User interface console for exercise equipment
First Claim
1. A user interface console for controlling the operating conditions of an exercise device, said user interface having a program mode for programming exercise parameters, said user interface console comprising:
- interfacing means for programming said exercise parameters, said interfacing means includes an encoder unit, having a rotatable shaft, for generating digital signals in response to rotation of the shaft, and wherein at least one of said exercise parameters are programmed by rotating said rotatable shaft.
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Abstract
A user interface console for programming exercise parameters relating to the operation of an exercise device, including a display for displaying the value of each of the exercise parameters and a selector for selecting one of the exercise parameters to be programmed. The interface console further includes a programmer for programming the selected exercise parameter with a desired value; the programmer includes an encoder unit having a rotatable shaft, wherein the user programs the selected exercise parameter by rotating the rotatable shaft. In response, the encoder unit generates electrical signals representative of the incremental motion of the rotatable shaft. The interface console further includes a microprocessor, coupled to the programming means and the display, for receiving the electrical signals and for responsively adjusting the value of the selected exercise parameter.
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22 Claims
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1. A user interface console for controlling the operating conditions of an exercise device, said user interface having a program mode for programming exercise parameters, said user interface console comprising:
interfacing means for programming said exercise parameters, said interfacing means includes an encoder unit, having a rotatable shaft, for generating digital signals in response to rotation of the shaft, and wherein at least one of said exercise parameters are programmed by rotating said rotatable shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user interface console for programming exercise parameters relating to the operation of an exercise device, comprising:
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displaying means for displaying the value of each of said exercise parameters; selecting means for selecting one of said exercise parameters to be programmed; programming means for programming the selected exercise parameter with a desired value, said programming means includes an encoder unit having a rotatable shaft, wherein said user programs the selected exercise parameter by rotating said rotatable shaft and wherein said encoder unit generates digital signals representative of the incremental motion of said rotatable shaft; microprocessor means, coupled to said programming means and said display means, for receiving said digital signals and for responsively adjusting the displayed value of the selected exercise parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A user interface console for controlling the operating conditions of a treadmill exercise device, said user interface console having a program mode for programming exercise parameters comprising:
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display means for displaying the value of each of said exercise parameters; user interfacing means for allowing a user of said treadmill exercise device to program said exercise parameters, said interfacing means includes, an encoder unit having a rotatable shaft for receiving said user inputs and for generating digital signals representative of said user inputs in response to rotation of the shaft, and select means for responsively initiating said program mode and for selecting the exercise parameters to be programmed; and microprocessor means coupled to said interfacing means and said display means for receiving said digital signals and for responsively adjusting the operating condition of said exercise equipment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface console for controlling the operating conditions of a stationary bicycle exercise device, said user interface console having a program mode for programming exercise parameters comprising:
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display means for displaying the value of each of said exercise parameters; interfacing means for allowing a user of said bicycle exercise device to program said exercise parameters, said interfacing means includes, an encoder unit having a rotatable shaft for receiving said user inputs and for generating digital signals representative of said user inputs in response to rotation of the shaft, and select means for responsively initiating the program mode of the user interface console and for selecting a selected one of said exercise parameters; and microprocessor means coupled to said interfacing means for receiving said digital signals and for responsively adjusting the operating condition of said bicycle exercise device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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