Golf watch having heart rate monitoring for improved golf game
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1. A wristwatch for monitoring a user'"'"'s performance during a round of golf on a golf course, the golf course having a plurality of holes, the wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a strap attached to the housing for securing the housing to the user'"'"'s wrist;
a user input on the housing;
a processor located in the housing and connected to receive information from the user input;
a heart rate monitor connected to the processor, the heart rate monitor including a plurality of sensors exposed on at least two surfaces of the housing;
a timer located in the housing and connected to the processor;
a memory located in the housing and accessible to the processor, the memory including a memory location for storing a plurality of inputted golf parameters, the plurality of inputted golf parameters pertaining to the round of golf;
a display on the housing, the display being connected to the processor,wherein the processor is adapted to present on the display a heart rate of the user, and the processor is adapted to compute and present on the display at least one calculated statistic for the round of golf;
the heart rate monitor neither transmits nor receives heart rate information wirelessly;
wherein the processor is adapted to compute a heart rate variability from a heart rate obtained by the heart rate monitor; and
the processor is adapted to present on the display an indicator of when the user has achieved a balance between the user'"'"'s sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, the processor determining the balance based upon the user'"'"'s heart rate variability.
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Abstract
A wrist-worn apparatus for monitoring a user'"'"'s performance while playing golf includes a user input, a processor, a heart rate monitor, a timer, a user input, a display, a processor and a memory for storing a plurality of inputted golf parameters that pertain to a round of golf. The apparatus obtains and displays the user'"'"'s heart rate, providing feedback on the user'"'"'s heart rate during a round of golf. In addition, the apparatus can store various inputted golf parameters and compute calculated statistics one or more rounds of golf.
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1. A wristwatch for monitoring a user'"'"'s performance during a round of golf on a golf course, the golf course having a plurality of holes, the wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a strap attached to the housing for securing the housing to the user'"'"'s wrist; a user input on the housing; a processor located in the housing and connected to receive information from the user input; a heart rate monitor connected to the processor, the heart rate monitor including a plurality of sensors exposed on at least two surfaces of the housing; a timer located in the housing and connected to the processor; a memory located in the housing and accessible to the processor, the memory including a memory location for storing a plurality of inputted golf parameters, the plurality of inputted golf parameters pertaining to the round of golf; a display on the housing, the display being connected to the processor, wherein the processor is adapted to present on the display a heart rate of the user, and the processor is adapted to compute and present on the display at least one calculated statistic for the round of golf;
the heart rate monitor neither transmits nor receives heart rate information wirelessly;
wherein the processor is adapted to compute a heart rate variability from a heart rate obtained by the heart rate monitor; and
the processor is adapted to present on the display an indicator of when the user has achieved a balance between the user'"'"'s sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, the processor determining the balance based upon the user'"'"'s heart rate variability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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