Systems, methods, and devices for gathering and transmitting exercise related data
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorsScott R. Watterson, Mark D. Watterson, David Watterson
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Abstract
A data collecting device is selectively attachable to a tread base of a treadmill. The device includes a foot fall sensing mechanism that collects foot fall data from the tread base, an inclination sensing mechanism that collects inclination data regarding the inclination of the tread base, and a communication mechanism that selectively transmits the foot fall data and the inclination data to an external computing device.
Claims20
A data collecting device that is selectively attachable to a tread base of a treadmill, the data collecting device capable of converting the treadmill that lacks certain data collecting and communicating features into a treadmill that is capable of tracking and transmitting data to an external computing device, the data collecting device comprising:
- a foot fall sensing mechanism that collects foot fall data from the tread base;
- an inclination sensing mechanism that collects inclination data regarding the inclination of the tread base relative to horizontal;
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- a communication mechanism that selectively transmits the foot fall data and the inclination data to an external computing device;
- wherein the foot fall sensing mechanism, the inclination sensing mechanism, and the communication mechanism are portable, hand-held electronic mechanisms that are selectively attachable to the treadmill, wherein the data collecting device is a cellular telephone.
A system for tracking and transmitting exercise related data comprising:
- a treadmill having a tread base, the treadmill lacking certain data collecting and communicating features including a foot fall sensing mechanism and an inclination sensing mechanism;
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- a data collecting device selectively attachable to the treadmill to provide data collecting and transmission capabilities to the treadmill, the data collecting device comprising a foot fall sensing mechanism, an inclination sensing mechanism, and a communication mechanism,
- wherein the data collecting device may be selectively attached to the tread base;
- wherein the foot fall sensing mechanism collects foot fall data from the treadmill base;
- wherein the inclination sensing mechanism collects inclination data regarding the inclination of the tread base relative to horizontal;
- wherein the communication mechanism selectively transmits the foot fall data and the inclination data to an external computing device;
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- wherein foot fall sensing mechanism, the inclination sensing mechanism, and the communication mechanism are portable, hand-held electronic mechanisms, wherein the data collecting device is a cellular telephone.
A method for tracking data regarding exercise performed on a treadmill and transmitting the data to an external computing device, the treadmill being converted from a treadmill that does not collect data regarding foot falls of a user on a treadmill tread base or inclination of the treadmill tread base into a treadmill that is capable of collecting data regarding foot falls of a user on the treadmill tread base and inclination of the treadmill tread base and capable of transmitting the data to an external computing device, the method comprising:
- selectively attaching a portable, hand-held data collecting device to a treadmill tread base of an existing treadmill;
- sensing foot falls of a user on the treadmill tread base with the data collecting device;
- sensing the inclination of the treadmill tread base relative to horizontal with the data collecting device;
- transmitting data regarding the foot falls of the user and the inclination of the treadmill tread base from the data collecting device to an external computing device;
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- displaying exercise related data generated from the data regarding the foot falls of the user and the inclination of the treadmill tread base;
- wherein the data collecting device receives data from an external computing device, wherein the data collecting device is a cellular telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.