Data display system and method for an object traversing a circuit
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring the movement of an object traversing a circuit and outputting data with respect thereto, said system comprising:
- a first wireless communications device affixed to the object;
a second wireless communications device operable to communicate with said first communications device when located within a predetermined proximity thereto;
a controller operatively coupled to said first or said second communications device and adapted to monitor communications therebetween, and accumulate data therefrom; and
an output device coupled to receive data from said controller, wherein the presence of said first communications device within said predetermined proximity of said second communications device for a period of time greater than a threshold duration causes said controller to start an elapsed time interval timer when said first communications device moves beyond said predetermined proximity of said second communications device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring the movement of an object traversing a circuit and outputting data with respect thereto. Lap events are recorded and used to calculate a total lap count, split time, and elapsed time for an event that includes the repetitive traversing of a circuit. Physiologic data is monitored in the case where the object is a person. A transponder or transmitter is affixed to a user and a signal having limited range is coupled to a communications and display device when the user comes into range of the device. Each such coupling is accumulated as lap event data. Calculations are made to display the lap count and timing information as well as physiologic data. In one embodiment, the device is implemented in a watertight housing and placed at the bottom of a swimming pool. The displayed information is visible to a swimmer wearing the transponder or transmitter. In another embodiment, the display is incorporated into eyewear worn by the person traversing a repetitive circuit.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring the movement of an object traversing a circuit and outputting data with respect thereto, said system comprising:
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a first wireless communications device affixed to the object;
a second wireless communications device operable to communicate with said first communications device when located within a predetermined proximity thereto;
a controller operatively coupled to said first or said second communications device and adapted to monitor communications therebetween, and accumulate data therefrom; and
an output device coupled to receive data from said controller, wherein the presence of said first communications device within said predetermined proximity of said second communications device for a period of time greater than a threshold duration causes said controller to start an elapsed time interval timer when said first communications device moves beyond said predetermined proximity of said second communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of accumulating and outputting data related to an object traversing a circuit wherein a first wireless communications device is affixed to the object and a second wireless communications device is fixed and operable to communicate with the first communications device when located within a predetermined proximity thereto, comprising the steps of:
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determining the presence of the first communications device within the predetermined proximity by establishment of a wireless communications link with the second communications device;
communicating an identification signal to identify the first communications device;
starting an elapsed time interval timer when the first communications device is within the predetermined proximity of the second communications device for a period of time greater than a threshold duration and then moves beyond the predetermined proximity;
accumulating successive identification signals as lap interval data; and
outputting said lap interval data to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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