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Heart rate sensor for controlling entertainment devices

  • US 6,572,511 B1
  • Filed: 11/10/2000
  • Issued: 06/03/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Motivational fitness apparatus for a person to use while exercising with an entertainment device having a power supply, at least an audio output operable to be set at a given volume which is a comfortable listening volume, and a receiver for receiving a first infra-red remote command signal for modulating audio output above and below said given volume and a second infra-red remote command signal for shutting off the power supply, said apparatus comprising:

  • a remote controller operable to generate first and second infra-red remote command signals directed to the receiver of the entertainment device, a monitor operable to generate heart rate data of the person; and

    a processor in said remote controller operable to first establish a target range of data, and second to receive said heart rate data from said monitor and compare said data with said target range of data, and to generate a command indicative of the variation of said heart rate data relative to said target range, and means to direct said generated command to activate at least one of said first and second infra-red remote command signals.

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