Patent ID: 8823545
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A gym device, comprising: a radio apparatus, the radio apparatus comprising: a phased antenna array comprising at least two phased antenna elements for wirelessly communicating heart activity data with exercise sensors; at least one processor; and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the radio apparatus to perform operations comprising: generating at least one antenna beam pattern with the at least two phased antenna elements, wherein at least one main lobe of the at least one antenna beam pattern is directed towards a gym device-specific exercise area, wherein the gym device-specific exercise area is an area in which the exerciser is located while exercising with the gym device; performing automatic pairing of the radio apparatus with an exercise sensor located in the gym device-specific exercise area, wherein the automatic pairing comprises: communicating heart activity data wirelessly with the paired exercise sensor by applying the at least one antenna beam pattern and a short-range device-to-device technology, wherein the radio apparatus further comprises a wired data bus; and communicating the heart activity data with the gym device over the wired data bus.