Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Peter Lerup

Henrik Bengtsson

Pontus Oldberg

An electronic tag () with a Bluetooth (BT) transmitter and a proximity sensor is configured to automatically, when an object () enters a detection zone of the proximity sensor, switch from a default sleep mode, in which the BT transmitter is deactivated, to an active mode in which the BT transmitter transmits a data package including an identifier of the electronic tag (). A data collection system may include system devices () provided with a respective electronic tag () that stores a unique identifier of the system device (), and a computer system () that receives the identifier from a portable electronic device () configured to intercept data packets from electronic tags (). The system devices () may comprise exercise devices, and the data collection system may be a workout system that allows users of the exercise devices to automatically track their workout.

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Limhamn, Sweden

Peter Lerup