FITNESS OVERLAY AND INCORPORATION FOR HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM

• US 20160121161A1
• Filed: 10/30/2014
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies International Corporation (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Echostar UK Holdings Ltd (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Mountain, Dale Llewelyn
• Granted Patent: US 9,511,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0087 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/00 Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying fitness information with an electronic device may include receiving multimedia content at an input of the electronic device. The electronic device may provide the audiovisual content to a display device. The electronic device may also receive fitness information, and may provide this fitness information to the display device.

Claims

1. A method of displaying fitness information with an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving audiovisual content at an input of the electronic device;

providing the audiovisual content to a display device;

receiving fitness information at the electronic device; and

providing the fitness information to the display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the fitness information is received from an exercise device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the fitness information is received from a remote control associated with the electronic device, wherein the remote control is communicatively coupled with the exercise device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the fitness information is received from a mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the fitness information is unrelated to the audiovisual content.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input at the electronic device from a remote control associated with the electronic device; and

providing a control signal from the electronic device to an exercise device to adjust operation of the exercise device commensurate with the received input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the fitness information comprises one or more items of vital information about the user, or one or more items of operational information about the exercise device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fitness information is provided to the display device overlaying the audiovisual content provided to the display device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the fitness information is provided in response to a control signal received from a remote control associated with the electronic device, and wherein the fitness information is provided in a dedicated portion of the display device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input from a remote control associated with the electronic device to scroll to additional fitness information being received by the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving temperature information at the electronic device from a temperature sensor;

determining at the electronic device that the temperature of a space associated with the electronic device has increased since the fitness information reception began; and

providing a control signal from the electronic device to a communicatively coupled heating or air conditioning system to adjust the temperature of the space.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a first input component configured to receive multimedia data;

a second input component configured to receive fitness information;

at least one output component communicatively coupled with at least one display device;

one or more processors; and

memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to;

receive multimedia content through the first input component;

provide the multimedia content through the at least one output;

receive fitness information through the second input component; and

provide the fitness information through the at least one output component.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the fitness information is received from a communicatively coupled exercise device.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the electronic device further comprises a remote control communicatively coupled with both the electronic device and the exercise device.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the fitness information is received from a communicatively coupled mobile device configured to acquire the fitness information.

16. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the electronic device comprises a television receiver.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processors are further caused to combine the received fitness information with the multimedia content as a single output.

18. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processors are further caused to receive temperature information from communicatively coupled temperature sensors.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the processors are further caused to determine, based on the received temperature information, that the temperature of a space associated with the electronic device has changed.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the processors are further caused to provide a control signal to a heating or air conditioning device to adjust the temperature of the space.