Heart rate calculation for users of exercise machines
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1. A method of heart rate calculation including the steps of:
- (a) providing an aerobic exercise machine having a display panel operable by a user;
(b) establishing an initial heart pulse signal by contiguous interface of a first hand of said user with a predetermined body portion of said user;
(c) substantially simultaneously initially actuating a calculation switch member located on said display panel with a second hand of said user;
(d) initiating a calculation circuit for providing a clocking signal count responsive to said actuation of said calculation switch member on said display panel by said user;
(e) counting a predetermined number of said heart pulse signals sensed by said first hand of said user;
(f) secondarily actuating said calculation switch member on said display panel when said predetermined number of said heart pulse signals is sensed by said user for calculation of a heart beat rate by said calculation circuit; and
,(g) displaying said heart beat rate on said display panel.
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Abstract
A simple heart rate calculation process is incorporated into an exercise machine. The user controls the process by counting his/her own pulse. With the exercise machine temporarily stopped, the user finds his/her pulse with one hand, and pushes a start/stop button with the other hand. The button is pushed to stop on a count of one, and then pushed to stop on a predetermined count, e.g., 10. An embedded device automatically calculates and displays the user'"'"'s heart rate.
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7 Claims
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1. A method of heart rate calculation including the steps of:
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(a) providing an aerobic exercise machine having a display panel operable by a user; (b) establishing an initial heart pulse signal by contiguous interface of a first hand of said user with a predetermined body portion of said user; (c) substantially simultaneously initially actuating a calculation switch member located on said display panel with a second hand of said user; (d) initiating a calculation circuit for providing a clocking signal count responsive to said actuation of said calculation switch member on said display panel by said user; (e) counting a predetermined number of said heart pulse signals sensed by said first hand of said user; (f) secondarily actuating said calculation switch member on said display panel when said predetermined number of said heart pulse signals is sensed by said user for calculation of a heart beat rate by said calculation circuit; and
,(g) displaying said heart beat rate on said display panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An exercise machine heart rate calculation system, comprising:
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(a) an exercise machine having a display panel mounted thereon and operable by a user; (b) heart rate calculation means for calculating a heartbeat rate of a user located within said display panel; (c) switch means for actuating and deactuating said heart rate calculation means, said switch means defining a singular switch member located on said display panel and electrically connected to said heart rate calculation means, said switch member being initially actuated simultaneously with said user detection of a first heartbeat and secondly actuated simultaneously with said user detection of a predeterminedly numbered heartbeat, said heart rate calculation means including means for providing an incremented clocking signal, means for counting said incremented clocking signal to provide a clocking count for said predetermined number of said heartbeats and means for conversion of said clocking count into a heart rate; and
,(d) display means on said display panel for displaying said heart rate.
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