System for carrying out a training or a competition of or between two athletes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358029-B2
Application number	US-201716484225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2017
Priority date	Feb 8, 2017
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A system for carrying out a training or a competition of or between two athletes, wherein the system comprises: a first sports garment comprising a first signal element and a connection to a first mobile phone, wherein first control and/or calculating means are arranged for measuring of an actual distance covered by the first athlete; a second sports garment comprising a second signal element and a connection to a second mobile phone, wherein second control and/or calculating means are arranged for measuring of an actual distance covered by the second athlete, wherein first control means are provided for emitting a predetermined first signal by the first signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is bigger than the actual distance of the second athlete and wherein second control means are provided at or in the second sports garment for emitting a predetermined second signal by the second signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is bigger than the actual distance of the second athlete. So, a competition between two athletes can be carried out with an easy observation of the actual performance of the athletes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. System for carrying out a training or a competition of or between two athletes, especially runners, wherein the system comprises:
a first sports garment for the first athlete, wherein the first sports garment is a first sports jacket that comprises at least one first signal element for emitting a signal to the first athlete, wherein the first signal element is an optical fiber, a glass fiber, or an electroluminescent element which is configured to emit an optical signal and which is fixed to an arm sleeve of the first sports jacket so as to run in a longitudinal direction of the arm sleeve and so as to be visible to the first athlete, wherein the first sports jacket comprises or is in connection with a first communication element being a first mobile phone, wherein the first mobile phone comprises a GPS module;
wherein first calculating means are arranged in the first mobile phone for measuring of an actual distance covered by the first athlete;
a second sports garment for the second athlete, wherein the second sports garment is a second sports jacket that comprises at least one second signal element for emitting a signal to the second athlete, wherein the second signal element is an optical fiber, a glass fiber, or an electroluminescent element which is configured to emit an optical signal and which is fixed to an arm sleeve of the second sports jacket so as to run in a longitudinal direction of the arm sleeve and so as to be visible to the second athlete, wherein the second sports jacket comprises or is in connection with a second communication element being a second mobile phone, wherein the second mobile phone comprises a GPS module;
wherein second calculating means are arranged in the second mobile phone for measuring of an actual distance covered by the second athlete;
wherein the first and the second mobile phones are designed to establish a communication between them;
wherein first control means are provided at or in the first sports jacket for emitting a predetermined first signal by the first signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is bigger than the actual distance of the second athlete and wherein second control means are provided at or in the second sports jacket for emitting a predetermined second signal by the second signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is bigger than the actual distance of the second athlete; and
wherein the predetermined second signal is emitted by the first signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is smaller than the actual distance of the second athlete and wherein the predetermined first signal is emitted by the second signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is smaller than the actual distance of the second athlete, wherein the first control means and the second control means are designed to emit no or a predetermined third signal by the first and second signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete and the actual distance of the second athlete are equal, taking into account a predetermined tolerance of the ratio between the actual distance of the first athlete and the actual distance of the second athlete so as to provide a calming effect on the signals to avoid a frequent switching between the first and second signal, wherein the ratio between the actual distance of the first athlete and the actual distance of the second athlete for determination of the tolerance is between 0.9 and 1.1.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio between the actual distance of the first athlete and the actual distance of the second athlete for determination of the tolerance is between 0.95 and 1.05.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio is between 0.99 and 1.01.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined first signal and/or the predetermined second signal depend on the difference between the actual distance of the first athlete and the actual distance of the second athlete.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second sports garment have a receiving chamber or holding device for receiving or holding the communication element.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first control and/or calculating means and/or the second control and/or calculating means are integrated into the first and/or second communication element.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined first signal is a green light and the predetermined second signal is a red light.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first control means are integrated in the first communication element and the second control means are integrated in the second communication element and are available via an App stored in the communication element.

9. A system for carrying out a training or a competition of or between two athletes, especially runners, wherein the system comprises:
a first sports garment for the first athlete, wherein the first sports garment is a first sports jacket that comprises at least one first signal element for emitting a signal to the first athlete, wherein the first signal element is an optical fiber, a glass fiber, or an electroluminescent element which is configured to emit an optical signal and which is fixed to an arm sleeve of the first sports jacket so as to run in a longitudinal direction of the arm sleeve and so as to be visible to the first athlete, wherein the first sports jacket comprises or is in connection with a first communication element being a first mobile phone, wherein the first mobile phone comprises a GPS module;
wherein first calculating means are arranged in the first mobile phone for measuring of an actual speed of the first athlete;
a second sports garment for the second athlete, wherein the second sports garment is a second sports jacket that comprises at least one second signal element for emitting a signal to the second athlete, wherein the second signal element is an optical fiber, a glass fiber, or an electroluminescent element which is configured to emit an optical signal and which is fixed to an arm sleeve of the second sports jacket so as to run in a longitudinal direction of the arm sleeve and so as to be visible to the second athlete, wherein the second sports jacket comprises or is in connection with a second communication element being a second mobile phone, wherein the second mobile phone comprises a GPS module;
wherein second calculating means are arranged in the second mobile phone for measuring of an actual speed of the second athlete;
wherein the first and the second mobile phones are designed to establish a communication between them;
wherein first control means are provided at or in the first sports jacket for emitting a predetermined first signal by the first signal element in the case that the actual speed of the first athlete is bigger than the actual speed of the second athlete and wherein second control means are provided at or in the second sports jacket for emitting a predetermined second signal by the second signal element in the case that the actual speed of the first athlete is bigger than the actual speed of the second athlete; and
wherein the predetermined second signal is emitted by the first signal element in the case that the actual speed of the first athlete is smaller than the actual speed of the second athlete and wherein the predetermined first signal is emitted by the second signal element in the case that the actual speed of the first athlete is smaller than the actual speed of the second athlete,
wherein the first control means and the second control means are designed to emit no or a p

Assignees

• Puma SE

Inventors

• Beneyto-Ferre Jordi
• Miles Baljinder Kaur
• Johnson Charles

Classifications

• A61B5/6805

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• A63B2024/0093

  the load of the exercise apparatus being controlled by performance parameters, e.g. distance or speed · CPC title

• A63B24/0087

  Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load · CPC title

• A61B5/1122

  of movement trajectories · CPC title

• A61B5/1112

  Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS · CPC title