Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features
First Claim
1. A portable apparatus adapted to both monitor performance and provide audio entertainment, the portable apparatus comprising:
- a location determining component adapted to determine a geographic location of the portable apparatus;
an audio component adapted to provide audio entertainment;
an interface including an output portion adapted to communicate an output and an input portion adapted to receive an input; and
a processor adapted to receive a starting geographic location identified by the input and a current geographic location from the location determining component, to compare the starting geographic location and the current geographic location, and to provide the output to the output portion of the interface, wherein the output relates to performance and is provided when the current geographic location corresponds to the starting geographic location to thereby indicate completion of a lap.
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Abstract
A portable apparatus (10) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus (10) broadly comprises a portable housing (12); an attachment mechanism (14); a GPS component (16); a heart rate monitor component (17); an audio component (18); a user interface (20); a processor (26); and a power supply (30). The housing (12) may include a headset (1112a) wherein the GPS component (16) is located, and a second housing component (1112b) wherein the processor (26) is located, wherein the GPS component (16) communicates with the processor (26) in a wireless manner. The apparatus (10) is adapted to determine a number of laps or a distance, to provide an elapsed time, and to determine a speed.
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28 Claims
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1. A portable apparatus adapted to both monitor performance and provide audio entertainment, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a location determining component adapted to determine a geographic location of the portable apparatus;
an audio component adapted to provide audio entertainment;
an interface including an output portion adapted to communicate an output and an input portion adapted to receive an input; and
a processor adapted to receive a starting geographic location identified by the input and a current geographic location from the location determining component, to compare the starting geographic location and the current geographic location, and to provide the output to the output portion of the interface, wherein the output relates to performance and is provided when the current geographic location corresponds to the starting geographic location to thereby indicate completion of a lap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable apparatus adapted to both monitor performance and provide audio entertainment, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a location determining component based on a global positioning system and adapted to determine a geographic location of the portable apparatus;
an audio component including an MP3 player adapted to provide audio entertainment;
an interface including an input portion adapted to receive an input and an output portion adapted to communicate an output;
a processor adapted to receive a starting geographic location identified by the input and a current geographic location from the location determining component, to compare the starting geographic location and the current geographic location, and to provide the output to the output portion of the interface, wherein the output is communicated both visually and audibly, relates to performance, and is provided when the current geographic location corresponds to the starting geographic location to thereby indicate completion of a lap;
a clock providing a time to the processor, wherein the processor receives the time and determines a speed based on the time and a distance corresponding to a difference between the starting geographic location and the current geographic location; and
a headset and a second housing component, wherein the location determining component and the audio component are housed in the headset and the processor and the interface are housed in the second housing component, and the location determining component and the processor communicate with each other in a wireless manner; and
an attachment mechanism adapted to removably attach the second housing component to a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of both monitoring performance and providing audio entertainment, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing selectable audio entertainment;
(b) determining a starting geographic location;
(c) determining a current geographic location;
(d) comparing the starting geographic location to the current geographic location, and communicating completion of a lap if the starting geographic location is substantially identical to the current geographic location;
(e) communicating an elapsed time; and
(f) calculating an actual speed based on the elapsed time and a distance difference between the starting geographic location and the current geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of both monitoring performance and providing audio entertainment, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing selectable audio entertainment;
(b) receiving and storing a desired distance;
(c) determining a starting geographic location and storing the starting geographic location as a previous geographic location;
(d) setting a total distance to 0;
(e) determining a current geographic location;
(f) calculating an actual distance as a difference between the previous geographic location and the current geographic location;
(g) adding the actual distance to the total distance;
(h) storing the current geographic location as the previous geographic location;
(i) comparing the total distance to the desired distance, and if the total distance is substantially identical to the desired distance, communicating completion of the desired distance, and if the total distance is less than the desired distance, repeating steps (e) through (i);
(j) communicating an elapsed time; and
(k) calculating an actual speed based on the elapsed time and the total distance. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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