Adaptive interactive exercise system
US5921891A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S482/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved user monitor 102 is a component of the illustrated monitoring system. This system includes a master data processor in the form of a computer 101 arranged to store physical parameter data for a plurality of users. Each user is provided with a user monitor 102 which is arranged to monitor at least one physical parameter of the user during exercise and store data relating to the physical parameter. This data can subsequently be transmitted to the master data processor by pulse transmission from the user monitor down a telephone line 103. The master data processor then compares the received data with the stored data for the user in order to enable monitoring of the progress of the user in an exercise regimen which has been preset for him. At the end of each exercise, the exercise monitor screen shows an effort rating of "EFFORT 12". The client can alter the number anywhere from 6 to 20 by using the keypad 14 on the face of the exercise monitor. The number entered relates to the client's perception of the degree of difficulty experienced during the exercise, for example, 9 is very light, 11 is "fairly light", 14 is "somewhat hard", and 15 is "hard". If a certain undesirable …
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