Communication Between Portable Apparatus and Counterpart Apparatus
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1. A counterpart apparatus comprising:
- an induction-based receiver configured to wirelessly obtain an identifier from a portable apparatus by a magnetic field, the induction-based receiver being configured to wirelessly obtain heart activity data from the portable apparatus using induction-based technology in which the magnetic field is predominantly used to communicate the heart activity data; and
a radio transceiver configured to execute a pairing protocol utilizing the identifier with the portable apparatus by electric radiation, and to communicate information with the portable apparatus by electric radiation.
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Abstract
A portable apparatus, a counterpart apparatus and communication method are disclosed. The communication method comprises: communicating wirelessly an identifier from a portable apparatus to a counterpart apparatus by an induction-based magnetic field; executing a pairing protocol utilizing the identifier between the radio transceiver of the portable apparatus and a radio transceiver of the counterpart apparatus by electric radiation; and communicating information between the radio transceiver of the portable apparatus and the radio transceiver of the counterpart apparatus by electric radiation.
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1. A counterpart apparatus comprising:
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an induction-based receiver configured to wirelessly obtain an identifier from a portable apparatus by a magnetic field, the induction-based receiver being configured to wirelessly obtain heart activity data from the portable apparatus using induction-based technology in which the magnetic field is predominantly used to communicate the heart activity data; and a radio transceiver configured to execute a pairing protocol utilizing the identifier with the portable apparatus by electric radiation, and to communicate information with the portable apparatus by electric radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A counterpart apparatus comprising:
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an induction-based receiver configured to wirelessly obtain an identifier from a portable apparatus by a magnetic field, the induction-based receiver being configured to wirelessly obtain the identifier encoded within a stream of heart activity data from the portable apparatus using induction-based technology in which the magnetic field is predominantly used to communicate the identifier and the heart activity data; and a radio transceiver configured to execute a pairing protocol utilizing the identifier with the portable apparatus by electric radiation, and to communicate information with the portable apparatus by electric radiation.
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9. A counterpart apparatus comprising:
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an induction-based receiver configured to wirelessly obtain an identifier from a portable apparatus by a magnetic field, the induction-based receiver being configured to wirelessly obtain heart activity data from the portable apparatus using induction-based technology in which the magnetic field is predominantly used to communicate the heart activity data;
the counterpart apparatus comprising an exercise apparatus, or a health club apparatus; anda radio transceiver configured to execute a pairing protocol utilizing the identifier with the portable apparatus by electric radiation, and to communicate information with the portable apparatus by electric radiation.
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