Patent ID: 7969314

Claim:
A personal device worn by an athlete during a timed event, the device comprising: an attachment member to be worn by the athlete; a transceiver coupled to the attachment member, the transceiver to receive signals during the timed event, wherein the signals cause the personal device to automatically determine and record one or more measured split times for the athlete during the timed event; a display coupled to the attachment member to display data associated with the timed event including the one or more measured split times for the athlete during the timed event and a plurality of user-defined split times for the timed event; at least one processor; and memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the personal device to: receive a user-specified plan defining the plurality of user-defined split times from another physically separate device, wherein the user-specified plan is previously stored in the other physically separate device; transmit, through the transceiver during an athlete registration process for the timed event, personal information specific to the athlete stored in the memory, the athlete registration process occurring prior to a start of the timed event; detect signals generated along a course associated with the timed event during the timed event; in response to detecting the signals generated along the course: record the one or more measured split times; display a first type of performance metric of the athlete in the timed event, wherein the first type of performance metric is displayed for a predefined amount of time and upon expiration of the predefined amount of time, automatically display a second type of performance metric of the athlete in the timed event.