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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
Ethan Pease, Concord, MA (US);
Klaus Renner, Hollis, NH (US);
Gordon Row, Groton, MA (US);
Kim B. Blair, Arlington, MA (US);
Christopher J. Wawrousek, Somerville, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, North Andover, MA (US);
Jean-francois Fullum, North Reading, MA (US);
Katherine Petrecca, Waltham, MA (US);
Trampas Tenbroek, North Andover, MA (US);
Ethan Pease, Concord, MA (US);
Klaus Renner, Hollis, NH (US);
Gordon Row, Groton, MA (US);
Kim B. Blair, Arlington, MA (US);
Christopher J. Wawrousek, Somerville, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, North Andover, MA (US);
Jean-Francois Fullum, North Reading, MA (US);
Katherine Petrecca, Waltham, MA (US);
Trampas Tenbroek, North Andover, MA (US);
New Balance Athletics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to devices and methods for monitoring one or more athletic performance characteristic of a user. An example apparatus includes a sensing unit adapted to be attachable to a shoe of a user, the sensing unit including a first sensor adapted to monitor an movement of a foot of the user while the user is in motion, the first sensor comprising a gyroscopic sensor, processing means for determining a first performance characteristic of the user based upon an output from the first sensor, the first performance characteristic comprising a foot strike location of a foot of the user upon striking a ground surface, and transmitting means for transmitting a data package representative of the performance characteristic to a remote receiver.