Data transfer

• US 8,538,691 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2009
• Issued: 09/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Haataja, Jarkko, Niemel, Urpo, Posio, Tero
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Joseph C
• Application Number:
  US12/434,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20090278734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,600 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 701/207, 701/213, 701/214, 701/408, 701/412, 701/445, 701/468, 701/469, 701/472, 701/473, 342/357.2, 342/357.23, 342/357.25, 342/357.31, 342/357.32
• US Class Current: 701/469
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/22 Stride length
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• 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 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
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/002 for cycles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

A portable electronic device comprises a controller and a display. The controller receives vector data on a position of a user of the portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user, and scalar data on movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user. The controller stores data based on the vector data and feeds a scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display. The display displays the scalar parameter.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, the device comprising:

a controller; and

a display, the controller being configured to receive vector data representing a position of a user of the portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user, receive scalar data representing movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user, store data based on the vector data, and feed a scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display, the display being configured to display the scalar parameter, the vector data comprising satellite positioning data, the scalar data being a numerical value, the scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data comprising at least one of an average speed, an instantaneous speed, and a distance traveled along a path of the user, the controller being configured to detect a failure to receive the scalar data from the at least one motion sensor, form the scalar parameter on the basis of the vector data on position, and feed the scalar parameter to the display in response to the failure.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to form a location of the user in global coordinates from the vector data and to store the global coordinates.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to form the scalar parameter from the scalar data from at least one motion sensor and to feed the scalar parameter to the display.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive the scalar data from at least one of the following:

a stride sensor, a bike sensor, each of which acting as a motion sensor.

5. A portable electronic device, the device comprising:

a controller; and

a display, the controller being configured to receive vector data representing a position of a user of the portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user, receive scalar data representing movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user, store data based on the vector data, and feed a scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display, the display being configured to display the scalar parameter, the vector data comprising satellite positioning data, the scalar data being a numerical value, the scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data comprising at least one of an average speed, an instantaneous speed, and a distance traveled along a path of the user, the controller being configured to detect a failure to receive scalar data from the at least one motion sensor, receive scalar data on movement of the user formed from the vector data from the satellite positioning sensor in response to the failure, and feed the scalar parameter based on the scalar data on movement of the user from the satellite positioning sensor to the display.

6. A data processing method, the method comprising:

receiving, by a controller of a portable electronic device, vector data representing a position of a user of the portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user;

receiving, by the controller, scalar data representing movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user;

storing data based on the vector data;

feeding, by the controller, a scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display;

displaying the scalar parameter by the display, the vector data comprising satellite positioning data, the scalar data being a numerical value, the scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data comprising at least one of an average speed, an instantaneous speed, and a distance traveled along a path of the user;

detecting, by the controller, a failure in the reception of data from the at least one motion sensor;

forming the scalar parameter on the basis of the vector data on position in response to the failure; and

feeding the formed scalar parameter to the display and displaying the scalar parameter by the display.

7. The data processing method of claim 6, the method further comprising receiving, by the controller, the scalar data from at least one of the following:

a stride sensor, a bike sensor, each of which acting as a motion sensor.

8. A data processing method, the method comprising:

receiving, by a controller of a portable electronic device, vector data representing a position of a user of the portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user;

receiving, by the controller, scalar data representing movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user;

storing data based on the vector data;

feeding, by the controller, a scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display;

displaying the scalar parameter by the display, the vector data comprising satellite positioning data, the scalar data being a numerical value, the scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data comprising at least one of an average speed, an instantaneous speed, and a distance traveled along a path of the user;

detecting, by the controller, a failure to receive the scalar data from the at least one motion sensor;

receiving scalar data on movement of the user formed from the vector data from the satellite positioning sensor in response to the failure; and

feeding the scalar parameter based on the scalar data from the satellite positioning sensor to the display.

9. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive vector data representing a position of a user of a portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user;

receive scalar data representing movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user;

store data based on the vector data;

feed scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display for displaying the scalar parameter, the vector data comprising satellite positioning data, the scalar data being a numerical value, the scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data comprising at least one of an average speed, an instantaneous speed, and a distance traveled along a path of the user;

detect a failure in the reception of data from the at least one motion sensor;

form the scalar parameter on the basis of the vector data on position in response to the failure; and

feed the formed scalar parameter to the display and displaying the scalar parameter by the display.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is distributed in the form of a distribution medium including at least one of the following media:

a computer readable medium, a program storage medium, a record medium, a computer readable memory, a computer readable software distribution package, a computer readable signal, a computer readable telecommunications signal, and a computer readable compressed software package.

11. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive vector data representing a position of a user of a portable device from a satellite positioning sensor associated with the user;

receive scalar data representing movement of the user from at least one motion sensor associated with the user;

store data based on the vector data;

feed scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data to the display for displaying the scalar parameter, the vector data comprising satellite positioning data, the scalar data being a numerical value, the scalar parameter proportional to the scalar data comprising at least one of an average speed, an instantaneous speed, and a distance traveled along a path of the user;

detect a failure to receive the scalar data from the at least one motion sensor;

receive scalar data on movement of the user formed from the vector data from the satellite positioning sensor in response to the failure; and

feed the scalar parameter based on the scalar data from the satellite positioning sensor to the display.