Facilitation of interactive exercise system

• US 10,065,076 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2017
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Braxton K. Davis
• Original Assignee: Braxton K. Davis
• Inventors: Davis, Braxton K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Richman, Glenn
• Application Number:
  US15/784,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20180117417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 324 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0628 for vertical array of weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/063 Weight selecting means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0724 Bar-bells; Hand bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0726 Dumb bells, i.e. with a central bar to be held by a single hand, and with weights at the ends
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/075 with variable weights , e.g. weight systems with weight selecting means for bar-bells or dumb-bells
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/08 magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0087 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2200/00 Transmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals

Abstract

A more efficient exercise system can be facilitated by interactive components. A system can comprise receiving distance data, from a wireless network device, associated with a selection of a weight of an exercise machine. Based on the distance data, the system can generate resistance data representative of a resistance associated with the exercise machine. Additionally, in response to the generating the resistance data, the system can assign the resistance data to a user identity associated with a mobile device.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a pin for selecting a weight of a weight stack of an exercise machine;

an accelerometer configured to generate acceleration data associated with a motion of the pin;

an infrared sensor configured to generate distance data based on a distance of the pin from a location;

a receiver configured to receive a first wireless signal from a mobile device in response to the mobile device being determined to be a defined distance from the apparatus; and

a transceiver configured to transmit a second wireless signal comprising prompt data to the mobile device in response to the receiver receiving the first wireless signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the distance data is associated with a resistance of the exercise machine.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a magnet capable of magnetically attaching the pin to the weight.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a protective housing encasing the accelerometer and the infrared sensor.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the prompt data comprises a prompt to select the apparatus, via the mobile device, for use.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first wireless signal comprises user identity data representative of a user identity of the mobile device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the weight is a first weight, and wherein the prompt data comprises a prompt to relocate the pin to a second weight of the weight stack, different than the first weight, based on the user identity data.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the user identity data comprises physical characteristic data representative of a physical characteristic of a user associated with the user identity.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a caloric estimation component configured to generate caloric expenditure data based on the acceleration data, the distance data, and the physical characteristic data.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a biometric verification component configured to;

verify an identity associated with a user of the apparatus via a first verification of the identity; and

receive verification data, from the mobile device, associated with a second verification of the identity associated with the user.

11. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

generating acceleration data associated with a motion of a pin;

generating distance data based on a distance of the pin from a location;

receiving a first wireless signal from a mobile device in response to the mobile device being determined to be a defined distance from the pin; and

in response to the receiving the first wireless signal, transmitting a second wireless signal, comprising prompt data, to the mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the prompt data comprises a prompt to verify that the mobile device is to receive a third wireless signal comprising resistance data representative of a resistance associated with a weight selected by the pin.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

based on receiving verification data in response to the prompt, facilitating displaying the resistance data and repetition data via a display screen of the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile device is a first mobile device, and wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to weight data associated with a previously selected weight being determine to have been sent to a second mobile device, receiving, from the second mobile device, weight selection data representative of a weight to be selected; and

sending a third wireless signal, comprising the weight to be selected, to the first mobile device to be played audibly.

15. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

facilitating generating acceleration data associated with a motion of a pin;

facilitating generating distance data based on a distance of the pin from a location;

in response to a mobile device being determined to be a defined range from the pin, facilitating receiving user identity data associated with the mobile device; and

based on the facilitating the receiving the user identity data, facilitating transmitting prompt data, representative of a request to confirm a communication between the pin and the mobile device, to the mobile device.

16. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating generating an audible signal to be output by the mobile device, wherein the audible signal comprises a selection instruction representative of a weight to be selected by the pin.

17. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the prompt data comprises a prompt to relocate the pin to a weight of a weight stack, different than a current weight, based on the user identity data.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating receiving biometric data associated with a user of the pin, wherein the biometric data comprises fingerprint data representative of a fingerprint of a user identity of the pin.