Zero-learning-curve exercise console
First Claim
1. A method for guiding a user through programming steps of an exercise console, the method comprising:
- providing a substantially fixed away of buttons, each button thereof fixed with respect to the console, and interactive with a user;
providing to the user a plurality of input options, each selectable in a pre-determined sequence by operation of one or more of the buttons and effective to program an exercise console thereby;
selecting, by the user, at least one input option from the plurality of input options;
determining, by the console, which input options are available for selection by the user after selection of the at least one input option in accordance with which buttons then remain available for selection; and
automatically indicating, to the user, which buttons and associated input options are next available for selection, by selectively activating indicators on the console, corresponding to the buttons and indicating which buttons then remain available for selection.
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Abstract
An exercise console is disclosed as including a housing and a display incorporated into the housing. The display is adapted to align substantially parallel to the top surface of the housing. A tilt mechanism connects the display to the housing and is operable by a user to tilt the display to a nonparallel angle with respect to the housing. In another aspect in accordance with the invention, the exercise console includes a substantially fixed array of buttons incorporated into the housing. The buttons provide to a user various input options which are selectable in a pre-determined sequence by operation of the buttons to program the exercise console. Various indicators are associated with the buttons and inform the user which input options are next available for selection after the user has selected one or more input options.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for guiding a user through programming steps of an exercise console, the method comprising:
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providing a substantially fixed away of buttons, each button thereof fixed with respect to the console, and interactive with a user; providing to the user a plurality of input options, each selectable in a pre-determined sequence by operation of one or more of the buttons and effective to program an exercise console thereby; selecting, by the user, at least one input option from the plurality of input options; determining, by the console, which input options are available for selection by the user after selection of the at least one input option in accordance with which buttons then remain available for selection; and automatically indicating, to the user, which buttons and associated input options are next available for selection, by selectively activating indicators on the console, corresponding to the buttons and indicating which buttons then remain available for selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An exercise console comprising:
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a housing; a substantially fixed away of buttons, each button thereof fixed with respect to, and incorporated into the housing, the buttons providing to the user a plurality of input options, each input option selectable in a pre-determined sequence by operation of one or more of the buttons and effective to program the exercise console thereby; and a plurality of indicators associated with the buttons, each indicator corresponding to a button and selectively activated to inform the user whether or not the function of that button is available as a next option for selection after selection by the user of at least one input option. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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an exercise machine; and an exercise console coupled to the exercise machine, the exercise console comprising; a housing; a substantially fixed array of buttons each button thereof fixed at a location and incorporated into the housing, the buttons providing to the user a plurality of input options, each input option selectable in a pre-determined sequence by operation of the buttons and effective to program the exercise console thereby; and a plurality of indicators associated with the buttons, each indicator corresponding to a button and selectively activated to inform the user whether the function of that button is available in association with the next available option for selection after selection by the user of at least one input option; and the fixed array and the plurality of indicators, wherein each button is inactivated and so indicated by the corresponding indicator when not available for operation in association with the next available option. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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