DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING, RECORDING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXERCISE
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for receiving, recording, and/or displaying information related to physical exercise are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an instrumented weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a shaft portion extending outwardly from a handle portion. In this embodiment, the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin can further include a load sensor and/or an accelerometer. The load sensor and/or the accelerometer can provide information associated with an exercise set to a data storage device carried by the weight pin. The data storage device can be operably coupled to a user computer or other display device so that information relating to the exercise set can be displayed for viewing by the user.
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65 Claims
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I_We. I/We claim:
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1. A weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine, the weight pin comprising:
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a handle portion; a shaft portion extending outwardly from the handle portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine; and a load sensor carried by the shaft portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine, the weight pin comprising:
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a handle portion; a shaft portion extending outwardly from the handle portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine; and an accelerometer, wherein the accelerometer is configured to respond to movement of the one or more weights during operation of the exercise machine. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An exercise machine pin, the exercise machine pin comprising:
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a handle portion; a shaft portion extending outwardly from the handle portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of an exercise machine to releasably couple the one or more weights to a lifting portion of the exercise machine during use of the exercise machine; and a data receiver configured to receive information associated with the exercise machine. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. An exercise system, the exercise system comprising:
a device for receiving and/or recording information related to the use of an exercise machine, the device including; a weight support portion configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine; and a data acquisition portion operably coupled to the weight support portion and configured to record information related to movement of the one or weights during use of the exercise machine. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for obtaining information related to physical performance on one or more exercise machines, the method comprising:
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removably positioning at least a portion of a data acquisition device adjacent to one or more weights of a selected exercise machine; supporting at least a portion of the one or more weights with the data acquisition device during use of the exercise machine; and recording information related to movement of the one or more weights with the data acquisition device during use of the exercise machine. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer-readable media containing instructions that cause a processing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving one or more signals from a load sensor carried by a shaft portion of a weight pin; and determining a weight associated with use of a stacked weight exercise machine based at least in part on the one or more signals received from the load sensor. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. A system for use with a stacked weight exercise machine, the system comprising:
means for selectively coupling one or more weights of the exercise machine to a lifting portion of the exercise machine, the means for selectively coupling including; means for receiving information related to movement of the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine; and means for recording the information related to movement of the one or more weights. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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64. A portable device for recording information relating to physical exercise, the device comprising:
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an accelerometer; a processor operably connected to the accelerometer, wherein the processor is configured to receive data from the accelerometer relating to movement of a person to which the device is coupled; and memory operably connected to the processor to record movement-related information from the processor. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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