Patent ID: 7739076
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An event system comprising: a base station for outputting at least one performance metric; one or more mobile sensing units for attachment with mobile participants in a competitive event within a competitive event area, wherein the one or more mobile sensing units are for transmitting wireless data representing the at least one performance metric; at least one camera attached to the mobile participant for capturing at least one image of at least one of the mobile participant and the at least one performance metric and transmitting data representing the at least one image to the base station to correlate with the wireless data representing the at least one performance metric; and at least one relay unit for placement proximate to and stationary within the competitive event area, the at least one relay unit being remote from the mobile sensing units and the base station, the at least one relay unit for receiving the wireless data representing the at least one performance metric from the one or more mobile sensing units and for wirelessly transmitting the received data to the base station; and a vehicle that is attached to at least one leg or foot of the mobile participant, wherein the at least one camera is attached to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is an article of footwear.