Patent ID: 6148262
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61B,A63B

Abstract:
A sports activity monitoring system, comprising:a) a portable recording unit adapted to travel with a user while engaged in a sports activity within a geographical area, the portable unit including:a global positioning (GPS) satellite receiver,a memory, andthe first portion of a computer interface,the portable unit being operative to perform the following functions:receive a signal from the GPS receiver relating to the geographic position of the user while engaged in the sports activity, andstore the geographic position information in the memory; andb) a computer, including:a memory for storing a map of the geographical area, andthe second portion of the computer interface,the computer being operative to perform the following functions in conjunction with the portable unit:receive the geographic position information from the portable unit through the computer interface, anddisplay the route taken by the user while engaged in the sports activity in superposition with the map of the geographical area.