at different rates or based on different schedules. Moreover, users may specify whether sensed data may be uploaded, recorded and/or visualized prior to or during an activity session.
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23 Claims
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1. An athletic performance monitoring system comprising:
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a data collection module comprising a processor and memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory further storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the module to; detect the presence of one or more athletic activity sensors, poll the one or more athletic activity sensors for athletic performance data, and receive the athletic performance data; a first sensor configured to measure a first type of athletic activity parameter; and a second sensor configured to measure a second type of athletic activity parameter different from the first type, wherein the second type of athletic activity parameter includes a heart rate of a user performing an athletic activity, wherein the data collection module is configured to collect heart rate information through the second sensor for a plurality of activity types, and wherein the data collection module is configured to collect the first type of athletic activity parameter for only a subset of the plurality of activity types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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generating, by a computing device, a graph for an athletic activity comprising at least one of;
heart rate information and pace information;receiving a first selection of a first heart rate range; determining, by the computing device, a first portion of the graph corresponding to the selected first heart rate range; and visually identifying the first portion of the graph differently from at least one other portion of the graph not corresponding to the selected first heart rate range. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an athletic activity monitoring site, data for a plurality of athletic activity workouts, the data including heart rate information of an individual performing the workouts; and generating a graph based on the received data, wherein the graph includes a line representing an average heart rate of the individual during each of the plurality of workouts and wherein the graph includes a region representing a range of heart rates exhibited by the individual during each of the plurality of workouts. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; generate a graph for an athletic activity comprising at least one of;
heart rate information and pace information;receive a first selection of a first heart rate range; determine a first portion of the graph corresponding to the selected first heart rate range; and visually identify the first portion of the graph differently from at least one other portion of the graph not corresponding to the selected first heart rate range. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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