Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot
First Claim
1. A display unit to be mounted on a wrist of a user, comprising:
- a display screen to visually display characters, the display screen having a top edge and a bottom edge corresponding, respectively, to tops and bottoms of the characters displayed on the display screen;
a base supporting the display screen and housing electronic circuitry associated with the display screen; and
at least one strap attached to the base and adapted to secure the base to the wrist of the user;
wherein the base is configured and arranged such that, when the base is secured to the wrist of the user with the at least one strap, the top edge of the display screen is disposed a first distance away from an outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist as determined along a first line oriented normal to the outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist and passing through the top edge of the display screen, and the bottom edge of the display screen is disposed a second distance away from an outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist as determined along a second line oriented normal to the outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist and passing through the bottom edge of the display screen, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a display unit to be mounted on a wrist of a user includes a display screen, a base, and at least one strap. The display unit is configured such that, when it is worn by the user, the display screen is oriented at an angle with respect to a surface of the user'"'"'s wrist. In another embodiment, visually-perceptible information indicative of determined values of the instantaneous pace of a user and the average pace of the user are displayed, simultaneously. In another embodiment, visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the at least one variable physiological parameter of the user and the at least one performance parameter of the user are displayed, simultaneously.
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52 Claims
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1. A display unit to be mounted on a wrist of a user, comprising:
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a display screen to visually display characters, the display screen having a top edge and a bottom edge corresponding, respectively, to tops and bottoms of the characters displayed on the display screen;
a base supporting the display screen and housing electronic circuitry associated with the display screen; and
at least one strap attached to the base and adapted to secure the base to the wrist of the user;
wherein the base is configured and arranged such that, when the base is secured to the wrist of the user with the at least one strap, the top edge of the display screen is disposed a first distance away from an outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist as determined along a first line oriented normal to the outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist and passing through the top edge of the display screen, and the bottom edge of the display screen is disposed a second distance away from an outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist as determined along a second line oriented normal to the outer surface of the user'"'"'s wrist and passing through the bottom edge of the display screen, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising steps of:
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(a) with at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot, determining respective values of at least an instantaneous pace of the user and an average pace of the user; and
(b) displaying visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the instantaneous pace of the user and the average pace of the user, simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising steps of:
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(a) with at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot, determining a value of at least one variable physiological parameter of the user;
(b) with the at least one device, determining a value of at least one performance parameter of the user; and
(c) displaying visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the at least one variable physiological parameter of the user and the at least one performance parameter of the user, simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system, comprising:
at least one device adapted to be supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot, the at least one device including at least one sensor to determine respective values of at least an instantaneous pace of the user and an average pace of the user, the at least one device further comprising a display configured to display visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the instantaneous pace of the user and the average pace of the user, simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A system, comprising:
at least one device adapted to be supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot, the at least one device including a first sensor to determine a value of at least one variable physiological parameter of the user, a second sensor to determine a value of at least one performance parameter of the user, and a display configured to display visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the at least one variable physiological parameter of the user and the at least one performance parameter of the user, simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system, comprising:
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means, adapted to be supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot, for determining respective values of at least an instantaneous pace of the user and an average pace of the user; and
means, adapted to be supported by the user while the user is in locomotion on foot, for displaying visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the instantaneous pace of the user and the average pace of the user, simultaneously.
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49. A system, comprising:
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first means, adapted to be supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot, for determining a value of at least one variable physiological parameter of a user;
second means, adapted to be supported by the user while the user is in locomotion on foot, for determining a value of at least one performance parameter of the user; and
third means, adapted to be supported by the user while the user is in locomotion on foot, for displaying visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the at least one variable physiological parameter of the user and the at least one performance parameter of the user, simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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