Athlete's GPS-based performance monitor

A system for comparing the performance of an athlete with the performance of other athletes, said system comprising:

• a global positioning system GPS receiver for obtaining a series of time-stamped waypoints;
• means for computing athletic performance feedback data from the series of time-stamped waypoints obtained by said GPS receiver;
• means for presenting the athletic performance feedback data to an athlete;
• and
• a modem for transmitting the athletic performance feedback data to a remote computer for comparison with athletic performance data of other athletes.

A portable personal performance monitor for an athlete, comprising:

• a housing, said housing storing;
• a central processor unit,
• a memory storage device,
• a global positioning system GPS unit connected to said central processor unit,
• a radio connected to said central processor unit,
• means for generating audible information connected to said central processor unit,
• means for inputting control information into said central processor unit, and
• means for displaying information output from said central processor unit;
• a GPS antenna connected to said GPS unit;
• a radio antenna connected to said radio receiver;
• and
• headphones connected to said means for generating audible information and said radio receiver via said central processor unit.

A portable health monitoring and analysis system, comprising:

• a global positioning system GPS receiver for obtaining a series of time-stamped waypoints;
• means for computing performance feedback data from the series of time-stamped waypoints obtained by said GPS receiver;
• and
• means for storing the performance feedback data and presenting the performance feedback data for health monitoring and analysis.