Garmin Corporation

Wai C Lee

John H Lovitt

Scott J Brunk

David J Downey

Ryan T Moore

Claudette D Fisher

Tracy L Olivier

Tracy L Oliver

Scott T Moore

Gregory J Hammes

A personal training device () adapted to assist a user in reaching performance goals, navigating, and accumulating performance statistics. In a preferred embodiment, the device broadly comprises a housing (); an attachment mechanism (); a GPS component (); a user interface (), including an input portion () and an output portion (); a processor (), including a timer () and a memory element (); a data interface (), including an input portion () and an output portion (); an audio component (); and a power supply (). The device () is adapted to store goal information, monitor performance using GPS-derived data, and communicate performance information.

Personal training device using GPS data

A portable GPS unit () communicates over a wireless radio network () with at least one other such unit (A-E). The unit () may transmit radio signals over the network () indicative of the unit's location and receive similar radio signals from the other units (A-E). The unit () is operable to calculate and display a route that may be followed to go to a moving waypoint such as one of the other units (A-E).

Combined global positioning system receiver and radio with enhanced tracking features

A portable GPS/radio unit () communicates over a wireless radio network () with at least one other such unit (A-E). The unit () may transmit radio signals over the network () indicative of the unit's location and receive similar radio signals from other such units. The unit () is operable to display an indication of the distance between two or more units, an indication of the amount of time that has elapsed since location data was last received from another unit, a track log or track back information for another unit, and an indication if the unit () is about to lose communications with another unit. The unit () also may be operated to gather and transmit to other units location data corresponding to way points. The perspective or vantage point from which location data and other information is viewed may be selected or changed by the user of the unit ().

Combined global positioning system receiver and radio with enhanced display features

A method and device for displaying animated navigation information has a processor, a memory, a display, and an input, housed in a portable, handheld housing. In various embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of frames are stored in memory, wherein each frame includes data indicative of a still-shot of a portion of an animated sequence represented by the total plurality of frames. The processor retrieves the frames in sequence for display on the display, such that successively displaying each of the frames on the display presents a visualization on the display of animated movement. In one aspect of the invention, animation is provided upon power up of the unit to provide the user with an indication of the nature of use and features of the unit. In another aspect of the invention, animation is provided to provide an indication to the user of satellite signal acquisition for use in navigation purposes. In another aspect of the invention, a graphical menu driven system is provided, such that upon entry of menu selection, a graphical representation indicative of the selection made appears on the display screen. In accordance with another aspect, as the user of the navigation unit moves with the navigation unit on his or her person, the navigation unit tracks the movement and provides an animated, graphical representation indicative of movement of the user.

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Olathe, KS, United States of America

Wai C Lee