Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot
US6882955B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P15/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, a display unit to be mounted on a wrist of a user includes a display screen, a base, and at least one strap. The display unit is configured such that, when it is worn by the user, the display screen is oriented at an angle with respect to a surface of the user's wrist. In another embodiment, visually-perceptible information indicative of determined values of the instantaneous pace of a user and the average pace of the user are displayed, simultaneously. In another embodiment, visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the at least one variable physiological parameter of the user and the at least one performance parameter of the user are displayed, simultaneously.
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