EXERCISE EQUIPMENT USAGE MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring the use of exercise equipment at an exercise facility, having a plurality of items of exercise equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of usage monitors, each usage monitor associated with an item of exercise equipment and operable to detect whether the respective item of exercise equipment is being operated at a given time;
monitoring the usage of the said plurality of the items of exercise equipment using the said usage monitors, and thereby calculating, for at least some of the items of exercise equipment, a measurement related to the proportion of a period of time during which one or more respective items of exercise equipment are used.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring the use of exercise equipment at an exercise facility having a plurality of items of exercise equipment, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of usage monitors, each associated with an item of exercise equipment, monitoring the usage of the said plurality of items of exercise equipment concurrently using the said usage monitors, and thereby calculating, for at least some of the items of exercise equipment, a measure of the proportion of the period of time during which respective items of exercise equipment are used. In some embodiments, the usage monitors can detect when an item of exercise equipment is occupied, even if it is not being operated, for example using a heat sensor. A graphical representation may be prepared of the usage of items of exercise equipment at each of a plurality of locations within the exercise facility.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring the use of exercise equipment at an exercise facility, having a plurality of items of exercise equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of usage monitors, each usage monitor associated with an item of exercise equipment and operable to detect whether the respective item of exercise equipment is being operated at a given time;
monitoring the usage of the said plurality of the items of exercise equipment using the said usage monitors, and thereby calculating, for at least some of the items of exercise equipment, a measurement related to the proportion of a period of time during which one or more respective items of exercise equipment are used. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- providing a plurality of usage monitors, each usage monitor associated with an item of exercise equipment and operable to detect whether the respective item of exercise equipment is being operated at a given time;
- 20. A usage monitor for monitoring the usage of exercise equipment comprising at least one sensor and a communication interface.
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32. An item of exercise equipment comprising a usage monitor operable to determine whether the item of exercise equipment is being either or both operated and occupied, the monitor comprising a sensor which is operable to determine whether the item of exercise equipment is being occupied independently of whether it is being operated.
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