Audible electronic exercise monitor
First Claim
1. An exercise monitor for monitoring the performance of an exercise comprising:
- detecting means mountable to a displaceable member of an exercise device for detecting repetitive motion of the displaceable member and outputting a corresponding signal;
a processor for receiving the output signal of the detecting means and selecting, based upon the value thereof, a block of sound data for generating a verbal phrase for providing the user with verbal encouragement to motivate the user to continue to perform the exercise; and
a speech generator for generating a voice for corresponding to the selected block of sound data.
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Abstract
An electronic activity monitor for monitoring the performance of an activity such as an exercise comprises an activity detector responsive to motion associated with the performance of the activity to output a corresponding signal, a processor for receiving the signal and determining a starting address at which a block of corresponding sound data is stored, a memory for storing sound data corresponding to a plurality of values associated with the monitored activity, the sound data preferably comprising data representing a voice representation of the values, and a speech generator for generating a naturally-sounding human voice or reproducing a pre-stored version of an actual human voice or other audible indicia in accordance with the sound data stored in the memory. The speech generator is controlled by the processor in response to the activity detector to provide a verbal representation of the user'"'"'s performance of the activity. Motivational speech may also be generated to encourage correct and continued performance of the activity.
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1. An exercise monitor for monitoring the performance of an exercise comprising:
- detecting means mountable to a displaceable member of an exercise device for detecting repetitive motion of the displaceable member and outputting a corresponding signal;
a processor for receiving the output signal of the detecting means and selecting, based upon the value thereof, a block of sound data for generating a verbal phrase for providing the user with verbal encouragement to motivate the user to continue to perform the exercise; and
a speech generator for generating a voice for corresponding to the selected block of sound data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- detecting means mountable to a displaceable member of an exercise device for detecting repetitive motion of the displaceable member and outputting a corresponding signal;
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10. An exercise monitor for monitoring the performance of an exercise, comprising:
- a detector for detecting a function associated with the performance of successive exercise movements and outputting a corresponding signal;
a processor for receiving the output signal of the motion detector and selecting, based upon the value thereof, a block of sound data for generating a verbal phrase for providing the user with verbal encouragement to motivate the user to continue to perform the exercise; and
a speech generator for generating a voice for corresponding to the selected block of sound data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a detector for detecting a function associated with the performance of successive exercise movements and outputting a corresponding signal;
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20. An exercise monitor for monitoring the performance of an exercise, comprising:
- an exercise detector for monitoring a function associated with the performance of an exercise and outputting a corresponding signal;
a processor for receiving the signal and selecting a block of corresponding sound data representative of a verbal encouragement phrase; and
a speech generator for generating a voice in accordance with the selected sound data, the speech generator being controlled by the processor in response to the exercise detector to output a verbal representation of a variable determined in accordance with the monitored exercise function at selected times as a user progressively performs the exercise, and to output a selected verbal encouragement phrase selected from the second sound data based on the value of the variable so as to inform the user of his or her exercise progress and to motivate the user to continue to perform the exercise correctly.
- an exercise detector for monitoring a function associated with the performance of an exercise and outputting a corresponding signal;
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