Apparatus and method for measuring and recording movement of a mobile station using a mobile network
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1. A service in a communication network for measuring at least one of time and distance for tracking and recording movements of a wireless terminal, the communication network having a service network and a wireless terminal in communication with the service network, said service comprising:
- a location system operatively connected to the service network for determining a location of the wireless terminal;
distance calculating means connected with said service network for calculating a distance traveled by the wireless terminal between a plurality of determined locations of the wireless terminal from a start time to a stop time, said distance calculating means being responsive to commands communicated from said wireless terminal to said distance calculating means of said service network;
a timer operatively connected to the service network for measuring an elapsed time between the start time and the stop time; and
a database operatively connected to said location system and said timer for recording data corresponding to the elapsed time measured by said timer and the distance traveled by the wireless terminal as calculated by said distance calculating means.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring movement of a Mobile Station held by a user and for measuring the elapsed time of such movement. The invention is particularly suited for following the movements of the athlete as the athlete trains and/or competes, timing the athlete'"'"'s movements and recording the time elapsed and the distance traveled by the athlete.
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1. A service in a communication network for measuring at least one of time and distance for tracking and recording movements of a wireless terminal, the communication network having a service network and a wireless terminal in communication with the service network, said service comprising:
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a location system operatively connected to the service network for determining a location of the wireless terminal;
distance calculating means connected with said service network for calculating a distance traveled by the wireless terminal between a plurality of determined locations of the wireless terminal from a start time to a stop time, said distance calculating means being responsive to commands communicated from said wireless terminal to said distance calculating means of said service network;
a timer operatively connected to the service network for measuring an elapsed time between the start time and the stop time; and
a database operatively connected to said location system and said timer for recording data corresponding to the elapsed time measured by said timer and the distance traveled by the wireless terminal as calculated by said distance calculating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring at least one of a distance and time traveled by a wireless terminal of a user using a communication system having a service network and a wireless terminal for communicating with the service network, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining, by service equipment in the service network, whether a start criteria are met after the service equipment is activated in response to an activation signal initiated by the wireless terminal;
(b) measuring a distance traveled and a time elapsed by the user by monitoring movement of the wireless terminal held by the user with a location system connected in the service network when it is determined in said step (a) that the start criteria are met;
(c) determining, by the service equipment, whether a stop criteria are met;
(d) stopping measurement of the distance traveled and the time elapsed when it is determined in said step (c) that the stop criteria are met; and
(e) recording the measured distance traveled and the measured time elapsed at the time that the stop criteria are met. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A service for measuring at least one of a distance and time for tracking and recording movements of a wireless terminal around a continuous track, comprising:
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a base transceiver station comprising an antenna arranged at a final area of the continuous track for detecting when the wireless terminal enters the final area of the continuous track;
a timer operatively connected with said base transceiver station for measuring an elapsed time between a start time and a stop time;
a counter operatively connected to said base transceiver station for counting the number of laps traveled by the wireless terminal and a distance calculating means for calculating a distance traveled by the wireless terminal based on the number of laps traveled; and
a database operatively connected to said base transceiver station for recording data corresponding to the elapsed time measured by said timer and distance traveled as calculated by said distance calculating means, wherein said timer and said counter are activated in response to commands received from the wireless terminal, the command being communicated to said timer and counter via said base transceiver station. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46)
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- 43. A wireless terminal for use with a service for measuring at least one of a time and distance for tracking and recording movements of the user equipment between a start time and distance for tracking and recording movements of the user equipment between a start time and a stop time, the service being arranged in a communication network having a service network, said wireless terminal comprising means for setting parameters for said measuring of said at least one of time and distance, said parameter including start measurement criteria, stop measurement criteria, display characteristics, and target equipment to which the measurement results may be transmitted and said wireless terminal further comprising means for activating the service by transmitting an activation signal to the service network.
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