# US 2014/0194248 A1 · Method of controlling an exercise apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0194248 A1
- Document ID: US20140194248A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/738,954
- Filed: 2013-01-10
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10
- Assignees: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Andrew J. Kolman; Matthew D. Wittenberg; Timothy E. Bank; Mark J. Van Handel; Shanan Galligan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194248A1

## CPC

- A63B 71/0622: {Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user}
- A63B 22/00: Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements (force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; {for particular parts of the body, e.g. to strengthen particular limbs or muscles A63B23/00; } electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00)
- A63B 23/00: Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body (A63B22/00 takes precedence; force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00; devices for exercising or strengthening of fingers, or arms in teaching operation of keyboards G09B15/06)
- A63B 2071/0641: {with a marker advancing in function of the exercise}
- A63B 2071/065: {Visualisation of specific exercise parameters}
- A63B 2071/0658: {Position or arrangement of display}
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A method for controlling an exercise apparatus via a control interface of an exercise apparatus, including steps of controlling a touch screen to display an information field, and then monitoring the touch screen to detect whether a touch has occurred on the surface of the touch screen and whether the touch is located in an input zone which has a plurality of sensing areas in the information field. A user can use one of specific actions to move a first tag in the input zone from a first sensing area to a second sensing area. And one of the steps of the method relocates the first tag proximate to the second sensing area to have a portion of the first tag to point at the second sensing area. Then, the final step of the method operates the exercise apparatus from a first condition using a first value corresponding to the first sensing area to a second condition using a second value corresponding to the second sensing area.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of controlling an exercise apparatus, the method comprising:
a. controlling a touch screen to display an information field thereon;
b. graphically displaying an input zone having a plurality of sensing areas in the information field;
c. touching a first sensing area of the input zone;
d. displaying a first tag in the information field associated with the first sensing area of the input zone and displaying a first speed value corresponding to the first sensing area of the input zone;
e. operating the exercise apparatus using the first speed value;
f. touching a second sensing area of the input zone, relocating the first tag associated with the second sensing area of the input zone;
g. displaying a second speed value corresponding to the second sensing area of the input zone;
h. having a step to determine if the difference between the first and second speed values are greater than a predetermined value;
i. displaying a confirmation query in the information field awaiting for confirmation if the difference between the first and second speed values is greater than 3 miles per hours;
j. receiving positive control associated with the confirmation query in the information field;
k. operating the exercise apparatus from a first condition using the first speed value to a second condition using the second speed value;
l. displaying a second tag associated with the first sensing area of the input zone;
m. touching the second tag;
n. relocating the first tag associated back with the first sensing area of the input zone;
o. relocating the second tag associated with the second sensing area of the input zone;
p. displaying the first speed value corresponding to the first sensing area of the input zone; and
q. operating the exercise apparatus from a second condition using the second speed value to a third condition using the first speed value.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of displaying a minus key and a plus key respectively near the first end and the second end of the input zone.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising steps of touching the minus key to control the first tag to move closer to the first end and touching the plus key to control the first tag to move closer to the second end.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising a step of touching the minus key to produce a differential decrement to the second speed value, or touching the plus key to produce a differential increment to the second speed value.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the confirmation query is displayed on the first tag.

### Claim 6

A method of controlling an exercise apparatus, the method comprising:
a. controlling a touch screen to display an information field thereon;
b. graphically displaying an input zone having a plurality of sensing areas in the information field;
c. touching a first sensing area of the input zone;
d. displaying a first tag in the information field associated with the first sensing area of the input zone and displaying a first speed value corresponding to the first sensing area of the input zone;
e. operating the exercise apparatus using the first speed value;
f. touching a second sensing area of the input zone, relocating the first tag associated with the second sensing area of the input zone;
g. displaying a second speed value corresponding to the second sensing area of the input zone;
h. having a step to determine if the difference between the first speed value and second speed value are greater than a predetermined value;
i. displaying a confirmation query in the information field awaiting for confirmation if the difference between the first and second speed values is greater than 3 miles per hours;
j. receiving positive control associated with the confirmation query in the information field; and
k. operating the exercise apparatus from a first condition using the first speed value to a second condition using the second speed value which is 3 miles per hours greater than the first speed value.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising:
a. displaying a second tag associated with the first sensing area of the input zone;
b. touching the second tag;
c. relocating the first tag associated back with the first sensing area of the input zone;
d. relocating the second tag associated with the second sensing area of the input zone;
e. displaying the first speed value corresponding to the first sensing area of the input zone; and
f. operating the exercise apparatus from a second condition using the second speed value to a third condition using the first speed value.