Communication Network For An Athletic Activity Monitoring System
First Claim
1. A communication network for facilitating monitoring of an athletic activity, the network comprising:
- a base station;
a first monitor configured to be coupled to a first individual; and
a second monitor configured to be coupled to a second individual,wherein the base station is configured to transmit a first beacon message,wherein, in response to receipt of the first beacon message, the first monitor is configured to transmit an endpoint message including data relating to characteristics of the first individual,wherein the second monitor is configured to receive the endpoint message from the first monitor,wherein, in response to not receiving the endpoint message from the first monitor by a determined time, the base station is configured to transmit a second beacon message instructing the second monitor to transmit the endpoint message, andwherein, in response to receipt of the second beacon message, the second monitor is configured to transmit the endpoint message.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a communication network for facilitating monitoring of an athletic activity. In one exemplary embodiment, such a communication network includes a base station and a first monitor configured to be coupled to an individual, wherein the base station is configured to transmit a first beacon message, wherein, in response to receipt of the first beacon message, the first monitor is configured to transmit an endpoint message including a characteristic of the individual, and wherein the base station is configured to receive the endpoint message, and, if the base station does not receive the endpoint message by a determined time, the base station is configured to transmit a second beacon signal, the second beacon signal including instructions to a second monitor to transmit the endpoint message (i.e., the same endpoint message transmitted by the first monitor).
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1. A communication network for facilitating monitoring of an athletic activity, the network comprising:
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a base station; a first monitor configured to be coupled to a first individual; and a second monitor configured to be coupled to a second individual, wherein the base station is configured to transmit a first beacon message, wherein, in response to receipt of the first beacon message, the first monitor is configured to transmit an endpoint message including data relating to characteristics of the first individual, wherein the second monitor is configured to receive the endpoint message from the first monitor, wherein, in response to not receiving the endpoint message from the first monitor by a determined time, the base station is configured to transmit a second beacon message instructing the second monitor to transmit the endpoint message, and wherein, in response to receipt of the second beacon message, the second monitor is configured to transmit the endpoint message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication network for facilitating monitoring of an athletic activity, the communication network comprising:
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a base station; and a first monitor configured to be coupled to an individual, wherein the base station is configured to transmit a first beacon message, wherein, in response to receipt of the first beacon message, the first monitor is configured to transmit an endpoint message including a characteristic of the individual, and wherein the base station is configured to receive the endpoint message, and, if the base station does not receive the endpoint message by a determined time, the base station is configured to transmit a second beacon signal, the second beacon signal including instructions to a second monitor to transmit the endpoint message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication network for facilitating monitoring of an athletic activity, the communication network comprising:
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a base station; a first monitor configured to be coupled to a first individual; and a second monitor configured to be coupled to a second individual, wherein the base station is configured to transmit a first beacon signal during a first frame, wherein, in response to receipt of the first beacon signal, the first monitor is configured to transmit first data representing first characteristics of the first individual during the first frame, wherein, in response to receipt of the first beacon signal, the second monitor is configured to transmit second data representing second characteristics of the second individual during the first frame, wherein the first monitor is configured to receive the second data, wherein the base station is configured to receive the first data and the second data during the first frame, and, if the base station does not receive the second data during the first frame, the base station is configured to transmit a second beacon signal during a second frame, the second beacon signal including instructions to the first monitor to transmit the second data during the second frame, and wherein, in response to receipt of the second beacon signal, the first monitor is configured to transmit the second data during the second frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A monitor for monitoring athletic activity, the monitor comprising:
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a sensor configured to determine first data representing a first characteristic of a first individual; a receiver configured to receive second data representing a second characteristic of a second individual; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first data and the second data to a base station.
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21. A method for monitoring athletic activity, the method comprising:
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transmitting, via a base station, a first beacon message; transmitting, via a first monitor in response to receipt of the first beacon message by the first monitor, an endpoint message including data indicative of a characteristic of an individual; storing the endpoint message at the base station, if the endpoint message transmitted by the first monitor is received by the base station; receiving, at a second monitor, the endpoint message transmitted by the first monitor; transmitting, via the base station, a second beacon message, including instructions for the second monitor to transmit the endpoint message, if the endpoint message transmitted by the first monitor is not received by the base station by a determined time; transmitting, via the second monitor in response to receipt of the second beacon message, the endpoint message; and storing the endpoint message at the base station, if the endpoint message transmitted by the second monitor is received by the base station. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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