Pricing exercise equipment according to usage
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1. A method of pricing a network-enabled exercise device, the network-enabled exercise device including an exercise device, a network connection and a display console, the method comprising:
- receiving usage information for predicting a future usage level of the exercise device;
comparing the predicted future usage level with one or more threshold values; and
calculating a price for the exercise device in accordance with the comparison.
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Abstract
A method of pricing a network-enabled exercise device for sale to a customer is provided. The network-enabled exercise device includes an exercise device, a network connection and a display console. The method includes receiving usage information for predicting a future usage level of the exercise device, comparing the predicted future usage level with one or more threshold values and calculating a price for the exercise device in accordance with the comparison.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of pricing a network-enabled exercise device, the network-enabled exercise device including an exercise device, a network connection and a display console, the method comprising:
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receiving usage information for predicting a future usage level of the exercise device;
comparing the predicted future usage level with one or more threshold values; and
calculating a price for the exercise device in accordance with the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising a computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying program instructions for pricing a network-enabled exercise device having an exercise device, a network connection and a display console, the program instructions including instructions operable to cause a processor to:
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receive usage information for predicting a future usage level of the exercise device;
compare the predicted future usage level with one or more threshold values; and
calculate a price for the exercise device in accordance with the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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