Electro-mechanical system for motivating exercise activity
First Claim
1. ) An exercise motivating system interactive with an appliance which operates on household electrical current, said system comprising:
- A. generator means responsive to an exercise activity to generate a signal proportionate to the amount of exertion applied in said activity, B. accumulator means for receiving said generated signal and converting it to a stored control medium, and C. a control module interposed between a source of household electrical current and an appliance operable on said current and adapted to physically couple with said accumulator means, said control module adapted to receive and process said stored control medium in a manner to operate said appliance for a time duration proportionate to said amount of exercise exertion.
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Abstract
An exercise motivating system which rewards the exerciser with allowable TV viewing time includes a component interactive with an exercise modality to generate a responsive signal proportionate to the amount of exertion or work done. The responsive signal is received by an accumulating component which converts it to a stored control medium. A control module is interposed between a source of household electrical current and an electrical appliance such as a TV set. The control module physically couples with the accumulating component and processes the stored control medium in a manner to operate the appliance for a time duration proportionate to the amount of exercise effort recorded by the accumulating component.
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1. ) An exercise motivating system interactive with an appliance which operates on household electrical current, said system comprising:
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A. generator means responsive to an exercise activity to generate a signal proportionate to the amount of exertion applied in said activity, B. accumulator means for receiving said generated signal and converting it to a stored control medium, and C. a control module interposed between a source of household electrical current and an appliance operable on said current and adapted to physically couple with said accumulator means, said control module adapted to receive and process said stored control medium in a manner to operate said appliance for a time duration proportionate to said amount of exercise exertion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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