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US 2008/0258917 A1Published application
Rfid triggered personal athletic device
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsEdward L. Boyd, Charles W. Case
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Abstract
A personal athletic device is worn by a runner during a race. A race course is provided with a plurality of mats along the race course. The mats have antennas and generate a magnetic field. The personal athletic device has a chip system having an RFID tag and a display. As the runner progress along the course, the RFID tag is triggered at each mat and race data is displayed on the device.
Claims18
A personal device worn by an athlete during a timed event, the device comprising:
- an attachment member to be worn by the athlete;
- a transceiver coupled to the attachment member, the transceiver to receive signals during the timed event;
- and
- a display coupled to the attachment member to display data associated with the timed event.
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A personal device worn by a runner during a race, the device comprising:
- a wristband adapted to fit around a wrist of a runner;
- and
- a display operably mounted on the wristband to display an indicia in response to the runner crossing a finish line of the race.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a transceiver worn by an athlete during a timed event, a signal corresponding to the timed event;
- displaying, by a display coupled to the transceiver, an indication of the athlete's performance during the timed event;
- and
- displaying, by the display coupled to the transceiver, a comparison of the athlete's performance during the timed event to a target performance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.