# US 11,305,175 B2 · Device for managing effort for a gym hall > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,305,175 B2 - Document ID: US11305175B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/489,186 - Filed: 2018-02-22 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-28 - Applicants: Mathieu Dufourcq - Inventors: Mathieu Dufourcq - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305175B2 ## CPC - A63B 71/0622: {Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user} - G16H 20/30: relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising - A63B 24/0062: {Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance} - G05B 19/042: using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) - G06F 3/1423: {controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display} - G06F 3/165: {Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path} - H04H 20/61: for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast - A63B 2024/0068: {Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals} - A63B 2071/0625: {Emitting sound, noise or music} - A63B 2071/065: {Visualisation of specific exercise parameters} - A63B 2071/0658: {Position or arrangement of display} - A63B 2071/0694: {Visual indication, e.g. Indicia} - G05B 2219/2664: Audio light, animation, stage, theatre light - H04R 29/001: {for loudspeakers (H04R29/007 takes precedence)} - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract A device for managing the effort for a gym hall adapted to broadcast a relative effort objective. A system for piloting a gym hall including a sound broadcasting means, a visual broadcasting means, a lighting means, an effort management means, a human-machine interface, and a piloting means adapted to control, in an integrated manner and in real-time, the different means. A support structure for such a system, comprising a substantially horizontal planar frame including peripheral beams and a central beam, adapted to support all components of the system. A gym hall comprising a plurality of rectangular exercise stations, each station comprising a cardio apparatus, small exercise equipment, a rack and a central free space. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for managing effort provided by participants for a gym hall, the device comprising an objective indicator broadcasting means adapted to broadcast, in the gym hall, in real-time, an objective indicator corresponding to a relative effort objective, the relative effort objective specifying an exercise to be performed by the participants, a relative effort being split into a discrete number n of areas, each area being associated with a different objective indicator, n being less than 10, the device further comprising: an individual measuring means for measuring an achieved effort, achieved by one of the participants, in real-time, a relativization means, for determining, from the measured achieved effort and personal data associated with the one of the participants, an achieved relative effort and/or in which area the achieved relative effort is located, and an achieved relative effort broadcasting means for broadcasting in the gym hall, in real-time, an achieved relative effort indicator corresponding to the achieved relative effort and/or in which area the achieved relative effort is located. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the objective indicator is a color, and wherein the objective indicator broadcasting means comprises at least one color projector adapted to color the gym hall with the color of the relative effort objective, and wherein n is equal to 5. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the achieved relative effort broadcasting means is configured to compare the achieved relative efforts of at least two participants. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A system for piloting a gym hall, the system comprising: a sound broadcasting means, a visual broadcasting means, a lighting means, an effort management means, comprising a device according to claim 1, a human-machine interface, and a piloting means adapted to control in an integrated manner and in real-time the sound broadcasting means, the visual broadcasting means, the lighting means and the effort management means in function of a session course, defined by a session synoptic preprogrammed and piloted by piloting commands. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the sound broadcasting means comprises a sound broadcasting list, at least one speaker, a volume managing means for managing a volume, and a sound monitoring means adapted to select a piece in said broadcasting list and to monitor a sound broadcast thereof on said at least one speaker, in function of the session course. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the sound broadcasting means further comprises a microphone, and a sound mixing means adapted to mix sounds originating from the microphone and from a sound broadcasting list. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the visual broadcasting means comprises a list of video sequences, at least one screen and a video monitoring means adapted to select a video sequence and to monitor a video broadcast thereof on said at least one screen and to display data, originating from the effort management means, wherein the data includes the achieved relative effort and/or in which area the achieved relative effort is located, on the at least one screen, in function of the session course. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the lighting means comprises at least one color projector adapted to color the gym hall with the color of the relative effort objective in function of the session course. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the human-machine interface is adapted to receive a piloting command among start, pause, resume, stop. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) A support structure for a system according to claim 4, the support structure comprising a substantially horizontal planar frame including peripheral beams and at least one central beam, the substantially horizontal planar frame being adapted to be arranged at a relative height in the gym hall and being adapted to support the system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The support structure according to claim 10, being adapted to support at least one screen, the at least one screen comprising a first series of screens, disposed on both sides of the central beam and being parallel to the central beam, the first series of screens being dedicated to a video broadcast. