BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
Various embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a user employing a sensor unit and a user interface unit configured in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary orientation of various sensors within or on a shoe;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating some of the components operable to be utilized by various embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating some of the components of FIG. 3 in more detail;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an external systems unit in communication with the sensor unit and user interface unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the user interface unit and sensor unit of FIG. 5 in communication with a GPS receiver;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration of the user interface unit and GPS receiver of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration of the sensor unit and GPS receiver of FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration of the GPS receiver, user interface unit, and sensor unit of FIG. 5;
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the interaction of a plurality of apparatuses configured in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention; and
FIG. 11 is a chart showing an exemplary correlation between a motion parameter metric and stride speed.
Patent Application
20070208544
