Under Armour, Inc.
METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA

Abstract:

A physiological monitoring system includes a first handheld computing device, a second handheld computing device, and a biometric sensor device provided on an article of apparel. A method of operating the physiological monitoring system comprises receiving, at the second handheld computing device, user physiological data transmitted from the biometric sensor device, the second handheld computing device configured for wireless communication with the biometric sensor device and the first handheld computing device according to a communications protocol in a device network. The method further comprises operating the second handheld computing device in a first mode wherein the second handheld computing device operates as a slave controlled by the first handheld computing device in the device network. The method also comprises operating the second handheld computing device in a second mode wherein the second handheld computing device operates independent of the first handheld computing device in the device network.