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US 8,801,578 B2Granted
Instructional displays and methods for exercise machine
AssigneeCore Industries, Inc.
InventorsKevin Corbalis, Jeffrey A. Meeks, Michael V. Morgan, John Cook, Gregory Allen Wallace, Shatish Mistry
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Abstract
An exercise machine can include a motivating and instructional user interface or display. The interface can include a virtual coach or other encouraging stimulus to provide key motivation for users of indoor exercise machines.
Claims19
A device for motivating an exercise enthusiast while working out indoors, the device comprising:
- an exercise machine for providing the exercise enthusiast a stationary apparatus to perform a predetermined exercise type;
- a display connected to the exercise machine;
- a memory in electrical communication with the display, the memory storing at least one video clip;
- a processor to:
- dynamically create a workout in response to initialization information, the workout comprising a plurality of segments, wherein a segment of the plurality of segments satisfies one or more requirements of the workout;
- and
- select one or more video clips that correspond to the segment of the plurality of segments.
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A method of displaying an instructional image to an exercise enthusiast, the method comprising:
- receiving an input of initialization information relating to an exercise program;
- dynamically creating a workout in response to the initialization information, the workout comprising a plurality of segments, wherein a segment of the plurality of segments satisfies one or more requirements of the workout;
- selecting a plurality of video clips wherein each video clip of the plurality of video clips corresponds to one or more segments of the plurality of segments;
- and
- displaying the plurality of video clips associated with the exercise program on a display attached to an exercise machine.
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A device for providing instructional support to an exercise enthusiast training on an indoor exercise machine comprising:
- a user input device for inputting initialization information associated with a desired workout program;
- a memory in electrical communication with the user input device for storing at least one exercise segment;
- a processor to:
- dynamically create a workout in response to the initialization information, the workout comprising a plurality of segments, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments satisfies one or more requirements of the workout;
- and
- order the plurality of segments into a predetermined order associated with the workout program;
- select a plurality of video clips wherein each video clip of the plurality of video clips corresponds to one or more segments of the plurality of segments;
- order the video clips for display in response to the order of corresponding segments;
- and
- a display connected to an exercise machine for displaying the plurality of video clips.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.