System for energy on-site collection and measurement feedback

• US 10,112,102 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiao Hu
• Original Assignee: Xiao Hu
• Inventors: Hu, Xiao, Hu, Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Schmucker, Michael W
• Application Number:
  US13/503,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20120208675A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,930 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0054 for charging a battery
• 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 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/32 for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover rotating at constant speed

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for energy on-site collection and measurement feedback, which comprises fitness apparatuses capable of producing mechanical energy, generators, power meters and energy storage accumulators, wherein the fitness apparatuses are provided with moving parts for exercise which are connected with the generators and drive the generators to generate power; the generators are connected with the accumulators through the power meters for measuring the generating capacity; and each power meter comprises a bank card reader which has function of reading and updating data. The power meters can count and display energy produced by the excise of each person each time and a data processing host can summarize energy values produced by different apparatuses on the same site, so that exercisers are promoted to increase interest in exercise and take exercise regularly.

Claims

1. A system for energy collection and measurement, comprising:

a plurality of fitness apparatuses, each apparatus producing mechanical energy,

a plurality of generators, each connected to a respective fitness apparatus such that operation of the respective fitness apparatus induces the respective generator to produce electrical energy corresponding to the produced mechanical energy,

a plurality of changeable energy storage accumulators connected with respective generators so as to selectively store electrical energy produced and include alarm systems providing a full-power alarm when a changeable energy storage accumulator is fully charged to indicate readiness for replacement,

a plurality of power meters with display screens, each power meter connected between a respective generator and accumulator, to respectively measure and display an equivalent currency amount of the electrical energy produced,

a plurality of two-step bank card readers, each connected with a respective power meter so as to first register an individual user and then, after an initial interval of at least five minutes, read and update data of a bank card associated with the individual user of a respective fitness apparatus and with the respective generator so as to sum a new equivalent currency amount to an existing currency balance of the individual user proportionate to an amount of electrical power produced by the respective generator during the individual'"'"'s operation of the fitness apparatus at following intervals of one minute,

chargeable light-emitting devices connected with the energy storage accumulators and switches controlling the operating state of each light emitting device,

a data processing host in communication with all of the bank card readers, light-emitting devices, and power meters at an exercise site such that data of all of the power meters is transmitted to the data processing host and summarized and the data processing host can change passwords and inquire about power storage capacity of a given user and a corresponding currency amount thereof and wherein the electrical power produced is directed to charge the chargeable light-emitting devices until the light-emitting devices are fully charged and is then directed to charge the accumulators, and

a keyboard connected with the data processing host.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the fitness apparatuses include shoulder rehabilitation trainers, double-seat arm wheels, single-column double-seat rotating wheels, single-column riding machines, double-seat surfboard trainers, treadmills and exercycles.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the generators are DC generators or AC generators;

and the power meters are provided with display screens for data display.

4. A collection and measurement method of conversion of mechanical energy into electric energy storage comprising:

connecting fitness apparatuses to associated generators;

connecting power meters with display screens to associated generators so as to read and display an equivalent currency amount of electrical energy generated by the generators;

connecting the power meters to associated changeable energy storage accumulators so as to selectively store electrical energy produced and wherein each changeable energy storage accumulator includes a full-power alarm indicating when a changeable energy storage accumulator is fully charged;

replacing a given changeable energy storage accumulator when the associated full-power alarm indicates readiness for replacement of the given changeable energy storage accumulator;

inserting individualized bank cards into two-step bank card readers of respective power meters so as to first register individual users;

then, reading the power meters after an initial interval and displaying read information on the display screens thereof;

converting mechanical energy produced by exercise of users of the fitness apparatuses into electric energy by the associated generators;

converting the electric energy as read by the power meters into a corresponding currency amount and summing the converted currency amount to a pre-existing currency balance of the bank cards of the respective users only after the initial interval of electrical energy production of at least five minutes and, subsequently, at following intervals of one minute, wherein no new currency amount is summed to the existing currency balance of the individual user when the user fails to satisfy the initial interval;

determining whether chargeable light-emitting devices indicate a full-power state, and if not, charging the light-emitting devices with the converted electrical energy; and

if so, charging the accumulators with the converted electrical energy;

inducing a data processing host to convert the produced electric energy into the corresponding currency amount and summing the corresponding currency amount to the currency balance of the bank cards of the respective users after the initial interval and at the following intervals, comprising the following steps of;

connecting the data processing host with a plurality of the power meters, including a power meter 1, a power meter 2, . . . a power meter n;

inducing the data processing host to read the data of the power meters in turn at the initial interval and at the following intervals;

inducing the data processing host to convert the read electric energy into the corresponding currency amount; and

inducing the data processing host to sum the corresponding currency amount to the currency balance of the bank cards of the users at the initial interval and at the following intervals.