Processor adjustable exercise apparatus
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a processor comprising a memory device having at least one personalized setting;
an adjustment mechanism operable linked to said processor enabling adjusting or configuring said apparatus;
a mechanism for identifying a user of said apparatus; and
a mechanism for retrieving said at least one personalized setting and adjusting or configuring said apparatus based on said at least one personalized setting.
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Abstract
A processor adjustable exercise system includes at least one exercise station having an adjustable and/or configurable user contacting portion and an adjustment mechanism. The exercise mechanism is adapted to enable a user to perform repetitions of an exercising motion. The adjustment mechanism is responsive to a processor, such as a computer, having an associated memory device. Adjustments can be made during exercise, based on physiological information received from sensors associated with a user. The adjustment mechanism is operatively coupled to the adjusting mechanism to effect automatic adjusting and/or configuring of the mechanism upon an identifying of a respective user.
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23 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a processor comprising a memory device having at least one personalized setting;
an adjustment mechanism operable linked to said processor enabling adjusting or configuring said apparatus;
a mechanism for identifying a user of said apparatus; and
a mechanism for retrieving said at least one personalized setting and adjusting or configuring said apparatus based on said at least one personalized setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a processor operably linked to a memory device;
an exercise mechanism adapted to enable a user to perform repetitions of an exercise activity of a defined intensity, said intensity being defined by a personalized setting of the user, said exercise mechanism further adapted for adjusting user contacting portions of said exercise mechanism; and
an adjusting mechanism responsive to said processor, and structured for adjusting one of adjusting or configuring at least one portion of said exercise apparatus by applying at least one personalized setting retrieved from said memory device, said personalized setting associated with an identified user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An exercise system comprising:
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a processor associated with a memory device;
a plurality of exercise stations, each of said stations having user contacting portions adapted to permit a user to perform exercise, at least one of said stations operatively linked to said processor for enabling adjusting or configuring said exercise mechanism for use by an identified user, and at least one of said stations including means enabling personalized settings of an identified user to be applied for adjusting and/or configuring said station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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15. A method for adjusting or configuring an exercise apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying a user;
b) accessing and downloading from a memory device, at least one personal setting; and
c) applying said at least one personal setting to adjust and/or configure user contacting portions of the apparatus.
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19. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a memory device;
a processor; and
an automatic adjustment mechanism to configure at least one personalized setting of said apparatus.
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