Monitoring apparatus for a gymnastic machine
US8206269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for monitoring a body portion of a user during the use of a gymnastic machine provided with a video monitoring apparatus; this method comprising a phase of defining the body portion to be monitored, followed by a phase of visually and continuously monitoring this body portion through the video monitoring apparatus; this last phase comprising a sub-phase of synchronizing the trend over time of the value of at least one operating parameter of the video monitoring apparatus with a motion of the body portion described on the basis of given kinematic information acquired by a control unit of the gymnastic machine.
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