Fitness equipment with anthropometric data enhanced workout generator

• US 10,086,233 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2017
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Athlios, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Athlios, Inc.
• Inventors: Sechrest, Michael Scott, Thompson, Mark R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Richman, Glenn
• Application Number:
  US15/458,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20170266497A1
• Time in Patent Office: 567 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/02 with movable endless bands , e.g. treadmills other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• 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 2230/436 partial O2 value
• 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: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An exercise equipment and method for use is disclosed having a program that calls for user specific anthropometric data and then utilizes the data to create a user specific workout program based on the user'"'"'s physical characteristics. The user inputs of personal anthropometric data includes, but is not limited to, sex, height, weight, goals, maximum heart rate, maximum run speed, maximum walk speed, and VO2 max. These inputs are used to optimize a workout program either in single use or multiple use applications. Moreover, data can be stored locally, on a network, or transferred to a cloud based repository for recall.

Claims

1. A fitness apparatus system for exercise having a workout component, a first display, and a processor, the system comprising:

a graphic user interface for inputting user specified size, shape, and characteristic of a human body data;

a workout profile generator running on the processor, the workout profile generator adapted to receive the user specified data from the graphic user interface and generate an optimized user-specific workout profile using said user specified data to be displayed on the first display of a fitness apparatus;

a remote data storage unit for storing the user'"'"'s data;

a data exchange for sending and receiving data from the remote data storage unit; and

a second display remote from the first display, wherein the second display mirrors the first display.

2. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a network where the user specified data is stored on a local server.

3. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an internet connection where the user specified data is stored on a remote server.

4. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user specified data includes a user'"'"'s maximum apparatus capability.

5. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, wherein the specified data includes a user'"'"'s maximum volumetric oxygen intake.

6. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user specified data includes a user'"'"'s maximum heart rate.

7. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, wherein the workout profile generator generates a multi-use profile.

8. The fitness apparatus of claim 1, wherein the workout profile generator adapts a user'"'"'s physical size to a size specific workout profile.