Exercise equipment with improved user interaction
AssigneeFlextronics AP, LLC
InventorsHendrik J. Volkerink, David Gonsiorowski, Yossef Schvetz, Serdar Ozsumer
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for accepting inputs into a treadmill or other exercise equipment to control functions of the treadmill or exercise equipment. An exercise control system can receive gestures and other inputs. The exercise control system can also obtain information about the user of the exercise control system and information about the environment in which the exercise equipment is operating. Based on the input and the other information, the exercise control system can modify or improve the performance or execution of user interface and functions of the exercise equipment. The changes make the user interfaces and/or functions user-friendly and intuitive.
Claims20
An exercise equipment comprising:
- a processor that executes two or more modules, the two or more modules comprising:
- a gesture recognition module that:
- receives a gesture from a user in a view of a camera;
- identifies the received gesture;
- a verification module that:
- sends a verification of the received gesture to the user;
- determines if a confirmation is received in response to the verification;
- a function control module that:
- if the confirmation is received, controls a function associated with the received gesture;
- if the confirmation is not received, determines if the received gesture should be completed;
- if the received gesture should be completed, controls the function associated with the received gesture;
- if the received gesture should not be completed, determines if the verification should be resent;
- if the verification should be resent, sends the verification again;
- and
- if the verification should not be resent, receives another gesture.
A controller executed by an exercise equipment comprising:
- a gesture recognition component to:
- receive a gesture from a user;
- identify the received gesture;
- a verification component to:
- send a verification of the received gesture to the user;
- determine if a confirmation is received in response to the verification;
- a function control component to:
- if the confirmation is received, control a function associated with the received gesture;
- if the confirmation is not received, determine if the received gesture should be completed;
- if the received gesture should be completed, control the function associated with the received gesture;
- if the received gesture should not be completed, determine if the verification should be resent;
- if the verification should be resent, send the verification again;
- and
- if the verification should not be resent, receive another gesture.
An exercise equipment comprising:
- a memory component;
- a user interface;
- a processor, in communication with the memory and the user interface, the processor comprising;
- a verification component that:
- receives a gesture from a user;
- identifies the received gesture;
- sends a verification of the received gesture to the user;
- determines if a confirmation is received in response to the verification;
- if the confirmation is not received, determines if the received gesture should be completed;
- if the received gesture should not be completed, determines if the verification should be resent;
- and
- if the verification should be resent, resends the verification;
- and
- if the verification should not be resent, receives another gesture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.