HIERARCHICAL DE-DUPLICATION TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING FITNESS METRICS

1 . A method for tracking fitness data, the method comprising:

receiving within a time window a first instance of fitness data from a first monitoring device coupled to a user;

receiving within the time window a second instance of fitness data from a second monitoring device coupled to the user, wherein the first instance of fitness data and the second instance of fitness data are both a same type of fitness data;

determining a classification of each of the first instance and the second instance of the fitness data as either active fitness data or passive fitness data;

selecting a preferred instance of fitness data within the time window based on a set of rules, wherein said rules define the first instance as the preferred instance of the fitness data and the second instance as a non-selected instance when the first instance is classified as active fitness data and the second instance is classified as passive fitness data;

incorporating the selected preferred instance of the fitness data into a fitness profile of the user;

omitting the non-selected instance of the fitness data from incorporation into the fitness profile of the user; and

transmitting a portion of the fitness profile of the user for display on a display device, the portion of the fitness profile including the selected preferred instance of the fitness data and not including the omitted non-selected instance of the fitness data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the type of fitness data is heart rate data, step count data, or distance data.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device are both step counters.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device are both heart rate monitors.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the time window is a duration of time defined by the server during which the received first instance and second instance of fitness data are classified as being received simultaneously or substantially simultaneously.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the time window is less than five seconds.

7 . A method for tracking fitness data, the method comprising:

receiving within a first time window a first instance of fitness data from a monitoring device coupled to a user;

receiving within a second time window a second instance of fitness data from the monitoring device, wherein the first instance of fitness data and the second instance of fitness data are both a same type of fitness data;

determining a classification of the first instance of the fitness data as active fitness data, and determining a classification of the second instance of fitness data as passive fitness data;

incorporating the active fitness data into a fitness profile of the user;

omitting the passive fitness data from incorporation into the fitness profile of the user; and

transmitting a portion of the fitness profile of the user for display on a display device, the portion of the fitness profile including the active fitness data and not including the passive fitness data.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the type of fitness data is heart rate data, step count data, or distance data.

9 . The method of claim 7 wherein the first time window and the second time window both occur during a workout session for the user.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the user is running during the workout session.

11 . The method of claim 7 wherein the time window is greater than five seconds.

12 . The method of claim 7 wherein the monitoring device is a heart rate monitor or a step counter.

13 . The method of claim 7 wherein the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device are both step counters.

14 . A method for tracking fitness data, the method comprising:

receiving within a first time window a first instance of fitness data from a first monitoring device coupled to a user;

receiving within a second time window a second instance of fitness data from a second monitoring device coupled to the user;

receiving within a third time window a third instance of fitness data from the first monitoring device and a fourth instance of fitness data from the second monitoring device, wherein the first, second, third and fourth instances of fitness data are all a same type of fitness data;

determining a classification of each of the third instance of the fitness data as active fitness data and the fourth instance of fitness data as passive fitness data;

selecting the third instance of the fitness data as a preferred instance of fitness data within the time window based on the third instance of fitness data as active fitness data;

incorporating the first and third instance of fitness data from the first monitoring device and the second instance of fitness data from the second monitoring device into a fitness profile of the user;

omitting the fourth instance of the fitness data from the second monitoring device incorporation into the fitness profile of the user; and

transmitting a portion of the fitness profile of the user for display on a display device, the portion of the fitness profile including the selected third instance of the fitness data and not including the omitted fourth instance of the fitness data.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the type of fitness data is heart rate data, step count data, or distance data.

16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device are both step counters.

17 . The method of claim 15 wherein the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device are both heart rate monitors.

18 . The method of claim 14 wherein the time window is greater than five seconds.