Service tracking and alerting system for fitness equipment
AssigneePrecor Incorporated
InventorsMark E. Ainsworth, Robert J. Silbernagel, Susan W. M. Bell
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Abstract
An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment uses a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit. The method further includes determining whether the service information gathered is significant, automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant.
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An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment, the method comprising:
- (a) using a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit;
- (b) determining whether the service information gathered in step (a) is significant;
- (c) automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant;
- sending service information from the control server to an accumulated data storage unit;
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- sending service information from a second control server associated with a second fitness facility remote from the first fitness facility to the accumulated data storage unit.
An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment, the method comprising:
- (a) using a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit;
- (b) determining whether the service information gathered in step (a) is significant;
- (c) automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant, wherein the at least one predefined recipient is a service/maintenance provider remote from the fitness facility, wherein the service alert message includes step-by-step instruction on servicing the at least one fitness equipment unit.
An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment, the method comprising:
- (a) using a control server remote from a fitness equipment unit to gather service information from the fitness equipment unit;
- (b) determining whether the service information gathered in step (a) is significant;
- (c) automatically providing a service alert message comprising step-by-step instruction for servicing/maintaining the fitness equipment unit regarding service information that is significant.
An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment, the method comprising:
- (a) using a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit;
- (b) determining whether the service information gathered in step (a) is significant;
- (c) automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant, wherein the at least one predefined recipient is a service/maintenance provider remote from the fitness facility, wherein the service alert message identifies parts for servicing the at least one fitness equipment unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.