Athlete's GPS-based performance monitor
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1. A portable feedback system providing regular updates on an athlete'"'"'s performance, comprising:
- a global positioning system GPS receiver that obtains a series of time-stamped waypoints;
means for computing athletic performance feedback data from the series of time-stamped waypoints obtained by said GPS receiver; and
means for presenting the athletic performance feedback data to an athlete.
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Abstract
A Global Positioning System (GPS) based personal athletic performance monitor for providing an athlete with real-time athletic performance feedback data such as elapsed exercise time, distance covered, average pace, elevation difference, distance to go and/or advice for reaching pre-set targets. The monitor is integrated with an AM/FM/TV personal radio, and the athletic performance feedback is provided through a set of audio headphones using an audio module. The monitor can be connected to an external personal computer via a serial or infrared port for further data storage and long term trend analysis, or to a remote computer via modem, where historical performance data is collected and logically compiled from participating athletes worldwide. Results are then transferred to an Internet web site which displays comparison data representing the relative performances of two or more athletes, provides customized individual training advice and virtual competitions, and an opportunity for advertisers to reach highly well defined potential customers. Geographically and demographically targeted advertising messages are also downloaded to the performance monitor while connected to the remote computer.
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38 Claims
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1. A portable feedback system providing regular updates on an athlete'"'"'s performance, comprising:
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a global positioning system GPS receiver that obtains a series of time-stamped waypoints; means for computing athletic performance feedback data from the series of time-stamped waypoints obtained by said GPS receiver; and means for presenting the athletic performance feedback data to an athlete. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A portable personal performance monitor comprising a global positioning system GPS unit for acquiring time-stamped geographical position data of an athlete and converting said position data into athletic performance feedback data, and a radio with an audio headset, said GPS unit and said radio being integrated into a single unit, and means for presenting the athletic performance feedback data over said audio headset.
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21. A system for comparing the performance of an athlete with the performance of other athletes, said system comprising:
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a global positioning system GPS receiver for obtaining a series of time-stamped waypoints; means for computing athletic performance feedback data from the series of time-stamped waypoints obtained by said GPS receiver; means for presenting the athletic performance feedback data to an athlete; and a modem for transmitting the athletic performance feedback data to a remote computer for comparison with athletic performance data of other athletes. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable personal performance monitor for an athlete, comprising:
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a housing, said housing storing; a central processor unit, a memory storage device, a global positioning system GPS unit connected to said central processor unit, a radio connected to said central processor unit, means for generating audible information connected to said central processor unit, means for inputting control information into said central processor unit, and means for displaying information output from said central processor unit; a GPS antenna connected to said GPS unit; a radio antenna connected to said radio receiver; and headphones connected to said means for generating audible information and said radio receiver via said central processor unit. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A portable health monitoring and analysis system, comprising:
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a global positioning system GPS receiver for obtaining a series of time-stamped waypoints; means for computing performance feedback data from the series of time-stamped waypoints obtained by said GPS receiver; and means for storing the performance feedback data and presenting the performance feedback data for health monitoring and analysis.
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