Methods and systems for controlling an exercise apparatus using a USB compatible portable remote device
US7789800B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S482/901
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A portable system retrieves one or more exercise programs from a remote communication system that provides motivational content for a user exercising upon an exercise mechanism. The exercise program further includes at least one control signal that controls one or more operating parameters of the exercise mechanism. The portable system includes a control device configured to retrieve the exercise program and deliver the motivational content to the user by way of an audio delivery device, while delivering the control signals to the exercise mechanism. A sensor communicates with the control device and tracks one or more measurable parameters of the user during the user's performance of the exercise program. Data representative of the one or more measurable parameters can be delivered to the control device for delivery to the remote communication system.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.