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We have disclosed a modular personal network (MPN) that includes multiple devices that may be worn, carried, or used in close proximity to a user. The devices communicate wirelessly. Functions of the MPN may be modified by adding or removing components. The MPN may communicate with a personal comput

We have disclosed a modular personal network (MPN) that includes multiple devices that may be worn, carried, or used in close proximity to a user. The devices communicate wirelessly. Functions of the MPN may be modified by adding or removing components. The MPN may communicate with a personal computer. General purpose devices may include a control unit, a display, a user input, and an audio output. The MPN may provide a variety of functions, including time, communication, entertainment, organization, guidance, athletic, medical, travel, outdoors, identity, security, and military.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wireless network for generating personal data, current performance data, and training performance tracking data of an athlete, comprising: a heart rate data sensor device that is adapted to be worn on an athlete's chest during mobile athletic activity and is configured to w

What is claimed is: 1. A wireless network for generating personal data, current performance data, and training performance tracking data of an athlete, comprising: a heart rate data sensor device that is adapted to be worn on an athlete's chest during mobile athletic activity and is configured to wirelessly transmit a heart rate output that is representative of a current heart rate of the athlete; a speed data sensor device that is adapted to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the speed data sensor device moves with the athlete's mobile athletic activity and is configured to receive Global Positioning System (GPS) information, and to wirelessly transmit a speed of movement output that is representative of the current speed of movement of the athlete; a display device comprising a first wireless receiver, wherein the display device is adapted to be worn on the wrist of the athlete and is configured to receive the heart rate output and the speed of movement output using the first wireless receiver, and to display the current heart rate identified by the heart rate data sensor device and the current speed of movement identified by the speed data sensor; and a removable storage device comprising a second wireless receiver, wherein the storage device is adapted to be worn separately from the display device and to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the storage device moves with the athlete's mobile athletic activity and is configured to provide one or more functions, the functions including the storage device being configured to receive using the second wireless receiver the current heart rate output from the heart rate data sensor device and the current speed of movement output from the speed data sensor device and to store a log of data representative of the current heart rate and the current speed of movement for tracking the mobile athletic activity for different sets, wherein the storage device is configured to be modularly removable from the wireless network to allow the athlete to choose when to use the wireless network without the functions provided by the storage device. 2. The network of claim 1 wherein the storage device is adapted to be clipped to the athlete's clothing. 3. The network of claim 1 wherein the storage device is adapted to be carried in a pocket of an article of clothing worn by the athlete. 4. The network of claim 1 wherein the storage device is further configured to operatively communicate with a personal computer of the athlete to download logged data. 5. The network of claim 1 wherein the display device is configured to display the current time and date. 6. The network of claim 1 wherein the speed data sensor is configured to wirelessly transmit geographic location information based on the GPS information. 7. The network of claim 6 wherein the storage device is configured to log geographic location information of the athlete when the geographic location information is received from the speed data sensor. 8. The network of claim 1 wherein the display device is programmable to switch the display device to receive the current heart rate output from another heart rate data sensor device and to switch the storage device to receive the current speed of movement output from another speed data sensor device. 9. The network of claim 1 wherein the storage device comprises random access memory for storing the logged information. 10. The network of claim 1 wherein the storage device is programmable to be switched to receive the current heart rate output from another heart rate data sensor device and programmable to be switched to receive the current speed of movement output from another speed data sensor device. 11. The network of claim 10 wherein the storage device is user-programmable to receive the current heart rate output from a different heart rate data sensor. 12. The network of claim 10 wherein the storage device is user-programmable to receive the speed of movement output from a different speed data sensor. 13. The network of claim 1 further comprising additional data sensor devices that are each adapted to be in a physical relationship with the athlete in which the additional data sensor devices move with the athlete's mobile athletic activity, and wherein the storage device and the display device are programmable to receive outputs from the additional sensor devices and to respectively display and store information representative of the additional outputs. 14. The network of claim 1 wherein the speed data sensor device is further configured to transmit a distance output that is representative of a distance traveled by the athlete. 15. The network of claim 1, wherein the current speed of movement and GPS information are used to guide the athlete by displaying guidance on the display device. 16. The network of claim 15, wherein the guidance comprises position, elevation, and speed information. 17. The network of claim 15, wherein the guidance comprises providing route guidance using the display device. 18. The network of claim 15, further comprising means for logging position data measured by the speed sensor monitor at intervals while following the route, saving the logged position data, and using the saved data for later guidance of the user while the user is wearing or carrying the position monitor. 19. The network of claim 18, wherein the guidance comprises recommending an athletic training route based on desired workout parameters. 20. The network of claim 15, wherein the guidance comprises comparing personal data collected during multiple sessions. 21. The network of claim 15, further comprising means for collecting and annotating position information with text, audio, video, and personal data. 22. The modular wireless network of claim 1 wherein the speed of movement output is position data. 23. The modular wireless network of claim 1 wherein the modular wireless network comprises a modular personal network. 