US 7,645,213 B2 · Systems for interaction with exercise device

Abstract

An exercise device is configured to enable a user to interact with a trainer in real-time communication. The exercise device includes an exercise mechanism having a movable element for movement in performance of exercise by a user. Communicating with the exercise mechanism is an interface adapted for gathering a first real-time signal from the user. The interface communicates with a communication system for receiving a packetized second real-time signal including a synchronized control signal from the trainer. The exercise device includes an output device configured to reproduce the second real-time signal. The control signals carried by the second signal are used to control the operating parameters of the exercise mechanism in real-time.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method of controlling one or more operating parameters of an exercise module of a user module, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) preparing a first signal for delivery to a communication module remote from the user module, the communication module being in communication with a trainer module;
(b) in response to the first signal, at the communication module, producing and packetizing programming having one or more control signals for controlling the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device;
and
(c) upon receiving the programming at the user module, reproducing and depacketizing the programming and adjusting the one or more operating parameters of the exercise module in response to the one or more control signals.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/276,900Filed 24 Nov 2008 · continuation

Priority

8 Jul 1999

Published

US 2009/0163321 A125 Jun 2009

Granted

12 Jan 2010

Term ends

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Classification34 codes

A63B 24/0084
Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training…
A63B 22/02
Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements: with…
A63B 24/0087
Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training…
G16H 20/30
ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient…:…

Family

Application09/349,608Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Jul 1999

Application09/496,560Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 2 Feb 2000

Application09/641,627Parent of this division · filed 18 Aug 2000

Application11/429,858Parent of this continuation · filed 8 May 2006

US 2009/0163321 A1Pre-grant publication · published 25 Jun 2009

US 7,455,622 B2Parent of this continuation

US 7,166,062 B1Parent of this division

Application11/429,858Parent of this division

US 6,312,363 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part

Application09/641,627Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 6,447,424 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2006/0205566 A1Published application

US 7,645,213 B2This patent

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