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Interactive exercise system and attachment module for same

  • US 6,244,988 B1
  • Filed: 06/28/1999
  • Issued: 06/12/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An interactive exercise system, attachable to an existing piece of conventional exercise equipment having at least one periodically moving part, comprising:

  • a central processing unit (CPU);

    a memory device connected to said CPU, with information being stored on said memory device in discrete packets of information;

    a user sensory interface, connected to said CPU, presenting said information from said memory device to the user in discrete packets of information, said CPU accessing said memory device to control the presentation of said information by said user sensory interface;

    a sensor attached to the periodically moving part of the equipment and connected to said CPU, said sensor detecting motion of the moving part and sending a first signal to said CPU; and

    at least one touch switch attachable to the equipment and connected to said CPU, said touch switch selectively sending a second signal to said CPU, wherein said CPU controls said information presented by said user sensory interface based on at least one of said first and second signals.

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