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Fitness activity monitoring systems and methods

  • US 9,643,050 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2011
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of tracking a pre-identified participant engaged in a fitness activity who is pre-identified by a spectator, comprising:

  • determining a location of the pre-identified participant during the fitness activity based on data received at a portable fitness device used by the pre-identified participant;

    determining a location of the spectator during the fitness activity based on data received at a mobile spectator device used by the spectator;

    determining whether the spectator is registered to track the pre-identified participant; and

    if the spectator is registered to track the pre-identified participant, sending a first alert to the spectator at the spectator device during the fitness activity based on the spectator location and the pre-identified participant location, wherein the first alert indicates that the pre-identified participant is within a first predetermined distance of the spectator,wherein at least one of determining the location of the pre-identified participant, determining the location of the spectator, determining whether the spectator is registered to track the pre-identified participant, and sending the first alert is performed using at least one processor.

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