Portable personal training device

• US 7,828,697 B1
• Filed: 09/23/2005
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH (Garmin Limited)
• Original Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH (Garmin Limited)
• Inventors: Skelton, Paul E., Lammers-Meis, David F., Lyons, Justin R., Oberrieder, John P., Stevens, Warren R., Sandefur, Brian M.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US11/234,370
• Time in Patent Office: 1,873 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1- 9, 482900-902, 434/247
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills

Abstract

A portable personal training device is disclosed. The device generally includes a location determining component operable to determine a geographic location of the device, a housing having a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion at an angle, and a strap operable to secure the housing to a user'"'"'s wrist such that the first portion is operable to be positioned on a top of the wrist and the second portion is operable to be positioned offset from the top of the wrist. Such a configuration facilitates both wearing and operation of the device.

Claims

1. A portable personal training device comprising:

a location determining component operable to determine a geographic location of the device, the location determining component including an antenna;

a display coupled with the location determining component and operable to display location information;

an integral housing enclosing at least a portion of the location determining component, the housing including

a first portion at least partially housing the display, the first portion having a first bottom part, and

a second portion extending from the first portion at an angle to provide the housing with an L-shaped configuration, the second portion at least partially housing the antenna and having a second bottom part; and

a strap operable to secure the housing to a user'"'"'s wrist such that the first bottom part of the first portion is operable to contact the top of the wrist and the second bottom part of the second portion is operable to contact the side of the wrist such that the second portion is at least partially below the first portion.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna is operable to receive GPS signals and the location determining component determines the geographic location of the device utilizing the GPS signals.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the housing of the antenna in the second portion facilitates acquisition of the GPS signals during movement by the user.

4. The device of claim 1, further including a plurality of inputs associated with the first portion.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first portion includes a top and a side and the inputs are associated with the top and the side of the first portion to facilitate one-hand operation by the user.

6. The device of claim 1, further including a performance monitoring component coupled with the location determining component and enclosed at least partially by the housing.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the performance monitoring component is operable to couple with a heart rate monitor.

12. The device of claim 7, wherein housing the display in the first portion facilitates viewing of the display by the user during movement.

8. A portable personal training device comprising:

a location determining component operable to determine a geographic location of the device, the location determining component including an antenna;

a performance monitoring component operable to calculate performance information;

a display coupled with the location determining component and the performance monitoring component, the display operable to display location and performance information;

a plurality of inputs coupled with the location determining component and the performance monitoring component;

an integral housing enclosing at least a portion of the location determining component and the performance monitoring component, the housing including

a first portion at least partially housing the display, the first portion including a first bottom part, a top having at least one of the inputs associated therewith and a side having at least one of the other inputs associated therewith, and

a second portion at least partially housing the antenna, the second portion extending from the first portion at an angle to provide the housing with an L-shaped configuration such that the antenna is positioned entirely below the display, the second portion having a second bottom part; and

a strap operable to secure the housing to a user'"'"'s wrist such that the first bottom part of the first portion is operable to contact the top of the wrist and the second bottom part of the second portion is operable to contact the side of the wrist to facilitate reception of satellite signals by the antenna during movement by the user.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the performance monitoring component is operable to couple with a heart rate monitor.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the antenna is operable to receive GPS signals and the location determining component determines the geographic location of the device utilizing the GPS signals.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the antenna is enclosed entirely within the housing such that the antenna does not contact the user during movement.