Patent ID: 7018339
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of processing heart rate information in a portable computer device comprising monitoring by a wearable heart rate monitor and wirelessly transferring the heart rate information between the wearable heart rate monitor and the portable computer device, the method comprising the steps of: initiating a connect mode in the wearable heart rate monitor, the connect mode enabling a wireless communication link to be established with the wearable heart rate monitor; initiating transfer software in the portable computer device, the transfer software controlling the transfer of information between the wearable heart rate monitor and the portable computer device through the wireless communication link, the information including setting information adapted to program the wearable heart rate monitor; transferring the setting information bidirectionally between the wearable heart rate monitor and the portable computer device through the communication link comprising: processing the heart rate information in the portable computer device.