USER DETECTION FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
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Embodiments of the present disclosure include a user detection system for exercise equipment, such as a treadmill. In an embodiment, a sensor monitors displacement between a deck supporting a moveable treadmill belt and aspects of a treadmill frame. As users interact with the treadmill, a processor uses a sensor signal indicative of the displacement to determine whether a user has mounted the treadmill belt.
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19. A method of operating a treadmill to determine when a moving belt likely does not include a user of the treadmill, the method comprising:
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receiving in a processor a signal indicative of a displacement sensor detecting displacement of (i) a first treadmill member movable when said user loads at least a portion of their weight on a treadmill belt, with respect to (ii) a second treadmill member substantially unmovable when said user loads said belt; electronically determining whether the signal likely represents that said user is present; and when said determining indicates said user is not present, electronically altering operation of said treadmill. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A treadmill configured to determine when a moving belt likely does not include a user, the treadmill comprising:
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a treadmill belt; a first treadmill member movable when said user loads at least a portion of their weight on said treadmill belt; a second treadmill member substantially unmovable when said user loads said belt; one or more processors configured to receive a signal indicative of a displacement sensor detecting displacement of (i) said first treadmill member, with respect to (ii) said second treadmill member, said processors configured to electronically determining whether the signal likely represents that said user is present; and
when said determining indicates said user is not present, configured to electronically altering operation of said treadmill. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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