Patent ID: 7018339

Claim:
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: initiating a batch heart rate/training information transfer mode in the portable computer device; transferring batch heart rate/training information from the heart rate monitor to the portable computer device comprising initiating wireless communication with the heart rate monitor by the portable computer device; requesting heart rate monitor information from the heart rate monitor by the portable computer device; transferring the heart rate monitor information from the heart rate monitor to the portable computer device; requesting file information from the heart rate monitor by the portable computer device; transferring the file information from the heart rate monitor to the portable computer device; requesting heart rate information from the heart rate monitor by the portable computer device comprising requesting a quantity of samples, information associated with at least one of the samples, a quantity of laps, and information associated with at least one of the laps; transferring the heart rate information from the heart rate monitor to the portable computer device; storing the heart rate information in the portable computer device; returning the heart rate monitor to a normal mode in response to completion of the batch transfer of the heart rate/training information; and processing the heart rate information in the portable computer device.