Modular personal network systems and methods
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1. A wireless network for generating personal data, current performance data, and training performance tracking data of an athlete, comprising:
- a heart rate data sensor device that is adapted to be worn on an athlete'"'"'s chest during mobile athletic activity and is configured to wirelessly transmit a heart rate output that is representative of a current heart rate of the athlete;
a speed data sensor device that is adapted to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the speed data sensor device moves with the athlete'"'"'s mobile athletic activity and is configured to receive Global Positioning System (GPS) information, and to wirelessly transmit a speed of movement output that is representative of the current speed of movement of the athlete;
a display device comprising a first wireless receiver, wherein the display device is adapted to be worn on the wrist of the athlete and is configured to receive the heart rate output and the speed of movement output using the first wireless receiver, and to display the current heart rate identified by the heart rate data sensor device and the current speed of movement identified by the speed data sensor; and
a removable storage device comprising a second wireless receiver, wherein the storage device is adapted to be worn separately from the display device and to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the storage device moves with the athlete'"'"'s mobile athletic activity and is configured to provide one or more functions, the functions including the storage device being configured to receive using the second wireless receiver the current heart rate output from the heart rate data sensor device and the current speed of movement output from the speed data sensor device and to store a log of data representative of the current heart rate and the current speed of movement for tracking the mobile athletic activity for different sets, wherein the storage device is configured to be modularly removable from the wireless network to allow the athlete to choose when to use the wireless network without the functions provided by the storage device.
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Abstract
We have disclosed a modular personal network (MPN) that includes multiple devices that may be worn, carried, or used in close proximity to a user. The devices communicate wirelessly. Functions of the MPN may be modified by adding or removing components. The MPN may communicate with a personal computer. General purpose devices may include a control unit, a display, a user input, and an audio output. The MPN may provide a variety of functions, including time, communication, entertainment, organization, guidance, athletic, medical, travel, outdoors, identity, security, and military.
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1. A wireless network for generating personal data, current performance data, and training performance tracking data of an athlete, comprising:
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a heart rate data sensor device that is adapted to be worn on an athlete'"'"'s chest during mobile athletic activity and is configured to wirelessly transmit a heart rate output that is representative of a current heart rate of the athlete; a speed data sensor device that is adapted to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the speed data sensor device moves with the athlete'"'"'s mobile athletic activity and is configured to receive Global Positioning System (GPS) information, and to wirelessly transmit a speed of movement output that is representative of the current speed of movement of the athlete; a display device comprising a first wireless receiver, wherein the display device is adapted to be worn on the wrist of the athlete and is configured to receive the heart rate output and the speed of movement output using the first wireless receiver, and to display the current heart rate identified by the heart rate data sensor device and the current speed of movement identified by the speed data sensor; and a removable storage device comprising a second wireless receiver, wherein the storage device is adapted to be worn separately from the display device and to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the storage device moves with the athlete'"'"'s mobile athletic activity and is configured to provide one or more functions, the functions including the storage device being configured to receive using the second wireless receiver the current heart rate output from the heart rate data sensor device and the current speed of movement output from the speed data sensor device and to store a log of data representative of the current heart rate and the current speed of movement for tracking the mobile athletic activity for different sets, wherein the storage device is configured to be modularly removable from the wireless network to allow the athlete to choose when to use the wireless network without the functions provided by the storage 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 modular personal network for use by a user, comprising:
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a global positioning system device configured to be worn or carried by the user comprising a GPS receiver configured to receive information from global positioning system satellites and a first wireless transmitter configured to send information received using the GPS receiver; a heart rate monitor configured to be worn by the user comprising a heart sensing device configured to detect the user'"'"'s heart beats and a second wireless transmitter configured to send information about the sensed heart beats; a user interface device comprising a first wireless receiver, wherein the user interface device configured to be worn on the user'"'"'s wrist comprising a first wireless receiver configured to receive information using the first wireless receiver from another device worn or carried by the user and a display device configured to display information received by the first wireless receiver; and a removable data-logging device comprising a second wireless receiver, wherein the data-logging configured to be worn or carried by the user separately from the display device comprising a second wireless receiver configured to provide one or more functions, the functions including the storage device being configured to receive using the second wireless receiver information transmitted from another device worn or carried by the user and a memory device configured to store information received by the second wireless receiver, wherein the data-logging device is configured to be to be modularly removable from the wireless network to allow the user to choose when to use the wireless network without the functions provided by the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of displaying personal data on a personal computer with a software application, comprising:
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generating by a network of multiple network components the personal data wherein each network component is configured to be added or removed modularly from the network, receiving at the personal computer heart rate data collected by a first wireless device worn by a user, receiving at the personal computer speed data collected by a second wireless device that is configured to be modularly removable from the network to allow the user to choose when to use the network without functions provided by the second wireless device and that is worn or carried by the user separately from a display device, and simultaneously displaying the received heart rate data and the received speed data using the personal computer.
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47. A method of displaying personal data on a personal computer with a software application comprising:
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generating by a network of multiple network components the personal data wherein each network component is configured to be added or removed modularly from the network, receiving at the personal computer heart rate data and speed data collected by a wireless device that is configured to be modularly removable from the network to allow the user to choose when to use the network without functions provided by the wireless device and that is worn by a user separately from a display device, and simultaneously displaying the received heart rate data and the received speed data using the personal computer.
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