24. A modular personal network for use by a user, comprising: a global positioning system device configured to be worn or carried by the user comprising a GPS receiver configured to receive information from global positioning system satellites and a first wireless transmitter configured to send information received using the GPS receiver; a heart rate monitor configured to be worn by the user comprising a heart sensing device configured to detect the user's heart beats and a second wireless transmitter configured to send information about the sensed heart beats; a user interface device comprising a first wireless receiver, wherein the user interface device configured to be worn on the user's wrist comprising a first wireless receiver configured to receive information using the first wireless receiver from another device worn or carried by the user and a display device configured to display information received by the first wireless receiver; and a removable data-logging device comprising a second wireless receiver, wherein the data-logging configured to be worn or carried by the user separately from the display device comprising a second wireless receiver configured to provide one or more functions, the functions including the storage device being configured to receive using the second wireless receiver information transmitted from another device worn or carried by the user and a memory device configured to store information received by the second wireless receiver, wherein the data-logging device is configured to be to be modularly removable from the wireless network to allow the user to choose when to use the wireless network without the functions provided by the storage device. 25. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the user interface device is configured to display position information received from the global positioning system receiver on the display device and to ignore information that is received from an outside device that is outside the modular personal network. 26. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the user interface device is configured to display speed information received from the global positioning system receiver on the display device. 27. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the user interface device is configured to display heart rate information received from the heart rate monitor on the display device. 28. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the user interface device is configured to allow the display of information from devices designed after the manufacture of the user interface device. 29. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the data-logging device is configured to store position information received from the global positioning system receiver in the memory device. 30. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the data-logging device is configured to store speed information received from the global positioning system receiver in the memory device. 31. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the data-logging device is configured to store heart rate information received from the heart rate monitor in the memory device. 32. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the data-logging device is configured to allow the storing of information from devices designed after the manufacture of the data-logging device. 33. The modular personal network of claim 24 further comprising a computer and a connection path in which information stored in the data-logging device is sent to the computer using the connection path. 34. The modular personal network of claim 33 further comprising a software application configured to display information received from the data-logging device. 35. The modular personal network of claim 34 wherein the information displayed by the software application comprises information received by the data-logging device from a plurality of other devices. 36. The modular personal network of claim 35 wherein the information displayed by the software application comprises heart rate information and speed information. 37. The network of claim 24, wherein the current speed of movement and GPS information are used to guide the athlete by displaying guidance on the display device. 38. The network of claim 37, wherein the current speed of movement and GPS information are used to guide the athlete by displaying guidance on the display device. 39. The modular personal network of claim 37, wherein the guidance comprises position, elevation, and speed information. 40. The modular personal network of claim 37, wherein the guidance comprises providing route guidance using the display device. 41. The modular personal network of claim 40, further comprising means for logging the position data measured by the position monitor at intervals while following the route, saving the logged position data, and using the saved data for later guidance of the user while the user is wearing or carrying the position monitor. 42. The modular personal network of claim 37, wherein the guidance comprises recommending an athletic training route based on desired workout parameters. 43. The modular personal network of claim 37, wherein the guidance comprises comparing personal data collected during multiple sessions. 44. The modular personal network of claim 37, further comprising means for collecting and annotating position information with text, audio, video, and personal data. 45. The modular personal network of claim 24 wherein the global positioning system device, the heart rate monitor, the user interface device, and the data-logging device are modular with respect to one another. 46. A method of displaying personal data on a personal computer with a software application, comprising: generating by a network of multiple network components the personal data wherein each network component is configured to be added or removed modularly from the network, receiving at the personal computer heart rate data collected by a first wireless device worn by a user, receiving at the personal computer speed data collected by a second wireless device that is configured to be modularly removable from the network to allow the user to choose when to use the network without functions provided by the second wireless device and that is worn or carried by the user separately from a display device, and simultaneously displaying the received heart rate data and the received speed data using the personal computer. 47. A method of displaying personal data on a personal computer with a software application comprising: generating by a network of multiple network components the personal data wherein each network component is configured to be added or removed modularly from the network, receiving at the personal computer heart rate data and speed data collected by a wireless device that is configured to be modularly removable from the network to allow the user to choose when to use the network without functions provided by the wireless device and that is worn by a user separately from a display device, and simultaneously displaying the received heart rate data and the received speed data using the personal computer.