SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTION WITH EXERCISE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of operating one or more operating parameters of an exercise module of a user module, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing a first signal for delivery to a communication module;
(b) in response to the first signal, producing and packetizing programming having one or more control signals for controlling the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device; and
(c) reproducing and depacketizing the programming and adjusting the one or more operating parameters of the exercise module in response to the one or more control signals.
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Abstract
An exercise device is configured to enable a user to interact with a trainer in real-time communication. The exercise device includes an exercise mechanism having a movable element for movement in performance of exercise by a user. Communicating with the exercise mechanism is an interface adapted for gathering a first real-time signal from the user. The interface communicates with a communication system for receiving a packetized second real-time signal including a synchronized control signal from the trainer. The exercise device includes an output device configured to reproduce the second real-time signal. The control signals carried by the second signal are used to control the operating parameters of the exercise mechanism in real-time.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of operating one or more operating parameters of an exercise module of a user module, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) preparing a first signal for delivery to a communication module; (b) in response to the first signal, producing and packetizing programming having one or more control signals for controlling the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device; and (c) reproducing and depacketizing the programming and adjusting the one or more operating parameters of the exercise module in response to the one or more control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer product for implementing a method for operating one or more operating parameters of a user module, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium carrying computer-executable instructions for implementing the method where the computer-executable instructions comprise; program code means for preparing a first signal for delivery to a communication system at a distant location; program code means, responding to the first signal, for producing and packetizing programming having one or more control signals for controlling the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device; and program code means for reproducing and depacketizing the programming and adjusting the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. In a system for enabling one or more users to interact with one or more trainers in real-time communication, a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions comprising:
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(a) a user module adapted to control one or more operating parameter of the exercise device, the user module being adapted to receive packetized programming including one or more control signals; (b) a trainer module communicating with the user module and capable of scheduling the generation of the packetized programming that includes the one or more control signals representative of changes to be made to the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device; and (c) a communication module, in real-time communication with the user module and the trainer module, the communication system being configured to deliver the programming and the one or more control signals to the user module in real-time.
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12. A computer system for enabling one or more users to interact with one another in real-time communication, comprising:
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(a) a first user module adapted to control one or more operating parameter of an exercise device, the first user module generating a first real-time signal; (b) a second user module adapted to control one or more operating parameter of an exercise device, the second user module generating a second real-time signal; and (c) a communication module, in real-time communication with the first user module and the second user module, the communication module being configured to deliver said first real-time signal to said second user module and said second real-time signal to said first user module.
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