US 7,980,998 B2
TRAINING AND INSTRUCTING SUPPORT DEVICEGeneral
US 7,980,998 B2
TRAINING AND INSTRUCTING SUPPORT DEVICE
Tech Center:
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes
Examiner:
Glenn Richman
Art Unit:
3764 Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
Agent:
Inventors:
Eldad Shemesh; Liat Shemesh-Granot
Assignee:
SPORTRACKER LTD.
Priority:
09/11/07
Filed:
03/11/09
Granted:
07/19/11
Expiration:
12/16/26
Abstract
A personal device is provided for measuring a training activity of a trainee having a body part which moves during this training activity, this movement at least partially defining said training activity. The device comprises a sensing unit adapted to repeatedly measure, during the training activity, parameters associated with the movement of the body part, and wherein the sensing unit comprising at least accelerometer means, a compass and, optimally, gyroscope means. The device further comprises means for attaching the sensing unit to the body part and a processor adapted to receive from the sensing unit the parameters and to calculate based thereon, data indicative of the training activity. In addition, there are provided a system for use by an instructor in instructing of a plurality of participants engaged in an activity, a communication system for communicating with one or more swimmers, the system comprising a transmitting module adapted to communicate in accordance with a wireless communication protocol with at least one receiving module associated with at least one swimmer, and a method for automated training one or more swimmers accordingly.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G16G16H20/30G16HY10S482/901Y10SA61B2562/0219A61BG09B19/0038G09B