Pace calculation watch
First Claim
1. A device for calculating a pace, comprising:
- a chronograph for measuring an elapsed time;
a distance memory containing a distance;
a pace calculation system which calculates the pace by dividing the distance contained in the distance memory by the elapsed time provided by the chronograph; and
an input device including a first depressible button, a second depressible button, and a third depressible button, wherein the input device allows a user to input the distance into the distance memory, wherein the first depressible button allows for selection of a mode of operation including at least a chronographic mode for operating the chronograph and a data mode for inputting at least the distance, wherein the second depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to start measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph and in the data mode for incrementing a value in a selected data field, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to stop measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph and in the data mode for decrementing the value in the selected data field.
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Abstract
A watch that advantageously allows an athlete, such as a runner, to conveniently and instantly calculate a pace at which a distance was traveled. The watch includes a chronographic process and a pace calculation process. In order to determine a pace, the athlete enters the travel distance into the pace calculation process. The athlete then initiates a count by the chronographic process when he or she starts traveling the designated distance. When the athlete finishes traveling the designated distance, he or she stops the count, so that the chronographic process measures the total elapsed time required to travel the designated distance. The pace calculation process then obtains the total elapsed time from the chronographic process, and divides the designated travel distance by the total elapsed time to calculate the pace at which the distance was traveled.
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42 Claims
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1. A device for calculating a pace, comprising:
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a chronograph for measuring an elapsed time; a distance memory containing a distance; a pace calculation system which calculates the pace by dividing the distance contained in the distance memory by the elapsed time provided by the chronograph; and an input device including a first depressible button, a second depressible button, and a third depressible button, wherein the input device allows a user to input the distance into the distance memory, wherein the first depressible button allows for selection of a mode of operation including at least a chronographic mode for operating the chronograph and a data mode for inputting at least the distance, wherein the second depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to start measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph and in the data mode for incrementing a value in a selected data field, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to stop measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph and in the data mode for decrementing the value in the selected data field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of calculating a pace with a pace calculation device, comprising:
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receiving a distance into a distance memory of a pace calculation device, wherein the distance is input into the distance memory via an input device that includes a first depressible button, a second depressible button, and a third depressible button, wherein the first depressible button allows for selection of a mode of operation including at least a chronographic mode for operating a chronograph and a data mode for inputting at least the distance, wherein the second depressible button functions in the data mode for incrementing a value in a selected data field, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the data mode for decrementing the value in the selected data field; measuring an elapsed time with a chronograph when the chronographic mode of operation is selected, wherein the second depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to start measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to stop measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph; and dividing the distance contained in the distance memory by the elapsed time provided by the chronograph to calculate a pace. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of calculating a pace, comprising:
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inputting a distance into a distance memory of a pace calculation device via an input device that includes a first depressible button, a second depressible button, and a third depressible button, wherein the first depressible button allows for selection of a mode of operation including at least a chronographic mode for operating a chronograph and a data mode for inputting at least the distance, wherein the second depressible button functions in the data mode for incrementing a value in a selected data field, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the data mode for decrementing the value in the selected data field; prompting the pace calculation device to measure an elapsed time when the chronographic mode of operation is selected, wherein the second depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to start measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to stop measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph; and prompting the pace calculation device to calculate a pace by dividing the distance by the elapsed time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of calculating a pace with a pace calculation device, comprising:
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receiving a distance into a distance memory of a pace calculation device via an input device that includes a first depressible button, a second depressible button, and a third depressible button, wherein the first depressible button allows for selection of a mode of operation including at least a chronographic mode for operating a chronograph and a data mode for inputting at least the distance, wherein the second depressible button functions in the data mode for incrementing a value in a selected data field, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the data mode for decrementing the value in the selected data field; measuring a plurality of split times with the pace calculation device when the chronographic mode of operation is selected, each split time being a segment of a total elapsed time, wherein the second depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to start measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to stop measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph; determining the number of measured split times; dividing the distance by the determined number of measured split times to obtain a segment distance; and dividing the segment distance by at least one of the measured split times to calculate a pace corresponding to the at least one of the measured split times. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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