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The support structure according to claim 10, being adapted to support at least one screen, the at least one screen further comprising a second series of screens, disposed at the middle of the central beam, oriented at 45° with respect to the central beam, and dedicated to a broadcast of the data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The support structure according to claim 10, further comprising at least two vertical posts supporting the substantially horizontal planar frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The support structure according to claim 13, being adapted to support a human-machine interface, hooked to one of the at least two vertical post or hanged under one of the peripheral beams and the central beam. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The support structure according to claim 13, wherein the peripheral beams and/or the central beam and/or the at least two vertical posts are adapted to support at least one color projector and at least one speaker, the at least one color projector comprising at least one first color projector disposed and oriented so as to light a delimited area under the substantially horizontal planar frame, and at least one second color projector disposed and oriented so as to light the peripheral beams and/or the central beam and/or the at least two vertical posts. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The support structure according to claim 13, wherein the peripheral beams and/or the central beam and/or the at least two vertical posts are made with show-type rails. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The support structure according to claim 13, wherein at least one of the peripheral beams, central beam and the at least two vertical posts, the central beam, is adapted to enable a hooking of a hanging of a strap. ### Claim 18 A gym hall comprising: a plurality of rectangular exercise stations, organized in pairs disposed in parallel along a long side of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations, two stations of a pair of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations facing each other, each of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations comprising a cardio apparatus disposed at an external end of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations, small exercise equipment, a rack disposed at an internal end of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations and adapted to enable the storage of the small exercise equipment and a central free space between the cardio apparatus and the rack, each of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations measuring 1.2×7 m, and the gym hall comprising between 2 and 10 pairs of plurality rectangular exercise stations; and a system for piloting a gym hall, the system comprising: an effort management means, comprising a device for managing effort provided by participants of the gym hall, the device comprising an objective indicator broadcasting means adapted to broadcast, in the gym hall, in real-time, an objective indicator corresponding to a relative effort objective, the relative effort objective specifying an exercise to be performed by the participants, a relative effort being split into a discrete number n of areas, each area being associated with a different objective indicator, n being less than 10, the device further comprising: an individual measuring means for measuring an achieved effort, achieved by one of the participants, in real-time, a relativization means, for determining, from the measured achieved effort and personal data associated with the one of the participants, an achieved relative effort and/or in which area the achieved relative effort is located, and an achieved relative effort broadcasting means for broadcasting in the gym hall, in real-time, an achieved relative effort indicator corresponding to the achieved relative effort and/or in which area the achieved relative effort is located. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The gym hall according to claim 18, wherein the rack has a short height, and two racks of the pair of the plurality of rectangular exercise stations are assembled back to back and adapted to support a weight of a person. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The gym hall according to claim 18, wherein the system comprises: a sound broadcasting means, a visual broadcasting means, a lighting means, a human-machine interface, and a piloting means adapted to control in an integrated manner and in real-time the sound broadcasting means, the visual broadcasting means, the lighting means and the effort management means in function of a session course, defined by a session synoptic preprogrammed and piloted by piloting commands and a structure for the system, the support structure comprising a substantially horizontal planar frame including peripheral beams and at least one central beam, the substantially horizontal planar frame being adapted to be arranged at a relative height in the gym hall and being adapted to support the system, the substantially horizontal planar frame being substantially superimposed on an external limit of the rectangular exercise stations, at least two vertical posts resting on the external limit of the rectangular exercise stations and the central beam being superimposed on the rack. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein: the measuring means includes an individual heart rate sensor for the participant, and the personal data associated with the participant includes a maximum heart rate. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The device of claim 21, wherein the personal data associated with the participant further includes an age of the participant. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The device of claim 21, wherein the individual heart rate sensor is in a form of a bracelet.