Health club exercise records system
First Claim
1. A health club exercise records system, comprising:
- a. an identifying EIDM attached to or in close proximity to an exercise activity data source;
b. a handheld device including a processor with working memory, an input means, a display means, and a EIDM interrogation means used to identify and interrogate said EIDM, and;
c. an exercise software program loaded into said working memory of said handheld device, said program including a plurality of sub-routines each associated with one said EIDM, said exercise software program presents an exercise data entry page on said display means that queries a user to input exercise activity data after using said exercise activity data source.
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Abstract
A health club exercise records system in which members to the health club are given a handheld device that is pre-programmed by the trainer or health club operator to record different exercise activities. The handheld device includes a built-in numeric keypad, a display monitor, and optical reader designed to communicate with a compatible ID tag located on or in the vicinity of the exercise activity data source. Loaded into the working memory of the handheld device is a pre-programmed exercise data collection program. The exercise data collection program displays one or more sub-routines to the member requesting the member to input information regarding the exercise. The sub-routines are specific to the exercise activity data source and present one or more prompts requiring the member to input information. The inputted information is stored in a temporary data file located on the handheld device or transmitted immediately to a permanent member data file on a local server located in the health club. The system may also include an uplink terminal for transmitting the data in the temporarily data file to a remote server connected to a network operations center. A fitness tools software program is loaded into the server for collecting and processing the data in the member'"'"'s permanent data file which may be reviewed by the trainer and/or member.
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9 Claims
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1. A health club exercise records system, comprising:
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a. an identifying EIDM attached to or in close proximity to an exercise activity data source;
b. a handheld device including a processor with working memory, an input means, a display means, and a EIDM interrogation means used to identify and interrogate said EIDM, and;
c. an exercise software program loaded into said working memory of said handheld device, said program including a plurality of sub-routines each associated with one said EIDM, said exercise software program presents an exercise data entry page on said display means that queries a user to input exercise activity data after using said exercise activity data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A health club exercise recording system, comprising:
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a. an exercise activity data source;
b. an identifying EIDM attached to or in the vicinity of said exercise activity data source;
c. a handheld device including a communication link that is used to identify and interrogate said EIDM on said exercise activity data source, a display monitor and a data input means;
d. an exercise software program loaded into said handheld device, said program capable of auto-configuring when said EIDM is detected by said communication link into one of a plurality of sub-routines each associated with an exercise activity data source, each said sub-routine presenting one or more display screens requesting data inputted by a member when associated with said exercise activity data source.
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9. A method for recording and monitoring exercise activities by members of a health club, comprising:
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a. selecting an exercise activity data source in a health club;
b. selecting an identifying EIDM that identifies said exercise activity data source;
c. locally attaching said EIDM to or in close physical proximity of said exercise activity data source;
d. selecting a handheld device that includes means for identify said EIDM, a display monitor, and a data input means, and an exercise software program capable of auto-configuring when said exercise activity data source is detected, said program presents a plurality of prompts on said display monitor regarding the exercise activity;
e a central server located in said health club, said central server includes a member data file;
f. a communication link between said central server and said handheld device; and
h. a fitness tools program loaded into said central server capable of receiving information from said handheld device and storing, analyzing, and interpreting said information.
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