US 11,721,423 B2
Group performance monitoring system and method
Meg Susan Burich, Chadds Ford, PA (US); Qaizar Hassonjee, Chadds Ford, PA (US); Roger Armitage, Cirencester (GB); Markus Strecker, Landenberg, PA (US); and Hagen Diesterbeck, Forchheim (DE)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,767.
Application 17/208,767 is a continuation of application No. 16/722,948, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,957,439.
Application 16/722,948 is a continuation of application No. 15/912,940, filed on Mar. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,576,329, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Application 15/912,940 is a continuation of application No. 15/487,197, filed on Apr. 13, 2017, granted, now 9,937,383, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 15/487,197 is a continuation of application No. 14/829,120, filed on Aug. 18, 2015, granted, now 9,630,059, issued on Apr. 25, 2017.
Application 14/829,120 is a continuation of application No. 13/077,510, filed on Mar. 31, 2011, granted, now 9,141,759, issued on Sep. 22, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0280293 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. G16H 20/30 (2018.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/30 (2018.01) [A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 71/06 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A63B 2024/0065 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the system comprising:
a plurality of individual monitors, each individual monitor comprising a pod having a housing and a sensor contained within the housing;
a plurality of garments, each garment having a pocket and configured to be worn by one of the plurality of individuals during the athletic activity, wherein, during the athletic activity, each individual monitor is disposed in the pocket of one of the plurality of garments and configured to determine data of one of the plurality of individuals and wirelessly transmit the data;
a base station, wherein each individual monitor is configured to wirelessly transmit the data to the base station, and wherein the base station is configured to validate and decrypt the data; and
a group monitoring device configured to wirelessly receive and display the data of the plurality of individuals during the athletic activity such that data of one of the plurality of individuals can be compared with data of another one or more of the plurality of individuals.