Exercise equipment abuse prevention control system and network employing same
First Claim
1. An exercise device abuse-prevention control system, comprising:
- an external variable indicator measuring at least one external variable not dependent on a given user'"'"'s physiology;
a timer measuring a duration of the user'"'"'s workout;
a timer limiter presettable by an administrator delineating a maximum workout duration when said at least one external variable reaches a settable predetermined threshold only settable by an administrator,wherein when said external variable indicator measures the at least one external variable to be reached or exceeded, said timer limiter prevents the user'"'"'s workout from exceeding said maximum duration, andwherein said external variable indicator measures at least a load of how many of a given bank of exercise machines are in use at a given time, with said settable predetermined threshold including a number of the exercise machines in the given bank.
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Abstract
An exercise device abuse-prevention control system is provided to help prevent users of community or shared exercise equipment from spending too much time on the equipment and not allowing other users to use and enjoy the equipment. The control system includes an external variable indicator measuring at least one external variable not dependent on a given user'"'"'s physiology, e.g., the time of day or the number of machines in use at once. A timer measures a duration of the user'"'"'s workout, and a timer limiter is provided and is presettable by an administrator to delineate a maximum workout duration when the at least one external variable reaches a predetermined threshold. When the external variable indicator measures the at least one external variable to be reached or exceeded, the timer limiter prevents the user'"'"'s workout from exceeding the maximum duration.
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21 Claims
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1. An exercise device abuse-prevention control system, comprising:
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an external variable indicator measuring at least one external variable not dependent on a given user'"'"'s physiology; a timer measuring a duration of the user'"'"'s workout; a timer limiter presettable by an administrator delineating a maximum workout duration when said at least one external variable reaches a settable predetermined threshold only settable by an administrator, wherein when said external variable indicator measures the at least one external variable to be reached or exceeded, said timer limiter prevents the user'"'"'s workout from exceeding said maximum duration, and wherein said external variable indicator measures at least a load of how many of a given bank of exercise machines are in use at a given time, with said settable predetermined threshold including a number of the exercise machines in the given bank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An exercise device abuse-prevention control system, comprising:
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an external variable indicator measuring at least one external variable; a timer settable by a user of the exercise device delineating a duration of the user'"'"'s workout; a timer limiter presettable by an administrator delineating a maximum workout duration settable on said timer when said at least one external variable reaches a settable predetermined threshold only settable by an administrator, wherein when said external variable indicator measures the at least one external variable to have reached or exceeded said predetermined threshold, said timer limiter prevents the user from entering a workout duration greater than said maximum duration, and wherein said external variable indicator measures at least a load of how many of a given bank of exercise machines are in use at a given time, with said settable predetermined threshold including a number of the exercise machines in the given bank. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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