Athletic monitoring system and method
AssigneeAffinity Labs of Texas, LLC
InventorRussell White
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for monitoring the athletic performance of a user while also providing the user with entertainment such as an outputting of music. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a housing component at least partially defining an enclosure. A performance engine may be located within the enclosure and may utilize a signal from a motion sensor to generate a performance metric like current speed, distance traveled, or cadence. The system may also include an audio and/or a visual output mechanism such as a speaker assembly or a display device. The output mechanism may be capable of presenting the performance metric to a user.
Claims20
A performance monitoring system comprising:
- a housing component at least partially defining an enclosure;
- a performance engine located within the enclosure, the performance engine operable to utilize a signal from a bicycle motion sensor to generate a performance metric;
- an audio file player located within the enclosure;
- and
- an audio output interface operable to simultaneously output a first audio output signal representing an audio file played by the audio file player and a second audio output signal representing the performance metric.
A method of athletic performance monitoring, comprising:
- (a) receiving a signal corresponding to movement of a bicycle component;
- (b) generating a performance metric from the signal;
- (c) playing an audio file;
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- (d) utilizing an output device to simultaneously communicate the performance metric and a playing of the audio file to a user.
A performance monitoring system comprising:
- a housing component at least partially-defining an enclosure;
- a performance engine located within the enclosure, the performance engine operable to utilize a signal indicating motion to generate a performance metric;
- an audio file player fixed within the enclosure;
- and,
- an audio output interface operable to output a first audio output signal representing an audio file played by the audio file player in combination with a second audio output signal representing the performance metric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.