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US 11,998,804 B2Granted
Repetition phase detection
AssigneeTonal Systems, Inc.
InventorsBrandt Belson, Egor Ponomarev
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Abstract
Controlling an exercise machine includes receiving a stream of measurements of extension of a component of an exercise machine. It further includes detecting a first phase of a repeated motion. It further includes detecting a transition to a second phase of the repeated motion. A time constraint is applied to the detection of the transition to the second phase of the repeated motion. It further includes controlling a resistance associated with the second phase of the repeated motion.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a stream of measurements of extension of a component of an exercise machine;
- detect a first phase of a repeated motion, wherein the repeated motion includes a squat, a lunge, a bench press, a deadlift, a bicep curl, a tricep extension, or any combination thereof;
- detect a transition to a second phase of the repeated motion, wherein a time constraint is applied to the detection of the transition to the second phase of the repeated motion, comprising to:
- perform one of the following:
- A) determine that a position has changed by at least a first threshold amount while in a rest phase, wherein the first threshold amount is a function of a range of motion of the repeated motion;
- and
- in response to a determination that position has changed by at least the first threshold amount while in the rest phase, detect that the transition has occurred;
- or
- B) determine that a position has changed by at least a second threshold amount while in an isometric hold phase, wherein the second threshold is a function of a range of motion of the repeated motion;
- and
- in response to a determination that the position has changed by at least the second threshold amount while in the isometric hold phase, detect that the transition has occurred;
- and
- control a resistance associated with the second phase of the repeated motion;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a stream of measurements of extension of a component of an exercise machine;
- detecting a first phase of a repeated motion, wherein the repeated motion includes a squat, a lunge, a bench press, a deadlift, a bicep curl, a tricep extension, or any combination thereof;
- detecting a transition to a second phase of the repeated motion, wherein a time constraint is applied to the detection of the transition to the second phase of the repeated motion, comprising to:
- performing one of the following:
- A) determining that a position has changed by at least a first threshold amount while in a rest phase, wherein the first threshold amount is a function of a range of motion of the repeated motion;
- and
- in response to a determination that position has changed by at least the first threshold amount while in the rest phase, detecting that the transition has occurred;
- or
- B) determining that a position has changed by at least a second threshold amount while in an isometric phase, wherein the second threshold amount is a function of a range of motion of the repeated motion;
- and
- in response to a determination that the position has changed by at least the second threshold amount while in the isometric phase, detecting that the transition has occurred;
- and
- controlling a resistance associated with the second phase of the repeated motion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.